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If you have a look at the right side of this blog, you'll find a complete index of artists I wrote about in the last four years. A great deal of these musicians came together on Here Comes The Reign Again: The Second British Invasion . I am lost for words... ...well, not completely: Here Comes The Reign Again is a compilation by Andrew Curry . It's his second project, his first was Drink a Toast to Innocence . Here is the Kickstarter.com campaign: Find all information and updates also at the Facebook page of Here Comes The Reign Again . Track listing: Life In A Northern Town – Chris Collingwood Do You Really Want To Hurt Me – Rachael Yamagata Save A Prayer – David Mead Dancing With Myself – Taylor Locke Promises, Promises – Freedy Johnston Life’s What You Make It – The Nines Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Mike Viola Relax – Mike Doughty Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) – Tracy Bonham Goody Two Shoes – Jim Boggia & Pete Donnelly So...

Dan Wilson - Love Without Fear Love Without Fear - the new record of Dan Wilson - will be out April 14, 2014. If you don't know him: Dan was lead singer of Semisonic (Closing Time, Chemistry), wrote songs for Adele (the record ' 21' ), produced a Jeremy Messersmith record and wrote for many famous artists. You still can preorder the record (digital, CD, LP, signed, deluxe versions etc.) at pledgemusic: http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/danwilson The Both - The Both Critically acclaimed musicians Aimee Mann and Ted Leo have joined forces for a collaborative project they call The Both . The duo's self-titled debut will be released April 15 via SuperEgo Records . Building on a friendship forged while they were on tour together last year, it was Leo's solo sets that piqued Mann's interest in getting on stage with him and writing music together. Of the project, Mann notes, "Honestly, I feel like for the first time, I'm...

Again a bit early this year (but hey, it's tradition!): here they are - My Top Ten Records of 2012 : 1. Mike Viola - Acousto de Perfecto With a LP-friendly two sided concept of Acousto De Perfecto , half new songs half new interpretations of older songs and all the StageIt.com web-concerts, giveaways (Kenmore Square), the tip fight (resulting in Future Horror Hockey Game ) , the superb Fac ebook Fan Grou p (you pe ople are the best!) , the complete Mike Viola discography project and the re-release of the Blue Thumb Candy Butchers record it was a very very special year regarding Mike Viola.  Highlights: Secret Radio, I'm Your Dog, God Give Me Strength, Hair Of The Dog , Date Night 2. David Myhr - Soundshine Soundshine is a record title which couldn't fit better. This album is so uplifting, positive and listenable, it shines. Highlights: I Love The Feeling, Looking For A Life, Got You Where He Wanted, Loveblind 3. Air Traffic Controlle...

Ken Stringfellow is a musician, songwriter, producer and arranger with more than 20 years of music experience. His band The Posies releases critically acclaimed records since 1988, he was part of rock legends Big Star and spent ten years on the road and in studio with R.E.M. Ken's onstage and on-album appearances range from Snow Patrol to Neil Young , Patti Smith and Death Cab For Cutie . He even had time to put out three solo albums - 1997: This Sounds Like Goodbye , 2001: Touched and 2004: Soft Commands . Ken is set release his fourth album, " Danzig in the Moonlight " October 1st on Lojinx in Europe. By the way, I love the wordplay with the album title. I wonder how many people misread it. Track list: 1. Jesus Was An Only Child 2. 110 Or 220 V 3. Superwise 4. Shittalkers 5. History Buffs 6. You're The Gold 7. Drop Your Pride 8. Pray 9. 4am Birds - The End of All Light - The Last Radio 10. Odorless, Colorless, Tasteless 11. Even the...