Jonathan Aird

The Buttertones “Gravedigging ” (Innovative Leisure, 2017)

March 28, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, at last here’s an album with plenty of twang – of course in this case it’s the treble high guitar twang of a surf band, given a somewhat harder edge with a heavy dose of […]

Warm Soda “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up” (Castle Face Records, 2017)

March 27, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

The fourth, and apparently last, album from Matthew Melton’s power-pop band Warm Soda is in an incandescent hurry – a dozen songs each clocking-in at well under three minutes, the whole album over in half an […]

Thomas Wynn & The Believers – new album coming in May

March 27, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Thomas Wynn & The Believers have announced that their third album – Wade Waist Deep – will be appearing on Mascot Records this May. Having been named the #1 Rock Band and #1 Country/Folk Band in […]

Son of the Velvet Rat “Dorado” (Fluff & Gravy Records, 2017)

March 24, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

It would be the understatement of the year to describe the torn and ragged instrument that is Georg Altziebler’s throat as “cracked” or “whisky scarred”. It’s a hollow rattling thing that speaks of dry deserts and […]

Dweezil Zappa tours 50 Years Of Frank

March 23, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Frank Zappa certainly out did other fathers – nothing as simple as a Boy named Sue for Frank. Moon Unit, Dweezil, these are names of distinction. Well, they’re distinctive. So Dweezil got an interesting start – […]