Various Artists – Play On: A Raspberries Tribute (Think Like A Key Music) Raspberries packed a whole lot of rocking in during their two years of recording. The Cleveland-based band featured Wally Bryson (guitars), Eric Carmen (vocals and multiple instruments), Jim Bonfanti (drums), Dave Smalley (bass) and later Scott McCarl (bass) and Michael McBride (drums). … Continue reading
Ken Sharp – Miniatures (Jet Fighter) Miniatures couldn’t be a more apt title for the latest album by singer/songwriter power pop artist Ken Sharp. None of these 32 (count ‘em, 32!) songs clocks in at even two minutes long, and the shortest is the album-closing title track which clocks in at 37 seconds. However, just … Continue reading
Ken Sharp – Beauty in the Backseat (Jet Fighter) Power Pop Heroes is not just the name of rock journalist and musician Ken Sharp’s recent multi-volume book series – an oral history of the critically-beloved musical style interviewing some of its biggest stars – it also is an accurate description of Sharp and his band. … Continue reading
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