In my attempt to broaden the horizons of what radio people are doing, this week we head to Australia, and talk with Triple R DJ Denise Hylands. Bill Frater: Where and when did you start in radio? Denise Hylands: Back in 1984, I had just […]
In my attempt to broaden the horizons of what radio people are doing, this week we head to Australia, and talk with Triple R DJ Denise Hylands. Bill Frater: Where and when did you start in radio? Denise Hylands: Back in 1984, I had just […]
In Blasters chronology, it’s 20 A.D., two decades since Dave Alvin left the roots-rock band as its lead guitarist and primary songwriter. On 4-11-44, the group’s first studio album since his departure, original Blasters Phil Alvin and John Bazz plus […]
On this powerhouse live set from the summer’s reunion of the brothers Alvin, the Blasters both play it loose and go for broke. Rather than treating their influences or their original material with reverence, the 1980s kingpins of Southern California […]
The Blasters have been particularly ill-served during the digital era — a ’97 reissue of their barely-indie debut and Warner’s overly expedient, long out of print 20-track summation The Blasters Collection — that is, until now. Testament is an exemplary […]
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