Featured IPO CD Artist: The On and Ons IPO Vol. 24 CD Song: “Don’t Wanna Talk About It”     1. What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD?   We chose “Don’t Wanna Talk About It” for the IPO CD because we felt as the second song on our Menacing Smile mini-album it had been perhaps overlooked and deserved another listen. It is pretty much the essence of The On and Ons distilled into under 3...

Featured IPO CD Artist: Athanor 2.0 IPO Vol. 24 CD Song: “I Dream of You Every Night”     1. What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD?   “I Dream of You Every Night” jumped out of a new guitar I bought, a Gretsch snow-crest white electromatic. Seriously. I opened the case and the song was born. That kind of thing has happened to me only a handful of times.   2. If you had to pick...

Featured IPO CD Artist: The Arcadeans IPO Vol. 24 CD Song: “Hear What I Say”     1. What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD?   It’s the first track from our latest EP, it’s our live show opener, it’s up beat and sets the tone of what the band is all about.   2. If you had to pick only one artist (living or dead) as your musical hero, who would it be and why?   Rory Gallagher,...

Featured IPO CD Artist: Michael Steven Cohen IPO Vol. 24 CD Song: “Little Submarine” (w/Graham Elvis)     1. What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD?   This was the song that David Bash discovered my group with. It was written by old band mates who went on to become Webstirs and a musical collaboration between me and Graham Elvis from The Elvis Bros.   2. If you had to pick only one artist...

Featured IPO CD Artist: Plasma Chasms IPO Vol. 24 CD Song: “Chasing Ghosts”     1. What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD?   We felt it was a great representation of all the dimensions we offer through our music.   2. If you had to pick only one artist (living or dead) as your musical hero, who would it be and why?   No question, John Lennon. He was brilliant at songwriting and melody....

Hi Everyone,   Here are my lists of favorite albums of 2023. As is my usual custom, I’ve broken this down into several categories, as I’m just not comfortable ranking unlike entities on one list.   Those marked with an * are vinyl-only releases. Those marked with an ** are cassette-only releases.   Contemporary Categories   Disclaimer alert: I heard A LOT of fine albums in 2023, more than in several years. If your...