Featured IPO CD Artist: Brent Seavers IPO Vol. 23 CD Song: “Roller Coaster Ride” 1. What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD? It’s got a good beat and you can dance to it! I wanted a song that hasn’t yet been featured anywhere else and had a fun fuzz guitar / surf break. This one fit perfectly! 2. Please describe that pivotal moment when you first realized you wanted to...
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Featured IPO CD Artist: The Newds IPO Vol. 23 CD Song: “The Street Leads To The River” 1. What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD? This is a special song in that it’s a collaboration with my friend Bill Harry (creator of Merseybeat) it’s taken from a poem Bill wrote of the same name. Bill was one of “The Dissenters”, along with his friends Rod Murray, Stuart Sutcliffe and John Lennon....
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Featured IPO CD Artist: Sue Hedges IPO Vol. 23 CD Song: “Songs In A Different Light” 1. What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD? I chose the song I did because it’s the title track of my latest album, Songs in a Different Light. I also chose it because I believe it’s the most catchy and commercial on the album. Another reason I’ve picked it is in the hope that people who liked what...
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Featured IPO CD Artist: Glowbox IPO Vol. 23 CD Song: “Test Of Time” 1. What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD? We picked the song “Test of Time” from our most recent album, Your Call Is Very Important To Us, because we felt it was one of the most inherently “power pop” sounding tunes on there. It seems to go over well with people when we play it live — it’s...
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Featured IPO CD Artist: Blake IPO Vol. 23 CD Song: “Vinyl Junkie” 1. What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD? I felt that my song “Vinyl Junkie” was most representative of what I’m about as an artist, lyrically and musically. I’m basically obsessed with the sixties, The Beatles and collecting records! 2. Please describe that pivotal moment when you first realized you wanted to...
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Hi Everyone, Here are my lists of favorite albums of 2022. 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 2022. From top to bottom this list is as...
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