Featured IPO CD Artists: Athanor2.0, Ex-Norwegian, Blake Jones & The Trike Shop, Micah Gilbert, Marlovers
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 only one artist (living or dead) as your musical hero, who would it be and why? Dion DiMucci....
read moreFeatured IPO CD Artists: The Arcadeans, Thomas Charlie Pedersen, Andrew Stonehome, Robin Schell, The Love Gamblers
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, naturally because he’s an Irish hero and a guitar legend, but he was also humble, modest and vastly...
read moreFeatured IPO CD Artists: Michael Steven Cohen, The Jeremy Band, Super Buffet, The Larvettes, Kim & Lee
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 (living or dead) as your musical hero, who would it be and why? It’s become Isaac Donald...
read moreFeatured IPO CD Artists: Plasma Chasms, Orbis Max, The Big Believe, Captain Easychord, Tyler Graham
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. His lyrics spoke an inner honestly and he sang the pain of the human condition like no one before or...
read moreDavid Bash’s Best Of 2023 Lists
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 album doesn’t appear on the list, please trust me when I say that it in no way means I didn’t...
read moreFeatured IPO CD Artists: Elephonic, Mansfield, The Pozers
Featured IPO CD Artist: Elephonic IPO Vol. 23 CD Song: “Rapid Transit” 1. What was the reason you chose the song you did for the IPO CD? After some discussion, it was determined that this particular song, “Rapid Transit,” was a bit more rockin’ and so, it was determined that this may be a good fit for the CD. It chugs along nicely with some cool harmonica thrown in for good measure. 2. Please describe that pivotal moment when you first realized you wanted to create music or become a...
read moreFeatured IPO CD Artists: Brent Seavers, Lisa Marie Claire, Sunbourne Rd
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 create music or become a band. It was never a choice. My parents were both musical, and new songs...
read moreFeatured IPO CD Artists: The Newds, The Glimmer Stars, Blake Jones & The Trike Shop
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. Many years later I attended the same art college in Liverpool. Over the years myself and Bill have...
read moreFeatured IPO CD Artists: Sue Hedges, The Parlophonics, Eric Crugnale
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 they heard would explore more of my music. 2. Please describe that pivotal moment when you...
read moreFeatured IPO CD Artists: Glowbox, Blaine Campbell, Underwater Sunshine
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 catchy and has a decidedly retro feel, without sounding like something else…or at least I...
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