Aussie new-wavers Real Life lucked out getting producer Steve Hillage to helm new Heartland LP

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON FEB. 24, 1984 By Steve Newton "That was the first thing we ever recorded," says Real Life guitarist/vocalist David Sterry of his group's current hit, "Send Me an Angel". Over the phone from Melbourne, Australia, Sterry outlined how the band's first tune also became its first single. "A radio programmer from L.A. … Continue reading Aussie new-wavers Real Life lucked out getting producer Steve Hillage to helm new Heartland LP

Album review: Blackfoot, Siogo (1983)

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JUNE 24, 1983 By Steve Newton Former Uriah Heep keyboardist Ken Hensley has become the fifth Blackfoot member on their sixth studio album, Siogo. While I was a little worried that the overpowering organ sound he'd often wielded in his former band might drown out the gritty guitars of Rickey Medlocke and … Continue reading Album review: Blackfoot, Siogo (1983)