ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JUNE 28, 1990 By Steve Newton If you scan the liner notes to the Blue Aeroplanes’ new album Swagger, the guitar/bass/drum credits look pretty normal for a pop group from Bristol, England. Then you spot an unusual name at the bottom of the band line-up—Wojtek Dmochowski. And you see that this guy’s … Continue reading The Blue Aeroplanes find confidence with Swagger, Michael Stipe forces Morrissey to watch
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Steve Kilbey says his band feels like the Church again
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON SEPT. 24, 1998 By Steve Newton That big old vinyl collection of mine sure comes in handy sometimes. Up until last week I had no idea that it included anything by the Church, but in preparation for a chat with singer-bassist Steven Kilbey, I took a hopeful meander through the alphabetically arranged … Continue reading Steve Kilbey says his band feels like the Church again
The Church catches a buzz with its Gold Afternoon Fix
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JUNE 28, 1990 By Steve Newton The title of the latest Church album could be taken a couple of different ways, depending on whether you gravitate more toward the hippie or the yuppie lifestyle. For ’60s counter-culture rejects, the phrase Gold Afternoon Fix might conjure images of lazy mid-days spent soaking up … Continue reading The Church catches a buzz with its Gold Afternoon Fix