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Peter Thomas Webb
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Teacher, musician, music writer.
Staff Writer: https://www.popmatters.com/author/peter-webb
Contributor: https://www.thetonearm.com/author/peter/
My new interview with the Toronto multi-instrumentalist and artist Avi C. Engel, published in The Tonearm.

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Ancient Strings Meet Experimental Sound: Avi C. Engel's 'Nocturne'
Between visual art and sonic experiments, Avi C. Engel's latest album 'Nocturne' weaves together ancient sounds, field recordings, and poetry into music that demands its own imaginary cinema.
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January 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
PopMatters presents 2024's best album reissues, including my reviews of David Bowie, Cocteau Twins, Joni Mitchell, and a box set compilation of 80s darkwave.
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The 30 Best Album Re-Issues of 2024
The year's best album re-issues include rock legends, essential R&B artists, classic pop, jazz, alternative rock, global beats and so much more.
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December 16, 2024 at 9:53 PM
New feature interview with Chicago rock band Spun Out... My first feature for US journal The Tonearm

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Chicago’s Spun Out Dream in Full Color
Built on Mikey Wells's hook-laden songwriting and propelled by dual synthesizers, Spun Out's 'Dream Noise' pushes past the boundaries of conventional indie rock through a mix of punk attitude and elec...
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December 6, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Visited Aux 33 Tours record stores in Montreal to interview the owner for an upcoming article. What an amazing store... heaven for a music junkie like me.
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Reposted by Peter Thomas Webb
The old cigarette machine has been turned into a tape vending machine at the very cool Vera Project.
November 16, 2024 at 4:57 AM
Working my way through this year's #DavidBowie box set Rock 'N' Roll Star... demos and live tracks from the Hunky Dory/ Ziggy Stardust. As for this live appearance on TOGWT, rock music just doesn't get any better than this. What's your fave Bowie track from this period?

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David Bowie - Queen Bitch (Old Grey Whistle Test, 1972)
YouTube video by David Bowie
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November 14, 2024 at 3:16 AM
#AlbumForToday - #TheBeatles - Yellow Submarine. The animated film premiered in the US on 13 Nov 1968, introducing a generation of schoolkids to psychedelia (minus the drugs). The 1969 soundtrack LP included "Hey Bulldog" and "Only a Northern Song" -- two of the Fabs' hidden gems.
#GreatRockAlbums
November 13, 2024 at 5:54 PM
#AlbumForToday #IsaacHayes - Hot Buttered Soul (1969). In which Hayes extends "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" to eighteen minutes and not a single molasses-grooved moment of it is wasted.

What are your thoughts on this album?

#GreatSoulAlbums
November 12, 2024 at 3:32 PM
#AlbumForToday #Donovan - Mellow Yellow (1966). This US-released LP had one of Donovan's catchiest hits, but also contained pastoral folk numbers inspiring to the likes of #NickDrake.

Tell us your thoughts on this album.

#GreatRockAlbums #Music
November 11, 2024 at 6:41 PM
#TheCure – Songs of a Lost World (2024). “Alone,” the opener of the Cure’s first studio album in 16 years, is half over before Robert Smith begins to sing. This unhurried pace is reflected in each of the nine tracks. Not quite #Disintegration, but a fine return to form. #GreatRockAlbums #Music
November 11, 2024 at 5:38 PM