More than three decades after putting out the seminal Berserkley Chartbusters Vol. 1 compilation – the album that introduced the world at large to power pop heroes like the Rubinoos, Jonathan Richman and Greg Kihn – the label’s founder Matthew King Kaufman is at it again. Continue reading ‘MP3 Jackpot Winners – Reviewed for SF Chronicle by Aidin Vaziri, January 25, 2009′
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In California’s Bay Area, the Uptones were the leading light of the mid-’80s ska eruption. Formed while the members were still at high school, Continue reading ‘The Uptones – Live!! 924 Gilman – Reviewed for All Music Guide by Jo-Ann Greene’