NEW ALBUM BY FRENCH TV

French TV's latest CD, "The Spanish Caper", is the 16th in their long history and their 2nd for Cuneiform.

Disc One is new songs recorded in Spain featuring charter member bassist/composer Mike Sary, guitarist Kasumi Yoneda (also from the Japanese band TEE), long-time drummer Jeff Gard, plus members of the French band Mentat Routage (who also make up French TV's line-up when touring Europe).

The second disc is a collection of somewhat-obscure rock covers from the late 60s-early 70s. The line-up on this includes Sary, Yoneda, Gard, plus keyboardist Patrick Strawser (best known for his work in the 90's band Volare).

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TOM WILSON

Here's an interesting article on Tom Wilson 
https://www.producertomwilson.com/the-music-factory/

Photo: PoPsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

The article also refers to Irwin Chusid's website:
https://www.producertomwilson.com/the-music-factory/

Tom Wilson's (1967-1968) radio show was called "The Music Factory".
Fun fact: The first episode had 'Help, I'm A Rock' as an opening theme and Tom briefly discussed going to Europe with The Mothers Of Invention. It starts at around 20 minutes into the show.

https://www.producertomwilson.com/the-music-factory/

-- info: J. M. Smig

J. M. SMIG - SCHIZOSPANGLIC

J. M. Smig released "Schizospanglic" last week. A compilation, sort of.
He added "I just created this to market to Latin stations so I don't plan on making this permanent in my discography".

Which exactly is the reason why you should check it out now:

J. M. also mentioned that his "Zappcrite" suite is "by no means finished. I'm just taking a break while I research material for a developing storyline".

JEFF AUG - LIVE IN EUROPE 2016

• Jeff Aug: Live In Europe
      (2016, cd, Germany, brainstorm records)

In between the sunshine and the hailstorms, though safely behind glass, I’m enjoying Jeff Aug's "Live In Europe 2016".

I recently caught Jeff opening for Chad Wackerman & the L. A. All Stars.
He made quite an impression.
Short acoustic instrumental fingerstyle guitar tunes, with Jeff giving funny comments in-between the tracks. I really enjoyed it.

"Live In Europe 2016" got recorded on Jeff's European Tour as support for the Alex Skolnick Trio during the months of January and February 2016.

Out on CD on Jeff's own label (with is the same label that also released music from Ape Shifter, one of Jeff's other projects), and also available on Bandcamp.

-- info & more: Philippe Lamoot

dEUS - IN A BAR, UNDER THE SEA (30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION)

• dEUS: In A Bar, Under The Sea (30th Anniversary Edition)
      (2026, 2cd, Belgium, piasb1043cd)
      (2026, 3lp, Belgium, piasb1043lp)

The 30th anniversary of dEUS' "In A Bar, Under The Sea" is celebrated with a beautiful reissue: the original album plus some B-sides and demos.

Next to being a fantastic album (great songs, superb artwork), there are also some nice references to the music of Captain Beefheart, who, obviously, was a big inspiration.

- The title of ‘Disappointed By The Sun’ is taken from a Captain Beefheart interview

- ‘Roses’ mentions Captain Beefheart in the lyrics
- ‘My Wife Jan’ refered to Don Van Vliet & sampled ‘Wild Life’ (D. Van Vliet)

Essential.

Here's a recent live snippet: 'Little Arithmetics':

 

THE ED PALERMO BIG BAND

The horrible Eddy the Hun (Attila's 3rd cousin) of West Orange has set his sights on the majestic mountains of Ulster County.
For One Night Only. April 25, 2026, at 7:30 PM. Live at The Falcon!
Reservations: www.liveatthefalcon.com/shows/the-ed-palermo-big-band-21

MOLTEN PENGUIN

Here's a snippet of a recent Molten Penguin concert.

I'm a fan !

• Pieter Claus: vibraphone, synthesizer, compositions
• Jan Ghesquière: guitar
• Joshua Dellaert: bass
• Jonathan Callens: drums

Check out their 2019 EP (also out on vinyl !)
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kRPJWqOXHFvtkDnWayhO9ZgNYOmLMnN2g

LEIF DE LEEUW BAND

The Leif de Leeuw Band is a Dutch jamband.

Their latest album is called "Leif de Leeuw Band Plays The Allman Brothers Band II" and it even includes their version of 'Whipping Post'.

Here's a fine recording of the Leif de Leeuw Band live at Herzberg 2025 Festival !
Check them out performing 'Jessica' (at 46:20). Fun !!
And Neil Young's 'Southern Man' (at 1:08:09).

THE FURIOUS BONGOS PLAY ZAPPA