Musings from Chicago's Punk, New Wave, Alternative and Indie Godfather
Hello to all! I wanted to share the news with all of you here: The remastering for the Conversation album has been completed. This involves the 11 tracks that were formerly released on Conversation, my 2nd album for IRS Records, September 1983. Here is the Read More …
I am so excited to share the news with you that I dropped a single from the vault. The track, Nothing I Can Do, recorded in 1992, is now digitally available everywhere to stream and download, including on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, and You Tube. Read More …
Hello everyone, Following up on his stunning version of the traditional classic, Poor Wayfaring Stranger, we are releasing a new single, one of my son Jamie’s own original compositions, titled Novocaine. Check out the lyric video here: This track is nominated in 2 categories Read More …
Hello everyone, A lot of people have been excited about the news that I am reissuing the Conversation album and including the tracks that no one was originally allowed to hear due to the censorship of I.R.S. Records back in the day. I am hard Read More …
Hello everyone! I am so excited to share the news that my son Jamie M. Harrison’s new single, a cover of the timeless classic, Poor Wayfaring Stranger, was just released. Recorded during the pandemic lockdown, this track showcases Jamie’s rich and deep throated vocal, accompanied Read More …
Hello everyone, Mastering engineer Trevor Sadler, who has mastered records for such artists as Madonna, Nine Inch Nails, David Byrne, Ramsey Lewis and others, now has all the materials necessary to embark on mastering and remastering my 2nd album reissue. And, I am thrilled to Read More …
Hello everyone, I am thrilled to share the news with all of you here about a bonus track that will be included for the Conversation reissue. It was never submitted to IRS Records, even though it was part of the second album recording sessions – Read More …
I am so excited to be able share two brand new Official Lyric Videos from my label 829 Records. No Liberation Here was just posted to my Patreon page yesterday, and I thought you would like to be able to see it before it went Read More …
Hello to everyone, I would love for you to join Kyle Long and me on the PBS-NPR podcast, Cultural Manifesto, tonight (9-23-2020) at 8 pm EST. Tonight’s show is part 1 of Kyle’s two-part interview with me. Among many other things, Kyle and I discuss Read More …
Hello everyone, Now that my debut album with the bonus track Sink Or Swim has been successfully reissued digitally, on CD, and vinyl, I am excited to share the news of what’s coming next with all of you! The next major Skafish project will be Read More …