"The magic of this recording is how well Jimmy & Robben work together; there’s a lot of mutual respect. It would have been easy for Jimmy to dominate, yet he’s OK to step back and let Robben take centerstage." 'Jump Blues Live' is out Sept. 26 on LP/CD/DL. themidlandsrocks.co.uk/jimmy-wither...

RUTA 66 in Spain revisits PEARL HARBOUR's 1980 solo debut, 'Don't Follow Me, I'm Lost Too.' The album is available now on vinyl, CD & digital. www.ruta66.es/2025/09/disc...

'Dead & Gone' by Bay Area sleaze rockers THE SEA HAGS is out today and @theseconddisc.bsky.social shares a review. It's available on CD & digital at Amazon, Bandcamp, etc. theseconddisc.com/2025/09/12/r...

OUT FRIDAY: "Starting in 1985, SEA HAGS had a foot in both the metal & punk scenes which allowed them to play with Misfits and Motörhead, and be co-produced by Kirk Hammett. That credibility seeps through every note of 'Dead & Gone.'" themidlandsrocks.co.uk/sea-hags-dea...

Interview with Bay Area drumming legend Greg Langston about his time with #SeaHags. 'Dead & Gone, a previously unreleased 1985 live album, is out September 12 on CD & digital. youtu.be/zcKKzNbKYfQ?... #hardrock #sleazerock #heavymetal #sfmusic #bayareamusic

'Dead & Gone,' a previously unreleased live album by San Francisco sleaze rockers THE SEA HAGS is out Sept. 12 on CD & digital. bravewords.com/news/origina... #SeaHags #Metallica #KirkHammett #hardrock #heavymetal #80srock #80smetal #BayAreaMusic

"A band the existed during the era of The Sex Pistols, Buzzcocks and The Clash, 999 certainly hold their own against those legends, and these live tracks are a great representation of their delivery." 'Emergency' is out now on LP/CD/DL. takeeffectreviews.com/august-2025-... #punkrock #UKpunk

Interview with veteran SF drummer #GregLangston. He discusses his potential influence on #Metallica's 'Garage Days Revisited' EP, next month's previously unreleased LP from sleaze rockers #SeaHags, and his current gigs with #LosMicrowaves, #TheMutants and #NoAlternative. youtu.be/_FlXn1yFGiQ?...

Thanks to TONE Scott at Goldmine Magazine for naming @translator-band.bsky.social's 'Beyond Today' one of "The Best Live Albums of 2025 (So Far)." It's out now on LP, CD & digital. www.goldminemag.com/columns/adve...

Review & radio copies of two new Liberation Hall essentials mailed this week: 'Dead & Gone' by SF sleaze rockers #SeaHags, and 'Jump Blues Live 1972' by #JimmyWitherspoon & #RobbenFord. Both are out next month and available for pre-order at Bandcamp & Amazon. #hardrock #bluesmusic

We're reissuing Jackdawg's sole album from the early 1990s on October 24. The trio featured John McFee and Keith Knudsen of #doobiebrothers and Stu Cook of #creedenceclearwaterrevival. FIRST TIME ON VINYL! skylight.gr/index.php/20... #classicrock #bayouboogie

COMING SEPT. 12: 'Dead & Gone,' a previously unreleased 1986 live album by Bay Area sleaze rockers #SEAHAGS. Two tracks from this set would later appear on the band's Chrysalis debut produced by Mike Clink of #GunsNRoses fame. Contact @primemovermedia.bsky.social for interviews & review music.

Skylight Webzine carries news of a previously unreleased live album from Bay Area sleaze rockers SEA HAGS. We release 'Dead & Gone' on Sept. 12 on CD & download. skylight.gr/index.php/20... #seahags #sleazerock #hardrock #glamrock #SunsetStrip #80srock #bayareamusic #sfmusic

PODCAST: @mikehipple.bsky.social of LIVED THROUGH THAT interviews Dave Scheff, drummer for @translator-band.bsky.social. Hear what Dave has to say about the band's latest 'Beyond Today' LP. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #drummer #translatorband @primemovermedia.bsky.social

"Perfectly capturing the ‘80s zeitgeist, 'Party In The War Zone' drips with cold war paranoia yet it's also forward facing and futuristic." Vivabeat are considered Los Angeles’ best kept secret but that’s bound to change with this reissue." themidlandsrocks.co.uk/vivabeat-par... #synthpop #newwave

"This 16-track compendium curates the VIVABEAT story into one easily digestible album that’s perfect for new fans to check things out and older heads to rediscover the band’s magic. Viva le Vivabeat!" themidlandsrocks.co.uk/vivabeat-the... #synthpop #technopop #newwavemusic #80snewwave #newwave

Steve Barton of @translator-band.bsky.social is featured in the August edition of Record Collector Magazine. He's doing his part to promote 'Beyond Today: Live at the Farm 1986,' Translator's first live album. The CD & download also feature two new studio recordings engineered by Ed Stasium.

Vive Le Rock calls the recently reissued 1980 debut album from PEARL HARBOR & THE EXPLOSIONS "a lively splice of rockabilly, funk, pop and jazz elements, shot through with an unmistakable streak of punk attitude." You can pick it up on LP/CD/DL. #80smusic #powerpop #newwavemusic #primemovermedia

NEWS: We're issuing 'Dead & Gone', a previously unreleased album from San Francisco hard rockers SEA HAGS on Sept. 12. @portinfinite.bsky.social shares the details. Contact @primemovermedia.bsky.social for press/radio inquiries. portable-infinite.blogspot.com/2025/07/hard... #hardrock #sfmusic

INTERVIEW: Songfacts sits down for an exclusive interview with guitarist ROBERT DEAN about his work with Japan, Sinéad O'Connor, Gary Numan, and Vivabeat. Vivabeat's 'Party in the War Zone' is out Friday on CD/DL. www.songfacts.com/blog/intervi... #JapanBand #newwavemusic #synthpop #newwave

We recently reissued 'County Fair 2000', the second album by Blasters frontman PHIL ALVIN. Purchase it at Bandcamp, Amazon, or wherever else great music is sold. Thanks to Tom at Take Effect Reviews. takeeffectreviews.com/july-2025/20...

WHO ARE THESE STYLISH LADS & LASSES? It's VIVABEAT! 'The House Is Burning: The Best of Vivabeat' is out now on CD & digital. The Los Angeles synthpop group's lone album, 'Party in the War Zone' is released as an expanded edition on Friday, July 11. vivabeat.bandcamp.com/album/the-ho...

Outstanding interview with Steve Barton & Dave Scheff of @translator-band.bsky.social. Thanks to Brett & Dave at @onlythreelads.bsky.social. 'Beyond Today' is out on LP/CD/DL. Contact @primemovermedia.bsky.social for interviews. #AlternativeMusic #80smusic #NewWaveMusic #songwriter #LiberationHall

LISTEN: thehustle.podbean.com/e/promo-mode... Steve Barton of @translator-band.bsky.social shares conversation w/ The Hustle Podcast. Jon comments on the "ferocity" of the group's new live LP, while Steve reveals that the band's goal was to sound like "the Beatles meet Cream" during this period.

PODCAST: @translator-band.bsky.social were recently interviewed by @wddimpodcast.bsky.social. They discuss early songwriting adventures, performing as the Beatles in Japan, signing to 415 Records, and the connection between punk rock and "The Girl from Ipanema." www.wddimpodcast.com/post/transla...

Obviously a @translator-band.bsky.social fan from way back, Eleni Austin revisits those halcyon '80s days in this music feature for Coachella Valley Weekly: "This record simply crackles with authority. Hopefully Translator haven’t finished telling their story." coachellavalleyweekly.com/translator/

"'Pearl Harbor & the Explosions' is something of a new wave lost classic and deserves a retrospective spin—especially now that it's been re-released with seven additional tracks!" — @bigtakeover.com Buy it at Bandcamp: pearlharbortheexplosions.bandcamp.com/album/pearl-... #powerpop #newwavemusic

REVIEW: Sergio Martos at Ruta 66 in Spain finds a lot to like about our recent expanded edition of 'Pearl Harbor & the Explosions.' Pick up the album on LP, CD or download at @bandcamp.com. www.ruta66.es/2025/06/disc...

Byrds guitarist Clarence White gets a spotlight review in the new issue of @bigtakeover.com. Read what critic Steve Holtje has to say, then, if the spirit moves you, pick up the recent 'Melodies of a Byrd in Flyte: 1963-1973' at all the usual retailers. #ClarenceWhite #thebyrds #KentuckyColonels

The July issue of DOWNBEAT carries a glowing review of our 1972 live album from celebrated jazz pianist Marian McPartland. It's out now on LP/CD/DL. #MarianMcPartland #jazzpiano #pianojazz #keyboard #downbeat #liberationhall

Robert Darlington of @translator-band.bsky.social celebrates his band's first live LP. He tells @magnetmagazine.bsky.social, "I’ve wanted the world to hear these recordings and to see how a night from decades ago is now leading to the resurrection of our music." magnetmagazine.com/2025/06/09/f...

AVAILABLE TO STREAM: Steve Barton & Larry Dekker of @translator-band.bsky.social are interviewed on Steve Garland's Hot Rock Podcast. The trio discuss the band's past, present & future, with an emphasis on our new 'Beyond Today' live LP. www.hotrockpodcast.com. #TranslatorBand #80sMusic

OUT TOMORROW! vivabeat.bandcamp.com/album/the-ho... "'The House Is Burning’ is a greatest hits package that confirms Vivabeat could — and should — have made it to the top.” — ELECTRONIC SOUND #synthpop #technopop #newwavemusic #electronicpop #newwave80s

"This terrific reissue features the original LP's nine new wave-tinged tunes, seven bonus tracks (spirited live covers of Nick Lowe, Ron Wood and Joe Bennett), liner notes by veteran Bay Area music critic/author Joel Selvin, new cover art, and archival photos." desertlocalnews.com/article/albu...

"IF SOMEONE WAS TO ASK YOU WHAT WAS SO GREAT ABOUT NEW WAVE, I SUGGEST YOU PLAY THEM THIS ALBUM." Thanks to #MidlandsRocks for the sterling review. #pearlegates #pearlharbour #newwavemusic #newwave80s #80smusic #powerpop themidlandsrocks.co.uk/pearl-harbor...

PODCAST: Robert Dean — guitarist for #JapanBand, #SineadOConnor and #GaryNuman — in conversation with @davidc86.bsky.social. Robert features on new #Vivabeat archival releases out June 6 and July 11. www.c86show.org/e/robert-dea... Photo: Fin Costello. #newwavemusic #80smusic #guitarist

PODCAST: @wfmumichael.bsky.social recently spoke with versatile singer PEARL E. GATES to get the candid story on the creation & promotion of her Warner Bros. album 'Pearl Harbor & the Explosions' (1980). We've recently reissued it on blue vinyl, CD & download. open.spotify.com/episode/6HEq...

"@translator-band.bsky.social's approach reflects the then-popular #newwave and #punk movements that produced bands like the Call, the Church, and the Jesus and Mary Chain, while also evoking #psychedelia and late '60s British rock and West Coast folk rock." www.theaquarian.com/2025/05/23/o...

REVIEW: John Moore reviews the new @translator-band.bsky.social live album for @newnoisemagazine.bsky.social. It's available now on LP/CD/DL. newnoisemagazine.com/reviews/albu... #TranslatorBand #primemovermedia #newonvinyl

INTERVIEW: @translator-band.bsky.social frontman Steve Barton celebrates the release of the band's first live album, 'Beyond Today: Live at the Farm 1986,' by speaking w/ The 13th Floor. It's out on LP/CD/DL with the CD & download featuring two new studio songs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMwh...

Intentional or not, @ink19.bsky.social provides the title for @translator-band.bsky.social's NEXT live album in the final sentence of their review: "TRANSLATOR COMES ALIVE!" (tip of the hat to Peter Frampton). For now, enjoy what they have to say about their first live LP. ink19.com/2025/05/maga...

REVIEW: @stereophile.bsky.social evaluates the fidelity on our recent 'Over There, Live at the Venue, London - The Complete Concert' album from legendary L.A. rock combo #TheBlasters. www.stereophile.com/content/may-... #theblasters #americanamusic #liberationhall #rootsrock #DaveAlvin #Philalvin

To celebrate today's release of a previously unreleased @translator-band.bsky.social live album, the group's frontman Steve Barton catches up w/ @bigtakeover.com. Read what he has to say about Translator past, present & future. bigtakeover.com/interviews/i... #translatorband #songwriter #80smusic

OUT TODAY ON BLUE VINYL, CD & DOWNLOAD! "A little dated, perhaps, but their lone album, 'Pearl Harbor & The Explosions,' is nevertheless a classic and should be treated as such." — Peter Lindblad at @ink19.bsky.social. ink19.com/2025/05/maga... #newwavemusic #newwave80s #bayareamusic

REVIEW: @glidemag.bsky.social gets reacquainted with SF tunesmiths @translator-band.bsky.social. 'Beyond Today: Live at the Farm' is out tomorrow on LP/CD/DL. glidemagazine.com/312827/trans... #translatorband #alternativerock #songwriter #collegerock #80smusic #LiberationHall #stevebarton

The fine folks at @theseconddisc.bsky.social get out their shiny trumpets and herald tomorrow's release of shiny compact discs (and vinyl!) from Pearl Harbour & the Explosions and @translator-band.bsky.social. PLUS additional summer releases from Vivabeat. theseconddisc.com/2025/05/08/l...

Gorgeous new Paisley Underground-inspired track from @translator-band.bsky.social, who release an archival 1986 live album, 'Beyond Today,' this Friday. "With Your Dreams" features on it, mixed by Ramones producer Ed Stasium. youtu.be/WYmdFNnP_HM?... #TranslatorBand #collegerock #alternativerock

INTERVIEW: Steve Barton (left) and Dave Scheff of @translator-band.bsky.social recently shared a chat with @boomerocity.bsky.social. 'Beyond Today: Live at the Farm, San Francisco 1986' is released May 9 on LP/CD/DL. youtu.be/tPEByyZPEJI?... #TranslatorBand

OUT NOW: "The House Is Burning" is the first digital single from the compilation of the same name from Los Angeles synthpop band #Vivabeat. We'll release the 16-song CD on June 6. Vivabeat existed 1979-1986. Contact @primemovermedia.bsky.social with press inquiries. youtu.be/zXLItiojeRo?...

Thanks to Brett & Gregg for a terrific interview with Pearl Harbour!