Maxayn Lewis – The Ma Rainey Interview
Three years ago, I worked with Maxayn Lewis, her manager Alan Abrahams and the Cherry Red label to bring the three Maxayn albums back to the world. These were the…
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Maxayn Reloaded Liner Notes (2017)
A project I took great pleasure in helping to create in 2017 was a long overdue collection, anthologising in their entirety the three groundbreaking funk-rock albums of Maxayn, the group…
Lalomie Washburn – My Music Is Hot – Expanded Edition
Here’s a labour of true love. Lalomie Washburn, the terrific, underappreciated singer/songwriter, made her first solo album, My Music Is Hot, in 1977, for Russ Regan’s Parachute label (part of…
Maxayn – Shindig! Interview In Full
Originally published in Shindig! Issue 74, here’s my chat with Maxayn Lewis, whose wonderful group, Maxayn, were experimental pioneers who bequeathed the world a remarkable trilogy of albums in the…
Maxayn – Pop Matters Interview
Following the release of Maxayn Reloaded, the long-awaited reissue of the three Maxayn albums, originally issued on Capricorn Records in the early/mid-1970s, Maxayn Lewis chats music, life and politics.
Trying For Years…The Maxayn Story
In the new issue of Shindig!, in addition to some fantastic features, regulars and a brilliant reviews section, you can find my piece on psychedelic funk pioneers, Maxayn. If you’ve…
Maxayn Reloaded – Available Now!
Click the image below to watch the promotional video for Cherry Red’s new, landmark release of Maxayn Reloaded – The Complete Recordings. This clamshell box, available today, features all three…
Maxayn Reloaded – The Countdown…
In just over a month, the Maxayn trilogy (Maxayn, Mindful, Bail Out For Fun!) is released by Cherry Red/Soul Music Records in a luxurious boxed package. This is the first…
Maxayn – Reloaded (The Complete Recordings)
Maxayn Reloaded – The Music of Maxayn Makes A Comeback