Fantastic Cat Archives • Americana Highways

REVIEW: Fantastic Cat “Now That’s What I Call”

June 5, 2024June 6, 2024John Apice0

Fantastic Cat – Now That’s What I Call This is a sophomore LP by an indie-pop band who’s more in common with the legendary pub-rock unit Rockpile than any other band. This is what the late 70s pub rock sounded like earnestly – the Brinsley Schwartz crowd, Rockpile, Nick Lowe, Ian Gomm, Mickey Jupp & […]

Music Reviews: The Swinging Blue Jeans, plus Bo Diddley, Andrew Duhon, Monica Taylor, Fantastic Cat, and Megan Bee

July 31, 2022August 2, 2022Jeff Burger0

In the early 1960s, the Swinging Blue Jeans were in pretty much the same place as the Beatles—not just musically but literally. They had a residency at Liverpool, England’s Cavern Club, where the Beatles, who also famously performed there, once appeared as their guests. Like the Fab Four, moreover, they honed their act at Hamburg, […]