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Here is your look at the new vinyl cover! I am so pleased to announce that the pre-order is now live. You can pre-order the 40th anniversary hand-numbered limited edition collectible vinyl reissue of my debut album on Bandcamp! Click on this link to pre-order Read More …
I am pleased to announce that the worldwide vinyl reissue of my remastered debut album (with Sink or Swim) will be on May 7th, 2020. This is exactly 40 years to the day of its original release date back in 1980. I am certainly sensitive Read More …
This is an important announcement regarding how things are going to move forward with everything Skafish. I have great fans who have generously helped me with the remastering and reissue of my first album. Now that the album is available digitally and on CD, plus Read More …
If you are looking for a beautiful, yet non-sappy Valentine’s Day song, I have something for you. I would love for you to hear my son Jamie M. Harrison’s Valentine’s Day 2020 release, the emotive cover of the Elton John classic, Your Song. Recorded in Read More …
Back in 1975, after their first album and tour, I became the keyboardist in the group White Lightnin’. We were set to record the group’s second album at Bob Marley’s studio in Jamaica, but we ended up recording at CRC Studios in Chicago. Before forming Read More …
I am thrilled to share the news with you that my son Jamie Harrison’s new single, Devil’s Kiss, just dropped today. Not only was he the writer, arranger and primary producer of the project, he performed all of the guitar parts and sang both the Read More …
I wanted to let everyone know that you can now watch my interview on NPR Radio’s Midwest BEAT with Tom Lounges by clicking here. The interview was on Friday, November 29, 2019, and coincided with the international reissue date of my debut album (including the Read More …
Hello everyone! Check out the new NWI Times article about my debut album reissue! The album’s release and me being on the radio to talk about it all both happen tomorrow! I also have a first-time announcement to make! Friday, November 29, 2019, from Read More …
Skafish Radio alert from Tom Lounges via the NWI Times • The long awaited re-issuing of the original SKAFISH album is upon us. East Chicago music icon, Jim Skafish, the leader, writer and namesake of what many consider Chicago’s first true punk band, has been Read More …
I am thrilled to announce that Friday, November 29th, 2019 will be the international release date for the remastered 2019 reissue of the 1980 Skafish debut album with the bonus track Sink or Swim. It is being released digitally and on CD. Right now, you Read More …