Archive - September 2017

      Mention the music scene in 1960’s Britain and most pop fans would cite the ‘Mersey Beat’ or the ‘London Scene’ as being the back-beat for the...

        Introducing one of the UK’s best kept secrets, singer-songwriter Linda Campbell. This is her third album, but in her mind it is her...

        There’s a shed load of so-called blues rock merchants on the UK pub and club circuit right now, and some are churning out albums...

      I referenced Sally Barker in a review I wrote at the weekend, of another female singer-songwriter; where I said that for me, there has...

      What’s not to like? Steve Miller Band. Great singer. Great guitarist. Timeless songs. Part of the soundtrack to my life and to many, many...

      Matt Bianco’s “Gravity” is their 13th studio album, and I very much doubt that # 13 will be unlucky in this case. It’s a very decent...

        The pairing of two British music legends – two genuine pioneers – on this sterling album, is a match made in heaven. Courtney...

    If some music gives you chills, apparently you may have a unique brain, so says a scientific study I just read about. Don’t know about my brain...

      This is the “long lost” recording made by PP back in the day, produced by Bee Gee Barry Gibb and Eric Clapton, an album PP never thought...

      I finally gave in. I have been fighting the urge to switch the gas heating back on after the summer. Last night, I waved the white flag...

      You will probably recall an ‘X Rated’ hit back in  2003, from a young US singer called Eamon. That R&B hit was “Fuck It (I...

        If you were present at the Monsters of Rock Festival in 1980 or Bristol’s Colston Hall the same year, to see US rock band...

      Former Prince school friend and band-mate Andre Cymone has had a pretty successful career as a bassist, songwriter, solo artist and...

      It’s a lovey warm feeling when someone reaches out across the pond and via the wonders of the internet, introduces me to a new band and to...

    She’s here now as I write this review. This Canadian-born, New Zealand-based singer songwriter just blew the roof off a respected venue in...

      A quirky, acquired taste release which takes a few spins to “get”. The 10 cuts trace the life of one Heath Common, dating back to the 60s...

    Amid a legal row with then current and former members of the band, this album had to be released under the name ARS. Unfortunate abbreviation...

        Triple album offering on two discs from this cult band of Native-American rooted musicians, whose two founder members started out...

    Writing this review while listening to random tunes, and what comes on: “Paperback Writer” by The Beatles. I kid you not. Spooky huh...

      It’s tasty, but there’s not enough of it to fill you up. If that was the answer; what was the question? Well, the question would be; what...

      I’ve heard this kind of thing done before. Or should I say, attempted. Close multi-harmonies, a la Byrds/CSN&Y, in the modern day with...

      One of the very best albums in a decade. Fact. I have never been more certain of awarding the maximum five stars in a review, than I am...

      A new name to me. Arrived in a package of CDs from a Sweden-based music PR today. Always enjoy sifting through what this guy sends me, as...

    This has been out a wee while, and if the truth be known; I “mislaid” the CD James sent me ages ago to consider for review. So, my bad! Where did...

      This is the perfect soundtrack to the summer; but sadly, we did not really get one in 2017, and this cracking collection has arrived as...

    I loved the Trojan label. Well, most of their output back in the late 1960s and the 1970s, when I had a much slimmer waist, more hair and my back...