Belgian blues-rock singer and guitarist Joost de Lange delivers a blistering power trio format live album of a dozen cuts – a mix...
Archive - October 2017
We all like before and after contrasts, don’t we? Such as home renovations, vintage car restoration or even major weight loss…...
My favourite harmonica players? Funny you should ask…Stevie Wonder, Magic Dick of the J Geils Band, Mark Feltham of Nine Below Zero, Giles...
Canadian singer-songwriter Jasper Sloan Yip drops a third album, seven years after his debut which was released on his 23rd...
The main photo on the Home page of the website of this five-piece band based in Hamburg, is taken in front of a bunch of open umbrellas...
On my very first trip to Nashville in 2004, I went into the fabulous but sadly now closed Tower Records store, and filled two...
Former front man of mega US band Hootie and the Blowfish and now a big country star, Darius Rucker is back with a brand new album, “When...
A new name on the blues-rock scene; Ghalia Vauthier. Belgian singer-songwriter fronting a band from Louisiana on some raunchy...
What a lovely pianist. One would need to be very careful how to say that out loud! Richard Bennett is a Canadian, moving to New York in...
One of my favourite albums of 2017. Yes indeed. Quite something. One of those song collections where it is impossible to second...
Exclusive – First Review Anywhere If Steve Jordan, superstar drummer and mega producer, and Will Lee, superstar bassist and mega...
What have we here? A ballsy, in your face rock album with a bluesy core, that packs a bumper punch from the off. A superb singer, great...
Here’s an usual event: Jazzwerkstatt Special. A two-day mini-festival of improvised, contemporary jazz at The Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston...
FIRST REVIEW ANYWHERE There’s a bit of a story behind how I first discovered this guy. It involves a backstage VIP toilet and the awning...
Had the pleasure of this guy’s company in Nashville a couple of times. Nice guy, great voice, skilful guitarist and a superb song...
This legendary British band are partly responsible for the fact I have spent almost 40 years in the music business in some capacity...
Ballsy, no holds-barred blues – killer guitar licks and growling vocals from this exciting US artist. His ninth solo album...
Jah Wobble and the Invaders of the Heart: The Usual Suspects (3MS Music) 6th October 2017 – Vinyl LP
This album came out on CD previously, launched at Glastonbury Festival when the band appeared there. Here’s a new limited...
Graham Bonnet is a singer for all seasons. From his days with The Marbles, two hits with Bee Gees’ songs (“One Woman” and...
This is a fun read. 208 pages, updated from a previous edition, this book traces the 230 nights of touring across six continents with...
Live recordings are hit and miss. Often they are patchy, an uneven listen and unless there are big bucks in the budget, more often...
Miss the summer? Yeah, in the UK, blink and we missed it! No, I mean; do you yearn for the warmer and longer days, now the chill winds...
Let’s begin by a little bit of under-statement, shall we? Taken from Daisy’s own website, which says the new album, her third, is: “An...
If your face doesn’t break out in a great, big fat smile during first ear-hole of this album, I’d check your pulse to make sure you are...
Lovely blend of voices and some very fine and uber-classy singer-songwriter material, on an album that shines very brightly indeed...
You want different? You crave an artist with a distinctive voice and his own sound? You long for lyrics that mean something from a writer...
In music reviews, we often see a record described as “ambitious” or “honest”. That can sometimes mean the writer wants you to read...
Cornbury Festival is set to return in the summer of 2018, after this year’s sold out event was announced as the last one ever. But following...
The never-before-heard live recording by the Bill Evans Trio featuring bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Jack DeJohnette recorded in...
Iconic US funk and soul band Tower Of Power with the legendary horn section, are in the UK for a run of four dates – including their first gigs outside of...
Following the release of her fifth studio album, “Then Up” and subsequent successful UK tour earlier this year, highly acclaimed singer-songwriter...
There’s a line I use sometimes which goes like this: Nostalgia’s not what it used to be, is it?” A rhetorical question, but it actually deserves an...
Music Republic Magazine tip rising young Irish indie pop band Orchid Collective for good things, on the eve of their fifth single release… ...
As a 15-year-old music obsessed kid back in 1974, I single-handedly annoyed family, neighbours and friends by blasting out certain...
Blending voices is a skill. An art. Whether that be a duo, close harmonies, backing vocals or a full choir. It doesn’t always work...
Rob Jungklas is a bit of a legend in his native Memphis. He has dropped 10 albums since his debut, “Closer To The Flame” in 1986. He ahd...
Americana singer songwriter Lesley Kernochan’s creative inner flame was lit as a child when she first heard the likes of Paul Simon and...
Gorgeous. Lovely. Beautiful. But enough about me! Seriously, this record really is a wonderful job and showcases singer-songwriter Daniel...
I really liked the last album this lot put out, but this release is much stronger. The vocal, the songs, the performances, the overall...
Festival fans know a good thing when they see/hear it…’Early Bird’ tickets for next year’s (2018) Bearded Theory Spring Gathering sold out in a record-breaking...
The most fun you can have legally, with your clothes on…The annual Bearded Theory Festival celebrated its 10th birthday in fine style this year, and...
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