Steve Logan possesses a fine voice and clearly works hard on the song writing side of his skills. Both are presented well on his new album...
Archive - February 2018
Blicher Hemmer Gadd’s wonderful new album “Omara”, recorded live across Germany, England and Denmark during...
Well, here it is! It’s the new album “Bad As I Wanna Be” by Malina Moye. Who, I hear you ask. Don’t worry, I have no idea...
US pianist/singer Mitch Woods keeps great company on his stunning new album, which features such legends as John Lee Hooker, Van Morrison and Taj...
“I’m back with a bang” spits Wiley on his newest track “Been a While”, and he certainly was not lying. Kicking off in Dublin, his show in...
One of Canada’s most respected and celebrated female blues singers, Angel Forrest, is gearing up to tour the UK for the very first time next...
What’s the all conquering, defining and biggest-selling sound of blues today? Why it would have to be Joe Bonamassa and his guitar...
Tony Prince will launch a brand new digital radio station on 1st March 2018 aimed at the more mature listener with discerning and broad church...
Pianist and singer Mitch Woods is a master American blues musician who has never registered on my musical radar. I admit, this is incredibly...
The brand new monthly column from celebrated US-based ‘A-List’ session musician, hit songwriter, successful producer and one-time Rolling Stone magazine...
Many will know this guy, some will not. Well, if you do, you’ll not need convincing to read on and to grab a copy of Rhys...
The UK’s rising star Dan Owen – who Music Republic Magazine tipped for big things when we launched back in...
This is the first official re-release of “Twin Barrels Burning” from 1982 in decades, and it is a definitive edition...
Mixed feelings from loyal Wisbone Ash fans about this 1985 album and the previous 80s Ash release, “Twin Barrels Burning”...
Highly recommended roots and folk album from American singer songwriter Zoe Mulford, now based in the North of...
This young and hungry Manchester four-piece indie rock outfit smacked me between the eyes with their debut release...
Here’s a new name to me, but I am very, very glad to make his musical acquaintance. This is a blinking gorgeous album. Oh so...
Who’s the Daddy? On slide guitar; that’s easy. Elmore James, that’s who. His 100th anniversary this year...
First official release of Wes Montgomery’s one and only concert in Paris, France on March 27, 1965 at the Théâtre des...
Alanis Morissette and Mavis Staples head a powerful line up of female performers at this year’s returning Cotswolds-based event… Responding...
There’s nothing more stimulating that hearing a piece of music to conjure up memories – good and bad – of days gone by and...
First time on CD for one of the Trojan label’s most sought after albums. Features the full original album and another...
R&B legend Wilson Pickett and blues star Robert ward both owed a debt of gratitude to a bunch of top musicians who backed them in...
US singer songwriter Todd Kessler delivers an album that is up there with the best of em’ in the singer songwriter, roots and Americana...
From the first few seconds of the opener, “Rattle”, there’s a tingle runs up and down the spine. The ears tune in...
So, here’s my Erasure story. A song played by the sixthformers on the bus, a furtively copied C90 passed in the playground. The Innocents. (I promise I...
The Damned were always the band who put the fun into punk – 42 years later they are still doing just that. It was hard to define a punk...
The straight-talking monthly column on all things country, Americana, roots and acoustic… It was a just over year ago that I was invited to write...










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