Be Bop Deluxe were about far more than their one hit single “Ships In The Night” – Top 10 in the UK back in 1976. For...
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Lady Gaga’s delayed sixth solo album “Chromatica” dropped today (29th May 2020) – an unashamedly commercial dance-meets-pop...
Out today (22nd May 2020), The 1975’s fourth album – follow-up to the 2019 Brits Album of the Year “A Brief Inquiry...
Non-bland listen-ability is a tough thing to achieve – but “Americanized”, the latest album by top UK session guitarist...
Nyah Grace has got something. Only 18, an American now relocated to London. Writing with and produced by some decent names...
A charming offering from a young American artist now based in Europe, with promise for the future. Her “difficult second...
* MAY ALBUM OF THE MONTH * Back in the 70s when I had a 28” waist and only one chin, the Sex Pistols were making history and...
They say greens are good for you! Does that include lettuce? The US funkateers Lettuce blur the boundaries of genres...
This bunch of talented mother funkers (note to self: must check spelling carefully!) drop their fifth album, after a two years of...
Watkins Family Hour is an award-winning duo of siblings Sara and Sean Watkins, who many will know from the acclaimed Nikel Creek...
**** FIRST UK REVIEW **** New blues releases seemingly have the power to bamboozle the fashionistas, the hip music critics...
“Reunions” is the glorious new album by four-time Grammy-winner Jason Isbell and his band the 400 Unit. The voice. The...
I have previously reviewed Dan’s output for a magazine I used to work for – and I also interviewed him a few years ago too. So, I...
Love, love, love this album. Breath of fresh air from talented UK DJ, producer and multi-instrumentalist Flevans, aka...
Six-disc box set of former guitarist for Thin Lizzy, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters and many more…. The guitar man for all seasons...
Chet Baker, Miles Davis and Malcolm Strachan. My playlist this morning, as I endure another Groundhog Day of...
German hip hop/jazz duo Ferge X Fisherman – aka singer Fritz Fisherman and producer Ferge – have really...
This superb two-disc set brings together the entirety of the influential DJ’s vocal recordings for Trojan, widely regarded to be...
Elton John, and his then manager and business partner John Reid, signed UK singer songwriter Judie Tzuke to their record label...
Here we have the debut album from folk artist James Auger under the guise of ‘A Choir Of Ghosts’… Sweden...
Legendary US soul groove merchants Tower Of Power don’t really need introduction… Their long and storied...
Super triple-CD set delivering 39 tracks written, produced or performed by Donald Byrd – covering a period starting in...
Blackbird & Crow are singer Maighread Ní Ghrásta and Stephen Doohan, who plays guitars, bouzouki, mandolin, stomp box and more...
Bai Kamara Jr. isn’t an artist I had heard of before this album dropped through the door from German label M.I.G...
If your parents christen you Forster and your dream is to write songs and travel the world with a band to play guitar...
Some 51 years after leaving folk supergroup Fairport Convention, and half a century after securing the number one spot in...
* ALBUM OF THE MONTH * A growing number of US modern country and Americana fans love this young Nashville band, but they...
Brooklyn-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Becca Stevens drops her tremendously exciting fifth...
Robert Cray’s new album. This review could easily be a short one. Because three words sum up this 20th studio...
FIRST REVIEW ANYWHERE… Times may well be hard out there for pro’ musicians trying to earn a living from...
Folk star Seth Lakeman’s latest offering, the ambitious concept album “A Pilgrim’s Tale” is a pleasing musical...
You can buy warranties for cars and washing machines. But you get an automatic guarantee of quality when you see two words...
With the word Delta in the band’s name, you’d be forgiven for expecting this record to be a set of old blues songs from...
Canadian band Bywater Call are armed and dangerous. Their secret weapon is singer Meghan Parnell. She’s got some...
It’s rare that you will come across a young band with such a strong identity and sense of direction, so early on in their...
Crowd Company drop their third studio album, which features two of the horn players from Grammy-nominated US funk band...
Bernard Allison has a lot to live up to. His famous surname. Following in his legendary father’s blues shoes was...
The Jazz Defenders. “Scheming” So what have we got here then? A British jazz album that sounds like it...
I recall a certain famous radio and TV presenter who really knows his music, jumping down my throat during an interview...
In today’s sea of musical mediocrity, awash with those ravenous for fame for fame’s sake, now and again along comes...
To write music alone is a difficult task. A task often struggled with. But Tamara Schlesinger, otherwise known as...
* First review anywhere………. Being a singer-songwriter/solo artist can be a lonely job. There’s no...
Who is Rob Law you may ask? Well, a quick Google (other search engines are available!) will reveal that he is the...
A name new to me, about to drop an impressive eight-track collection of original material that certainly deserves...
ALBUM OF THE MONTH (August) One of the best soul voices you’ll ever hear. Otis? Stevie? Aretha? None of the above. I am...
Esoteric Recordings have been poking about in the vaults to unearth a previously unreleased live BBC concert and session...
This newly re-mastered four-CD set offers up the first four albums by Tangerine Dream, originally released on the Ohr label in...
Two seminal Trojan albums from the golden age of reggae, on one disc, delivering two dozen tracks from the final days of the...
We have for your delight….a brilliant blast of sizzling jazz tinged nu-soul from Norwegian eight-piece Fieh – pronounced Fee...
March is a very big month for UB40. Their 39-date UK tour sets off to celebrate their 40th anniversary and they drop...
