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...
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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...
Guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen signed to Elektra Records in 1992, releasing his sixth studio album, “Fire & Ice”, that February. Featuring Göran...
Fabulous 33-track 2-CD set of classic recordings by the legendary – and vastly under-rated – Brenda Holloway, drawn from Motown’s...
I saw and photographed The Fall at a festival in May. Apparently, Mark E. Smith’s rider on the contract was 60 fags and a bottle of spirits. He...
I was really, really bored over the August bank holiday weekend. Plans to cover a festival fell through due to the unreliability of a...
Very, very pleasing 10-track smooth jazz album from US trombonist, composer, arranger and band leader Geoff Alpert. His debut solo...
What can one say or write about Miles Davis that has not already been covered a zillion times before? Best to let his musical legacy speak for...
A character in the recent smash hit movie “La La Land” – musically and fashion-wise – was influenced by real life jazz legend...
Ahh, good old Clive Powell, aka Georgie Fame. he has also been known as Georgie Fortune in his time, too. The man’s music career has...
Ohhhh, now this is talking my language. Tom Browne is a superb artist and his classic track “Funkin’ For Jamaica” was a cut I played to...
Five discs, a bumper 65 tracks. Unavailable for many years on CD, the two albums from 1981 have now finally been treated to a...
Does this band get the credit and full recognition that their pioneering music deserves? Answers on a post card to……………In the meantime...
A much anticipated release for rock fans and especially for admirers of the NWOBHM bands. Samson formed in the 1970, and stormed on to the mid...
One of my all time favourite guitarists. Back in the 1970s, I wore out the vinyl LPs by the New York-based session player supergroup Stuff. Eric...
Glenn Hughes aka “The Voice Of Rock”, is a man who really doesn’t need any introduction. His work as front man with Deep Purple was enough...
This man really does deserve the label “legend”. Still going strong at the age of 64, still in very fine voice indeed. Solo and as part...
If it is big band music at its finest you are after, then look no further than the fifth album release from the exciting US 18-piece, The...
A beautiful voice on a beautiful six song EP of originals from this talented Swedish singer songwriter. The title referring to her choice...
The fourth studio album from UK singer songwriter Russell Joslin delivers 14 impressive self-penned songs which examine heart, unrest and...
There’s been quite a few decent albums come out of Australia in recent times. Especially in the roots and acoustic genres. This one is toward the...
A fabulous way of celebrating your 20th studio album release, putting out a record that it would not be unfair to describe as, “career defining”...
This Baltimore outfit make a wonderful noise. They say it is “alt. country”, but that’s not the full story by any means. The alt. bit may well be...
* FIRST REVIEW ANYWHERE – Music Republic Magazine’s Tip For Success * A new name to me. Brighton-based, Northampton-born...
Now you are talking my language…I have been a huge fan of Mr Lang since I almost drove my car off of a sheer drop in thick fog on the Isle...
I like biographies and autobiographies. As a journalist and music writer, I can usually tell when it has been written by the subject...
Who this guy wrote songs with, had hits with and who he was married to for many years should NOT be the angle here. It might well be a...
For a guy who tragically died in a motorcycle accident at the tender age of 24, and who has been gone 45 years, Duane Allman made a huge...
Sport and music often goes hand in hand. In this case, it goes glove in glove, so to speak. In the autumn of 1974, Muhammad Ali and...
* Exclusive first review * I don’t usually “do” ambience stuff; the chill out genre, totally instrumental sounds where it’s all whale noises and birds...
I don’t do hype. I am not here to do a publicist’s job. I don’t “sell” artists or their wares. I don’t give away free adverts. What...
Jaco Pastorius needs little introduction. This album is a newly discovered recording of Jaco’s New York Word Of Mouth Big...
On a sticker attached to the front cover of my copy of this new record, it says this is a “newly unearthed jazz gem.” Is it...
A first-of-its kind two disc Labelle anthology that includes key tracks from the pioneering group recorded between 1973-1976...
