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Monthly Archives: February 2026
Album review: SONS OF TOWN HALL – Of Ghosts and God
Website [Release date: 06.03.26] Sons of Town Hall formed nearly a decade ago in a London pub and consist of singer-songwriters Ben Parker and David Berkeley. Sons of Town Hall have crafted an elaborate fictional world to frame the album, … Continue reading
Album review: ROBIN TROWER – Live!
Chrysalis [Release date: 03.04.26] Guitarist Robin Trower made himself as a guitarist, originally with Procol Harum, before forging a successful solo career. Most will (or should) know his classic second album, Bridge Of Sighs, which was remastered and expanded last … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, classic rock, guitarist, hard rock, live, Procul Harum, review, Robin Trower, rock
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Album review: NEAL MORSE BAND – L.I.F.T.
InsideOut Music [Release date: 27.02.26] The announcements that the Neal Morse Band’s fifth album, L.I.F.T.’ would be released in 2026 came as a pleasant surprise to many fans of NMB (as they now style themselves). That was the result of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Dream Theater, L.I.F.T., Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse, Neal Morse Band, NMB, prog rock, progressive, review, rock, Spock's Beard
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Gig review: SMITH KOTZEN – Bristol Academy, 20 February 2026
It’s a band and promoters nightmare. Towards the end of a relatively short UK tour the special guests Kris Barras Band had to pull out due to Kris’ throat infection. Shame as I was looking forward to seeing Barras live … Continue reading
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Tagged 20 February 2026, Adrian Smith, Bristol Academy, classic rock, gig, hard rock, Iron Maiden, review, Richie Kotzen, Smith Kotzen, Winery Dogs
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Gig review: SOLSTICE – Kidderminster Town Hall, 19 February 2026
There are a few bands I’ve seen over the years in fairly quick succession: Hawkwind in the early seventies. Magnum in the early 1990s. I’m getting that way with Solstice. I last saw the band barely six months ago at … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 February 2026, Andy Glass, gig, Kidderminster Town hall, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Solstice
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Gig review: MEDICINE HEAD – The Cabbage Patch, Twickenham, 19 February 2026
John Fiddler is an indefatigable old trouper – despite some health challenges over the last year, he was back at the Eel Pie Club for the second time in 12 months with his revamped Medicine Head line up. Initially slow … Continue reading
Album review : BLACK SWAN – Paralyzed
Frontiers Music [Release date : 27.02.26] Four years after Black Swan’s second album, Generation Mind, comes Paralyzed, with the four horsemen, Robin McAuley, Reb Beach, Jeff Pilson and Matt Starr riding quickly into view. So called “supergroups”, of which this … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Swan, Frontiers Music, hard rock, Jeff Pilson, Matt Starr, Paralyzed, Reb Beach, review, Robin McAuley
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News: RUSH, CRIMSON GLORY, VON GROOVE (March 2026)
Acacia Avenue release ‘Chapter V’ via Pride & Joy Music on May 29. Amberian Dawn release their latest album, ‘Temptation’s Gates’, on June 26 via Napalm Records. The band have also announced Nicole Willerton as their new vocalist. Deko Entertainment release a 50th … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, AOR, blues, Crimson Glory, folk, gigs, melodic rock, metal, news, re-issues, RIP, Rush, special editions, tour dates, Von Groove
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Album review: WILLE AND THE BANDITS – Salt Roots
Website [Release date 27.02.26] This latest album from Wille and the Bandits sees main man William ‘Wille’ Edwards and his band reaching new heights of epic story telling brilliance. Salt Roots is, in many ways, a homage to Cornwall, Edwards’ county … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, Cornish Surfer Blues Rock, review, rock, Salt Roots, Willie And The Bandits
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Album review : ANDY SMYTHE – Quiet Revolution
self release [Release date: 13.03.26] Andy Smythe’s ‘Quiet Revolution’ is a contemplative, but impassioned look at contemporary times. The album title appears to mirror the thoughts and songs of an introvert whose insightful lyrics appear to be a catalyst for … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andy Smythe, folk, Nick Drake, Pete Atkin, pop, Quiet Revolution, review, rock, singer, songwriter, The Waterboys, Tim Buckley
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EP review: RIOT WEEKEND – Table4Four
Bandcamp [Release date 27.03.26] RiotWeekend hail from Guildford, with a line-up consisting of Holly Nunn (lead vocals and bass) Tomma Moulard (guitars), Rab McGowan (guitars) and Salvatore Bertolone (drums). They released their self-titled debut EP in 2022 to favourable reviews … Continue reading
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Tagged EP, pop punk, punk, review, Riot Weekend, rock, Table4Four
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Gig review: FORTY ELEPHANT GANG – Harwell Village Hall, February 20 2026
First gig of the 2026 season of gigs hosted and promoted by Big Ginger Tom Music, which includes a sold out show by Seth Lakeman in the autumn and the Urban Folk Quartet in May. Support act is Warwickshire based Lauren … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana, blues, folk, Forty Elephant Gang, Friday 20 February 2026, gig, Harwell Village Hall, indie, Lauren South, review, soul
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Album review : MOUNTAIN – Don’t Look Around – The Recordings 1969-74 (7 CD boxset)
Cherry Red/Esoteric [Release date : 27.02.26] CD1: Leslie West – Mountain (1969) CD2: Mountain Live At Woodstock (1969) CD3: Climbing (1970) 2 bonus tracks CD4: Nantucket Sleighride (1971) CD5: Flowers Of Evil (1971) 2 bonus tracks CD6: Twin Peaks (1974) … Continue reading
EP review: SPREADING THE DISEASE – Purgatory Carnival
Facebook [Release date 28.02.26] Kent based Spreading the Disease are back and heavy as ever! The band’s current line-up consists of Steve Saunders (bass), Thorsten Giertsch (guitar), Donal McGee (drums), Daniel Stevenson (guitar) and Jonny P (vocals). Spreading the Disease … Continue reading
Single review: PARKER BARROW – Glass Eye Cryin’
Ooooh yeah there it is again, that voice, ranting, raving and raising hell on this slice of southern tinged rock n roll. Whose voice you may ask – Megan Kane I answer, hear it loud and hear it proud. The … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Fanny, Glass Eye Cryin', Parker Barrow, review, rock, rock 'n' roll, single
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Album review : GARRET T. WILLIE – Bill’s Cafe
Gulf Coast Records [Release date: 27.02.26] Garret T. Willie’s ‘Bill’s Café’ is a powerful statement of intent. Were it not for the fact that he hails from a little rural town called Alert Bay, off the northern tip of Vancouver … Continue reading
Album review : MICHAEL MONROE – Outerstellar
Silver Lining Music [Release date: 20.02.26] Michael Monroe is on his 13th album now, with the same lineup as last half dozen or so, Steve Conte, Sam Yaffa, Rich Jones and Karl Rockvist, and so you expect more of the … Continue reading
Album review : GENE PARSONS – Kindling And Beyond, The Solo Recordings 1973-1986 (5 CD Boxset)
Cherry Red [Release date: 20.02.26] There can’t have been a music fan who lived through the sixties or the seventies who were unaware of The Byrds and/ or The Flying Burrito Brothers. And if they knew them, they would know … Continue reading
Book review: TONY BANKS: MAN OF SPELLS -THE MAGICIAN OF GENESIS by Mario Giammetti
Kingmaker Publishing Anyone with the slightest knowledge of, or interest in, the history of Genesis will quickly acknowledge the importance of keyboard player, songwriter and founding member Tony Banks within its various line-ups. Like me then, they would probably be … Continue reading
Single review: SAMANTHA FISH – Rusty Razor
This song hits you like an early Led Zep riff, then Samantha launches into some vocals so brimming with attitude they blow you back and pin your ears to the wall. This song is already getting airplay on Planet Rock, … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, blues rock, guitarist, Paper Doll, review, rock, Rusty Razor, Samantha Fish, single, Zac Shulze Gang
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Album review : ROSE TATTOO – The albums 1981-84 (4 CD boxset)
Cherry Red [Release date : 20.02.26] Rose Tattoo. Now, there was a band. Still is, in fact. Fiftieth anniversary this year. Only man left standing from the original lineup is loud and fearless vocalist, Angry Anderson. When it all began … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, Angry Anderson, Australia, boxset, Cherry Red, George Young, Harry Vanda, review, Rose Tattoo, The albums 1981-84
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Album review: VOODOO RAMBLE – Live Made In The UK
Facebook [Release date 01.02.26] On side 2 of Savoy Brown’s A Step Further, the singer announces – this is the boogie the Savoy Brown Boogie, and then they launch into a full album side of a live cut of blues boogie. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, Boris Zamba, Live Made in the UK, Pete Feenstra, review, rock, Voodoo Ramble
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Album review : TRANSATLANTIC RADIO – Midnight Transmission
Frontiers Music [Release date : 20.02.26] Swedish émigré and fully fledged Angeleno since the nineties, bass playing Victor Broden is a Grammy winning musician and producer. He moved to LA on a wing and prayer, with the echoes of the AOR … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, Chris Reeve, Filter, Frontiers, melodic rock, review, Ricky Martin, RJ Ronquillo, Santana, Transatlantic Radio, Victor Broden
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Book review: On track…THE BEATLES, THE PRETENDERS, THE CURE, JOURNEY, DEEP PURPLE (2025)
Sonicbond Publishing [Various publication dates 02-11.25] www.sonicbondpublishing.com Here’s our traditional annual round-up of books published by Sonicbond, this time in 2025. The publisher specialises in music books written by enthusiasts and usually dissecting the output of a particular artist. This … Continue reading
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Tagged book, Deep Purple, Every Album, Every Song, Iggy And The Stooges, Journey, Leonard Cohen, On Track, review, The Beatles, The Cure, The Pretenders, The Yardbirds
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Album review: BIG BAND OF BOOM
Ragtime Records [Release date 13.03.26] “Imagine the Kill Bill soundtrack played by Rage Against the Machine with an orchestra” is the blurb used to entice the wary listener into the music of twelve piece, Birmingham based, Big Band of Boom. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alternative, big band, Big Band of Boom, fusion, indie, jazz, metal, review, rock, swing, System Of A Down
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