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Single review: LEONI JANE KENNEDY – Sloe
Bandcamp [Release date 21.08.25] Sloe is Leoni’s fourth single of 2025. Of course it has some great playing from Leoni, and it has clever time signature changes, one of them containing some nifty interplay between guitar and Hammond organ. All … Continue reading
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Tagged guitarist, Leoni Jane Kennedy, progressive, review, rock, single, Sloe, the Anchoress
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Album review: ELIZABETH & JAMESON – Way Out West
Website [Release date 03.10.25] If their married life is as harmonious as their vocal harmonies, then they should see at least their ruby wedding anniversary. Presenting their second album, Way Out West after a five year gap since their debut, Hannah … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Elizabeth & Jameson, folk, harmonies, Mamas and Papas, review, Way Out West
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Album review: PEACE OF MIND – Blood Is the Price
Bandcamp [Release date 05.09.25] In my mind, when I think of underground metal, I think of Germany. Many great bands have hailed from Germany, Kreator, Sodom, Destruction and the mighty Rammstein to name a few. And I believe Peace of Mind … Continue reading
Single reviews: ROXY AND THE LOCKHEARTS, BIG TALL SHADOWS
Now there’s a bit of a backstory here… whilst both bands will be judged as single entities, these guys have in fact worked together before as the mighty King Voodoo whilst they disbanded and have gone their separate ways musically. … Continue reading
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Tagged Biffy Clyro, Big Tall Shadows, debut, Def Leppard, King Voodoo, melodic rock, review, rock, Roxy and the Lockhearts, singles
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Album review: LIGHTSPEED – Delta
Website [Release date 15.09.25] Back in 2006 Canadian prog rockers Lightspeed released their third album ‘Waves’ and now we have their fourth album, ‘Delta’, which has had a challenging creation which including the passing of the band’s guitarist Gene Murray … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, classic rock, Delta, Gene Murray, Lightspeed, pomp rock, prog rock, review, rock, Rod Chappell
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Album review: ANNA LING – Light
Bandcamp [Release date 29.09.25] Now I’m going to contradict myself in this opening paragraph. This album, Light, is the most original and unique collection of songs I have heard for a long long time. And here is the contradiction, it … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Anna Ling, Light, review, singer, songwriter
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Album review: FAIRPORT CONVENTION – Gladys’ Leap
Talking Elephant [Release date 04.08.25] In 1979 Fairport Convention decided to call it a day, not least because their mainman violinist Dave Swarbrick had serious hearing difficulties. It would be another six years before they reformed, apparently buoyed up by … Continue reading
Album review : JOE MEEK – A Curious Mind (3 CD Boxset)
Cherry Red [Release date: 29.08.25] Anyone in anyway familiar with the story of legendary British Music producer, Joe Meek, will know that he cut his electronics’ teeth in the 1950s, operating and maintaining the complexities of the RAF’s radar equipment. … Continue reading
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Tagged A Curious Mind, Edgar Varese, Heinz, Joe Meek, John Leyton, Lord Sutch, Mike Berry, review, Space, Telstar, Tornadoes
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Album review : THE LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY – Ocean Drive 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (4 CD boxset)
Cherry Red [Release date : 29.08.25] A more than interesting remaster from pop soul duo, the Lighthouse Family. This 4 CD set comprises their debut album, the almost 2 million selling Ocean Drive, plus 3 CDs of remixes. More on … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Lifted, Lighthouse Family, Newcastle, Ocean Drive, Paul Tucker, Pop soul, review, Tunde Baiyewu
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Album review : UNEN – Forever Winter
Frontiers Music [Release date : 29.08.25] Broadly speaking, in English, the Finnish word “Unen” means “We stand united”. No surprise really. Arriving at a definitive line-up has taken time, and you could almost hear a joint sigh of relief from … Continue reading
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Tagged Evanescence, Finnish, Frontiers Music, melodic metal, review, Stina Girs, symphonic rock, Unen
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Album review: STEVE HEWITT – Never Two Days The Same
Facebook [Release date 26.09.25] It’s a creeper this album. At first I put it in the Jack Johnson, David Gray area of music. Kind of easy listening folk music, pleasant enough but not a lot of depth. But scratch beneath … Continue reading
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Tagged album, folk, Never Two Days the Same, review, singer songwriter, Steve Hewitt
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Album review: SUSY WALL – Black Lights
Bandcamp [Release date 05.09.25] The Black Country, England’s Midlands, home of Black Sabbath. And Susy Wall, but Susy Wall is not heavy metal, she is more delicate porcelain, with a voice like crystal glass, pure and refined, and dare I say … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Black Lights, folk, review, singer songwriter, Susy Wall
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Album review : RISING STEEL – Legion Of The Grave
Frontiers Music [Release date : 29.08.25] Third full studio album on the Frontiers’ label from French metallers, Rising Steel, who remain a solid line up. Steel Zard – drums, Tony Steel – guitar, Steff Leadmaster – lead guitar , Stone … Continue reading
Single reviews: THE BEATLES, CHEAP TRICK, COASTLAND FAIR
The Beatles have announced ‘Anthology 4’ (13 previously unreleased demos and session recordings, as well as new mixes of ‘Free As A Bird’ and ‘Real Love’) due on November 26, as a follow-up to the original ‘Anthology 1’ (1995), along with … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheap Trick, Coastland Fair, Jeff Lynne, pop, pop rock, power pop, review, Robin Taylor Zander, rock, singles, The Beatles
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Album review: GLENN HUGHES – Chosen
Frontiers [Release date: 05.09.25] It’s been nearly a decade since Glenn Hughes’ last solo album. But he’s no slouch. He’s contributed to any number of albums by other artists not least Black Country Communion (BCC). This does beg the question: … Continue reading
Gig review: THE DEAD DAISIES – KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton, 16 August 2025
First up in a packed venue was Dan Byrne, who simply set the place on fire with his set, this was no warm up, this was full on and have no doubt, this is one of those times you feel … Continue reading
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Tagged 16 August 2025, blues rock, classic rock, Doug Aldrich, gig, KK's Steel Mill, review, The Dead Daisies, Wolverhampton
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EP review: THE OVINES – Two Bucks and a Bottle of Ketchup
Roulette Records London based The Ovines have just released their latest EP ”Two Bucks and a Bottle of Ketchup”. Produced by Bill Gautier (Wings, The Cure, Brian May) my first impressions were Blur meets the Arctic Monkeys and throw in … Continue reading
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Tagged EP, indie rock, punk, review, rock, the Ovines, Two Bucks and a Bottle of Ketchup
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Gig review: ROBIN MCAULEY – Classic Grand, Glasgow, 16 August 2025
On Friday 13th May 1983 I went along to the Playhouse in Edinburgh as a fresh faced teen to see the mighty Iron Maiden for the first time. Maiden were superb and the gig was one to remember, but the … Continue reading
Album review : SWEET FREEDOM – Blind Leading The Blind
Frontiers [Release date : 29.08.25] Swedish band Sweet Freedom is the real deal. Head and shoulders above most others walking the Classic Rock road nowadays (even if occasionally going off tangentially). The band: founder member Jorgen Schelander’s background is in … Continue reading
Album review: ROULETTE – Go!
Black Lodge Records [Release Date 25.07.25] Swedish melodic rockers Roulette have had a chequered history- around since the eighties, they never got as far as releasing an album till 2008. It was another eleven years before a very well received … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Go!, melodic rock, review, Roulette, Thomas Lundgren
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Book review: DEREK SHULMAN – Giant Steps
Jawbone Press [Publication date 07.10.25] Let’s be clear. This is an essential book for Gentle Giant fans, another wallet siphon on the back of the recent revamped live set. For those, like this reviewer, who are just as interested in … Continue reading
Album review – WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN : Story Of US Folk Music 1963-69
Cherry Red [Release date 29.08.25] The transition of folk music into chart-aimed rock and pop accelerated through the sixties, especially in the USA. This 4 CD set is cleverly constructed to show that evolution, disc by disc. So, on Disc … Continue reading
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Tagged boxset, Dylan, folk music, folk rock, Joan Baez, Judy Henske, review, Simon and Garfunkel, sixties, The Byrds, USA
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Album review : CROWNE – Wonderland
Frontiers [Release date 22.08.25] Wonderland is Crowne’s third album. Here’s what we said about the band’s second album, Operation Phoenix (2023): “This is grab you by the lapels, get right in your face melodic rock. Macho, slick, streamlined.” This one … Continue reading
Album review : ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL: The UK Pop Explosion 1967-69
Cherry Red [Release date 22.08.25] All Things Bright And Beautiful comprises of 82 tracks and 3 CDs. Several of the songs in the boxset were used to launch the first hour of the BBC’s pop music flagship, Radio One, in … Continue reading
EP review: FANGSLINGER – We Are the Night
Website [Release date 29.07.25] Who doesn’t like a bit of gothic blues rock with a Western setting sung & performed by three vampires? Fangslinger are FangSlinger on vocals, BloodRose on vocals, harmonica & percussion and HangMan on guitar & vocals. … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, country, EP, Fangslinger, hard rock, metal, review, rock, We Are The Night, Western
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