At a time when, seemingly at least, Punk ruled the airwaves and snarling teenagers were saying naughty words on the TV – it looked like bands with talent were threatened with oblivion. Some carried on regardless, other bands folded, while some…
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Of all Jimi Hendrix’s spiritual children, Robin Trower is one of the best. Who would have guessed that the guy so underutilized in Procol Harum would blossom into a guitar god who was so much more than imitative of his…
View More Robin Trower – For Earth Below (50th Anniversary Edition)
Jakko M. Jakszyk continues to astound all of us with his exceptional talent and appeal. This multifaceted award-winning musician, singer, composer, poet, producer, engineer, actor, and author generates well deserved attention and acclaim with each project that he is involved…
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In 2014 Esoteric Recordings acquired Anthony Phillips’ back catalogue and this is the latest album scheduled for an updated re-release. Radio Clyde is a rare live recording of performances from 1978. At the time Anthony Phillips was promoting two releases…
View More Anthony Phillips – 1978 Radio Clyde (Remastered & Expanded Edition)
St George’s Church, Hartlepool Friday, 20th June 2025 Just a few weeks after my last visit to St George’s in Hartlepool to see the excellent Jocelyn Pettit, Ellen Gira & Miguel Girão, I found myself back at what is fast…
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I last came across Gordon Giltrap MBE accompanying Julie Fordham on a track from her 2024 album Earth Mate, some 47 years after first hearing Heartsong his most memorable instrumental guitar-fest. In between, his career has meandered along many and…
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Celeste is a project devised by Ciro Perrino, an Italian musician and composer. The project has a deep backstory, making an impact with their only official album in 1972. That prog rock essential, the mellotron, was a key part of…
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Dartington Hall, Nr Totnes, Devon Thursday, 19th June 2025 ‘There’s no rights, no wrong – just being’ – Some things catch you by surprise. An unexpected opportunity to see Max ZT & Dan Whitehouse presents itself on a gorgeous summer…
View More Max ZT & Dan Whitehouse / Billie Maree
Do you remember the moment you felt the exhilarating thrill of hearing music that utterly seduced you and made you fall in love with the band making it? Not far into the opening track, We Claim the Moon, the unmistakable…
View More The Flower Kings – Love
In the States, there was only ever one After The Fire album and one monster hit single, the ubiquitous Der Kommissar. So, when the opportunity to explore six discs worth of hitherto unknown music presented itself, I jumped. Not only…
View More After The Fire – Bright Lights 1974-1983 (6CD Boxset)