Jez Rowden (RIP)

O.R.k. / Thumpermonkey / Landskap / The Earls Of Mars / KoMaRa

[…with the usual Crappy SnapsTM also by Jez Rowden with apologies to all concerned! Video with many thanks to Niek van Driel] The Underworld, Camden, London Sunday 21st February 2016 Five bands for ten quid? Good value indeed and Well…

Dreadnaught - Gettin' Tight With Dresdnaught EP

Dreadnaught – Gettin’ Tight With Dreadnaught EP

Celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2016, Dreadnaught from New Hampshire in the U.S. (not to be confused with other similarly named bands) are a new one on me. But I’m glad to be catching up! What we have here is…

Lazuli – Nos âmes saoules

French wonders Lazuli return with their sixth album, Nos âmes saoules, and – as with everything that this fantastic band do – I have been awaiting it eagerly. Cards on the table time: I am a huge fan. The glorious…

Pandora Snail – War and Peace

What’s in a name? Well, if you call yourself Pandora Snail quite a lot I’d say. This is a name that does nothing to aid the cause of these Russian musicians, which is a real shame. I get the “Pandora’s…

Proteo – REPUBLIKFLUCHT!…facing east

From Trieste in Italy, Proteo formed in 1996 as a mainstream rock act but soon moved into more progressive areas. After recording three demos their first album, Under A Red Polar Light, appeared in 2009. Republikflucht! …facing east arrived in…

Colin Bass

Long time Camel bassist Colin Bass has recently released his latest solo album, At Wild End, and TPA’s Jez Rowden took the opportunity to speak to Colin about the album and many aspects of his long and varied career. You…

Colin Bass – At Wild End

Colin Bass will be familiar to many TPA readers as bassist and vocalist for Camel, with whom he has been associated since 1979. But that is only one facet – albeit a substantial one – of Colin’s career which, starting…

The Aristocrats / Godsticks

With a massive Thank You to Mike Evans for the use of his images. The Bierkeller, Bristol Thursday, 17th December 2015 Is it really coming up to two years since The Aristocrats and Godsticks dismantled Bristol’s The Fleece in an…

Guy Garvey

O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London Wednesday, 2nd December 2015 What better thing to do on a crisp Autumnal evening in ‘That London’ than to stroll – on foot, mind – to Ye Olde Sheherd’s Bush Empire (it’ll never be an…

Janet Feder – T H I S C L O S E

From Denver, Colorado, this is different. Janet Feder plays guitar and sings. Nothing unusual there perhaps but she does it in a particularly unusual way. T H I S C L O S E is Janet’s fifth album having started…

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Author: Jez Rowden (RIP)