Peter Hilton

Edgar Broughton – Break the Dark

The Edgar Broughton Band (EBB), by their own admission, were impossible to pigeonhole. Having changed the band name as they evolved from a blues-orientated sound to an eclectic mix of rock and psychedelic influences over the course of their first…

Judie Tzuke – Jude the Unsinkable

For some men, and women, of a certain age, Judie Tzuke’s appearance on Top of the Pops to sing hit song Stay With Me till Dawn was a life changing experience. I was a teenager at that time, and the…

The Id – Disaster Movie

The Id have been making music as a band since 2016. They work remotely on different continents and the band members are all involved in multiple collaborative and solo projects. Drummer Mark Murdock has a background in jazz fusion, also…

Howard Jones – Celebrate It Together: The Very Best of Howard Jones

It’s not unusual to discover that pop stars of the ’70s and ’80s were influenced over the course of their musical career by Progressive Rock and a few, such as Gary Kemp and Nick Beggs (who also happens to be…

Sparks – The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte

Sparks have been enjoying ‘another’ renaissance recently and this album has many of the hallmarks that you would expect to hear from such an accomplished and long-standing band. It’s full of great ideas, unexpected twists and turns, and of course…

Andrew Gold: The Fraternal Order of the All – Greetings from Planet Love

It’s possible that this album, originally released in 1997, was the first true example of the ‘Regressive’ music genre. Instead of borrowing influences and using them as inspiration for creating new sounds, Andrew Gold completed the circle by cloaking his…