Published on 7th April 2021 | by Tony Colvill
1976 – the Drought Year. I was 15, spending my hard-earned paper round money on some of the many interesting albums released that year. A prime one for me was the Gabriel-free Genesis and A Trick... Read More →
Published on 3rd April 2021 | by Phil Lively
For some, there’s always time for nostalgia. Some psychologists believe nostalgia serves a purpose, especially in our hectic, connected world. It empowers our belief in “the good old days”. It’s a form of escapism and who... Read More →
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Published on 4th March 2021 | by Leo Trimming
Nine Stones Close have recently re-released, on vinyl and download, a 10th anniversary edition of their resplendent 2010 second album, Traces. The band is named after the remains of a mysterious ancient stone circle situated in... Read More →
Published on 14th February 2021 | by Nick Hudson
In this update we feature: • Tromb – I/O • Ikitan – Twenty-Twenty EP] • Ping – The ZigZag Manoeuvre • Métronhomme – Tutto Il Tempo Del Monde ~ 1.òikos EP] • Vulture Industries – The... Read More →
Published on 27th January 2021 | by Roger Trenwith
For many years, the one and only Edgar Broughton Band album I owned was Sing Brother Sing. Like a lot of first albums by bands bought in the dim distant days of one’s youth, it retains... Read More →
Published on 14th January 2021 | by James R. Turner
Back in 2017, it was announced that Esoteric had picked up the rights to part of the vast Warner Music back catalogue, and the first fruits of this (with plenty of really exciting re-issues including Barclay... Read More →
Published on 18th December 2020 | by Graham Thomas
Cherry Red Records are well known for curating remastered and expanded sets from yesteryear, and the latest band to get this treatment to their early back catalogue is Trapeze. The label really does invest time and... Read More →
Published on 8th November 2020 | by Tony Colvill
In the early nineties there were a number of singer songwriters, a hit or two then disappear, including Tanita Tikaram, and Tasmin Archer. Tasmin managed four years with EMI before fading and having a crisis of... Read More →
Published on 4th November 2020 | by Roger Trenwith
Wizzard – Introducing Eddie and the Falcons Roy Wood had a curious attitude to fame in the 1970s, or so it seemed. The founder member of one of the ’60s best singles bands, with a thrillingly... Read More →
Published on 30th October 2020 | by Tony Colvill
Released in 1989, Cross That Line saw the twilight of Howard Jones’ chart career. The music maintains the high standard he always set, though time and the oncoming of Britpop meant his time had passed. The... Read More →
