Published on 4th January 2020 | by Mel Allen
Samuel Hällkvist is a great artist, a guitarist and songwriter who has an active career as a member of Isildurs Bane, but also a varied and interesting one as a solo artist. He is inventive, never... Read More →
Published on 3rd January 2020 | by Roger Trenwith
One That Nearly Got Away – Part 3 & Part 4 And so we come to the end of my brief round-up of nearly missed essential listens of 2019… Even if you know nothing about the... Read More →
Published on 2nd January 2020 | by Andrew Halley
Described as a “classic rock and roll configuration augmented by modern electronic music production”, Dark City Agent is the brainchild of Robbie DelPrete who puts the rock in alongside two chums rolling the roll on bass... Read More →
Published on 1st January 2020 | by The Progressive Aspect
Happy New Year! It’s that time again where we look ahead to the audible delights that might give us a quick peck on the cheek, a full-blown snog or have us running screaming from the singles... Read More →
Published on 31st December 2019 | by Roger Trenwith
Ones That Nearly Got Away The second in this short “catch ‘em while you can” series was also released on the impressive Rune Grammofon label, and saw the light of day back in May. I caught... Read More →
Published on 30th December 2019 | by John Wenlock-Smith
Let’s get something clear straight from the off: I love Christmas music, always have done since first hearing Slade’s Merry Christmas Everyone and the masterpiece that is Greg Lake’s I Believe in Father Christmas, and countless... Read More →
Published on 29th December 2019 | by Roger Trenwith
Ones That Nearly Got Away This is the first of a few reviews of albums released in 2019 that I only came across in the last couple of weeks, but deserve some belated attention. Not only... Read More →
Published on 27th December 2019 | by Bob Mulvey
Surely one of the busiest gigging outfits on the UK scene, something I can attest to as scarcely a week goes by without me adding to their burgeoning list of shows in the TPA UK Gig... Read More →
Published on 26th December 2019 | by Graham Thomas
Long Distance Calling are a post-rock band from Germany and are well into their second decade of existence. I was introduced to them by my son-in-law, an ardent death metal and doom fan, but I was... Read More →
Published on 23rd December 2019 | by John Wenlock-Smith
Ken Hensley was a founding member of Uriah Heep from their earliest inception right through to June 1980 after the Conquest world tour, at which time he felt he had gone as far as he could... Read More →
