Held as annually as he can manage in the environs of Cheltenham, Ian Fairholm’s marvellous Eppyfest is a gateway to much beauty and loveliness. One of the discoveries I have made from it is finger-style guitarist and singer Marvin B.…
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William Shatner has quite the reputation for hamming up the Captain of the Starship Enterprise, and almost equal to this level of fame is his affection for destroying songs that many people love. His penchant for covering songs in enigmatic…
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The first thing to say is that there is some beautiful music on this album. Einar Solberg is without doubt an exceptionally talented composer, arranger and musician. I am a new convert, and one reason is that he is such…
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The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham Monday, 22nd May 2023 Don’t you just love it when the stars align? As of last Thursday morning I had not heard of Paranoid Void, a math-rock friendly trio of young ladies from Japan. After this…
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Featured artists: Neil Campbell | Captain Cougar | Hely | Hats Off Gentlemen Its Adequate | Malcolm Galloway ||: In this ADA update of bite-sized reviews we take a look at some of the recent releases albums, EPs and singles…
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The third studio album from Balone, AKA bassist and multi-instrumentalist Tony Stewart, continues his passion for instrumental music with the emphasis on jazz/funk. Tony cites Prince, Marcus Miller, Mark King, Stanley Clarke, Nathan East, to mention a few. And although…
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The Dave Foster Band recently released their Glimmer album and TPA’s Graham Thomas spoke to band leader Dave Foster, guitarist with the Steve Rothery Band and Big Big Train (and formerly Mr. So & So) about how the album came…
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Indigo at the O2, London Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd April 2023 After a number of editions in Eindhoven, the Prognosis Festival makes it’s debut as a sister event in London, running at the Indigo, within the confines of the…
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Anyone who knows me, or if you read my reviews, will know that I am often drawn to the music that comes out of Norway. I saw this album and was interested. Now this band, Lumsk, was new to me,…
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Cacaofabriek, Helmond, The Netherlands Saturday, 13th May 2022 A special performance by The Flower Kings (TFK), that’s what was announced some time ago. Under the moniker ‘King For A Day’ (reference to Gentle Giant?) a limited number of shows were…
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