REO Speedwagon ‘The Classic Years: 1978-1990’ (2019)
REO Speedwagon ‘The Classic Years: 1978-1990’ (Cherry Red Records 2019) On the heels of their eight disc ‘The Early Years 1971-1977’ Cherry Red Records, UK completes the story...
Christophe Piette
During his stay in Jeju-do, South Korea in the summer of 2017, Christophe Piette (R.O.T., Gangalai & Gourabai) made field recordings which were later on edited by Lieven...
I’m A Freak 2 Baby: A Further Journey through The British Heavy Psych & Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-73 (2019)
I’m A Freak 2 Baby: A Further Journey through The British Heavy Psych & Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-73, Various Artists 3CD CLAMSHELL Boxset (Grapefruit/Cherry Red CRSEGBOXO50 2019)...
“The Wild Performance” by Electric Funeral
Electric Funeral were a pioneering Swiss hard-rock band who sadly never registered any studio recordings at the time. Formed in the late 60s by Edi Hirt (drums),...
Peter Brötzmann | Interview | Maestro Of Free Jazz
Peter Brötzmann is one of the most outstanding saxophone players in the current international (free) jazz scene. “There is nothing like that in the field of music and...
The Embrooks
We all have no problem in giving pride of place and any amount of kudos to albums that were made by vintage names from the 1960s and 1970s,...
Bob Mould – “Sunshine Rock” (2019) review
Bob Mould - Sunshine Rock (Merge, 2019) Mr. Mould may have more personal issues than I was aware of, saying “I’m sincerely trying to keep things brighter these days...
JAZZ CORNER Presents: 1000 Kings – Raw Cause (2018)
1000 Kings - Raw Cause (Jazz re:freshed, 2018) https://1000kings.com/releases Ahhhh … finally some new jazz fusion that I can sink my teeth into, music sounding as futuristic as...
Thomas Wiehe interview
Swedish singer/songwriter Thomas Wiehe made a couple of interesting albums in the 70’s. The Wiehe brothers originally played in the 60’s band The Moccers, and Mikael has appeared on some...
Hellebore interview
Hellebore are named after a flower that cures madness. This French experimental band started in the late 1970’s and released only one album, which is very ambiguous mix of...