Michael James Tapscott – ‘Beasts of History’ (2023)
Michael James Tapscott’s new adventure 'Beasts of History' floated through my door like a breath of fresh air, like something I’d been waiting for, yet didn’t know it....
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Jeffrey Silverstein – ‘Western Sky Music’ (2023)
'Western Sky Music,' an enchanted lingering disembodied low-keyed America dreamscape by Jeffery Silverstein is a soulful masterpiece, a brilliant deduction and exploration of the cosmic structure that holds...
Deviation Street: High Times In Ladbroke Grove – 1967-1975
For the first time we’re living in a cultural age when last or even "best of" selections are somehow defining or equal to past classics, why else bandy...
David Bowie – ‘Five Years (1969-1973)’
With nearly nine hours of music spread across thirteen 180-gram LPs or twelve gold-layered CDs ‘Five Years (1969-1973)’ summarizes the released work of David Bowie during his early...
Trapeze – ‘Midnight Flyers-Complete Recordings Vol. 2 1974-1981’
Cherry Red Records completes their survey of the complete works of UK hard rock band Trapeze with the five disc box set ‘Midnight Flyers’ which picks up the...
Foghat – ‘Road Fever – The Complete Bearsville Recordings 1972-1975’
Mistakenly believed by many to be an American band, Foghat actually emerged from the British blues boom, forming in London in 1971 when Savoy Brown’s “Lonesome” Dave Peverett...
Trapeze – ‘Don’t Stop The Music – Complete Recordings Vol. 1 – 1970-1992’
Best remembered for a pair of early 1970s power trio albums recorded by guitarist/vocalist Mel Galley, drummer Dave Holland and bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes, British hard rock band Trapeze...
Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time’s Journey Through Rock & Roll History by Bill Janovitz
When you think about Leon Russell (1942-2016), it’s hard to know where to start in figuring out what was his most significant contribution to the music industry. Was...
My Night of “Droneadelaic Stomp n’ Roll” with The Black Angels by Zach White
Nothing is quite like listening to The Black Angels for the first time. The rattle and hum of the drums. The pounding avalanche of guitar fuzz. The menacing...
Sister Iodine – ‘Hollozone’ (2023)
Sister Iodine is a French noise rock band operating since the 90s. Their latest release, called 'Hollozone' has a sound which reminds me of early/mid 2000 US noise:...