Stray Singles
The albums of hard-gigging English groups (Stray, Medicine Head, Edgar Broughton, Groundhogs, Strife etc.) were consistently good value. A well-kept secret back then was that their (often non-LP)...
Reviews
Mystic Braves – ‘Pacific Afterglow’ (2022)
Cleaning dust off their shoulders, Mystic Braves re-emerge from the haze of rocky roads with their 5th studio album, 'Pacific Afterglow'; a guiding light in the sky leading...
Beau – ‘Al Killem’s Final Show’ (2022)
Two hundred years ago (i.e. B.G., Before Google), he’d have been a contributor to The Republican, a paid-up member of the Dissenters perhaps, a participator in the Peterloo...
Various Artists – ‘Heroes & Villains – The Sound Of Los Angeles 1965-1968’
A four hour overview of the Los Angeles music scene between 1965 and 1968, ‘Heroes And Villains’ the new three disc box set on Cherry Red Records’ Grapefruit...
Chicken Shack – ‘Crying Won’t Help You Now: The Deram Years 1971-1974’ (2022)
After releasing four albums and several singles on producer Mike Vernon’s Blue Horizon label, British blues guitarist Stan Webb and his band Chicken Shack signed a recording contract...
The Brian Jonestown Massacre at The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA — April, 22, 2022
The Brian Jonestown Massacre played at the Wiltern Theatre--a historic building of Art Deco splendor--in Los Angeles on Friday, April 22 as part of its current North American...
Various Artists – ‘Heroes & Villains – The Sound Of Los Angeles 1965-1968’
“I hate so called ‘surfin’ music,” Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys told 16 Magazine in September 1965. “It’s a name that people slap on any sound from...
Jade Warrior – ‘Last Autumn’s Dream’ (1972)
The third album by British progressive rockers Jade Warrior 1972’s ‘Last Autumn’s Dream’ found the original trio of flutist/percussionist/pianist Jon Field, lead guitarist Tony Duhig and bassist/vocalist Glyn...
Jade Warrior – ‘Jade Warrior’ (1971)
British progressive rockers Jade Warrior’s name referred to the mixture of hard and soft in their sound, Tony Duhig’s fuzz filled, distorted electric guitar contrasting with Jon Fields’...
The Chemistry Set – ‘Pink Felt Trip’ (2022)
Formed 1987 by Dave McLean and Paul Lake, the Chemistry Set is celebrating their thirty-fifth anniversary of togetherness by releasing a brand new album. Scheduled for arrival June...