Rolling Stone: Life and Death Of Brian Jones
Rolling Stone: Life and Death Of Brian Jones (Dudeski/Chip Baker Films), distributed by MVD Visual, is directed by Danny Garcia. Garcia has made several music documentaries focusing on...
Reviews
The Tremeloes – ‘The Complete CBS Recordings 1966-1972’ (2020)
Originally the backing band for vocalist Brian Poole with whom they were selected over The Beatles by Decca Records and recorded eight UK Top 40 hits between 1962...
Surrender To The Rhythm: The London Pub Rock Scene Of The Seventies (2020)
Just released on Cherry Red’s subsidiary Grapefruit is a triple CD wallet of an influential music scene that bridged at least two important periods of modern music: early...
Dodson and Fogg – ‘Against The Wall’ (2020)
Chris Wade has been busy during the lockdown, recording an EP and this full-length, his third this year and approximately 26th this decade! Instrumental opener ‘Driving Out’ rides...
The Black Sand – ‘Elevation’ (2020)
Returning with more psychedelic lullabies is Black Sand, hailing from New Zealand by way of the spaces between Saturn’s rings and other cosmic galaxies located deceptively deep within...
The Heads – ‘Reverberations Volume 2’ (2020)
Maintaining listener interest and avoiding aimless, boring meandering is difficult when an artist releases an album consisting one long track. Jethro Tull succeeded (twice!) and cult stoner/doom rockers...
‘Jugoton Funk vol. 1: A decade of Non-Aligned beats, soul, disco and jazz 1969-1979’
First ever beats, breaks and rare grooves compilation from ex Yugoslavia! Yugoslavia – six republics, four decades, one dictator and a single record label that ruled them all:...
Time Between: My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother, and Beyond By Chris Hillman
Due out this November, Chris Hillman’s autobiography is the story of a key musical figure and a survivor. The book starts slowly. Fans eager to hear about Hillman’s...
Paul McCartney – ‘Flaming Pie’ (Paul McCartney Archive Collection 2020)
Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles career can be divided up in many ways. He has worked solo, with his band Wings, collaborated with other artists on brief side projects, worked...
‘Peephole In My Brain- The British Progressive Pop Sounds Of 1971’
“The whole pop scene is obviously a cyclical thing,” John Peel said in April 1971, “where you get these great spurts of action, then it dies down again,...