From The Vault: Ancient Grease – “Women and Children First” (1970)
Hailing from South Wales, Ancient Grease made its way in the club circuit, making a good reputation for themselves playing covers under the name “Dust” in the late...
Reviews
Humble Pie – “Official Bootleg Box Set 2” (2018) review
Humble Pie - Official Bootleg Box Set 2 (HNE Recordings, 2018) Following up on 2017’s “Official Bootleg Box Set 1” drummer Jerry Shirley has compiled a five CD box...
Strange Culprits – “Strange Culprits” (2018) review
Strange Culprits - Strange Culprits (Self-released, 2018) http://www.strangeculprits.com Does heartland rock still have a home in 2018? Apparently so. The Bay Area trio, Strange Culprits, just debuted their...
Bunny & The Invalid Singers – ‘Fear of The Horizon’ (2018)
An old favourite ‘round these parts, the mysterious “Bunny” has spent time in numerous projects (Idiot Half Brother, Whizz Kid, AWSTS) and has been variously backed by The...
From The Vault: Moby Grape – “Moby Grape” (1967)
San Francisco, 1966, the Summer Of Love ... it was all of that, much more and much less. When one thinks of the music scene that flourished during...
Ghostly Beard – “Inward” (2018) review
Ghostly Beard - Inward (Self-released, 2018) https://ghostlybeard.bandcamp.com/album/inward Patrick Talbot, the elusive talent behind the Canadian artist Ghostly Beard, has spent the last five years releasing a variety of...
Wulijimuren – “Sun of UTC+8” (2018) review
Wulijimuren - Sun of UTC+8 (Self-released, 2018) review https://soundcloud.com/wulijimuren-de/sets/sun-of-utc8 The NYC-based prog rock artist Wulijimuren has debuted Sun of UTC+8, a prog rock album that treats the electric...
Bang – “Best Of Bang” (2018) review
Bang - Best Of Bang (Ripple Music, 2018) https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/best-of-bang It’s rare that a band will grab me by my throat, and insist that I listen to it. However,...
Krankshaft – “III Mysteries” (2017) review
Krankshaft - III Mysteries (Stereo Records, 2017) Personnel: Steve Pond – guitars, keyboards, vocals Alex Tsentides – bass, vocals Kevin Walker – drums, vocals Visuals by Dr. Foxon Originally...
Humble Pie – “Back On Track” / “Live In Cleveland” (2018) review
Humble Pie - “Back On Track” / “Live In Cleveland” (HNE Recordings, 2018) Known best as the group that brought together members of Small Faces (Steve Mariott), Spooky...