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Review – Blue Rose Code – With Healings Of The Deepest Kind
Blue Rose Code is Edinburgh-born songwriter Ross Wilson. At the edge of contemporary alt-folk, Wilson’s music evokes a meeting of Van Morrison and a young John Martyn, both shipwrecked with a bunch of Motown records. The music of Blue Rose Code is not simply music to listen to… But music to engage with in an…
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Review – The Tangent – Auto Reconnaissance
Welcome to the post-Covid-19 world. My day job has got ridiculously busy and I have not been able to write any reviews so I’m going to alter my usual in-depth method and just give things to you straight. The Tangent, the progressive rock group led by Andy Tillison, are set to release their 11th studio…
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DEREK SHERINIAN – launches Empyrean Sky, first track taken from new album The Phoenix?
World acclaimed keyboardist Derek Sherinian, (Sons of Apollo, Black Country Communion), one of the most significant keyboard players of the modern era, recently announced the release of his new solo album The Phoenix on the 18th September 2020, his first since 2011’s Oceana. Derek comments: “I truly feel that this is my best solo record to date. Simon and…
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Review – Lonely Robot – Feelings Are Good – by John Wenlock-Smith
Lonely Robot is the name that John Mitchell (It Bites, Frost*, Kino and Arena) uses for his solo projects, and this really is a solo album as it all performed, composed and produced by John himself with Percussive duties being handled by his Frost* colleague and drummer extraordinaire Craig Blundell. This is the fourth release…
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Dyble Longdon Tribute To Judy Dyble
It is with great sadness that we announce that English singer-songwriter Judy Dyble passed away on 12th July 2020 following a long illness borne with great courage. Judy Dyble was one of the pioneers of the English folk rock scene in the 1960s, most notably as a founding member of Fairport Convention and vocalist with cult band Trader Horne. Judy…
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Review – Steve Howe – Love Is – by John Wenlock-Smith
‘Love Is’, is the latest solo album from Yes guitarist Steve Howe. Steve has been the guitarist in Yes since the ‘Close To The Edge’ album in 1972 and in that time his guitar mastery has entranced millions of fans with his unique style and skill on both electric and acoustic guitars, his harmony vocals…
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Dyble Longdon Announce Release of Between A Breath And A Breath
Dyble Longdon is a collaboration between iconic vocalist Judy Dyble (ex Fairport Convention, Trader Horne) and Big Big Train songwriter and frontman David Longdon.? They release their highly anticipated album Between A Breath And A Breath on 25th September.? The CD edition is released on English Electric, distributed by RSK, and the gatefold vinyl edition…
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Review – Frost* – Others E.P. – by John-Wenlock Smith
The ‘Others’ E.P. is basically a collection of left-over tracks from their last album (‘Falling Satellites’) released in 2016 and with a running time of 32 odd minutes. Acting as a taster for their next album, that is due to surface in September, this 6 track EP is most welcome treat one that, once again,…
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Interview With Ronnie Platts of Kansas – by John Wenlock-Smith
Ronnie Platts of Kansas talks about the band’s latest album ‘The Absence of Presence.’ Ronnie is the current lead vocalist for American rock legends Kansas and had the very difficult job of filling the role vacated by Steve Walsh when he decided to retire from the group where he had been a mainstay of for…
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DEREK SHERINIAN – announces new solo album The Phoenix for release via InsideOutMusic
World acclaimed keyboardist Derek Sherinian, (Sons of Apollo, Black Country Communion), one of the most significant keyboard players of the modern era, has signed to InsideOutMusic for the release of his new solo album The Phoenix on the 18th September 2020, his first since 2011’s Oceana. Derek comments: “I truly feel that this is my best solo record to…