by Glenn Sargeant | May 31, 2015 | Reviews
Eric Johnson Up Close – Another Look Provogue/Mascot Label Group Johnson is well renowned for his guitar skills and ability to play in different styles and moods. However, this set/revisit of material has a pronounced blues and roots edge that deserves to widen...
by Glenn Sargeant | May 31, 2015 | Reviews
TOTO Toto XIV www.frontiers.it www.totoofficial.com There are a number of moments on this comeback album where the listener could be hearing a debut record ; it’s no exaggeration to say that there is an element of excitement here that many a young outfit would...
by Glenn Sargeant | May 31, 2015 | Reviews
John Mayall’s’s BluesBreakers Live in 1967 Forty Below Records So a Dutch fan of Mayall’s decides to lug a reel-to-reel tape recorder around to various London club gigs and all these years later, our bandleader is able to hand the tapes to an engineer (Eric...
by Glenn Sargeant | May 31, 2015 | Reviews
Harvey Mandel Snake Box Cleopatra Records Inc So around 1968 I am in a groovy clothes and records boutique up in London, about to buy an orange shirt. I hear a string-laden instrumental coming to a close on the store’s vinyl player, slow and haunting. I later find out...
by Glenn Sargeant | May 31, 2015 | CW Reviews, Reviews
Jess and The Bandits Here We Go Again AMG Entertainment Jess and The Bandits are a new country outfit which is 1/5 Texan with lead singer Jessica Clemmons from Houston and 4/5 British with established musicians Dave Troke (bass), Steven Reid Williams (guitar) and the...
by Kieran White | May 15, 2015 | Reviews
I Am RosieMay’s new video for her single Dishonest Mind is really quite interesting. Set in a skate/bike park, an electric guitar echoes to create a dark atmosphere as I Am RosieMay allows the song to become it’s own with her silky soulful voice at the...
