by Kieran White | Oct 12, 2014 | Reviews
Leaf Hound Live In Japan Originally a very early 70’s band and featuring wonderful and authentic singer Pete French, easily as good a Rod Stewart and even David Coverdale on his day, LeafHound made THE great hardrock album of the era on ‘Growers of Mushroom’ ; revived...
by Kieran White | Oct 11, 2014 | Reviews
THE PRETTY THINGS Live @ The 100 Club LMS There are few people in the world that I look up to more than Pretty Things vocalist and songwriter Phil May and one of my proudest moments was opening for the Things at this very venue a few years ago. May calls me ‘Sargeant...
by Kieran White | Oct 11, 2014 | Reviews
COCO MONTOYA Songs From The Road Provogue / Mascot A good value double-CD set in this now renowned canon of live recordings from artists on this label. Montoya is a character, full of stories and insights and as a performer just as strong a vocalist as he is a...
by Kieran White | Oct 1, 2014 | Reviews
Walter Trout The Blues Came Calling Mascot Label Group/Provogue More like ‘The Grim Reaper Came Calling’ ! – Trout’s major operation and ongoing (hopeful) recovery there from are well documented and I have spoken to Walter for a piece thereon, but meantime here is the...
by Kieran White | Oct 1, 2014 | Reviews
Blues Pills Blues Pills Nuclear Blast Now there are a fair number of acts on the left field side of the Blues that I don’t get – Jon Spencer, certainly White Stripes, Black Keys for sure … though I have always loved The Magic Band and rated The Beat Up and Screaming...
by Kieran White | Oct 1, 2014 | Reviews
The bold painting of our man on the album front cover makes him look as though he would push you through a plate glass window if you got in his way; in truth Bryant is a friendly and loyal man from a fine family background who saves all his aggression and power for...
