by Pete Sargeant | Dec 29, 2018 | Reviews
Jon Allen – My Blues Top Ten Is there such a thing as dark honey? It’s surely to be found in the affecting vocals of Jon Allen but his songwriting talent is the sustaining factor in his career. Watching the great Dionne Warwick’s Royal Albert Hall audience in...
by Pete Sargeant | Dec 28, 2018 | Reviews
Earl & The Agitators All Star Band feat. Scott Holt Shaken & Stirred (Foghat Records) As a reviewer, I get a lot of records to write about. More and more, with a lot of new music business produce there is something missing. Something that...
by Pete Sargeant | Dec 22, 2018 | Reviews
K-Syran Journey (Intimacy Records) The dance-pop queen rounds up recent releases for this album and the changes are rung. She seems to create a song for most moods and here the material is varied, as we might by now expect. Proceedings start with Intimacy...
by Pete Sargeant | Dec 22, 2018 | Reviews
Collateral 4 Shots! EP (Roulette Media) Visually, this rock four-piece seem to observe all traditions – lively images posing, lairy clothes, showy hair…so what matters is the quality of their material and the impact of their performances. The personnel comprises...
by Pete Sargeant | Dec 20, 2018 | Reviews
Delta Rae A Long And Happy Life EP (Big Machine) A country act comprising six men and two women, produced by veteran helmsman Dan Huff – so likely of quality and interest, given his track record and history. The main chunk of writing appears to fall to Eric Holljes...
by Pete Sargeant | Dec 16, 2018 | Reviews
The Overtones The Overtones (absolute) Their reputation founded on their lively stage performances, invariably with a colourful instrumental band behind them, The Overtones’ sad loss this year of one of their lineup has left them a quartet. It may be a cliché that the...
