by Pete Sargeant | Nov 12, 2017 | Reviews
Paul Potts On Stage (Right Track Records) Your scribe does not watch TV ‘talent’ shows. Mainly because the acts become secondary to the self-promotion of the show hosts/’judges’/ principal figures. So I first became aware of Paul Potts when his albums came through the...
by Pete Sargeant | Nov 6, 2017 | Reviews
Supersonic Blues Machine Californisoul (Provogue Records/Mascot Label Group) This second SBM release consolidates their reputation as a recording outfit of great skill and versatility and the group has undoubtedly benefited from recent live forays. Totally at ease in...
by Pete Sargeant | Nov 5, 2017 | Reviews
K-Syran Dizzy (Intimacy Records) One thing you can be sure about with K-Syran the Norwegian singer-songwriter is that a new album release will not be a repeat of the last collection. This time around the production team of Philip Larsen and Manhattan Clique is...
by Pete Sargeant | Nov 5, 2017 | Reviews
Bootsy Collins World Wide Funk (Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group) I have fond memories of that exciting show at Hammersmith, Mothership descending and all and featuring Parliament, Funkadelic, Bootsy’s Rubber Band with Mudbone Cooper AND a spliff-riding standup...
by Pete Sargeant | Oct 15, 2017 | Reviews
Black Stone Cherry Black To Blues EP (Mascot Label Group) As anyone who has seen Black Stone Cherry perform will know, these Kentucky lads are never far from the Blues. The clues are the way they play off each other, the use of dynamics, the occasional slide guitar...
by Pete Sargeant | Oct 8, 2017 | Reviews
The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Lay It On Down (Deluxe) (Provogue Records/Mascot Label Group) Shepherd’s albums always have two key elements, whatever the material – a great sense of purpose and assurance AND the uncanny and enduring relationship and understanding...
