One of the great white Blues Rock bands, Free Live in the TV studio in 1970. What characterful and original players, Andy Fraser a bass player like no other, Simon Kirke who has a magic tempo in his head, Paul Rogers at his bluesy best and one of the greatest guitarists ever – experience the […]
Jack White has released an instrumental single and video in advance of a new album, Lazaretto, due in June. White’s heavy blues influences polarises the public, you love it or hate it. To me, he sounds like a modern version of one of my favourite blues influenced English bands, Groundhogs. This power trio’s classic line […]
A short video for the, A Leave Taking soundtrack EP by Bill Ryder-Jones, ex lead guitarist with Hoylake/West Kirby’s The Coral. Hailing from The Wirral (my part of the world) Ryder-Jones has found a burgeoning talent for writing evocative instrumental pieces. He began work on the project in 2009 and it was released in 2011 […]
This debut, largely instrumental album recorded mostly with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, came as a complete surprise to those that knew Ryder-Jones as the lead guitarist in The Coral. He left the band in 2008 after 12 years and his first release A Leave Taking, a four track soundtrack to a short film was composed in […]
As the lines between alternative and mainstream become increasingly blurred, David Gray returns with a new song and video from his forthcoming album Mutineers due out in June. Sitting comfortably in the moody space between Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes, Gulls makes you wonder about your pre- concieved ideas of an artist who may not […]
The War On Drugs or Adam Granduciel with guests, release their/his third album and almost erase their indie rock status with a reincarnation of accessible eighties rock. Incorporating a mixture of real drums and punchy machines (probably Linn drum) Grandauciel has fashioned a fascinating post modern exercise in reinventing the past – if only slightly. […]