Ambitious yet tuneful (likely) final album from art-prog rockers. Never say never. After years of speculation and rumours, Steven Wilson has...
"Lifetime Achievement" is Loudon Wainwright III's new release (due to Aug 19)
“How old is 75?” Loudon Wainwright III asks near the end of his new album Lifetime Achievement . There’s a rickety banjo strumming in the ...
De Danann: an interesting folk group from Ireland
Formed in Spiddal, County Galway, in 1974, and spoken of in the same breath as the Bothy Band (1975-78) as being pioneering giants of the in...
THE STORY OF A SONG: Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
(written by Otis Redding & Steve Cropper) Recorded in Memphis on Dec. 7, 1967; chart debut Jan. 27. 1968 (4 weeks at #1 on Billboard cha...
ΙΤΑΛΙΚΟ PROGRESSIVE FOLK: Antiche Pescherie Nel Borgo - ενώθηκαν για να εκπλήξουν
Ο δίσκος με τίτλο " Si no sabir ... tazir! " (Αν δεν μιλάς τη γλώσσα Sabir, σκάσε!) είναι ο μοναδικός που κυκλοφόρησε μέχρι τώρα τ...
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS (#28) : Keith Jarrett - The Köln Concert (1975)
Musical lightning in a bottle, The Köln Concert is at once one of the great jazz albums and one of the greatest pieces of extended musical i...
'Οταν ο Greg Lake ανακάλυψε τους Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)
Όταν οι Emerson Lake and Palmer περιόδευαν στην Ιταλία το 1972, κάποιος έδωσε στον Greg Lake να ακούσει μια κασέτα με τραγούδια ενός ιταλικο...
"Entering Heaven Alive": Jack White's second release in 2022
In April of this year, Jack White took a plunge in Detroit’s massive Masonic Temple, not far from his childhood home. After inviting his lon...
WORLD MUSIC JOURNEY: "Razem", ένας δίσκος που ενώνει δυο λαούς
Στα πολωνικά razem σημαίνει «μαζί» και το album με αυτόν ακριβώς τον τίτλο είναι η ένωση δυο folk groups: των Babra από την Ουγγαρία και των...
Ragtime: from piano to guitar
Ragtime music originated in urban African-American cities such as New Orleans and St Louis, around the turn of the 20th century. Essentially...
"Bleed Out": Mountain Goats' new release
Poetry with a punch These American lo-fi rockers are comprised of singer-guitarist John Damielle and a revolving cast around him. They hav...
“Point me at the sky”, ένα σπάνιο single των Pink Floyd
Ένα σινγκλάκι που κυκλοφόρησαν οι Pink Floyd και δεν περιέχεται σε κανένα studio album τους, παρά μόνο σε δυο τρεις συλλογές, είναι το “Poin...
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS (#27) : Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973)
When fresh-from-the-folk-clubs prodigy Mike Oldfield first presented his epic Tubular Bells concept to Virgin label owner Richard Branson, ...
Οι Cleves από τη Νέα Ζηλανδία
To group ξεκίνησε το 1964 και ονομαζόταν "The Clevedonaires" (από το όνομα της πόλης τους Clevedon, νότια του Auckland, στη New Ze...
Paolo Nutini - "Last Night In The Bittersweet": Scotland’s great rock hope returns
In his career's first decade, Paolo Nutini transformed from upbeat indie-pop troubadour to nascent heritage rock artist. After a hiatus ...
"Freedom": Journey's first album in more than a decade
Initial signs are not good. Journey’s comeback album - their first for 11 years, since 2011’s Eclipse - comprises 15 tracks with a collectiv...
"Liminality": Minru's new release
Soporific excellence from Swedish musician Minru is the project of Berlin-based, Swedish musician Caroline Blomqvist. A testament to a loss ...
Michael Quatro - "In Collaboration With The Gods", progressive από τα 70s
Ο Michael Quatro είναι αδερφός της Suzy Quatro και δεν πρέπει να υπάρχουν στον κόσμο περισσότερο διαφορετικά αδέρφια, τουλάχιστον μουσικά. ...
"Up And Away", Σtella's 4th album
Floaty fourth album from pop singer mining Greek roots Athens-based singer-songwriter Stella Chronopoulou begins life on the iconic US labe...
FORGOTTEN TREASURES : Curtis Knight with Zeus - Sea Of Time (1973)
If you were to look up “footnote in history" you may well see his photo. His early recordings with a pre-fame Jimi Hendrix, shamelessly...
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS (#26): Rainbow - (Rainbow) Rising (1976)
Even by the standards of the 70s, the story of Rainbow’s classic second album - and its messy aftermath - is a tangle of creative genius, co...
"Fight the good fight": Vaneese Thomas' new release - Vintage blues today
Vaneese Thomas, daughter of legendary Memphis soul man Rufus Thomas, weighs in with her latest-and. characteristically, the result is musica...
WORLD MUSIC JOURNEY: "Grounded", κέλτικη μουσική από τους γερμανούς Cara
Πρόκειται για έναν δίσκο που αναμειγνύει παραδοσιακές κέλτικες μελωδίες με νέες ιδέες. Αρχικά επρόκειτο να κυκλοφορήσει τον Δεκέμβριο του 20...
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS: (#25): The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out! (1966)
Frank Zappa's band had been known simply as The Mothers until a nervous MGM realized what the company had on their hands with this catac...
Curved Air: progressive rock από την Αγγλία
Οι Curved Air είναι ένα πρωτοποριακό αγγλικό progressive rock group που ξεκίνησε το 1970 και απαρτίζεται από μουσικούς που προέρχονται από δ...
Babe Ruth: The Harvest Years (1972-1975)
First three albums from high energy and much sampled blues/funk/prog combo. Babe Ruth bumped between styles and genres, never making the bre...
WORLD MUSIC JOURNEY: "Eremia" (Ερημία), ο Ettore Castagna από την Καλαβρία
Η Καλαβρία υπήρξε η πύλη από την οποία εξαπλώθηκε ο ελληνικός πολιτισμός στον ιταλικό νότο, μια κληρονομιά στην οποία ο Ettore Castagna, ιδρ...
"RAW": the soundtrack behind ZZ Top's 2019 Netflix documentary
So, a return to ZZ’s roots. How many times has that line been peddled in connection to a ZZ Top album, only for us to find they’d forgotten ...
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS (#24): Whitney Houston - "Whitney" (1987)
Due to the enduring popularity of her debut, which Arista was maximizing by sending Whitney out on the road to establish a live presence - i...
The New York Rock & Roll Ensemble
Το αμερικανικό rock group New York Rock & Roll Ensemble το ξέρουμε από τη συνεργασία του με το Μάνο Χατζηδάκι για το album Reflections. ...
"The other side of make believe" : The return of Interpol
Confident, compelling return of artful angsters. Interpol have evolved slowly but surely since their debut " Turn On The Bright Lights ...
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS: (#23): Pixies - "Surfer Rosa" (1988)
The Boston band Pixies (note: not ‘The’ Pixies, there is no article here) were responsible for a lot, not least the sound of more or less sc...
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