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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...
WORLD MUSIC JOURNEY: Julian Belbachir, ανάμεσα σε Αυστραλία και Αφρική
Γεννημένος στο Σίδνεϋ της Αυστραλίας από πατέρα Μαροκινό και μητέρα Αυστραλο-πολωνέζα, ο Julian Belbachir είναι ένας ταλαντούχος μουσικός, σ...
THE STORY OF A SONG: The Doors : Riders On The Storm (1971)
(written by Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, & Ray Manzarek) Although lead singer and songwriter Jim Morrison’s hard-partyin...
"Riderless Horse": Nina Nastasia's new release after 12 years
Singer-songwriter resurfaces after years lost to trauma and grief. It’s been 12 years since Nina Nastasia released her last album, Outlaste...
"Magic Sign": Martin Courtney's second album
Happily wallowing in nostalgia, Martin Courtney refers in the title of his second solo album to what, as a late teenager, he and his friends...
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS: (#22): Black Sabbath - "Paranoid" (1970)
As anyone who likes unsociably loud music will tell you, heavy metal is popularly thought to have been born in 1970 when Brummie headbange...
The Beach Boys' first steps, 60 years ago
As 1962 began, the Beach Boys had a name and a hit. But they were soon to be without a record label. The industry attitude was that surfing ...
Steeleye Span: what the folk is about.
Last year, the current line-up of Steeleye Span , helmed by Maddy Prior and featuring a new generation including violinist Jessie May Smart ...
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