Imperial April: Imperial April (2023) Last year I was pleased to discover Christchurch-based band Volts, who not only have a female lead singer but a very strong backing singer in bassist […]

Noshir Mody: A Love Song (2023) A self-taught guitarist who was born and raised in Bombay, India, Mody moved to America at the age of 22 and immersed himself in the jazz scene. The last […]

Rebaelliun : Under The Sign Of Rebellion (2023) Brazilian death metal outfit Rebaelliun released two albums before breaking up in 2002, then reforming in 2015 and soon afterwards releasing their third […]

Stray Dogs: Stay Loyal (2023) For some years, one of the most popular gigging bands in Auckland were Fire For Glory, but having been through some line-up changes they decided to have […]

Vicious Blade / Blasted Heath / The Gauntlet / Bastard Cröss: Faster Than the Devil 2 (2023) I have always enjoyed albums where it is possible to discover unknown bands. The first I purchased was ‘Private Pleasures’ in 1978 which introduced me […]

Alice Cooper: Road (2023) Coming across Alice in the Seventies was nothing short of a revelation, and like many of my generation we had all his early albums while his first live […]

The Griots Speak: Destiny Calling (2023) The complete credit for this album is Charlie Apicella & Iron City meet The Griots Speak, and the concept was to bring together two sets of musicians […]

Doug MacDonald Trio: Edwin Alley (2023) Here we have the latest release from jazz guitarist Doug MacDonald and his trio. ‘Edwin Alley’, named after a historic location in Old Town Pasadena, whe […]

Albi & the Wolves: Light After the Dark (2023) Back in 2015 I was fortunate enough to attend The Big Nui festival, and one of the bands I saw that day impressed me tremendously was Albi & The Wolves, […]

Single Helix – Prog Gnosis Single Helix is the recording handle of British multi-instrumentalist, Rik Loveridge, and 2023 sees the release of Prog Gnosis, which you can listen […]

Galahad – The Long Goodbye Last year, I reviewed The Last Great Adventurer by classic British progressive rock band, Galahad, and this was accompanied by an interview with […]

Gayle Ellett & The Electromags – Friends   I recently reviewed the highly impressive Paradigms, the debut album by collective T.A.P. which included the founding member of Djam Karet, […]

GALAHAD (UK) The Long Goodbye Receiving a new Galahad album is like being a parent to a newborn child, each one a joy to behold and lately, the band has been as timely as any […]

Advent Horizon: A Cell To Call Home A Cell To Call Home is the third studio album released by American outfit Advent Horizon, and their first for eight long years. The band consists of […]

Ian HILL (UK) Arik's Journey For some fans, its the World Cup, the Stanley Cup, or the World Series. For others, its Michelin starred restaurants. Back once long ago, there was […]

Dewar: Rudiment (2023) Last year I reviewed the six-track EP ‘Influence’ by Kirsty Dewar, and now she has returned with her debut album and a slight change in name. Two of the […]