by Kev Rowland | Jul 30, 2026 | Reviews
Once this has been played it is easy to understand why it is rated on ProgArchives as one of the top albums from 2025 as it captures the proghead from the beginning and refuses to let go. Master composer and keyboard player/vocalist Anthony Kalugin has again used a...
![Lightnin’ Hopkins: Blues in My Bottle [Remastered] (1961)](https://houseofprog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/lightning-hopkins.jpg)
by Kev Rowland | Jul 30, 2026 | Reviews
I first came across the music of Samuel John “Lightnin'” Hopkins more than a decade ago, and there is no doubt I have more albums by him than another bluesman. Here is someone who learned his craft from cousins Alger “Texas” Alexander and...
![John Lee Hooker: That’s My Story [Remastered] (1960)](https://houseofprog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/john-lee-hooker.jpg)
by Kev Rowland | Jul 30, 2026 | Reviews
I am really enjoying these blues and jazz reissues from Craft and Concord, and here is another fine example with this remastered reissue of his third album, 1960’s ‘That’s My Story’. Hooker was renowned for changing tempo during his songs, doing what he felt was right...
by Kev Rowland | Jul 30, 2026 | Reviews
Drummer Metällinen and singer/guitarist Karulainen started Mourniaty as a project all the way back in 2015, but it is only in recent years they have become a full band with the addition of Tenho (bass) and Liekkiö (guitar). “Musta maa” (Black Earth) is their debut and...
by Kev Rowland | Jul 30, 2026 | Reviews
Back in 1980 I discovered a band had released a cover of “Do You Love Me?” and given my then desire to hear all things related to Kiss I promptly bought it and loved it so much that I was first in line for ‘Sheer Greed’ when it was released. That band was Girl, which...
