Tom Portman: Daughter of the Willow Tree (2023)

Tom Portman: Daughter of the Willow Tree (2023)

Tom Portman is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, recording artist and composer based in the west of Ireland. He specializes in guitar, Dobro®, lap steel and other strings. Although he has released multiple other albums, this is the first time I have come across...
Just One Fix: Your Own God Now (2024) single

Just One Fix: Your Own God Now (2024) single

New Zealand’s answer to Testament are back with the second single from their forthcoming ‘Submit or Death’ EP, something which I am definitely looking forward to with bated breath. I have been fortunate enough to see these guys play a few times over the years and...
The Dukes of 1987: Retroderelict (2016)

The Dukes of 1987: Retroderelict (2016)

This 2016 album is another care of Jerry and Dave, with this album featuring the former only. From what I can ascertain, this was either a side project of The Lizardz or an attempt to break through using a different name as it includes all the members of that band in...
Necroticgorebeast: Repugnant (2023)

Necroticgorebeast: Repugnant (2023)

Due to being massively overloaded with material it has been quite some time since I have taken anything from Imperative PR, and I had forgotten just how much I enjoy their press releases. This one starts, “I am faceless and I am empty. You could fall into the hollow...
George Gee Swing Orchestra: Winter Wonderland (2023)

George Gee Swing Orchestra: Winter Wonderland (2023)

George Gee has been leading his own swing orchestra since 1980, and after returning to New York in the early Nineties secured a residency at Times Square’s SWING46 Jazz Club which is now in its 26th year. This album features ten Christmas songs which have been...