by Kev Rowland | Dec 26, 2025 | Reviews
The mighty behemoth which is Beastwars are back with their sixth album. The quartet of James Woods (bass), Nathan Hickey (drums), Matt Hyde (vocals) and Christian Pearce (guitars) have been making some amazing stoner/sludge sounds for nearly 20 years now, and when I...
by Kev Rowland | Dec 26, 2025 | Reviews
To celebrate bad Company finally being admitted to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame this year a tribute album has been released with different bands giving us their versions of well-known hits. Formed in 1973 by singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke (both...
by Kev Rowland | Dec 26, 2025 | Reviews
2011 saw the release of the fifth album by Norwegian black metal artist Taake, and now in 2025 Dark Essence are celebrating that by presenting a remixed and remastered version. It is also possible to get a collector’s edition which provides a 20-page deluxe digibook,...
by Kev Rowland | Dec 26, 2025 | Reviews
Here we have an album by pioneering free jazz bassist Steve Tintweiss recorded on August 7th, 1967, in Tompkins Square Park, New York City, which is part of a series of releases from his archive being worked on by Inky Dot Media. Here we find Tintweiss (double bass,...
by Kev Rowland | Dec 26, 2025 | Reviews
This album features Premik Russell Tubbs on saxophone, flutes and electronic wind instruments with Margee Minier-Tubbs on backing and spoken word vocals, as well as some seasoned session musicians. Premik Russell Tubbs is a very well-known multi-instrumentalist...