Steve Hunter: The Deacon Speaks (2024)

Steve Hunter: The Deacon Speaks (2024)

When it comes to being a guitarist’s guitarist, then Steve ‘The Deacon’ Hunter would probably top many lists, having worked with the likes of Gabriel, Mitch Ryder, Lou Reed, Aerosmith and many others, including a very long running relationship with producer Bob Ezrin....
Pete Ham: Gwent Gardens (2023)

Pete Ham: Gwent Gardens (2023)

One can only imagine what music the world would have heard from Pete Ham if he had not succumbed to his mental illness and committed suicide when he was just 28. By that time he had already written multiple massive hits, including Badfinger’s “No Matter...
Motu: Acceding To The Apocalypse (2024)

Motu: Acceding To The Apocalypse (2024)

Dr Richard Michelson (stage name: MOTU which stands for Music Of The Universe), is back with his 23rd album. On this he provides vocals, slide dobro, electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, harmonica, bass and pedal steel and is joined by Dee Michelson on vocals,...
Maryen Cairns: One Woman Band (2024)

Maryen Cairns: One Woman Band (2024)

I first came across Maryen more than 30 years ago when Progressive International sent me ‘The Pictures Within’ to review, but that was back in the days of letters and physical CDs, and I had no way of contacting the Australian singer/songwriter who was by then living...
Acts of Swine: Pork Grind Vol. 1 (2023)

Acts of Swine: Pork Grind Vol. 1 (2023)

When I saw that this EP was a mix of death metal and pork grind, and that the band said they were influenced by bands like Toto, Cardiacs, Fishbone, and Frank Zappa, I knew this was something I had to hear. Formed in 2016 by Brian Worth (vocals, guitar, kazoo, and...