by Kev Rowland | Nov 11, 2024 | Reviews
(288 Pages, Echo Publishing) I guess there are some people who might view me as being something of a cultural philistine, as while I have attended many hundreds of gigs over the years, been to some great musicals (the highlight surely being seeing Topol in ‘Fiddler on...
by Kev Rowland | Nov 11, 2024 | Reviews
I really enjoyed the last album by Arx Atrata, ‘The Path Untravelled’, so was pleased to say they/he is back with their/his fourth release. No, I am not attempting to be correct on gender, but rather this is a one-man outfit from England, with Ben Sizer providing all...
by Kev Rowland | Nov 11, 2024 | Reviews
The latest album by Brazilian jazz master Antonio Adolfo, who has been releasing albums for more than 60 years, is a tribute to Cole Porter. Recent releases has found Adolfo concentrating on just one artist or style, but normally this is from the Brazilian field. This...
by Kev Rowland | Nov 11, 2024 | Reviews
Troy Kingi continues to power through his 10/10/10 project of ten albums in ten different musical styles in ten years as we eight to album #8. This is the one I have actually been waiting for as he has been threatening this style for quite some time and I know it is a...
by Kev Rowland | Nov 11, 2024 | Reviews
Originally released in 1999, this was the debut album by The Slambovian Circus of Dreams (who have slightly changed their name a few times over the years), released on their own label it was never available in the UK until now, where it has just seen a 25th...
by Kev Rowland | Nov 11, 2024 | Reviews
I have been really enjoying this album, although I kept wondering why on earth it reminded me of a very heavy metal version of Stryper, and it was only reading the PR that I realised this is the project from Tracii Guns and Michael Sweet. Tracii has been around the...