by Kev Rowland | Jul 26, 2026 | Reviews
There is no doubt whatsoever that Ashley Hutchings is responsible for more music and creation within the folk-rock scene than anyone else, and even though he does not appear on this album his influence is everywhere, especially given that Whetstone decided to come out...
by Kev Rowland | Jul 26, 2026 | Reviews
I missed out on last year’s debut, ‘End of the American Dream’, but Chris Marksberry is back with his second album already, and I am very glad indeed I have come across it as this is vital, honest and real. Chris has obviously been influenced by Americana and country,...
by rogue | Jul 25, 2026 | Reviews
Oooh, this may be quite a tasty discovery, even though I did get the previous 2019 debut but never gave it a thought . But thankfully this one caught my attention (was it perhaps the attractive album cover or a reviewer colleague’s salivation, who knows for sure?) and...
by rogue | Jul 25, 2026 | Reviews
Okay, I will take the plunge. I do have another album (‘You all Look the Same to Me’ from 2002) from this lot that did not bowl me over, but I do also read my colleagues scribblings regularly, albeit with polite enthusiasm, hoping to be seduced or at the very least,...
by Kev Rowland | Jul 22, 2026 | Reviews
Can it really be 40 years since young Gylve “Death” Nagell (now better known as Fenriz) was a founder member of Black Death? After two years they changed their name to Darkthrone, after which a certain Ted Arvid Skjellum (Nocturno Culto) joined in 1988....
by Kev Rowland | Jul 22, 2026 | Reviews
Dr Richard Michelson (stage name: MOTU which stands for Music Of The Universe), is back with his 25th album, but I am pretty sure it is only the second one I have come across, the other being ‘According to the Apocalypse’ a few years back. Yet again...
