by Kev Rowland | Mar 31, 2026 | Reviews
Originally released in 1957, this was actually Monk’s second solo piano album, although it was the first to be recorded for an American label (Riverside) and distributed in the States. It captures Monk in a reflective mood, which nearly 70 years after its recording...
by Kev Rowland | Mar 31, 2026 | Reviews
A hierophant is “a person, especially a priest, who interprets sacred mysteries or esoteric principles”. Yes, I had to look it up as the only other time I have ever come across the word is on Steve Hackett’s wonderful debut, ‘Voyage of the Acolyte’, and the songs...
by Kev Rowland | Mar 31, 2026 | Reviews
It was only last year that I came across Jerome Reuter a.k.a ROME when I reviewed his excellent ‘Civitas Solis’, yet he has been going for two decades and to celebrate he released two albums on the same day just before Christmas, ‘The Tower’, and ‘The Hierophant’....
by Kev Rowland | Mar 31, 2026 | Reviews
It is somewhat strange to think that at one point in their very lengthy career Uriah Heep were down to just one member, Mick Box. Lee Kerslake came back on drums, bringing with him bassist Bob Daisley while Mick convinced John Sinclair of Lion to join on keyboards....
by Kev Rowland | Mar 31, 2026 | Reviews
On Feb 28th and March 1st this year, a two-day festival took place at The Ottobar in Baltimore. Maryland, to honour the life and art of Darsombra’s Ann Everton, who tragically passed away in a vehicle accident in October 2025 as the band was beginning their latest...
by rogue | Mar 29, 2026 | Reviews
One of my favourite musicians ever, here is an artist that definitely occupies the ‘eclectic’ prog zone to perfection, insanely off the beaten path, yet still an accessible and attractive exponent of modern arty jazzy electro musicality. His “La Marmite Cosmique”...
