by Kev Rowland | Nov 2, 2025 | Reviews
After releasing two demoes, late Eighties death metal band Mortuary decided to call it a day, but they were soon resurrected as Deteriorot, although only lead singer/guitarist Paul Zavaleta is still involved from those early days. They are now back with their fourth...
by Kev Rowland | Nov 2, 2025 | Reviews
Here is the fifth album from Australian jazz singer Bonnie J Jensen, and while she is coming at this material from that viewpoint, she also covers soul, Latin and pop as she covers material from the likes of Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, James Taylor, Sting and Michael...
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by Kev Rowland | Nov 2, 2025 | Reviews
I have been fortunate enough to review quite a few of Antonio’s albums over the years, and here he has visited one of his passions, Brazil’s Carnaval. While I am sure everyone is aware of Brazil’s love of carnivals, I did not know that music used to be written...
by Kev Rowland | Nov 2, 2025 | Reviews
According to the press release, “Anecdata is the sole work of one nerdy guy holed up in his West Auckland bedroom. Everything – from writing to production, mixing and mastering – is done completely independently. Whether that’s by choice, he’s...
by Kev Rowland | Nov 2, 2025 | Reviews
Blue Plasma Orb were a band led by Billy Bishop (guitar) and Steve Bonino (vocals, bass, keyboards) who released two albums in the mid 2010’s. I must confess to never having heard of them previously, although I have known Steve for some time, and looking at the rest...
by rogue | Nov 2, 2025 | Reviews
Whenever I receive some unexpected release from a hitherto unknown artist, I cannot help but smile, mostly due to the realization that some people actually read my reviews, a source of occasional pride, I must admit in all humility. Jim is a multi-instrumentalist from...
