Madre Vaca: Yukon (2025)

by Kev Rowland | Sep 30, 2025 | Reviews

Here we have the latest album by jazz collective Madre Vaca which is the third I have reviewed of theirs. The last was 2023’s ‘Knights of the Round Table’, which was written solely by drummer Benjamin Shorstein and there was a total of ten musicians involved as well...

Crest of Darkness: My Ghost (2024)

by Kev Rowland | Sep 29, 2025 | Reviews

Crest Of Darkness was formed in 1993 by bassist/singer Ingar Amlien (Conception), and it was his desire to produce music combined with his devotion to the LaVey’s Church Of Satan ideology and his interest in vampirism which formed the foundation. The line-up has been...

Antoine Fafard: Quadra Spherium (2025)

by Kev Rowland | Sep 29, 2025 | Reviews

While I am fully aware of Canadian outfit Spaced Out, I believe this is the first time I have reviewed an album by bassist Antoine Fafard, who has had a long-established solo career. The idea for this album stemmed all the way back to 2016 as after the release of...

Chimpan A: Music Is Art [Vol. 1] (2025)

by Kev Rowland | Sep 29, 2025 | Reviews

It has taken significantly less time for Steve Balsamo (vocals) and Robert Reed (keyboards, drum programming, guitars, bass) to return with their third album than before, as it has only been five years since ‘The Empathy Machine’, and that had taken 14 years from the...

Various Artists: When Will They Ever Learn? [A Story Of U.S. Folk Music: 1963-1969, 4CD Box Set] (2025)

by Kev Rowland | Sep 29, 2025 | Reviews

Music tends to become fashionable for a period of time and then drops outs again, and no-one can ever say what is going to cause it to take place, but there is no doubt that in 1958 the folk revival in America was kicked off at least partly by The Kingston Trio’s “Tom...

Raven: Screamin’ Down the House [Box Set] (2025)

by Kev Rowland | Sep 29, 2025 | Reviews

There will always be some debate as to the most important singles and bands to come out of the NWOBHM scene, but there is no doubt in most people’s minds that Raven’s “Don’t Need Your Money” will always be on that list, and that they had a major impact on the birth of...