Kev Rowland

Chimpan A: Music Is Art [Vol. 1] (2025) It has taken significantly less time for Steve Balsamo (vocals) and Robert Reed (keyboards, drum programming, guitars, bass) to return with their third […]

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

Raven: Screamin' Down the House [Box Set] (2025) 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 m […]

Digital Negative: Intersect (2025) Here is the third EP from Richard Johnson (Drugs Of Faith, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Enemy Soil) and Daniel Euphrat (Person918x, Timmy Sells His Soul, […]

Diego Piñera: Evidence (2025) This four-track EP is not what I normally expect from Iapetus Media, but I certainly see why Markus Reuter has been pleased to release it. Here have a […]

Helms Deep: Chasing the Dragon (2025) Last year I reviewed the debut album by Helms Deep, the trio formed by vocalist/guitarist Alex Sciortino. Somehow, he managed to convince bassist/singer […]

Paul Givant: Marigold (2025) Over the years I have come to trust certain bands, PR companies and labels, and generally I take everything they offer me to review. I keep that list […]

Furry Lewis: Back On My Feet Again (1961) This is another in the wonderful remaster/reissue series bringing back to life some classic Sixties albums from musicians who were massively influential […]

Maryen Cairns: One Woman Band, Live at Echotown Studios, Vol. 2 (2025) Last year singer/songwriter Maryen Cairns released volume one of her live album, and now she is back with the second. At the end of Maryen’s 2023 UK t […]

Albare: Eclecticity (2025) I have been fortunate enough to have reviewed a few of the Melbourne-based jazz guitarist’s albums over the years, and one knows it is going to be a t […]

Jason Dea West and the Siskiyou Crest: 8 Miles From Rusk (2025) Some four years ago I was introduced to bluegrass musician Jason Dea West (vocals, guitar, harmonica) when he was part of the incredible Magnolia […]

Stephen Grew: Fire (2025) Recorded on a Steinway D Grand Piano at the Lancaster University Arts department, here we find Stephen Grew performing three fully improvised pieces […]

Potamos: Potamos (2025) Here we have the debut album from improvisational musicians Potamos, which feature Harris Lambrakis on Ney (an end-blown flute that figures prominently […]

Lonnie Johnson: Blues & Ballads [2025 Remaster] (1960) I have been thoroughly enjoying the remastered reissues of classic blues albums from Craft/Concord, and the latest I have come across is this Lonnie […]

Bludgeoned by Deformity: Epoch of Immorality (2025)Here we have a new outfit, but whenever I see the name of drummer Adam Jarvis (Pig Destroyer, Misery Index, End Reign, Fulgora, Lock Up, Scour) I always […]

Mississippi John Hurt: Today! (1966) Mississippi John Hurt is another one of those musicians who was overlooked for much of his life, recording for Okeh in the Twenties and then going back […]

Scrapper Blackwell: Mr. Scrapper's Blues [2025 Remaster] (1962) Here we have another classic blues album which has been remastered and issued on Craft Recordings/Concord, but I must confess Scrapper was new to me and […]

Zabocus: Dream Machine (2025) Zabocus are based around the songwriting duo of Ted Zahn (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards and drum programming) and Steve Bonino (vocals, bass, guitar, […]

Blake Carpenter: Roads (2025) I sat down to write this review, and as always did some research and noticed that Blake used to be in The Minstrel’s Ghost. The cogs started to slowly c […]

Billy Marrows & Grande Família: The Penelope Album Live (2025) When painter Penny Marrows was given a diagnosis of terminal cancer in March 2023, her son Billy Marrows began working on pieces for her. She heard some […]