Volts: Bleeding Hearts (2023) single It was through a happy accident that I came across Volts last year, as that night I was supposed to be at another gig altogether which had been […]

Doug McDonald: Big Band Extravaganza (2023) Throughout his career, guitarist Doug MacDonald has recorded as a leader in settings ranging from a duo, trios, quartets, quintets, an octet, and a […]

Hollentor: Divergency (2023) Here we have the third Hollentor album, which is a vehicle for Glen Poland to get his songs out to a wider audience. On this one he has been joined by […]

The Indica Project: Time Travel (2022) Formed in Mumbai by American guitarist /composer D. Wood and Indian bassist/composer Storms, here we have one of the more unusual styles of jazz fusion I […]

Michael Rabinowitz: Next Chapter (2023) Bassoon is not an instrument normally associate with jazz, and while Rabinowitz is not the first to play bassoon within the genre (Garvin Bushell and […]

Roy McGrath: Menjunje (2023) McGrath is a saxophonist who grew up in Puerto Rico, and although he is now in America he has kept very close to the musical traditions he grew up with. […]

Siege Of Power: This Is Tomorrow (2023) Back in 2018, four mates got together to have some fun and ending up recording an album just for the hell of it, never expecting anything to come from […]

This Silent Divide: Morning (2023) single I first came across Wellington quartet This Silent Divide a few years ago with their excellent single, “Lucinda”, since when I have followed their car […]

Ruth Angell: Hlywing (2023) I have long worked with Stevie Horton at Iconic Music & Media, and when she sent me this album she said, “here is something really special – and very b […]

Skip Grasso: Becoming (2023) Skip Grasso is well-known in the Baltimore/Washington DC area where his guitar playing has been heard in a wide variety of settings, ranging from […]

Grym Rhymney: This Is What Your Hands Were Made For (2023) I am not sure how many times I have caught up with Auckland metalcore outfit Grym Rhymney, but it has been quite a few. They were originally a four-piece […]

Eric Bell: Remembering [book] (2022) What we have here is a fascinating look into the life of Eric Bell, who will always be remembered for being a founder member of Thin Lizzy. In some ways […]

Lynn John: A Secret Never to be Told [book] (2022) Is there anyone who doesn’t love a good conspiracy theory? There aren’t that many connected with music, although for years there were theories that Jim […]

Tim Hunter: Captain James Cook's Journeys (2019) This album was originally released in 2019 and designed to mark the 250th anniversary in 2018 of the first of Captain James Cook’s three historic P […]

Ape Shifter: Monkey Business (2023) I first came across guitarist Jeff Aug when he was releasing solo acoustic albums and setting world records for the “most concerts performed in d […]

Stray Dogs: Stray Dogs (2023) single Originally known as Fire For Glory, this pop punk band had been hitting the Auckland circuit for more than a decade, before deciding last year it was […]

The Dave Stryker Trio: Prime (2023) Having been recently touring as the opening act for Steely Dan, Dave Stryker (guitar), Jared Gold (organ) and McClenty Hunter (drums), here deliver the […]

The Eternal Machine: See You Next Wednesday (2021) This 2021 album was the first full album release from the electronic project involving Mark Price (High Spy, Frameshift, Grace) and Phil Heeks (The […]

Factory Of Art: Grasp!!! (1996) Formed in 1990, this German power metal quintet released this their debut album in 1996, with only two of the eight songs having been previously released […]

Factory Of Art: Point Of No Return (1997)The following year the same line-up returned with a 3-track EP, and in some ways it is very much a continuation of where they have been previously, but […]