Singer Josh Pinho, guitarist Cam Brookes, bassist Steve Shyu, and drummer Grant Kirkpatrick are back with the second song from their forthcoming album (out next month), and I must confess I was pleased this had been chosen as it is one of my favourite songs of theirs...

One of my favourite country musicians is Matt Joe Gow, who I have been fortunate enough to see play in concert a few times now, the last in the company of Kerryn Fields. He has a wonderful presence, with a voice packed full of emotion which always takes the listener...

I must confess that when I first saw the name I immediately thought of ‘Peanuts’, and I guess I am not the only one. However, what we have here is not a famous kid but instead a multi-instrumentalist guitarist who has certainly flown well under my radar as this is his...

It is strange to think that even though they did not record their debut album until 1985, Overkill actually predate the Big 4 of Thrash, and still have two of their founders in the band. One always knows what to expect with these guys as they found their style early,...

Recorded at The Independent in Sunderland in 2021, here we find ex-Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell with his sons Todd Campbell (guitar), Tyla Campbell (bass) and Dane Campbell (drums) alongside the then new singer Joel Peters. By this time they had released a few...

I am sure that when the Montreux Jazz Festival first opened on 18th June 1967 the founders never imagined for a minute that 40 years later it would still be going, or that one of the filthiest and loudest bands in existence would be taking the stage by storm. Yes,...

To say I was surprised by this album is something of an understatement as it is way more melodic than I have come to expect from Aural Music, and in many ways, it is as if we have been thrown right back into the last century with an album which has been heavily...

In his sixth release as a band leader, jazz guitarist Tomas Janzon has produced an album which in some ways can be neatly split into two quite distinct halves as he teams up with vibraphonist Steve Nelson on six numbers, five of which also include bassist Hillard...