Italy / USA 38 min Private Press https://www.edgarallanpoets.com/ https://www.facebook.com/edgarallanpoets/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/edgarallanpoets Rating 90/100 (Just an observation Poe’s short story  ‘Masque of the Red Death’ is 555 words) It is such...

As with many bands, Greenrose Faire have worked with different labels over the years, but although I don’t have their debut EP or compilation, I have been fortunate enough to have reviewed all their studio albums and in 2021 they came back with their fifth. Just...

One of the problems of being a comedy or parody rock band is that it can be difficult to get anyone to take any of your music seriously. True, wearing garish costumes and singing songs which lyrically do not leave much to the imagination while frequently covering...

Although this was the final title to be released at the end of the first year of this series, this session was actually the first to be recorded. Anti-Corporate Music and Black Matter Mastering’s Dan Emery, who engineers and produces the recordings, only built the...

Apparently, these guys were around in the Nineties before they went on an extended sabbatical, getting back together in 2019. Since then, they have released a few singles, of which Not One Step Back is the latest. They describe their music fock 'n' rolk, and...

Janine in a Wellington-based folk artist steeped in the 60’s tradition of protest singers and environmentalism, and on this album, she is joined by Jack Binding (acoustic lead guitar, vocals), Kevin Ikin (mandolin, harmonica, percussion, backing vocals), Jenny...

When one sees cover art where the band are wearing clothes which were never in fashion even in the height of disco, combined with a somewhat unusual name then this is either going to be something incredibly special, or something spectacularly bad. However, I had high...

There are times when an album is put on, and the listener starts to smile virtually immediately, warming to what is going on in their ears and this is just one of those. I loved this the very first time I played it, and it has just got better each and every time since...

Much of the folk music I hear in NZ has other elements added to it, such as bluegrass, Americana and country, but after only a few seconds of opening number Three Danish Galleys I knew we were in for what I think of as “the real thing”, namely English Folk Music which...

Joseph came over to NZ from Sheffield at the end of the 90’s, since when he has been performing in different bands, most notably in {Brave New Void}. This is a totally solo performance, with Joseph writing, performing, and recording this on his own, and it immediately...

There is always something intriguing about music when it is being led and directed by the drummer. The very first jazz album I ever bought with my own money was ‘Drum Crazy’, which was the soundtrack to the film of the same name which told the story of Gene Krupa, and...

  M.P. Records – MPRCD101 71Mins https://www.facebook.com/SognoDiRubik/ https://www.discogs.com/release/22795760-Il-Sogno-di-Rubik-Stati-Equivoci-Dellessere Rating 85/100 Il Sogno Di Rubik (The Rubik's Dream). as a project is the vehicle for the combined talents...

https://bithammer.bandcamp.com/track/god-mode-death-march That's Entertainment Records January 2020. 32Mins Rating 80/100 If you fancy being transported back to what the psychedelic sixties epitomised in terms of catchy, driving, fuzz induced melodic music that was...

Bandcamp 38.05 min https://preferstohideinthedark.com https://www.facebook.com/PreferstoHide/ Rating 80/100 Every now and then along comes an album that grabs your attention but mysteriously and for whatever reason, is not clear at the exact time of listening....