One can only imagine what music the world would have heard from Pete Ham if he had not succumbed to his mental illness and committed suicide when he was just 28. By that time he had already written multiple massive hits, including Badfinger’s "No Matter What", "Day...

Dr Richard Michelson (stage name: MOTU which stands for Music Of The Universe), is back with his 23rd album. On this he provides vocals, slide dobro, electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, harmonica, bass and pedal steel and is joined by Dee Michelson on vocals,...

I first came across Maryen more than 30 years ago when Progressive International sent me ‘The Pictures Within’ to review, but that was back in the days of letters and physical CDs, and I had no way of contacting the Australian singer/songwriter who was by then living...

When I saw that this EP was a mix of death metal and pork grind, and that the band said they were influenced by bands like Toto, Cardiacs, Fishbone, and Frank Zappa, I knew this was something I had to hear. Formed in 2016 by Brian Worth (vocals, guitar, kazoo, and...

“Sitting In the Shadows” is the fourth single off Lazy Fifty’s upcoming album ‘Neighbour of the Beast’. This album is the second collaboration between Adrian Athy (vocals, guitars, bass) and renowned producer Greg “not my problem” Haver (Manic Street Preachers, Tom...

“...a seething mass of chaos, of endless gaping maws, slathering tongues and thrashing limbs, chattering teeth and sibilant whispers of lunacy and obscenity. There is no silence, there is no peace, there is no sense or order. With all laws of structure and reason...

Over the last 35+ years I have reviewed many thousands of albums, but while I cover a wide variety of genres, it must be said that soul and pop are not the styles one would normally come across when reading my works. It is also not a style I expect when thinking of...

It is strange to realise that Deicide will soon be celebrating their 40th anniversary, being formed back in 1987, with bassist vocalist/Glen Benton and drummer Steve Asheim still around. There have been a few changes in guitarists over the years, but Kevin Quirion has...

In 1997, two of England's’ most famous folk melodeon players got together for a laugh to record ‘Two’s Up’. Simon Care (Albion Band/Banter) and Gareth Turner (Little Johnny England/Phil Beer Band) musical careers were interlinked and often crisscrossing, as Simon...

Banter are back with their fourth album, and it is easy to see why they have been making such a name for themselves on the UK folk scene, and I have no doubt that if I was still living there that I would be following these guys around on tour as this is stunning from...