Bernie Marsden – new album teaser!

Bernie Marsden – new album teaser! Hear excerpts of Bernie marsden’s new album ‘Shine’ – it’s not released until 18th August but here’s a sneak preview… Mascot Label Group / Provogue are delighted to announce the release of ‘Shine’ from Bernie Marsden on 18 August 2014 [Cat. Nos. PRD7418].  At a rough guesstimate Bernie Marsden’s […]

‘Afraid Of the Blues’ – Andy Twyman. DFPC Sessions live recording

‘Afraid Of the Blues’ – Andy Twyman. DFPC Sessions live recording Young rising star of the blues, Andy Twyman, has just recorded an original modern delta blues song for DFPC Sessions. ‘Afraid of The Blues’ can be heard on Andy’s latest album release, ‘Blues You Haven’t Heard Before’, which is available from Andy’s official website […]

CHRISTINA SKJOLBERG Come And Get It

CHRISTINA SKJOLBERG – Come And Get It Ruf Records The cd case says it all, really, yet another young blonde Scandinavian dressed in leather, posing with a guitar. Christina Skjolberg hails from Norway, has a Jimi Hendrix tattoo on her shoulder, but by the end of the 40 minutes and 11 tracks, you might find yourself […]

DERRINGER Live In Cleveland

DERRINGER – Live In Cleveland Floating World Records 2CD set It’s September 1978, and we’re in Cleveland’s premier rock venue, the smoky, boozy Agora Club. For those of you not au fait with the Derringer legend, you have to go back to the mid-1960s and a band called The McCoys, responsible for that perennial hit, […]

FIRST CLASS BLUES BAND Brand New!

FIRST CLASS BLUES BAND Brand New! Acoustic Music The First Class Blues Band was a big name on the German blues scene in the 90s, a mixed group of German nationals and American ex-pats. The individual members eventually went their separate ways, though all were still closely involved with the blues – so it was no […]

JOHNNY WINTER True To The Blues

JOHNNY WINTER True To The Blues – The Johnny Winter Story Sony/Legacy Here we have a well-deserved career-spanning collection of high energy blues from one of the masters. Sony/Legacy just presented us with the marvellous Mike Bloomfield box set and here is another that simply MUST be added to our collections. The many live tracks […]

MARK HARRISON The World Outside

MARK HARRISON The World Outside Independent www.markharrisonrootmusic.com The World Outside, captures you from the first note with it’s fun rootsy beat, you know this is an album you are going to enjoy and listen to long after the review is written. This self-released album is full of confidence, with a dozen songs written by Mark. […]

MICKEY JUPP Long Distance Romancer / Oxford

MICKEY JUPP Long Distance Romancer / Oxford Repertoire Mickey Jupp is one of those artists who could have been massive but only if that was the way he wanted to go. His problem, if you can call it that, was that he was uninterested in becoming a star and more interested in having a life […]

THE BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND East-West

THE BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND East-West Audio-Fidelity hybrid SACD Super SACD re-issue of one of the classics which features the American great white hope of Mike Bloomfield (for whom a terrific box set recently was released) with Paul Butterfield and company. A more experimental album with variety to it, my favourite would be the near eight […]

SOUL CITY LOS ANGELES Compilation

SOUL CITY LOS ANGELES Compilation Fantastic Voyage This double CD package covers the musical styles of L.A in the late 50’s and early 60’s, there are sixty tracks covered by twenty five separate artists, some of these tracks were local ‘hits’ while others are completely unknown, the original releases were recorded on several local labels […]