The Passing of a Legend: Remembering PETE SARGEANT
Today the Blues world has not only lost one of it’s most prolific supporters, but has lost a piece of its soul in the process. A true legend in the industry, London based writer, Pete Sargeant was loved by fans, friends, and family. A household name for readers of Blues Matters, and various outlets that […]
Issue 113 Out Now!
INSIDE THIS EDITION OF BLUES MATTERS MAGAZINE… Larkin Poe Featured cover artists Megan and Rebecca Lovell AKA Larkin Poe give us the low down on gear, producing their own music, and new album Self Made Man. PLUS INTERVIEWS WITH… Tinsley Ellis The ultimate road warrior and master of mayhem talks Ice Cream in Hell. ———-BM———- […]
New Rory Gallagher Collection, Blues, With New Unreleased Material
In what would have been the 50th year of Rory Gallagher’s recording career, Chess/UMC are pleased to announce the release of ‘BLUES’. From the vaults of the Gallagher estate’s tape archive comes this collection of rare and unreleased recordings of Rory playing his favourite blues material. Ranging from never heard before tracks to special guest sessions […]
THE B.B. KING BLUES BAND – The Soul Of The King
Album Review: The B.B. King Blues Band – The Soul Of The King Released through Ruf Records – 11th May 2019 An assemblage of The B.B. King Blues Band members and guests celebrating the great man and his music. The Hoax, of course, celebrated Riley King a few years back on a terrific album and […]
JOE BONAMASSA at The Royal Albert Hall, London
Gig Review for Joe Bonamassa at The Royal Albert Hall, London by Pete Sargeant. Images as credited. Wednesday 24th April 2019 On a mild April evening after the Easter weekend, Joe Bonamassa and his first-class band rolled into the world-famous Royal Albert Hall for the first show in his three-night residency in the capital. Promptly […]
R.I.P. Ted McKenna
Scottish drummer Ted McKenna sadly passed away on Saturday 19th January after suffering from a haemorrhage during elective hernia surgery. Ted McKenna had a long and illustrious career spanning 50 years, he was the drummer with The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Rory Gallagher, Michael Schenker Group and Ian Gillan. He was also a college lecturer in Applied Arts […]
JON ALLEN’S Top 10 Blues Picks
Jon Allen is an English singer-songwriter born in Winchester, and currently living in London. His debut album Dead Man’s Suit was released in 2009 and his fourth studio album Blue Flame has amassed five million plays on Spotify. Writer Pete Sargeant recently caught up with Jon to talk Top 10’s. Is there such a thing as dark honey? It’s sure to be […]
GERAINT WATKINS Interview
Geraint Watkins – Keys To The Highway. Geraint Watkins – ‘Geraint Watkins & the Dominators’ (1979), ‘Watkins Bold As Love’(1997) – the first two, quite different albums of his lengthy career have been reissued. Geraint Watkins, singer, songwriter, sideman is for most an undiscovered treasure. Recently known for idiosyncratic live Facebook sessions, he’s however often heard on the radio and already […]
R.I.P. Tony Joe White
They don’t come any more authoritative or authentic than Tony Joe White. I found him a fascinating conversationalist – never in a hurry to say anything glib, he would ruminate a second and then respond directly to any question you put to him. Like most musicians, he seemed happiest talking about songs, writing, performances, influences […]
AUSTIN GOLD – Top 10 Blues
Austin Gold – Our Top Ten Blues Choices Writer Pete Sargeant asked English blues-rockers AUSTIN GOLD to tell Blues Matters which recordings really turned them on, so here are their picks. Pete is a champion of democracy, so it’s two from each group member. Thanks, lads! David Smith – The Thrill is Gone – BB […]
