JOHN DOE TRIO Railroaded
Album Review – John Doe Trio – Railroaded. The title track of Railroaded is an explosive, hard-riffing, blues-rocking, bass-throbbing introduction to a blockbuster of an album from the John Doe Trio, a powerful band of exceptional musicians. Dust Jesus showcases Phil Woollett’s powerful vocals and songwriting acumen about people who are slaves to superstition. The […]
ELLES BAILEY’s Top 10 Blues
Bristol-based, award-winning, singer-songwriter, Elles Bailey sits at the crossroads between Blues / Country / Americana and is very much an on the road artist. She even named her chart-topping sophomore album Road I Call Home due to her love of the road. Thanks, Blues Matters for asking me to share some of my favourite songs with […]
MOULIN BLUES LIVESTREAM EVENT
Unfortunately due to the Covid-19 crisis, the Moulin Blues 2020 Festival is cancelled. That’s why we’re gonna broadcast historic video material from the Moulin Blues archives on 1st & 2nd May 14 hrs… over on Facebook from 5 PM – 12 AM! Moulin Blues Ospel is the biggest and most renowned blues & roots festival […]
ALOUD – Interview
I recently got the chance to chat with Henry Beguiristain and Jen De La Osa, who are the front people of the band, Aloud from Los Angeles. The band is always evolving their music style and they have a new album out called Sprezzatura freshly mixed at Mad Oak Studios in Boston, Massachusetts by Grammy-award-winner […]
COLIN CAMPBELL’s Top 10 Blues
Colin Campbell is a board member with Edinburgh Blues Club in Scotland and one of our regular contributing writers. When asked to do this he said, “This is like being asked to walk to the moon, really difficult to choose as they change daily if not weekly. This is my Top 10 but in no […]
GILES ROBSON’s Top 10 Blues
Memphis Blues Music Award Winner Giles Robson is the first and only British or European blues artist to appear on Chicago’s legendary Alligator Records, the most famous and long-running active blues label on the planet. Described by blues harp greats Grammy Winner Sugar Blue and Paul Jones as one of the great living harmonica players, […]
GREIG TAYLOR’s Top 10 Blues
Scottish singer/ songwriter Greig Taylor of Blind Lemon Gators, The Gospel According, and GT’s Boos Band, among others, chooses his top 10 blues songs. “It was very difficult to choose just 10, so I’ve based my choices mostly around songs I’ve covered myself. Each song in its own way has had a significant impact upon myself […]
JOE BONAMASSA A Conversation With Alice
One of the most iconic names in modern blues music, Joe Bonamassa, is back with highly anticipated new music from his studio recordings at the legendary Abbey Road Studio in London. The surprise single “A Conversation With Alice” comes via J&R Adventures, along with a special music video showing him in the studio recording the […]
FABRIZIO POGGI’s Top 10 Blues
FABRIZIO POGGI is an Italian singer, harmonica player, writer, Grammy Awards nominee, Hohner Lifetime Award, and two times Blues Music Award nominee, Blues Blast Music Award nominee, Jimi Award winner as “Best International Album”, Jimi Award nominee as “Best Album of the Year” and Jimi Award nominee as “Best Harmonica Player”, Golden Seal from the […]
JEFF BECK & JOHNNY DEPP RELEASE COVER OF JOHN LENNON’S “ISOLATION”
DEBUT COLLABORATION FROM THE UNEXPECTED DUO AVAILABLE NOW ON ALL STREAMING AND DIGITAL DOWNLOAD SERVICES! LOS ANGELES – Legendary guitarist and two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jeff Beck, one of the great collaborators in music history, has once-again found an unexpected co-conspirator in Johnny Depp. The musical soulmates have been working behind-the-scenes […]
