Review: ANDREW “Smokey” HOGG – The Collection 1937-57
Holy Moly & The Crackers Take A Bite
Album Review for Holy Moly & The Crackers new album, Take A Bite, which is out on Pink Lane Records. Having achieved massive success on the folk-roots circuit, including major festivals across Europe, this versatile sextet has released its third album which many blues fans will find appealing and refreshing. Indeed, these talented, innovative Newcastle-based […]
HOUNDOG FRASER AND ROCK HUNTER Broke Down Load
HOUNDOG FRASER AND ROCK HUNTER Broke Down Load. Independent. As far as I can tell, this is a Blues duo from Scotland with acoustic and slide guitar and harmonica, although I am not certain who plays which! We have here a 7 track CD with all of the tracks being originals and it is difficult […]
HICKOIDS Hairy Chafin’ Ape Suit
HICKOIDS Hairy Chafin’ Ape Suit Saustex Music I guess The Hickoids come from that historic Sam The Sham, Sir Douglas Quintet and Joe King Carrasco Tex-Mex rock-country-mariachi-blues tradition. These Texan punk-country boys may well be certified loonies, but My Oh my, they sure can play. Lead-off track Fruit Fly comes on like Janis Joplin’s Kosmic […]
HARRISON KENNEDY Soulscape
HARRISON KENNEDY Soulscape Dixiefrog This is a small band of Blues brothers who make a dark and powerful sound in the old manner – so old that it sounds as fresh as tomorrow. Harrison Kennedy (aka Sweettaste) has a deep voice with a wonderfully mellow timbre and he sings with so much soul it hurts. […]
HANNAH ALDRIDGE Razor Wire
HANNAH ALDRIDGE Razor Wire Troddenblack A lot of the time Hannah Aldridge has the sound of a feistier Stevie Nicks, that breathy drawl with just a touch of wonderment, but she has a real gritty edge to her music that Ms Nicks doesn’t quite hit. Musically she sits in a place that some call ‘Dark […]
