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WALTER TROUT To Release Ordinary Madness
Walter Trout returns with his brand new studio album Ordinary Madness, which will be released on 28th August via Provogue. For Walter Trout, there is no ‘us’ and ‘them’. Across his five-decade career, the great US bluesman’s music has always been a lifeline and...
KERN PRATT – Greenville Ms, …What About You?
Album Review for Kern Pratt - Greenville MS, ...What About You? - Released on Endless Blues Records. With more than sixteen musicians playing on the 10 songs on the album, there is a mismatch of styles and no real musical cohesion, but it is still an excellent and...
DENNIS SIGGERY & NEIL SADLER – Half & Half
Album Review for Dennis Siggery & Neil Sadler - Half & Half - Released via Southside Music. Dennis and Neil have a history of working together going back many years mostly on several Eric Street Band releases. Anyone familiar with that band will know that...
In Conversation With DON MCLEAN
Don McLean - American Pie by Iain Patience. Don McLean. Is hardly known for his blues work or output. But as the guy who wrote one of the most important songs of a generation, around fifty years ago, with ‘American Pie,’ he hit the global charts, the airwaves and the...
8 BALL AITKEN – Swamp Blues 2
Album Review for 8 Ball Aitken - Swamp Blues 2 - Released Independently. This is the Australian flame-haired swamp blues rocker’s eleventh album to date and follows on from the success of his last release, Swamp Blues. Thirteen songs, all originals with differing...
DAVID KNOPFLER Last Train Leaving
Album Review for David Knopfler - Last Train Leaving - Released via Paris Records. David Knopfler is a UK musician who probably needs little introduction. A founding member of the legendary rock outfit, Dire Straits, he left his brother, Mark, and the band behind many...
Q&A with 8 BALL AITKEN
An interview with 8 Ball Aitken by Colin Campbell. Images by Toby Kroner. YOU DEVELOP YOUR OWN THING! His new release Swamp Blues 2, is a follow on from his much-acclaimed Swamp Blues release. This is his eleventh release and for it, he assembled a band of top-notch...
ALLEN FINNEY – In A Blue Frame
Album Review for Allen Finney - In A Blue Frame - Released by MoJo Music, Stockholm. Allen Finney may not be a name in the blues that jars any immediate recollections, however, he is a staple and living legend in Sweden. An American ex-pat originally from Michigan,...
THE TODD SHARPVILLE BAND & The Sharpville Show
Sharper Than Most by Iain Patience. With lockdown still in place, despite the gradual and expected easing of terms in the near future, we’re all getting used to the lack of gigs, festivals and events that usually carry blues-fans through the sweaty days of summer. And...
JOE BONAMASSA Shares Epic New Rock Ballad “When One Door Opens”
Today, blues icon Joe Bonamassa shares perhaps his most monumental rock soundscape to date, with the intricate ballad titled “When One Door Opens” on J&R Adventures. The track was co-written with long-time producer Kevin Shirley and songwriter Pete Brown, known...
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