29/10/2019
Rick Bryant: You Can Be The Boss
Explaining why he chose the colourful caricature of Rick Bryant as the cover of his seminal Stranded In Paradise publication, ...
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The Shirleybyrds: I Wonder What Became Of Leia
Katikati represent. Shirley Ryder and Graeme Hardaker are the foundation stones, guitars and vocal chords of The Shirleybyrds, ...
READ MORE >12/04/2019
Roy Phillips: Standard Procedure
Great album title, that, especially given the jazz platform it’s pulling into and the fact that mostly the nine tracks ...
READ MORE >18/02/2019
Happy Fish: Catch Us On A Good Day
Gordon Joll is a name that may well be naggingly familiar, having sat behind the drums for some genuinely legendary Kiwi ...
READ MORE >18/01/2019
Across The Great Divide: Uncommon Ground
The list of a dozen contributing musicians includes three on fiddle, two on bass and two playing bodhran, so yes, this is ...
READ MORE >21/11/2018
Harry Lyon: To The Sea
The first solo album from Harry Lyon is surprisingly good – by which I don’t mean to denigrate – but rather tell you ...
READ MORE >27/07/2018
Andy Bassett: The Day That Peace Broke Out
With a title that evocative, it’s not surprising that The Day That Peace Broke Out proves the highlight track of Andy Bassett’s ...
READ MORE >24/07/2018
Mecuzine: Cutting Strings
Launching straight into U2 ‘Rattle And Hum’ territory with Jump The Rope (from which the album title originates), far ...
READ MORE >04/07/2018
Bernie Griffen & The Thin Men: Doors Wide Open
The almost innocuous opening to the album and first single, My Brain Exploded, proves to be emblematic of a release that ...
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