Not Forgotten: Deep Purple – Burn
Having established themselves as one of the premium hard rock bands of the early 70s, by 1973, it was seemingly simply too much effort for Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan…
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Not Forgotten: Neil Innes – Taking Off
When the rare conversations regarding the merits of the Bonzo Dog Band are had, a fair portion of that time is spent discussing the work of Viv Stanshall, he of…
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Classic Album: Considering the status of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 50 years later.
50 years ago popular music reached its absolute apex when Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the most perfect musical statement in the history of the eardrum was released. It…
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Not Forgotten: Ian Hunter – Welcome to the Club
While Mick Ronson will always be most closely associated with David Bowie, thanks to his status as Chief Spider and that iconic Top of the Pops performance of “Starman”, he…
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Not Forgotten: Little Feat – Sailin’ Shoes
Little Feat are a band that I have been patient with. Perhaps it’s because the first album I heard by them, the fantastic live offering Waiting for Columbus made such…
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Album Review: Little Steven – Soulfire
For anyone to successfully step out of the shadow of one of the iconic figures in American popular song is a rare thing. To do so and return to the…
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See: Chuck Berry releases new video for Big Boys
The grand old man of rock and roll left one final legacy before he died, earlier in the year, with one final album. Released by Dualtone/Decca Records ‘CHUCK,’ is the…
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Album Review: Paramore – After Laughter
It’s been a good four years since Paramore released any new music to the world and with a few member changes (including ex-drummer Zac Farro re-joining the band); they’re back…
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Not Forgotten: Rainbow – Rising
The haziness of music history shows that Rainbow were one of the first acts to actually identify themselves as Heavy Metal. While it may have been Jimi Hendrix’ guitar playing…
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Album Review: Motionless In White- Graveyard Shift
Halloween’s biggest advocates are back- Motionless In White are here; a wealth of their trademark macabre in tow, along with their fourth full length album. Graveyard Shift indeed does see Chris…
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