Thanks to Garry Lee for playing ‘Robot Formation Dance’ from the latest Paradox One “Extinction” EP series. It appears on hour 2 of part...

After “Spesimen A” comes another EP from Welsh wizards Mascot Moth. It begins with an atmospheric chant ‘In the Light Tonight’ with...

Author of “Within You, Without You” The most comprehensive book about The Beatles, offering fresh insights, and explaining why they...

Conducted by Jonathon Hayward with a full orchestra the RSNO did us proud with as good a rendition of Shostakovich’s Eighth as I have...

Following Hervé’s live streams and inspired by Buddhist mediation, his latest project is a collaboration with John Garner which explores...

The recent totally missing Doctor Who serial to be brought back to life, “The Savages”, provides a glimpse into this well received...

This album captures two concerts with a dizzying array of players and instrumentation. It starts with a Robert Pollard rocker – “Here we...

A good question! And one I have tried my best to answer in a complete re-write of my book "Within You, Without You". It is entitled - you...

Bill Fay died on 23rd February having been suffering from Parkinson’s Disease. I have been thinking about what to say about him. What...

These popular guides are not called “The Only Doctor Who Guide You’ll Ever Need from Now until the End of Time”  for no reason. “The...

Remember the Zagar and Evans 1969 #1 hit song ‘In the Year 2525’? Well, we’re not quite there yet, and there is nothing that futuristic...

I used to be an avid collector of 60s American music, all those psychedelic compilations and box-sets; the only I have left is a four CD...

I’m a bit slow off the starting blocks with this one, having been ‘in on’ Joanne’s music since the very beginning when Thomas Ruf used to...

This EP is a collaboration between Magic Petra and Space Debris drummer Christian Jäger. It consists of five tracks: it starts with the...

Eight new tracks from Mascot Moth on an EP that starts with a loose funky jam, punctuated by guitar and sax excursions, followed by ‘The...

Kevin Kastning once again plays various types of contraguitars on this collaboration with saxophonist Carl Clements, with whom he has...

(Apart from music which is its main focus, this site also reviews books and films. If we read something we’d like to share with others,...

Timothée Chalamet has rightly earned plaudits for his portrayal of Bob Dylan, and there also many other strong performances by, for...

I posted a review of The Tony Currie’s Orchestra album earlier and have re-posted it to give this interview more context. PHIL: What...

Here’s something I nearly missed in 2024 until Tony drew my attention to it. With sleeve notes from ‘pop master’ Ken Bruce, this little...