WEST, SPACE AND LOVE 111 (ltd. CD & vinyl/ DL - release date 20th December, 2024)
I can’t believe that the first album of this fantastic project came out in 2010. Their second opus came in 2015, and it’s been a long...
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BELEDO – FLOTANDO EN EL VACÍO (Moon June ) (2 x LP/ CD/ DL: 2024)
It was Mr Moon June Leonardo Pavkovic who suggested that Uruguayan electric guitarist, Spanish guitarist, pianist and violinist Beledo...
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Nov 151 min read
DOCTOR WHO EPISODE GUIDE: THE WILLIAM HARTNELL YEARS (Amazon Book)
It’s coming up for Christmas again, so what better time to give any Doctor Who fan you know a nice gift of the ultimate guide to the...
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Nov 132 min read
BILL NELSON – QUIT DREAMING AND GET ON THE BEAM (3 x CD + Blu-Ray) (Cherry Red) (2024): THE REVIEW
‘Banal’ is a classic example of the ‘new sound’ Bill Nelson was striving to perfect (and also a ‘protest’ of sorts: “Every song I hear...
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Nov 131 min read
BILL NELSON – QUIT DREAMING AND GET ON THE BEAM (3 x CD + Blu-Ray) (Cherry Red) (2024): THE BACKGROUND
Written between 1978 and 1979, “Quit Dreaming and Get on the Beam” was originally shelved by EMI. It followed Bill’s work with Red Noise...
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Nov 121 min read
BAKELIT – ASLEEP OR INSANE (FOSFOR Creation) (Release date: 22/11/2024)
Thanks to Carl Westholm for an advance review copy of the latest project, evoking fond memories of classic CARPTREE music of the past....
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Nov 121 min read
HOLLINGSHEAD – IN EMPTY BOXES (Single released on 15/11/24) (FOSFOR Creation)
I’m really looking forward to hearing the forthcoming Hollingshead album “Trail” on 5th December following an advance listen to the...
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Nov 121 min read
MASCOT MOTH – CONFUSIONS AND ILLUSIONS (EP) (Bandcamp CD/ DL) (2024)
I have previously enjoyed the music of this imaginative and idiosyncratic (in a nice way) band from Llanfyllin. Their latest release is...
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Nov 121 min read
GARFIELD’S BIRTHDAY – NEXT STOP MARS (Bandcamp/ Pink Hedgehog) (2024)
The brothers Simon and Shane Felton are back with a shiny new power pop album with flair, sentimentality and charm and twelve new songs...
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Nov 121 min read
LAZY DAYS: The British Progressive Pop Sounds of 1975 (Grapefruit/ Cherry Red) (Release date: 6/12/2024)
This 3 CD set is a compendium of hit singles, near misses, memorable songs and important album tracks from the year 1975. It was the...
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Nov 127 min read
INTERVIEW WITH RICK RAY on release of a new album “Underwater Cigarette Company” (Neurosis Records; www.rickray.net) (2024)
PHIL: First of all, thanks for sending the CD – a rarity these days. I got a message from a radio show host over here recently who...
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Nov 41 min read
RICHARD GORMAN – WCNSF/ BEATITUDE charity single (Bandcamp) (2024)
All money from Dundee guitarist/ singer songwriter Richard Gorman goes to the Palestinian relief fund. Richard was inspired by the...
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Nov 41 min read
CENSUS OF HALLUCINATIONS- CENSUS OF HALLUCINATIONS (Falling A Records) (2024 reissue)
The world of Stone Premonitions first came to my attention when I was sent the first Census of Hallucinations CD to review and I am...
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Oct 212 min read
SIDEWALK SOCIETY – AN INTRODUCTION TO SIDEWALK SOCIETY (2024) (Fruits de Mer Records)
Coming in December, this is a double CD of a band I know quite well, having purchased a vinyl copy of their remake of The Action’s...
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Oct 131 min read
ROBERT SHECKLEY: AN APPRECIATION
Approved by great sci-fi satirist Robert Sheckley to write a bibliography, this book is the product of many years work and research. It...
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Oct 12 min read
FILM REVIEW: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes , the first movie in a newly announced trilogy of movies continues the story of where the final movie...
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Sep 181 min read
MASCOT MOTH – SESIWN ARBROFOL ABERTAWE (2024) EP (Bandcamp)
‘I Didn’t Know’ is a cool sax/ guitar led groove (Rob Harrison) with nice harmony vocals from Jack Hunter and David Thomas, a song of...
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Sep 181 min read
GARFIELD’S BIRTHDAY – TYPICALLY STEREO (2020) (Pink Hedgehog Records/ Bandcamp)
Garfield’s Birthday were formed in Weymouth, on the south coast of England in 1995 at the height of Brit-pop, they started where they...
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Sep 172 min read
VANILLA FUDGE – WHERE IS MY MIND – THE ATCO RECORDINGS 1967 – 1969 (2024) (Cherry Red/ Esoteric Recordings)
It is difficult to know where to start with this 9 CD boxset which includes mono and stereo versions of their eponymous album and “The...
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Sep 171 min read
STARSHIP OVERFLOW – 37 YEARS ON AIR – UK’S OLDEST ALTERNATIVE RADIO SHOW
GARRY LEE’s labour of love is now well into its fourth decade bringing Rock/ Metal/ Indie/ Alternative/ Crossover/ Space Rock/...
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