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Long-Forgotten Star-Strewn Rock Oratorio Prepared For Release

March 18, 2024

Religion-tinged concept albums are rarely popular, “Jesus Christ Superstar” being an exception, and still, the disappearance of a similarly styled 1977 record from most of radars doesn’t fail to surprise, given that the double-LP set “The Bible: A Rock Testament” … Continue reading

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BUZZCOCKS Turn Clocks Back For Two Decades

March 17, 2024

Still doing rounds on both sides of the Atlantic almost fifty years after their start, English pop-punks BUZZCOCKS show no sign of losing the allure the ensemble had at any other point of their career, which is why there’s always … Continue reading

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Jack McDuff’s Previously Unheard Tapes Dusted Off For Release

March 16, 2024

It’s difficult to overestimate Jack McDuff‘s influence on rhythm-and-blues and rock organists, what with the likes Keith Emerson and being inspired by the American master of Hammond to project their own personality on original music. The soul-jazz legend may have … Continue reading

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KEEF HARTLEY BAND’s Essen Efforts To Be Out

March 15, 2024

One of the least celebrated, albeit deeply respected, ensembles emerging at the tail end of British blues boom, KEEF HARTLEY BAND were a genuine music institution whose alumni went to grace such collectives as JUICY LUCY, and T.REX to name … Continue reading

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ELO’s Mike de Albuquerque To Reissue His Solo Debut

March 14, 2024

He may have been ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA’s bassist only for a few years, in the early ’70s, but Michael de Albuquerque‘s contribution to such seminal pieces as their covers of “Roll Over Beethoven” and “In The Hall Of The Mountain … Continue reading

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