Monthly Archives: June 2013

NEKTAR – Remember The Future – 40th Anniversary Edition

June 7, 2013

NEKTAR - Remember The Future

Bellaphon 1973 / Purple Pyramid 2013 Ziggy visiting Tommy? No. But there’s a progressive masterpiece with a massive twist! An idea of an alien communicating with earthlings via a blind boy might look hilarious, as might an idea to follow the … Continue reading

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Steve Hillage joins forces with ROVO

June 6, 2013

Well-known for his prog endeavors, both solo and with the likes of GONG and Mike Oldfield, Steve Hillage, was the first rock guitarist to have fully embraced the lure of electronic/dance scene. Leading, together with his wife and another GONG alumnus … Continue reading

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DAVE DAVIES – I Will Be Me

June 6, 2013

Cleopatra / Purple Pyramid 2013 The Kink’s guest-infested festival of life and times – with Ganesha stomp and evergreen riffage. Perhaps, not as celebrated as his older brother Ray, one shouldn’t underestimate the immense talents of . For what it’s … Continue reading

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SUGARMAN – After The Blackout

June 5, 2013

SUGARMAN - After The Blackout

Diversity 2013 Coming out of the fire and into the light, the Americana keeper sidesteps his chosen genre’s boundaries to get high and rock dry. If handling bass with 500 MILES TO MEMPHIS provides Noah Sugarman with a country punk … Continue reading

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BILLY BOY ARNOLD – Chicago Blues From Islington Mews

June 4, 2013

BILLY BOY ARNOLD - Chicago Blues From Islington Mews

Red Lightnin’ 1977 / Angel Air 2013 The Windy City’s slinky hepcat’s most timely return to England to dig in with THE ‘HOGS. It’s hard to measure the impact of Billy Boy Arnold’s songs on the UK blues scene. The … Continue reading

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