Monthly Archives: August 2013

DONOVAN’S BRAIN – Turned Up Later

August 12, 2013

Career 2013 Celebrating the cerebral: the lucky seventh outing for a shamelessly psychedelic band. It’s all about optimism – on any level. Effervescent musically, the real life events behind this album make it poignant. It was finished when Bobby Sutliff … Continue reading →

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HUMBLE PIE expand their Fillmore document

August 10, 2013

There’s not a lot of live tapes in the HUMBLE PIE released canon, and only one of them, 1971’s “Performance – Rockin’ The Fillmore”, was released during the band’s lifetime and considered classic. The quartet weren’t as heavy as they’d become when … Continue reading →

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Martin Barre gets away

August 9, 2013

What with ‘s latest moves, one can safely presume JETHRO TULL’s plough hit the hard rock forever, and its unlikely that the band’s leader will ever get together again with guitarist Martin Barre, who’d been his sidekick since 1969. Back in 2000, … Continue reading →

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Steve Howe delivers another “Homebrew”

August 9, 2013

At the first glance, collections of short demos and sketches – as well as personal landscape photos – aren’t something able to engage not-so-hardcore aficionados. But that’s not the case in the case of Steve Howe, a master guitarist, mostly known … Continue reading →

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JUDY DYBLE – Flow And Change

August 8, 2013

Gonzo 2013 British progressive folk doyenne spins another set of tales, up close and personal. “I am the creature of legend and lie,” goes gently rocking opener “Black Dog Dreams” as if to sum up not only the canine view … Continue reading →

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