Monthly Archives: June 2025

TRAGIK – Crescendo

June 26, 2025

Rock Company 2025 On top of their game, Rhode Island band observe existential plane and have plain fun on its stage. “It’s so hard to be human,” declares Phil Vincent on one of this album’s tracks, and indeed, there’s always … Continue reading →

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SHAKTI’s Anniversary Tour Documented On Disc

June 25, 2025

Back in 2023, when SHAKTI embarked on a reunion tour, after four decades in recording limbo, to celebrate the ensemble’s 50th anniversary, nobody could predict that it was the last time John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain performed together. The latter’s … Continue reading →

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PSYCHIC EQUALIZER – Prologue To Insurrection

June 24, 2025

Psychic Equalizer 2025 Embracing atomic magnificence, Torrelavega collective elevate empirical perils to new levels of social involvement. Almost from the start of their existence, this Spanish ensemble inhabited a special sonic space, with ever-expansive progressive rock elements serving as vehicle … Continue reading →

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Mick Ralphs Passed Away

June 23, 2025

It’s a talent to not overplay, and that was what made Mick Ralphs, who died today at the age of 81, so special. A guitarist in two great groups where strutting one’s stuff seemed like a requirement, he remained modest, … Continue reading →

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Doc Pomus’ Demos Boxed Up To Reveal Songwriting Secrets

June 23, 2025

On June 27th, the great Doc Pomus would have turned 100 years of age, and it’s a great reason to release a massive box set of his original sketches for pieces that made the American songwriter one of principal architects … Continue reading →

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