UFO’s Phil Mogg To Open His “Motel” Before Retiring

March 23, 2024

It’s been some time since UFO’s mainstay Phil Mogg announced his forthcoming retirement from music business and desire to spend the rest of his life away from the ensemble who can carry on without their singer – although one would find it difficult to imagine the British collective fronted by anybody else. However, a little later the veteran stated there was a bit of unfinished business which he, standing at the fore of the band between 1968 and now, never got around to delivering: a solo album that, finally, has a release date and a tracklist.

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Robin Trower Readies A Live Video Release And “Bridge” Reissue

March 22, 2024

May 17th is going to be a day of expense for Robin Trower‘s followers who will have the chance not only to take a deeper look at the great guitarist’s glorious past but to also connect to his present that shows the veteran is hellbent on not letting his momentum stall even at 79 years of age. On this date, the British axeman delivers a double dose of delights by issuing an expanded edition of his 1974 classic “Bridge Of Sighs” and a video of his last year’s one-off show with Sari Schorr.

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BLACK SABBATH Box Up Tony Martin Era But Not In Its Entirety

March 21, 2024

A talk of the town for about a year now, the upcoming appearance of BLACK SABBATH box set comprising the band’s output with Tony Martin was first mentioned by the singer himself and then, in early January 2024, officially confirmed by his namesake Iommi. Deviating from their previous archival collections focused on a particular platter and fleshing it out with extra material, laid down in studio and onstage, promised to span the entire era of the ensemble fronted by this vocalist, yet, somewhat logically, if going against the grain of completists’ intent, what’s to arrive under the title of “Anno Domini: 1989-1995” on May 31st consists only of four, out of five, albums of the period.

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TEXAS Take Spooner Oldham To Alabama

March 20, 2024

However one may want to characterize the style of TEXAS – alt. rock, pop-rock and so on – soul would hardly surface in this description, which is why it’s so surprising to hear what the Glaswegians’ forthcoming album, their second-ever live offering, is going to look like. The platter, whose release is scheduled for March 29th, bears the title of “The Muscle Shoals Sessions” to, while referring to “The BBC Sessions” from 2007, reflect the legendary place the band’s recordings took place and features the no less legendary Spooner Oldham on piano.

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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” – featuring British rock elite as instrumentalists and Demis Roussos and Jeane Manson as two of the singers – had been issued in, at least, US, Canada, France and Japan. How could such a gem vanish? “It was complicated,” remarks, when asked, renowned arranger and conductor Martyn Ford who, together with the late Paul Buckmaster, masterminded and produced the “mammoth project” whose tapes were recently digitized and remastered with a prospect of release.

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