Linda Thompson Has Fun With Family And Friends

March 6, 2024

If anything, the success of Richard and Linda Thompson‘s recent box set proved the equality of the duo’s talents as performers and highlighted the insufficient attention to the lady Linda’s songwriting skills which began to bloom once she went solo back in 1985. Fast-forward almost four decades, and Ms. Thompson can often be found in the audience of younger artists who see her as their fervent supporter even more than elder stateswoman. She may not sing a lot nowadays due to a vocal condition but her forthcoming fifth album handles this issue with rare elegance.

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Drums Hero Bodo Schopf Updates His Quiet Alter Ego

March 5, 2024

Bodo Schopf is a well-known and widely heard musician whose skin-hitting and cymbal-riding skills propelled, it the studio and on stage, songs of such legendary artists as Michael Schenker, SWEET (cowriting the brilliant “Red Tape” on "The Answer"), Hazel O’Connor and ELOY, and who also issued an array of drum-oriented solo albums. Yet there’s a totally different aspect to the veteran’s talents: for a quarter of a century now, he’s been masquerading as Ty Ardis, a pseudo-classical composer dealing mostly in jazzy lounge – only his latest offering takes the same drift further afield.

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FOGHAT Dust Off Unforgettable Performance

March 4, 2024

It was almost a quarter of a century ago that the boogie royalty FOGHAT began morphing from their classic quartet, reunited a few years earlier, to the ensemble’s current line-up, as 1999 saw the veterans part with one of the legendary guitarists, Rod Price, and embark on “The Millennium Tour” with his replacement, Bryan Bassett who would stay alongside last original member Roger Earl to this day. And it was that phase that the band decided to record – and leave on the shelf to officially issue on April 5th.

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Lee Aaron Runs For Covers

March 3, 2024

Despite her Metal Queen mantle, Lee Aaron has never been known for sticking to a particular genre, her expertise embracing not only hard rock but also pop and jazz, so it’s hardly surprising that the Canadian songstress’ occasional effort to flesh out her repertoire with other artists’ songs – be it Stevie Wonder-written RUFUS number, a MONTROSE smash or a Willie Dixon perennial – showed an admirable spectrum of stylistic interests. Still, she never went for a full-out album of borrowed material – until now, as the lady’s intending to remedy this situation on April 26th with her most varied collection of tunes to date.

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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION Come Back Victorious

March 1, 2024

These days, when supergroups are a dime a dozen, standing out and staying together, let alone building a steady following, is no mean feat for such line-ups, yet BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION somehow managed to have done not only that but also elicit fierce faithfulness in their fans who demand fresh creative products from this Anglo-American foursome. And if some of their listeners lost hope in seeing Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, John Bonham and Derek Sherinian return to the fray as a united force, since “BCCIV” arrived seven years ago, the quartet always maintained it’s simply been a hiatus. Prolonged by the pandemic, it’s set to finally cease on June 14th.

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