Ozzy Osbourne And Billy Idol Guest On A Billy Morrison Album

February 13, 2024

Billy Morrison‘s name may not lay on the surface as that of one of the finest British guitarists, yet his reputation speaks volumes of such a stature. If the veteran’s tenure with THE CULT, as a bass player, didn’t result in any record, and neither did his stint with CAMP FREDDY which Morrison cofounded with Matt Sorum and Dave Navarro, the spell with another supergroup, CIRCUS DIABLO, where he worked alongside his namesake Duffy and Ricky Warwick did, as did Bill’s prolonged stayed with another namesake, Idol, with whom he cowrote most of the latter’s “Kings & Queens Of The Underground” a decade ago. No wonder, then, that Morrison’s sophomore solo platter, “God Shaped Hole” from 2015, featured Steve Stevens and Ozzy Osbourne – and they return for its follow-up.

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Napoleon Murphy Brock Brings Zappa Spirit To The Fore

February 12, 2024

Trying to grasp all the different strands that the alumni of Frank Zappa’s multiple ensembles embraced across their labyrinthine discographies seems nigh on impossible, but some of these players’ career resulted in not so many platters as one could assume. For instance under the belt of such prominent performer as Napoleon Murphy Brock is but a single solo album, “Balls” from 2019 – yet then, he’s one of a few former Frank associates who’s able to boast of winning a Grammy, for the delivery of “Peaches En Regalia” on a ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA record. Which is why the release of the veteran’s sophomore effort under his own name feels so exciting.

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SHAKATAK Fly The Wind Back Into The Night

February 11, 2024

Given that SHAKATAK‘s first concert recording appeared rather early in their career, there’s no doubt the British band always knew how strong they were on stage, and in the more than forty years of the ensemble’s existence they issued more than a few live documents, each of those eagerly embraced by the veterans’ faithful fanbase. Yet some of those are bound to be special, and the 2CD and DVD scheduled for release on March 22nd is one such album.

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Nitty Gritty John McEuen To Anchor Old News

February 10, 2024

A master of bluegrass-rock, John McEuen is one of a few alumni of NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND who are able to boast of having a proper solo career and even of winning a Grammy for playing on his school friend’s Steve Martin’s album. Much less known is the veteran’s obsession with poetry, yet it’s this aspect of the artist’s creatuve curve that lies in the heart of John’s forthcoming record – McEuen’s first since 2016’s “Roots Music Made In Brooklyn” and his most unusual one.

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All Stars Line Up To Recut KING CRIMSON’s Debut

February 9, 2024

There are some immutable albums – records that are best not to touch in fear of marring them – and KING CRIMSON‘s "In The Court Of The Crimson King" is one such platter. Still, the LP’s five compositions, first of all “21st Century Schizoid Man” which bristles with progressive rock’s most menacing riff, have been covered by other artists to death, so it was just a matter of time before the masterpiece would be redone in the entirety Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald and Greg Lake – the classics’ principal writers – could approve of. And the time comes on April 19th, the release date of “Reimagining The Court Of The Crimson King” featuring a stellar line-up of performers.

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