A great conceptualist, Clive Nolan may occasionally work with literary sources, yet it’s the story of his own character, Professor Samuel King, the British composer keeps returning to. Having introduced the intrepid explorer on "Alchemy" in 2013 and extending the saga with “King’s Ransom” four years later, as well as bringing both installments to stage, Nolan is launching what can possibly become the series’ final chapter now
They may have established a special connection with radio later in the day, when Dave Cousins temporarily left music to rule the waves in a different way, but STRAWBS spend a lot of time playing for various Beeb programmes back in the late ’60s and throughout the next decade. Some of those recordings would see the light further down the line on two volumes of the “At The BBC” comp in 2010, others, those with visuals, ended up on YouTube, but there’s never been a comprehensive release that included everything – until now… although the five-CD and Blu-ray box set “A Glimpse Of Heaven” coming out on April 24th is not complete.
Unstoppable and tireless: these words perfectly describe Suzi Quatro whose work ethic is impeccable, with the lady’s latest string of records – two recent being 2021’s “The Devil In Me” and collaboration with KT Tunstall, "Face To Face" from 2023 – being nothing short of brilliantly infectious. And now, among all her touring on different continents, the miniscule warbler came up with another album which will see the light of day on March 27th and feature a duet with fellow Detroiter Alice Cooper.
As far as anniversaries go, the 50th year of AEROSMITH’s self-titled debut has long passed, yet there’s no reason to dismiss its long overdue reissue – properly fleshed out with rarities and usual paraphernalia – and it’s finally ready to be out. However, what’s to be released on March 20th – in three-CD and four-LP variants, the latter also offered in a version with a vinyl “Dream On” single – is a little bit light on that extra material.
It’s been about two years since Carmine Appice gathered a massive flock of his friends and followers for a tribute album to one of the bands the legendary drummer drove to success decades ago, and now CACTUS are ready to deliver another chapter of that project. Titled “Temple Of Blues II” and scheduled for release on April 3rd, it sees quite a few artists who graced the initial record return for another bout of classics, but there are new faces too.
