Tag Archives: classic rock

HONEY WEST – Bad Old World

December 18, 2017

Readout 2017 Couple a dramatic actor with a pedigree-unburdened rocker, and there’s no stopping the world for you to get off, because the quicker it spins the friskier it gets. Once in a while, musicians come in pairs of two … Continue reading →

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OVEREND WATTS – He’s Real Gone

November 26, 2017

Angel Air 2017 Farewell laughter from a larger-than-life man who was “just” a rock ‘n’ roll star. “When the tape runs out, the music keeps playing”: the opening line from THE BEVIS FROND’s “He’d Be A Diamond” that former MOTT … Continue reading →

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FLAMIN’ GROOVIES – Live 1971 San Francisco

July 8, 2017

RockBeat 2017 Ringing the curtains down in Fillmore West, garage rockers give their all – and then some. Bill Graham might have been in two minds about this band, but when it came to one of his famous venues’ final … Continue reading →

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DZAL MARTIN – Drawing Horses

May 2, 2017

Dzal Martin 2017 British guitar cowboy gallops into glorious sunset to find a fountain of youth. This artist has played with crème de la crème of musicians – including such luminaries as Van Morrison and Whitney Houston – still does, … Continue reading →

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RICHARD PALMER-JAMES – Takeaway

April 27, 2017

Cherry Red 2016 Poet laureate of progressive rock looks back at an imaginary life to reflect the portents on his way to here and now, and to make debut as a solo artist. “Sad to say the world we knew … Continue reading →

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