Carlos Santana Archives – Just Listen To This

Back with a new album, helmed by producer Rick Rubin, Carlos Santana is keen to remove the scourge of over-synthesised muzak that all sounds the same and takes inspiration from the sounds of Africa..whilst not neglecting the Latin- blues-rock-salsa elements that brought him eternal success.

Santana – In Search Of Mona Lisa EP

by Pete Sargeant | Aug 3, 2019

I really like Carlos’ Santana’s occasional sorties into tangential projects. This release was triggered by his viewing of the famous Mona Lisa painting in The Louvre in Paris.

Eric Paslay

by Pete Sargeant | Apr 4, 2019

We at Just Listen To This are always drawn to original songwriters, whatever the musical genre.

Javier Vargas – Blues Latino

by Pete Sargeant | Feb 5, 2019

Pete meets the renowned Spanish guitar stylist in North London to discuss recent recordings and much more, taking in Carlos Santana and Canned Heat…

The Zombies On The Blues (Part One)

by Pete Sargeant | Dec 29, 2018

The Zombies – veteran purveyors of scintillating and haunting music for over five decades, drawing on jazz, rock and blues influences at every turn but scoring durable chart hits all over the world, even gifting Carlos Santana with one of his biggest hits and spurring The Byrds to explore psychedelia…

2018 In Review

by Pete Sargeant | Dec 26, 2018

As usual, we take a look at the year’s happenings – or at least some of them – and bearing in mind that again we have lost many great people, not least dear friends during 2018.

Eric Gales Announces New Album

by Pete Sargeant | Dec 9, 2018

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Pete Murray

by Pete Sargeant | Dec 2, 2018

The Australian songsmith is playing at Bush Hall and we have an invite to see him perform. Opportunists that we are, we offer to arrive early and chat with Murray before the show…thanks Pete for the meet and these informative responses…

The Isley Brothers & Santana – Power Of Peace

by Pete Sargeant | Oct 8, 2017

A few copies of this release should be dropped over North Korea, I think..and then over Washington. Both these Sony acts have long promoted peace, love and understanding and their linking up to create and combine is a laudable notion.

The Zombies Announce 50th Anniversary ‘Odessey & Oracle’ London Show.

by Pete Sargeant | Feb 23, 2017

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Colin James Announces Headline London Show for November 2016

by Glenn Sargeant | Nov 18, 2016

Juno Award Winning Singer-songwriter Colin James has released his 18th album, Blue Highways, which is out now via True North Records.
Blue Highways pays tribute to some of the singer/ guitarist’s longtime blues idols including Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Freddie King, Jr. Wells & Buddy Guy, Peter Green, Robert Johnson and William Bell to name a few.

Jimi Hendrix – Machine Gun

by Pete Sargeant | Oct 1, 2016

It’s New Year’s Eve at the end of the year 1969 and Jimi is in New York. I had seen the Jimi Hendrix Experience a little while before at London’s Royal Festival Hall playing ‘Catfish Blues’ on a Flying V and ‘Burning Of The Midnight Lamp’ but this pair of nights would find Hendrix with a different power trio and new material AND doing two sets each evening.