Tag: Leonard Cohen

Katie Melua – Ultimate Collection

Katie Melua – Ultimate Collection

by | Oct 7, 2018

This is a pretty comprehensive round-up of Melua gems plus a few new efforts on a double-album, with some cool monochrome imagery in a fold-out digipak format and a decent booklet. Melua’s DNA has traces of folk, blues, rock and of course her Georgian roots.

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Sam Brothers

Sam Brothers

by | May 28, 2018

He’s young, he writes songs, he draws on on some perhaps unusual but classic roots influences..and here, Sam Brothers answers some of our questions, painting a picture of where he’s at and where he’s heading. Thanks, Sam

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Hailey Tuck – Junk

Hailey Tuck – Junk

by | Apr 28, 2018

I enjoy various genres and styles of music and I don’t really have a ‘favourite’ per se. However, I do like jazz and have been a fan of artists such as Gregory Porter and Jamie Cullum for several years. It seems like such ‘free’ genre of music which can take a listener to several places both psychologically and emotionally.

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Ali Jacko – Kicking Things Off

Ali Jacko – Kicking Things Off

by | Mar 24, 2018

From Martial Arts to music? It rarely happens, yet we are currently working on articles for two artists who have made this move ! Here we run some questions past Ali Jacko and he tells all…thanks Ali and good luck with your future shows

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Dave Stewart – Nashville Sessions The Duets Vol. 1

Dave Stewart – Nashville Sessions The Duets Vol. 1

by | Sep 2, 2017

One of the best Tony Joe White albums is the one featuring duets with female vocalists. Here music maestro Stewart puts together the various duets to be found on his Blackbird Studio Sessions trilogy of albums, which I have – to form a compilation of the best tracks in this format.

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Albert Hammond – In Symphony

Albert Hammond – In Symphony

by | Jul 2, 2017

I was talking to the genial Albert one time at Ronnie Scott’s and he casually said that probably I hadn’t heard half the records he had made. When I politely challenged this he explained that 50 per cent of his output was sung in Spanish, solely for the South American/Latin market…such is the industry and artistry of this man.

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Norah Jones – Day Breaks

Norah Jones – Day Breaks

by | Nov 7, 2016

The more that Ms Jones lets her jazzy side through, the more natural and satisfying her music becomes. This doesn’t in any way preclude popular appeal and on this showing just adds depth and moreover colour to the compositions and range of the record.

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