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Nine Below Zero Announce 40th Anniversary October – December 2019 UK Tour

by Pete Sargeant | Dec 24, 2018

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Paul Carrack

by Pete Sargeant | Nov 24, 2018

Paul Carrack has added value to every ensemble he has played with. His series of solo albums are rich with tuneful and relatable songs that seem to stand outside time and trends and like Randy Newman or George Jones you will still enjoy them for years to come. This time around with the release of These Days, the songcraft and top-notch players have created a genuine classic album. Carrack gives direct and informative answers, so do please enjoy this relaxed conversation…

Paul Carrack – These Days (Deluxe Edition)

by Pete Sargeant | Sep 30, 2018

Carrack imbues his songs with uncommon connectivity and warmth. It is easy for any human being to recognise a situation or a dilemma sketched out by this writer and empathise, understand, ponder.

Chris Simmons Releases New Single

by Pete Sargeant | Aug 27, 2018

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Paul Carrack Announces New Album And 2019 UK Tour

by Pete Sargeant | Jul 29, 2018

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Hatful Of Rain – Songs Of The Lost & Found

by Pete Sargeant | Jun 10, 2018

I love the name of this group – it conjures up a street busker keeping on performing in inclement weather. So here is a new album, the sonic ingredients including vocals, the expected roots instrumentation plus lyrics that hinge on a lot of current concerns – I WILL not use the word ‘issues’! – make up the brew captured here.

Paul Young Announces ‘No Parlez’ 35th Anniversary Autumn 2018 UK Tour

by Pete Sargeant | Jun 5, 2018

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The Hairy Bikers Announced For Cornbury Music Festival 2018

by Pete Sargeant | Apr 16, 2018

The Hairy Bikers Announced For Cornbury Music Festival 2018. The festival has also partnered with...

Cornbury Music Festival 2018 Announce Full Lineup

by Pete Sargeant | Mar 12, 2018

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Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa – Black Coffee

by Pete Sargeant | Jan 28, 2018

The ace guitarist and ensemble reconvene to create another album with blues and soul singer Beth Hart..and maybe it’s their best yet ….

Dantalian’s Chariot – Chariot Rising

by Pete Sargeant | Jan 2, 2018

Now here’s a new edition of a British psych outing of some portent. Over the years I have seen Zoot Money the keyboard ace and singer here and there but have made his personal acquaintance only in recent weeks.

2017 In Review

by Pete Sargeant | Dec 30, 2017

Maybe it is because we know about them, but yet again this year we seem to have lost so many creative and entertaining characters. And yet again we can be inspired to remember them and keep their music alive…

Talk-Show – Permanent Honeymoon

by Pete Sargeant | Dec 10, 2017

Is Boo Hewerdine of The Bible fame likely to be involved as Executive Producer on a duff project? Is a recording also produced and mixed by Chris Pepper likely to be more than listenable? The answers are definitely No and Yes, respectively….hence Lawrence O’Shea has chosen well as regards cohorts for this album. Originally a one-man project, this is now a band itching to perform, I understand.

The Strypes – Spitting Image

by Pete Sargeant | Sep 3, 2017

A few days after The Thin White Duke passed, image man John Bull and I were up at the Garage in London to see the Strypes and hear their new material. They strode on, plugged in and burst – I mean burst – into Rebel, Rebel.