The Stones Archives – Just Listen To This

John Illsley

by Pete Sargeant | Mar 8, 2019

The Dire Straits man has a new solo album due and plans a tour..more of that below but John agreed to answer one of our customised question sets. Enjoy his responses and look out for a performance date near you…

Robben Ford – Purple House

by Pete Sargeant | Feb 3, 2019

This is a creative bloke who challenges himself all the time BUT with deep roots in blues and jazz stylings. As such, the amiable Robben always rings the changes with each album release..yet always he maintains his own strong character. In some ways he is truly the blues world’s Neil Young or Tom Waits. No wonder he has a following.

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.

Gregg Allman – The Road Home

by Pete Sargeant | Oct 2, 2018

The man who knows more than anybody outside Gregg Allman’s family about his final years is his manager and close friend Michael Lehman. Pete met him in London to talk about the great musician’s final years…

Glen Matlock – Good To Go

by Pete Sargeant | Sep 24, 2018

This album rocks like a bitch, but allows for some more tender music. Some of my favourite albums – from The Doors’ Strange Days onwards – pretty much fit that description and this collection is joining them. Matlock is aware of the past but doesn’t live there – most of this record is new or recent material, the one version included is an inspired choice.

Peter Moses (President Street) – The Necessary Facts

by Pete Sargeant | Jul 21, 2018

A new act for you to meet, with an intriguing video featuring an actress from the series Wentworth and for the full lowdown we ran these questions past mainman Peter Moses…

Bernard Allison – It’s A Family Affair

by Pete Sargeant | Apr 14, 2018

Can it really be twenty years since the great Luther Allison passed? What a giant he was in the Blues field – a strong performer, great writer, a real showman. Now, in his own style son Bernard keeps the creative torch alight with his own recordings and live shows. Here, Pete and Bernard talk family, creativity and life on the road

Love – Forever Changes (50th Anniversary Special Edition)

by Pete Sargeant | Apr 3, 2018

Is it really fifty years that this singular West Coast album has been thrilling us and intriguing us?

Black Stone Cherry – Cherry Picking The Blues

by Pete Sargeant | Oct 21, 2017

The band’s lead singer and guitarist Chris Robertson speaks with our Pete about the group’s high energy six-track EP of classic blues numbers…

Linda Ronstadt – Simple Dreams (Expanded Edition)

by Pete Sargeant | Sep 6, 2017

Is it really forty years since onetime Stone Poneys singer Linda Ronstadt released this record?!

The Rolling Stones – Back To Blues Roots

by Pete Sargeant | Aug 19, 2017

The Stones record a new blues-based album in London and subsequently Chuck Leavell adds piano parts in the US. Our man talks to Chuck about the Stones, the new blues set release, song selections and more

Chuck Berry – Chuck

by Pete Sargeant | Jul 2, 2017

Described by some as America’s Greatest Living Poet, Charles Berry took his T Bone Walker and Muddy Waters influences and crafted a unique body of rock’n’roll and blues songs of classic, timeless quality.

Erja Lyytinen – Stolen Hearts

by Pete Sargeant | Apr 30, 2017

At this point in the Finnish star’s life she has much to write about. As an established blues-rock performer she already has a keen following in many countries, especially for her slide guitar style but from my recent speaking with Erja herself, an overall burning desire to write, arrange and sing and play an ever-wider range of material.

Lost In Paris Blues Band – Lost In Paris Blues Band

by Pete Sargeant | Apr 23, 2017

Chuck a bunch of accomplished and compatible blues musos in a studio in Paris and what do you get?

Bluesfest London 2016, October 2016, O2 Arena, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom

by Pete Sargeant | Feb 16, 2017

So for the second year, the festival continues its tenure at the 02, which can be a balmy place on a good day and a windswept netherworld in poor weather. We are somewhere in the middle this weekend as regards climate. The 02 out at Greenwich and on the Thames is really a shopping mall with eateries galore and several performance halls.