Focus Returns To Release New Album – Focus 12
Focus arrived back in 1969 from Amsterdam. With Thijs Van Leer, and Jan Akkerman, as primary members, Focus brought a strong Classical/Jazz/Rock fusion to play on their 11 studio sets.…
Lost 1989 Album – Dreams Do Come True: When George Benson Meets Robert Farndon To Issue
George Benson joined the Jazz Fusion trend in the ’70s with his Warner Bros years with Breezin’ hitting its stride at sales of around 3 million copies. Although critics somewhat…
Deep Purple To Release New Album – =1
For decades, and especially during the ’70s, Deep Purple has created a number of excellent albums. Their Mark II set, Machine Head, represented the band’s 6th album release. By the…
New Johnny Cash Album To Be Released – Songwriter
Johnny Cash is one of the premier artists of his time, helping to blend Country with Rock during Rock’s period of young growth. From there, he served both communities well…
David Gilmour Returns With New Solo Album – Luck And Strange
David Gilmour was an essential part of the successes that Pink Floyd enjoyed during it long and fruitful career. His contributions to the band lasted through 14 albums, two more…
THE dB’s SEMINAL DEBUT “STANDS FOR DECIBELS” TO FINALLY BE REISSUED IN THE U.S.
This is huge. And SO important. And LONG OVERDUE. And VERY WELCOMED. I’ll let you read the press release I received just a few minutes ago, courtesy of Wendy Brynford-Jones,…
Camera Obscura Returns With A New Album – Look To The East, Look To The West
Camera Obscura are a Scottish band that formed in 1996 but did not release an album until 2001. Theirs is a familiar but distinctive indie Pop sound that has yielded…
Barry Adamson (Magazine/Buzzcocks/Bad Seeds) To Release New Album – Cut To Black
In the arrival of Magazine to the post-punk movement back in the late ’70s, Barry Adamson became a respected bass player. As Magazine gave up the ghost in 1981 (after…
Linda Thompson Plans To Release New Album With Proxy Music
Linda Thompson, once married to Richard Thompson, has released work as both solo and as a part of the duo of Richard and Linda Thompson. She’s is best known with…
Slash To Release Covers Set With Orgy Of The Damned
Slash is the guitarist for Guns ‘n Roses, a position held over two points. It is his distinctive sound that helps make Guns ‘n Roses the power band they were…
John Cale To Release Next Album With POPtical Illusion
For those that revere the works of Velvet Underground and the solo works of VU‘s architects, then this bit of news is a piece of good news. After the issue…
Hawkestrel (With Mick Taylor/Robert Calvert/Alan Davey) To Release Chaos Rocks
One story with the Rolling Stones is Mick Taylor. His contributions came during a time in the ’70s that yielded classics like Get Yer Ya-Yas Out!, Sticky Fingers, Exile On…