On May 21st 2012, Universal is set to release the last three solo albums which Sandy Denny recorded for Island Records during her lifetime. The release coincides with a special tribute tour – “The Lady: A Homage to Sandy Denny” – which commences on May 19th. Each of the three albums is now presented as…
The night started With Meisha. Sadly when they came on stage at 8pm the venue was almost deserted. To make things worse the sound was awful. The keyboards were way too prominent and this detracted from the overall sound and enjoyment. The dozen or so fans present were vocal in their support but with so…
Ant May from Festivalphoto spoke to Paul Mahon, guitarist with The Answer shortly before their gig at Rock City in Nottingham earlier this month. Festivalphoto: You’re currently on tour with The Union. Are there any gigs or festival appearances planned for later in the year. Paul: At the moment its mainly European festivals, and then…
Festivalphoto spoke to Rebecca Spinks, singer with The Mariana Hollow, before they played supporting Pythia at the Borderline in London on 29th February. Festivalphoto: Ok for anyone who hasnt listened to The Mariana Hollow before, how would you describe your music? Rebecca: I’d describe it as alternative metal/rock. There’s definitely a melodic edge to our…
”Emergence” is the debut album from heavy rockers The Sun Explodes. Hailing from Carlisle, they have a sound that crosses genre boundaries. At times they have a really heavy guitar driven sound, but at other times there is a very prominent use of synthesisers which gives it a totally different sound. Presonally I’m glad to…
Diana Ross, originally issued in 1976, was Diana Ross’s first full-length solo studio album in over two years. It arrived on the heels of Mahogany, Diana’s record-breaking second feature film that included her No. 1 hit, ”Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)”. As well as the Mahogany theme, the album containts…
”Older than my old man now is the new album from Loudon Wainwright III. The title represents the fact that at the age of 65 he has lived longer than his father did. The whole album has an autobiographical theme whether and also involves several members of his family – Opening track ”The here and…
Jake Morley is a young British singer-songwriter who has been getting plenty of attention recently. His single ”Feet don’t fail me now” was extremely good so I was looking forward to hearing the album. The music is simple – primarily Jake Morley playing acoustic guitar and singing whcih works well. His guitar playig is an…
Tonight is the launch party for Pythia’s new album, The Serpents curse. The Mariana Hollow who are supporting also have a new album out (Velvet Black sky). Normally with two unsigned bands playing a midweek gig I wouldnt expect a large crowd, but tonight the Borderline is pretty packed – the bands have attracted a…
Kissin’ Dynamite may be a new name to many people, but I predict that they’re a band that you’re going to hear a lot of over the coming months and years, particularly if you’re a fan of sleaze rock. Despite their youth this is their third (and best) album to date as well as being…
In May 2010 the world of Hard Rock / Heavy Metal lost one of its most talented stars, with the passing of Ronnie James Dio. During his career he sang for Rainbow and Black Sabbath, as well as his own eponymous band (Dio). With his incredible vocal range he sang some of the real classic…
In May 2010 the world of Hard Rock / Heavy Metal lost one of its most talented stars, with the passing of Ronnie James Dio. During his career he sang for Rainbow and Black Sabbath, as well as his own eponymous band (Dio). With his incredible vocal range he sang some of the real classic…