“Alike or Unlike as Trees”: Third Ear Band – ‘Alchemy’
❉ As a breakthrough piece for Third Ear Band, Alchemy truly lives up to the promise of its title, writes C.J. Newman.
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Video Preview: LIFE – ‘Moral Fibre’
❉ New single out now – B-listed on BBC 6 Music. Watch/Share the video here!
Renaissance: ‘A Song For All Seasons’ (3CD) reviewed
❉ Is it the fate of Renaissance to linger as a footnote in the chart history of 1978? Fortunately, the answer to this is a resounding ‘No’.
Mike Moran: The ‘Barcelona’ Interview
❉ Producer Mike Moran on the greatest solo project a Queen member has yet released, which now doubles as a tribute to Caballé, one of the great soprano singers of all time.
Podcast of the Week: The Strange Brew Podcast
❉ This week: The Strange Brew Podcast – one of The Daily Telegraph’s ‘podcasts you need to be listening to’.
Behind The Shades: Michel Polnareff
❉ Andy Murray profiles the unconventional French pop superstar and his stellar body of work.
Procol Harum: ‘Still There’ll Be More – An Anthology 1967-2017’ reviewed
❉ Martin Ruddock on the band ‘that sounded like they could kick your head in, but do it in a very clever way’.
Duran Duran – ‘Girls on Film 1979 Demo’ EP
❉ An early snapshot of a band that went on to be one of the biggest British groups ever.
CAMEL announce UK tour dates for September 2018
❉ Legendary prog-rockers performing the whole of their 1976 classic album Moonmadness plus other classic tracks.
Jenn Vix is ‘Unlocked’
❉ Minimalist electronica meets gritty rock.