It’s a bit of a double-whammy, this issue (even though it doesn’t actually feature Wham!). The cover itself is shared by Record Store Day and Robert Plant and is a celebration of all things black and round as the 19th anniversary of the biggest day in the vinyl calendar fast approaches. Over 20 …
Chicago’s prog powerhouse, Sonus Umbra, made a sensational UK debut at the Fusion 7 Festival – Music Without Boundaries in Worcestershire. Sharing the stage with UK proggers Galahad and The Tangent, plus a host of international acts, the American band delivered a breathtaking mix of prog rock, jazz/fusion and classical influences from across thei…
The prog pioneers mix up their sound on thoughtful 1984 opus, their fourth record of a prolific decade
The House Of Love, fleetingly the great indie hope of the late 80s, were built around the unstable but initially fruitful partnership of singer-songwriter Guy Chadwick, a much-travelled former army brat already 32 when their debut came out in 1988, and the decade-younger Terry Bickers who, with a style pitched somewhere between Marr and Shields, wa…
John Sebastian’s cheery jug band troubadours started out on the Greenwich Village folk scene, but the band’s innate pop sensibilities soon found them regularly ruling the airwaves and climbing the singles chart (this collection’s title track, Do You Believe In Magic?). They spread their wings for the tougher, amped-up Summer In The City, and …
