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FILM REVIEW: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes , the first movie in a newly announced trilogy of movies continues the story of where the final movie...
Oct 1, 20242 min read
MASCOT MOTH – SESIWN ARBROFOL ABERTAWE (2024) EP (Bandcamp)
‘I Didn’t Know’ is a cool sax/ guitar led groove (Rob Harrison) with nice harmony vocals from Jack Hunter and David Thomas, a song of...
Sep 18, 20241 min read
GARFIELD’S BIRTHDAY – TYPICALLY STEREO (2020) (Pink Hedgehog Records/ Bandcamp)
Garfield’s Birthday were formed in Weymouth, on the south coast of England in 1995 at the height of Brit-pop, they started where they...
Sep 18, 20241 min read
VANILLA FUDGE – WHERE IS MY MIND – THE ATCO RECORDINGS 1967 – 1969 (2024) (Cherry Red/ Esoteric Recordings)
It is difficult to know where to start with this 9 CD boxset which includes mono and stereo versions of their eponymous album and “The...
Sep 17, 20242 min read
STARSHIP OVERFLOW – 37 YEARS ON AIR – UK’S OLDEST ALTERNATIVE RADIO SHOW
GARRY LEE’s labour of love is now well into its fourth decade bringing Rock/ Metal/ Indie/ Alternative/ Crossover/ Space Rock/...
Sep 17, 20241 min read
FILM: ALIEN: ROMULUS (2024) (Intro and PS by Phil; review by Benedict)
It’s a while since we’ve reviewed a film, but we just had to go to the Dundee Contemporary Arts Cinema to see the latest instalment of...
Sep 9, 20243 min read
STEVE WILSON – SONGS FROM THE SUMMERHOUSE (2024) (Bandcamp)
It was so nice to hear from musician Simon Felton (Pink Hedgehog Records) after all this time, and I am grateful to him for sending me...
Sep 2, 20242 min read
THE GREAT ROCK BIBLE by MARTIN C. STRONG: “As easy as ABC”
Still available at 50% discount introductory price through RED PLANET BOOKS. After reading the helpful guide at the beginning of the...
Aug 30, 20241 min read
LIST OF BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH LINKS ON THIS WEBSITE – Click on PROJECTS to find out more.
DOCTOR WHO SERIES GUIDES: THE WILLIAM HARTNELL YEARS (2022) THE JON PERTWEE YEARS (2023) THE SYLVESTER McCOY YEARS (2024) In preparation:...
Aug 30, 20241 min read
THREE- HEADED EMPEROR – MAD MAGIC AND FIRE (2024) (Falling A Records)
Gentle acoustic guitar and Georgia Lamb’s vocalisation starts off opening track ‘Mad, Magic and Fire’, before Barry Lamb takes the lead...
Aug 21, 20242 min read
CENSUS OF HALLUCINATIONS – THE NONSENSE MACHINE (Bandcamp) (2024)
I wrote in December, 2023 of the lead-off single: choppy organ chords, soaring flights of guitar, strident drums and percussion in a...
Jul 24, 20242 min read
PAUL ROLAND – MORBID BEAUTY (Blue Matter Records LP) (2024)
Thanks to NICK SALOMAN for the opportunity to listen to another new release from his Blue Matter label. The album starts with ‘Stars in...
Jul 24, 20241 min read
NORTHERN FAITH – CONNECTING WITH FAITH (Northern Soundscapes/ Bandcamp) (2024)
A review and interview with TIM HUNTER Can I ask you why you have released your latest album "Connecting with Faith" under the name...
Jul 24, 20244 min read
CARLA DIRATZ & THE ARCHERS OF SORROW – BLUE STITCHES (Discus Music) (2024)
With the same band on board as “The Scale” (see separate review), I looked forward to listening to another album three years on. Although...
Jul 24, 20241 min read
CARLA DIRATZ & THE ARCHERS OF SORROW – THE SCALE (Discus Music) (2021)
The opener is impressive: a basic drum pattern (Adam Fairclough) grounding the opening title track into a groove as French chanteuse...
Jul 24, 20241 min read
AFRAID TO AWAKE – A HAUNTING AT SEA (2024), Proximity Records/ Bandcamp: review and interview
“A Haunting at Sea” is a different kind of album from Steven McCabe than his long-lived ELEGANT SIMPLICITY project. For a start, it is...
Jul 16, 20244 min read
BILL NELSON – POWERTRON (2016/2024) (Dreamsville/ Burning Shed)
So prolific is Bill Nelson that “Powertron” has had to wait 8 years for release, but listening to it I have no idea why it has taken this...
Jul 10, 20241 min read
KEVIN KASTNING and BRUNO RÅBERG – SILENT DIMENSIONS (Greydisc Records) (2024)
I have reviewed Kevin Kastning’s music before on DISS. On this Kevin plays contra and subcontra guitars with 16, 24 and 36 strings. In...
Jul 10, 20241 min read
GREAT ROCK BIBLE: 50% OFF INTRODUCTORY PRICE!
Further to information regarding MARTIN C STRONG's "Great Rock Bible" please note that the introductory price is now £50 - that's around...
Jul 7, 20241 min read
JACK BRUCE – SONGS FOR A TAILOR (Cherry Red/ Esoteric Recordings) (1969/ 2024) (26th July) (2 x CD + 2 x Blu Ray or 1 x RM g/f LP with fully restored artwork).
With remastering by Stephen W Tayler, the two CDs offer bonus tracks with alternative mixes and first/ second takes of some of the...
Jul 1, 20242 min read
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