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THE GREAT ROCK BIBLE IS HERE!
MARTIN C STRONG has sent a picture of the finished book so I can confirm that the long-awaited successor to his popular Great Rock...
Jul 1, 20241 min read
2024 – SPRING INTO SUMMER: SECOND QUARTER TOP NEW RELEASES reviewed on DISS
In alphabetical order (maximum of 3 reissues per 10, all from 2024 & reviewed in 2024): please note genres are nearest approximations....
Jul 1, 20242 min read
JANEL LEPPIN – ENSEMBLE VOLCANIC ASH - TO MARCH IS TO LOVE (2024) (Cuneiform Records)
Janel Leppin has appeared on numerous albums encompassing various genres, and as a member of PRIESTS. She is joined on her latest...
Jun 26, 20242 min read
HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY TO CUNEIFORM RECORDS!
Can it really be that long? I still remember getting CDs and promo packages with glossy photographs of the artists in the post. With...
Jun 26, 20241 min read
PINHDAR – A SPARKLE ON THE DARK WATER (Fruits de Mer Records/ Bandcamp – LP released on 13th August, 2024)
Electronica, dream pop, shoegaze, darkwave, trip-hop, art rock, comparisons with THE CURE, Pinhdar have been creating quite a stir in...
Jun 19, 20242 min read
CRISTIANO VARISCO – ALINE (2023) (Oob Records/ Bandcamp)
There are two sides to Cristiano Varisco’s music: one as an acoustic guitar player, the other as an electric guitarist, and it proves...
Jun 19, 20241 min read
JOHN BATTEMA – LIGHT BECOMES… (Bandcamp) (2024)
John Battema (of EPHEMERAL SUN) has created four tracks of piano/ synth-based music statring with ‘The Sun Comforts the Night at Dawn’...
May 28, 20241 min read
HIRO KAWAHARA – IN MEMORY OF PETER FROHMADER (2024)
I previously reviewed Hiro’s recent album for the Cuneiform label of Hiro’s collaborative music with an innovative electronic musician he...
May 28, 20242 min read
THE BEVIS FROND – LIVE AT THE GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL, SAN FRANCISCO (RSD reissue) (1998/ 2024)
How many song writers do you know that couple ‘striations’ with ‘expectations.’ This kind of lyrical ingenuity was what drew me to The...
May 21, 20246 min read
BLOOM DE WILDE - RIDE WITH THE FISHES (Cherry Red) (2024)
There is lot going on in the 4-minute plus single by the BJORK-like Bloom De Wilde, encompassing many different styles. The prominent...
May 21, 20241 min read
VARIOUS ARTISTS – MINIATURES (2020) (2 x CD) (part one)
Following on from Morgan Fisher’s first 1980 “Miniatures” here we are, 40 years later, with over 120 one-minute musical vignettes in a...
May 7, 20244 min read
JOHN’S CHILDREN – DISSTORY: and a connection to the “Miniatures” collection of 2020
Here is an abridged extract from my book “Within You, Without You: A Sociological, Cultural and Musical History of Britain, 1945-1967.”...
May 7, 20242 min read
CHEER-ACCIDENT - VACATE (2024) (Cuneiform Records)
When Thymme Jones was very young he used to bop around to HERB ALPERT's rendition of ‘Zorba the Greek.’ It turns out Alpert and his...
Apr 3, 20242 min read
KEVIN KASTNING & MARK WINGFIELD – RUBICON II (2024) (Greydisc)
Earlier this year I reviewed Kevin Kastning’s collaborative album with clarinettist Soheil Peyghambari on which the master craftsman...
Mar 29, 20241 min read


MARTIN C STRONG's epic book THE GREAT ROCK BIBLE is out now!
A reminder after my last post that 'The Old Testament' is now available at a discount of 25% off RRP if bought through the Red Planet...
Mar 20, 20241 min read


3rd Book in Doctor Who series now out
The third book in Benedict's Doctor Who series is now out. It is about the Sylvester McCoy Years and follows the successful first two...
Mar 20, 20241 min read
WATER AID CHARITY
Please help me help WATER AID. You can do this by either donating to WATER AID directly or by making a donation for which you will...
Mar 20, 20241 min read
NOSTGALIA TRIP #1: REMEMBERING ZIGZAG MAGAZINE – AUGUST, 1976
Now we’re going back a bit. What a cover! PETE FRAME, the famous Rock family tree guy is on the editorial board and does the layout. The...
Mar 20, 20241 min read
LANDING - MOTIONLESS I- IV (2023) (Sulatron)
For 25 years Landing (Aaron Snow and Daron Gardner) have been painting their aural soundscapes and have become much appreciated by those...
Mar 20, 20241 min read


THE LONG-AWAITED GREAT ROCK BIBLE by MARTIN C STRONG: DUE FOR PUBLICATION on 28TH MARCH, 2024.
SAVE £25 OFF THE RRP BY ORDERING AT https://redplanetmusicbooks.com/products/copy-of-the-great-rock-bible-old-testament-1920-1976...
Mar 12, 20241 min read
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