Freedom’s Overdue

Yesterday, my evening was ruined just because I took a peek at the newly received RENAISSANCE DVD, “Song Of Scheherezade”. Long overdue, as up to now we had to deal with YouTube snippets of the band’s live performances and the DVD by Annie Haslam, the disc is a monster of horribility. The change should have [...]

Take It Easy

The latest DVD I received with the prospect of reviewing was Mika’s “Live Parc Des Princes Paris”. I must admit I like the guy, he’s doing a top-notch job in the pop realm, even though there’s too much falsetto for an operatically-trained singer. This is not the point, though; the point is that this is [...]

Never Say Never, or A Reason To Believe

Many wondered if GUNS N’ ROSES were ever going to release their long-long-long overdue “Chinese Democracy”, many didn’t care. But everyone knew about it, and now it’s out – even under the promised titled. And now there’s trouble. Not so much in China where the album is – of course – prohibited as in the [...]

Take A Chance On Me… On You… On All Of Us

Just noticed that there’s a new edition of Mike Oldfield’s “Music Of The Spheres” is out, with a live bonus CD. Not that I’m a big Oldfield fan but then again, it sets me thinking of today’s marketing strategies. Back in the much happier – music-wise – times, it was normal to make the first [...]

If The Stars Were In Their Eyes

Why oh why there are artists whose music can appeal to everyone but who don’t get any support to spread it? I’ve just written a review of Boris Savoldelli’s new album, “Insanology”, which is just great. The man sings a la Bobby McFerrin but his a cappella style is pure Italian – and for the [...]

She’ll Run To Me – Against The Lace

Is it only for the crazy Russian fans who like to see anyone connected to any classic rock bands there were – or will there be more touring for the newly-meld multi-colored super-ensemble OVER THE RAINBOW? The line up – you bet! – features the members of RAINBOW but only two of them previously played [...]

Monkberry Loon? Delight!

“All these things will happen it time because you just can’t do it all at once. We are preparing these things, there’s work that people have done, but I just don’t want to flood everyone with THE BEATLES’ products”, said Paul McCartney in our recent interview. Did the graceful knight mean then that one of [...]

Circles And Rings, Dragons And Kings

I’ve been waiting for this for a long time – no, I’m not about the comments on my posts but about Roger Dean’s new book, “Dragon’s Dream”, out now. First mentioned four years ago, it was promised to be made available – lemme quote myself – as a “1,000 signed limited edition boxed sets of [...]

For All To Know

Recently I read a review of John Martyn’s new 4CD box in “Mojo” magazine, and the first thing that came to mind when I saw it was the first when I saw it. I mean, I received the news of the forthcoming release and wanted to post the item on my site, but I’d have [...]

So Little Time, So Much To Know…

…thus quoth the Nowhere Man in “Yellow Submarine”, and he was goddamn right. The day-off is nearing the end, and there’s not so much has been done, save for some home-maintance thing, a language lesson and another review. This time it was the LA’s VOX TEMPUS’s second album, a bit boring but easy-on-the-ear prog-hard rock [...]