They tell us… Albert Lee is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked, both in the studio and on tour, with many famous musicians from a wide range of genres. He has also maintained a solo career and is a noted composer and musical director. This was originally […]
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In mid-April, The New York Times Magazine published a cover story that might have been taken as a sign of a leap in interest in pre-World War II acoustic blues. It concerned the utterly obscure Depression-era singers Elvie Thomas and Geeshie Wiley. In fact, while John Jeremiah Sullivan’s “The Ballad of Geeshie and Elvie” presented […]
The Canadian pianist talks about his Polish heritage and his relationship with Chopin’s 21 miniatures Jan Lisiecki, a former Gramophone Young Artist of the Year, has recorded his eighth album for Deutsche Grammophon, the complete Chopin Nocturnes (his third Chopin recording for the DG). James Jolly caught up with him by video call in Poland […]
New Orleans trumpeter Nicholas Payton has never conformed to anyone or anything. Reading his Facebook posts and Twitter “tweets”, you sort of get an idea about how un-traditional he is. He speaks his mind and, should someone attempt to challenge him on his views, is hardly lost for words. His outspoken nature has allowed him […]
You’ll all know that we really love the AMG website. To reiterate, this is one of the finest music resources I have EVER seen. Simply terrific. Every time I buy according to their recommendations I am never disappointed. When I ignore their star ratings and comments, I end up shoving the bad purchase back on […]
Originally released in 1974 as double album, now expanded with loads of previously unreleased material over seven CDs including dates in Belfast and Dublin. A bonus DVD (NTSC, region free) features the Tony Palmer directed documentary Irish Tour ’74. This set is released on 20 October 2014 and comes packaged in a ten-inch box. 7 […]
It’s been cited as an inspiration by everyone from Coldplay to Animal Collective. Musicians discuss why one of Star Wars’ most iconic scenes became such a phenomenon READ MORE HERE
Complete with the original Gramophone reviews of 50 of the finest Beethoven recordings available HERE
“Wait For Me” is the long awaited follow-up 3-CD compilation to John Heneghan’s critically acclaimed comp for Dust-To-Digital 2010’s, “Baby, How Can It Be?”. Three CDs of 1920’s & 30’s 78 rpm records from the collections of John Heneghan, Robert Crumb, the late Don Kent, and Donovan Weaver.It includes never heard before records such […]
PETER B writes: Agree that it’s not ok to record music with crappy stuff or methodes, it’s an insult to the musicians. But I would prefer a great artist and or performance in a mediocre sound quality to a mediocre artist and or performance on a top notch recording. Music over soundquality. In other words: […]
On this album, CPE Bach: Keyboard Sonatas II, Danny Driver is intimately in touch with the fluctuations of the musical language, writes Geoffrey Norris. MORE
It has little plot, the dialogue is mumbled, cereal bowls are a big theme, and a fast-talking cattle auctioneer plays his manager. We meet the team behind the Royal Opera House’s daring new show READ MORE HERE
• Official documentary exploring the history of Steppenwolf!! • Narrated by band leader John Kay himself. • This project is a very personal labour of love to John Kay .• Features full versions of “Born To Be Wild”, “Magic Carpet Ride”, “The Pusher” and the stories that made them famous. • Also features many hit […]
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They say: Introducing Roon 2 We’ve created a brand new app – Roon ARC – which changes the way you use Roon forever. Whether you’re working out at the gym, heading to the office, or traveling thousands of miles from home – Roon ARC gives you mobile access to your full library of artists, albums, […]
Five Points Gang – Let’s Stay TogetherBoogie Beasts – Like A SnakeBill Filipiak – The Medicine I NeedDawson Smith & The Dissenters – Down To The CityThe Jujubes – Change Is ComingAndy Peake – Do It While You CanEricson Holt – Walkin’ On Bourbon StreetGabe Stillman – Ain’t Gonna ChangeEmma Wilson – NuthinBrandon Isaak – […]
“They always try to write off the blues; well we’ve proven tonight that at least 9,000 people like the blues,” says celebrated blues rock master Joe Bonamassa who releases “Joe Bonamassa – Muddy Wolf At Red Rocks” on DVD, Blu-ray and CD set on March 23, 2015. The exclusive concert experience, which is a tribute to blues […]
The French pianist, joined by Gidon Kremer and Kremerata Baltica, has recorded an album of the Polish composer, an album he’s called ‘Żal’ Lucas Debargue, who shot to fame during the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition where he took fourth prize, but totally stole the audience’s hearts, and shortly after was signed by Sony Classical. ‘Żal’ […]
Originally published June 2015 Jon Dennis writes: An anti-GM food concept album by Neil Young may not seem a thrilling prospect, I grant you. But although People Want to Hear About Love, as he acknowledges on his song of that title, shouldn’t he talk about “the corporations hijacking all your rights”, too? And on-form and […]
Ian Patterson: Jiyoung Lee, pianist/keyboardist and leader of Korean jazz-funk sextet Jazz Snobs Funk Addicts probably has to pinch herself from time to time. Encouraged from a young age by her parents to pursue a life as a classical pianist, Lee instead opted for the greater expressive freedom—and the economic uncertainty— offered by jazz. Her […]
Thom Jurek writes ….. Live at Legends captures the raging bluesman during a blistering set at his club in early 2010, playing pretty much exactly what you’d expect: “Damn Right I Got the Blues,” “Best Damn Fool,” and medleys of “I Just Want to Make Love to You/Chicken Heads,” “Boom Boom/Strange Brew,” and “Voodoo Chile/Sunshine […]
Those of you who log in here on a fairly regular basis will know of my affection for John Cahill – a friend and all round ‘good bloke’ who never lets his audio get in the way of his musical pleasure. John is completely without pretension or elitism and the breadth of his musical tastes […]
JAZZ MONROE @ the Guardian writes: Not for the first time, Alex Turner has lost his train of thought. In a booth of a downtown Manhattan diner, the Arctic Monkeys frontman is hunched forward, grasping for words to describe their new album – a black-tie orgy of cinematic soul, lurid funk and perfumed 60s strings. […]