REVIEW: MOJO on Ayers/Halsall/Lady June’s ‘The Happening Combo’ …
Thanks to the estimable MOJO Magazine for an informed and spot-on review of Kevin Ayers/Ollie Halsall/Lady June - 'The Happening Combo' in its September 2020 issue.
NEWS: Zorbonauts – The Journey from Jerusalem: Recording The Unobserved Beaver
Zorbonauts, the Anglo/Celtic/American progressive rock band formerly known as Jerusalem, bound back into the modern music space this July (2020) with latest album release, ‘The Unobserved Beaver’ (SINGSONG110).
NEW AUDIO RELEASE: Zorbonauts – ‘The Unobserved Beaver’ (SINGSONG110)
With a line-up comprising the alumni of Spock’s Beard, Tears for Fears, Asia, The Buggles, Yes, Big Big Train, Genesis, Jerusalem, Eric Burdon and Iron Butterfly amongst others, you know Zorbonauts’ latest album is going to have quality stamped through it.
NEW AUDIO RELEASE: Alan Hull – ‘Alright On The Night’ (Live at Clifton Poly 1975) (SINGSONG107)
Recorded in November 1975 at Nottingham’s Clifton Polytechnic, "Alright On The Night" showcases brilliantly how maverick Lindisfarne front man, Alan Hull could win over an audience with warmth, wit and a generosity of spirit!
NEW AUDIO RELEASE: Jerusalem – ‘Escalator’ (SINGSONG114)
2009’s ‘Escalator’ was a re-emergence album of sorts for this British hard rock act, founded in 1969 with a self-titled debut on the legendary Deram label. Fast forward almost four decades and original vocalist, Lynden Williams and guitarist, Bob Cooke decided to record a new album after Sony Music (Japan) reissued Jerusalem’s self-titled debut in its popular Rock Legend Series.
REVIEW: Radio 68 & Keys And Chords: The Yardbirds – ‘Making Tracks’ (SINGSONG108)
Big thanks for the reviews out there of for THE YARDBIRDS - 'MAKING TRACKS'.
NEWS: The Maida Vale Landlady: the Story of Lady June…
Martin Wakeling remembers 'Lady' June Campbell-Cramer, Kevin Ayers, Eno, Pip Pyle and the Canterbury-infused 'Linguistic Leprosy'.
NEW AUDIO RELEASE: Lady June – ‘Linguistic Leprosy’ (SINGSONG113)
Marking the welcome return of a unique and whimsical 1974 album debut for Kevin Ayers' London apartment's landlady, this is Lady's June's 'Linguistic Leprosy'.
NEWS: REMEMBERING MIKE TAYLOR … The Syd Barrett of Jazz
On the reissue of Neil Ardley’s 1973-recorded compendium of compositions by Mike Taylor, we look back with Dave Gelly at the only too brief life of one modern British jazz’s most original, if elusive masters …
NEW AUDIO RELEASE: Neil Ardley – ‘Mike Taylor Remembered’ (SINGSONG106)
The 'Syd Barrett of jazz,' British composer, pianist, songwriter, Mike Taylor died tragically young, leaving just two albums, as well as co-writes with Ginger Baker for Cream’s Wheels Of Fire album, to his name. Taken from Neil Ardley’s master tapes, this is their critically-acclaimed tribute to a master of his art by friends and colleagues, themselves representing a cross-section of the cream of modern British jazz talent of the day.