August 2024
NEW AUDIO RELEASE: Olympic Runners – Puttin’ It On Ya (SINGSONG224)
Formed in 1974, British funk act Olympic Runners was formed by legendary producer Mike Vernon (Fleetwood Mac, Focus, Dr Feelgood), initially to back American bluesman Jimmy Dawkins for a session scheduled at Olympic Studios in London, thus inspiring the group’s name.
NEW AUDIO RELEASE: Steve Ellis – March On (21st Century Solo) (SINGSONG223)
Steve Ellis's powerful yet soulful voice, one that defines British music, has never sounded better that on his solo albums and this compilation of songs from records made between 1977 to 2011 evidences the fact beautifully.
June 2024
NEW AUDIO RELEASE: Jack The Lad – Jackpot (SINGSONG221)
Formed in 1973, Lindisfarne folk-rock offshoot Jack The Lad recorded four well- received albums cementing a prominent role in the rediscovery of the regional musical roots of their home turf of North East England.
NEW AUDIO RELEASE: British Lions – Roaring to Go! – Live Stateside ’78 (SINGSONG187)
Comprising members of MOTT with John Fiddler of Medicine Head, British Lions played the UK supporting Status Quo before winning over US audiences on a 1978 tour from which these recordings are taken.
LICENSING NEWS: Love Mott? We’ve got a lot…!
With 50th anniversary reissues of the band's catalogue well underway, Mott The Hoople are in the news. But who were the band before? And after? What happened to their members? Our LOT OF MOTT page supplies answers ...
NEWS: Deep Purple’s Nick Simper interviewed on The Strange Brew…
Ousted from Deep Purple three albums in, guitarist Nick Simper dusted himself down and created Warhorse and then Fandango. Jason Barnard covers his career in his latest artist interview for podcast, The Strange Brew.