Single Review: “POUR” – Alice Offley

Alice Offley just hit me in the gut with her bass, walked away laughing and left me doing the something stinks in the room face. This is high praise. Not many people get that award. Very rare.  This song oozes funk, mixed with dance elements – synth bass to reinforce the live bass, four on …

Single Review: “Somewhere In Between” – Feds

This has such a smooth jazz feel to it.. the groove is trippy, and that’s the thing I like about it, Feds, comes in with a total buttery vocal and I like it, she’s having fun on this and I appreciate that… “Let’s take this day by day, don’t wanna say the words that I’ve …

Live Review: Wilko Johnson, Norman Watt Roy, Dylan Howe with John Otway. Words: Sammy Stein

Wilko Johnson/Norman Watt-Roy/Dylan Howe with John Otway  The Apex, Bury St Edmunds, was the setting for this, one of the first nights of an extensive tour Wilko Johnson and his band is undertaking – the return to normality after Covid tour. It was the first concert for over two years I had been where masks …

Live Review: Rhodes MK8 Launch, Ronnie Scott’s

Rhodes MK8 launch – Ronnie Scott’s.  My old friend Liam Narrie was the one that sent me a message about this event, and when I heard Dan Goldman was hosting it… I had to be there.  Dan is a killer keyboard player, more specifically Rhodes, and it was just a joy to hear him play. …

Blog interview: Ming And Jon, Project Blackbird

Hello Ming and Jon how are you?  Grateful for your patience in waiting for these responses! xx You are a part of Project Blackbird, how did that come about?  Ming: Jon had studied music composition and performance in college but hadn’t written music per se until we started songwriting and recording together in 2000.  I’d …

Single Review: “Gotta Go Fast” Blue Lab Beats X Poppy Daniels

Gotta Go Fast – Blue Lab Beats  Blue Lab Beats are back with more fire following up the monster of a track from 2021 “Motherland Journey” with “Gotta Go Fast”.  Listening to this I ask myself can these two talented individuals do any wrong? Probobly not. It’s hit 10,000+ – yes let me lay it …