Reviews
Mechanical Monster
With lots of funk and zing to move all butts to the floor, the Monster Ceilidh Band remind us that...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
From the Kasbah/Tunis to Tahrir Square/Cairo & Back
It was, so they say, a very musical revolution. How could it have been anything else? Even under the most...
Reviewed by Andy Morgan in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Volume One 1970-1979
‘Sorry’? The unusual first name is probably an Anglicisation of ‘Sorhy,’ which is itself a twisted version of the common...
Reviewed by Andy Morgan in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Louisiana Sun
Some years back, Mama Rosin, the high-octane punk Cajun combo from Switzerland, met Hipbone Slim & the Knee Tremblers, a...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
The Promised Land: A Swamp Pop Journey
The late Charlie Gillett’s first venture into the music industry involved a trip to Louisiana where he licensed a selection...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Live Wire
Several years ago, the Woody Guthrie official archives were given two spools of wire recordings of a live performance in...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
Music is Choice
A trio that existed from 1998 to 2005, New Zealand's Trinity Roots were local heroes who opened the door for...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
La Samba Contemporain: Samba Recordings by CPC UMES, 1998-2007
‘E bom Cantar’ (It’s time? to sing) is just one of 36 versions of contemporary samba on this dedicated compilation...
Reviewed by Sue Steward in issue: Aug/Sep/2011
