Soundchecks Music Review

BLUEPRINT 808 State review by Andrew Darlington “We are the music-makers and the dreamer of dreams…” – Nephatiti There was a time, and not so very long ago, […]

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BLEED LIKE MEGarbage review by Octavio Ramos Jr The superficiality of modern pop music has made cynics of many of us. The problem with such cynicism is that […]

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BLACK WATERKris Drever review by J.C. Hartley This is the debut album from a member of the Kate Rusby Band, with the divine lady herself guesting, with some […]

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BEYONDDinosaur Jr review by Jim Steel Back in the early 1990s, when everyone jumped aboard the great big bandwagon called Nirvana, some of us would wave Husker Du […]

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THE BEST OF THE BEAU BRUMMELSBeau Brummels review by Andrew Darlington Any list of notable Bo’s of our time must include the incomparable Bo Diddley, and Bo Derek, […]

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THE BEST OF MARTY WILDEMarty Wilde review by Andrew Darlington Coming slightly after Tommy Steele and Lonnie Donegan, but just before Cliff Richard and Billy Fury, Marty Wilde […]

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THE BEST OF BRUCE DICKINSONBruce Dickinson review by Michael Lohr Phenomenal! What else can be said about Bruce Dickinson that hasn’t already been said? The man is a […]

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UNANSWERABLE LUST / BEAST BOXLuxuria review by Jim Steel Cherry Red has re-issued everything that Luxuria ever released on Beggar’s Banquet and then some. What we get in […]

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BATTLE HYMNS FOR A NEW REPUBLICPlate Six review by Jim Steel This is the follow-up album to Operation: Chair Sit for this Alabama band. Now they’re a four-piece outfit. Then […]

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BACK TO THE SKYJacanda review by J.C. Hartley Jacanda is a Bristol based combo fronted by Chris Pritchett formerly of The Bottle, Amber, and Minerva, playing an acoustically […]

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