The Pentangle – The Albums 1968-72
The Pentangle represented the collective brilliance of several exceptionally skilled musicians, and there is no doubt that they hold a pivotal place in the...
Modern Classic: Brave Rival – Life’s Machine
With the impending release of their second album in August I have been revisiting the rather excellent 2022 debut of a band from the...
Under The Spell of Old Trees – A Retrospective Glance at Nidingr’s Rehearsal 1996
Today, I figured that it would be interesting to cast a flickering yet hopefully illuminating light on a rather obscure release from that gloriously...
RAMzine Classic: Stevie Salas Colorcode
For an artist that has appeared on over 70 different albums with artists from George Clinton, Justin Timberlake and Buddy Miles to Mick Jagger...
Reflections on Bill Ward’s outstanding solo album
Legendary drummer Bill Ward (ex-Black Sabbath) released an overlooked gem of an album back in 1997 entitled When the Bough Breaks, and I figured...
See The Light by Jeff Healey – RAMzine Classic
There are many ways of finding a new artist, especially in this internet age - it wasn’t always that easy. An example of one...
Imaginaerum by Nightwish – RAMzine Classics
November 30th 2011 saw Finnish power metal legends, Nightwish, release their 7th studio album, Imaginaerum. A less traditional concept album that is more held together...
Mo’s Barbecue by Bowes and Morely – RAMzine Classic
When is a Thunder album not a Thunder album?
The answer is to be found in the first of two excellent releases from Bowes and...
Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love – RAMzine Classic Album
Kate Bush is arguably the most gifted songwriter that the UK has produced in the last 50 years and Hounds of Love is the...
RAMzine Classic: Tramline – Moves Of Vegetable Centuries
If you’re sitting comfortably, let me tell you a story of a band of musicians back in 1967, who were based in and around...