Thursday, October 10, 2024

Neal Morse & The Resonance Cry “Thief!”

Throughout his long career, Neal Morse has often been a musical collaborator, usually with some of the greatest prog musicians across the world. This...

Album Reviews

Kenny Wayne Shepherd delivers Dirt On My Diamonds Vol. 2

Following on from last year’s Dirt On My Diamonds Vol 1, Kenny Wayne Shepherd delivers on the promise of Vol 2. I said of...

Tim Bowness, Powder Dry

Live Reviews

The Struts and Barns Courtney – From glam-rock flair to gritty, soulful sound

Rock is alive and well as two giants of the genre demonstrate that it never faded away and is flourishing. The Struts and Barns...

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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...

The Beach Boys by The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys go well beyond being merely a group of musicians. It wouldn’t be inappropriate to describe them as a cultural, even maybe...

Queensryche by Ross Halfin (Rufus Rock ‘n Roll Publications)

Back in their heyday, Queensryche were blessed (or was it cursed?) with the epithet “the thinking man’s heavy metal band,” a tag they carried...