THE HOLLOWAY ECHOES ‘STACK ‘EM UP’ (Western Star) It’s fair to say that the Holloway Echoes’ debut album ‘Murder In Soho’ was a surprise hit for Western Star. So not so much of a surprise that the all-star band have ...
I’m chuffed to have written the foreword in Mark Robertson’s new book, ‘The Devil’s Rhythm’.
I’m chuffed to say I was asked to write the foreword for Mark Robertson’s book ‘The Devil’s Rhythm’. It’s his account of his time as part of the original Meteors, the trio that spawned a new genre ‘Psychobilly’. There are ...
LP and CD reviews #16
THE SHARKS ‘Sir Psycho’ (Trophy) Rereleased on 10” Vinyl is hard to believe that this was four-track EP first released 23 years ago back in 1996 but as a 7” on Fury. That was four years after the reformation of ...
LP & CD Reviews #13
VARIOUS ARTISTS ‘Great British Rock N Roll & Rockabilly Reunion’ (Right Recordings) When The Great British Rock n Roll and Rockabilly album was released in 1980 closely followed by Volume 2 they were a revelation to young kids just getting ...
Batmobile – Brand New Blisters (Butler)
(This review was first published in UK Rock & Roll Magazine ) This is the first full-length release by Dutch psychobilly legends Batmobile since ‘Welcome To Planet Cheese’ back in 1997. For the younger readers, that when the genre was almost dead ...