Historically a chance meeting between Rex Fowler and Neal Shulman in 1971 at a Boston coffeeshop called the Stone Phoenix resulted in Aztec Two Step. The name of the band was copped from a Lawrence Ferlinghetti poem and the first song ever written about Jack Kerouac’s iconic ‘On The Road’. Folk singer Neal Shulman, nurtured […] Continue reading →

Gwendal the speed of the Elvin Across the channel in France a gifted group called Gwendal ploughed into traditional arrangements with flute and fiddle, with inception in 1972. Gwendal launched their Irish Jig debut in 1974 which at that stage featured the first guitarist J-M Renard with Roger Schaub on bass. The completed French showcase […] Continue reading →

America – A Horse with no Name The band America comprised of Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek & Gerry Beckley who had a three-year run of top-ten singles and best selling albums. The group first met at an American school in the UK, the sons of Airforce officers stationed overseas. The name America was stimulated by […] Continue reading →

The colour of Sage , most likely purple with streaks of blue, well that’s if you’ve ever listened to Paul Brett’s Sage. The multi-colored juggled history of Paul Brett most likely started with the group SW4 headed by future Blonde On Blonde Ralph Denyar. Paul would also replace Jimmy Page in Neil Christian & The […] Continue reading →

Their release Independent Variable is loaded with emotionally drenched bluesy rock and folk tracks. The lead singer, Teri Hitt, has a voice that dares you to listen and then listen again. She beckons you with her smooth vibrato and you begin to fall into the words. Once you are in the middle of it all […] Continue reading →

When Tony Ashton received a telegram from Brian Epstein in 1965, he automatically thought he had been recruited as the keyboardist for the Beatles. Tony Ashton began his career in a North Western English Beat group called The Executives. At the age of fifteen Tony was already an accomplished pianist, who ventured into cover versions […] Continue reading →

The Haight is a new book that captures the flavor, tastes and smells of the Hippy experience in San Francisco of the 1960s. A guided tour of the Haight-Ashbury of 1967 lead by a young college bound adventurer mistaken upon his arrival as a mysterious musician whose reputation has preceded him. Taken in as one […] Continue reading →

Triana is one part of the Spanish Prog Armada, a legendary Prog band to emerge out of the gifted hills of Spain. The roots of Triana pounded out of the flamenco capital of Seville,where Jesus de la Rosa (keyboards/vocals) found international success with Los Bravos and their single “Black Is Black”. Jesus then recruited Eduardo […] Continue reading →

South London conceived the astute talents of a group called Home that were highly underrated when it came to improvisation. Home comprised of ex Four Fables / Sugar Laurie Wisefield (guitar) ex Sugar Cliff Williams (bass), Will Weider violin, ex Man keyboardist Clive John , ex Blue Rondos / Syndicats Mick Stubbs ( guitar, vox) […] Continue reading →

Memphis Tennessee not only reeled in country styled rock but also quivered under the savaging thunder of Alamo.The roots of Alamo go back to guitarist Larry Raspberry who played with the Gentrys in 1965 when they charted with “Keep On Dancing”. The strength of Alamo was largely due to the mountainous vox and grinding hammond […] Continue reading →