BLAIR MORGAN

Not content with completing three music autobiographies in winter, three more have been added to the list: Heartbreaker by Mike Campbell, The Silver River by Jim Moginie, and The Harder I Fight The More I Love You by Neko Case

Los Lobos prove that a band can keep evolving, experimenting, and still stay together. The wolf, indeed, survives

As the nights have closed in, I’ve found good company in three new music-related reads that cut across pop stardom, rock mythology, and gritty crime fiction.

Big Country were more than just a band with a distinct sound-they were a group of virtuosos.

Every now and then, a song taps you on the shoulder and more or less demands to be written.

The first time I heard Manic Street Preachers was through This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours . It was the late ’90s, and “If You Tolerate...

Just in time for major awards consideration (complete with (count them!) eight nominations for the 2025 Academy Awards).

Happy listening and check out the Spotify playlist for some standout tracks .

In which our hero reaches the 3/4 Century mark , a couple of books shed light on the most interesting phase of his career ...

It must be amusing for Mark Knopfler to contemplate not one but two international touring acts tied to his band/brand identity Dire Straits

Calling it early, this is the album of the year ...(though only if you like The Smiths)..

This was a surprising show in more ways than one. Andy Summers, always the elder statesman of The Police, given he was around during the...

What a life John Mayall had. From compulsory military service in Korea in the 50's through sepia tones of early 60's England trad jazz &...

The winter has truly landed in these parts one benefit is getting through the reading pile and there appears to be no let up regarding...

All this talk about playing live and live recordings started me thinking.... in the age of record companies and signed artists, live...

The live set from the Songwriter Collective gig in January has been released to all streaming platforms.

Book Review : Leon Russell The Master of Space & Time - Bill Janovitz What did we know about Leon Russell before reading this extensive,...

What year are we in again , or decade or century? As airtime for releases this year seemed to be "hogged" by The Beatles, The Stones,...

Rock critics, whoever and whatever that means these days seem to falling over themselves in praise of the new Stones album Hackney...

Music films made for cinema tend to fall into three categories -1. Biopic (Rocket Man ,We Will Rock You) , 2. Documentary (20 Feet from...