It’s been years since I’ve listened to a great Rock Band and when I say years I mean going back to the times when Guns N’ Roses, Thunder and The Law were among my 90’s teen playlist. Since then, and it’s a personal opinion, Rock music had evolved into a noise, thrashing of guitars and … Continue reading
When former Latin American Idol star, Alejandro Irizarry hit me up to let me know he was releasing a new single, I expected to hear his standard repertoire of passion-fueled creations – well blow me down, what I heard hit me for six! ‘Me Tiene Loco’ (She Drives Me Crazy) is a funky, drum led … Continue reading
He was once part of bad-boy indie-rock outfit The Holloways but how life seems to be mellowing for former member Alfie Jackson. Now taking a more laid back and philosophical approach to his writing, evident in previous release ‘The Last Holiday’ and now with follow up single ‘I Guess That’s Love These Days’ – a … Continue reading
With nine albums under his belt, the magnificent Italian King of Jazz Mario Biondi returned in 2016 with his tenth album ‘Best of Soul’. A close follow up to his 2015 offering ‘Beyond’, Mario presents the listener with 6 new songs on ‘Best of Soul’ before delving into his back catalogue, plucking out the finest … Continue reading
Following last years release of albums BitterSweet and Over + Over, Musicvein has waited with bated breath to hear the 2016 offering ‘Build Up The Strong’ by musician Juliette Ashby and I must say I’m loving it! There’s no boxing amazonian Ashby into one genre of music – her diverse taste showcased with each album released. … Continue reading
In a time when a lot of music seems to be centered around how well it can perform in the charts, it’s refreshing to hear yet another album by Gregory Porter which focuses more on lyrical content and well crafted musicianship. You’d be forgiven for thinking that this album may have gone a little off … Continue reading
Hot out of my inbox is debut single ‘Club’ by West Midlands 5 piece Ivory Wave. Sounding like a mix of Kasabian, The Stone Roses and Primal Scream, it’s hard not to step along to the progressive beat, get swept along by the synth and finally caught up by the catchy hook. Musicvein had to … Continue reading
