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2021

Tribute to John Rossall: Glitter Band founder passes away peacefully following cancer battleoriginal ↗
5 Oct 2021
Metal: album review – KK’s Priest ‘Sermons of the Sinner’original ↗
1 Oct 2021
This week’s featured artist: folklorist and singer Derek Piotroriginal ↗
21 Sept 2021
This week’s featured artist: folk musician Mel Biggs – new album ‘From Darkness Comes Light’original ↗
14 Sept 2021
Maniac Squat: after 25 years Colchester’s favourite art punks return with experimental concept albumoriginal ↗
13 Sept 2021
April 16th: Story of an 80s heavy metal band – new CD out ‘Epitaph’original ↗
11 Sept 2021
News: Progressive duo Across The Sea unveil much-anticipated second albumoriginal ↗
10 Sept 2021
Book review: ‘Bob Dylan in London: Troubadour Tales’ by Jackie Lees & KG Milesoriginal ↗
27 Aug 2021
Original Vanilla Fudge line-up reconvene one final time to release ‘fudged up’ version of Motown classicoriginal ↗
24 Aug 2021
This week’s featured artist: Big River – new single ‘Don’t Hold Out’ out noworiginal ↗
23 Aug 2021
Live review: Supergrass at Crystal Palace Bowl 20/8/21original ↗
22 Aug 2021
‘The Sweet in the 1970s’ now also set for publication in the US on 24th Septemberoriginal ↗
20 Aug 2021
Singer-songwriter: album review – Robert Gray ‘Short Stories’original ↗
18 Aug 2021
Singer-songwriter: album review – Michael McGovern ‘Highfield Suite’original ↗
15 Aug 2021
Book review: ‘Rock History: the Musician’s Perspective’ by Dr Rob Broshoriginal ↗
7 Aug 2021
Singer-songwriter: album review – Carbonhobo ‘Memoirs From The Crooked Road’original ↗
2 Aug 2021
Folk: album review – Joe Danks ‘Seaspeak’original ↗
1 Aug 2021
‘Nightfall in the Labyrinth’ progressive duo Across The Sea return with new singleoriginal ↗
30 Jul 2021
Rock: album review – Don Powell’s Occasional Flames ‘Just My Cup of Tea’original ↗
24 Jul 2021
This week’s featured artist: stoner metal band Scarfoot – new video ‘Cactus Killer’original ↗
20 Jul 2021
Americana: album review – Beki Hemingway ‘Earth & Asphalt’original ↗
18 Jul 2021
Record Store Day is great but it’s no longer my day – we need a Day of the CD!original ↗
17 Jul 2021
Peter Donegan: interview with Americana singer-songwriter and son of skiffle legend, Lonnie Doneganoriginal ↗
15 Jul 2021
Book review: ‘How To Think Like David Bowie’ by Jonathan Tindaleoriginal ↗
14 Jul 2021
Folk: album review – Màiri MacMillan ‘Gu Deas’original ↗
11 Jul 2021
The Sweet in the 1970s: publication date for my book is getting close – out on 30th July!original ↗
10 Jul 2021
News: Sons of Southern Ulster team up with Boomtown Rats’ Pete Briquette – new EP dueoriginal ↗
10 Jul 2021
Folk/Americana: album review – Sons of the Never Wrong ‘Undertaker’s Songbook’original ↗
4 Jul 2021
A support slot for Roger McGuinn and Gene Parsons guesting on his album – John Hinshelwood on The Byrdsoriginal ↗
2 Jul 2021
Folk: ‘Johnny’s Gone to Hilo’ – new single from Roly Witherow released 2nd July 2021original ↗
2 Jul 2021
Always out to rock out: this week’s featured artist – Ryan O’Donovanoriginal ↗
1 Jul 2021
Glitter Band founder John Rossall’s farewell tour cancelled on health groundsoriginal ↗
30 Jun 2021
Celebrated Woodstock-era photographer Mike Frankel to release images from personal archiveoriginal ↗
29 Jun 2021
Let there be drums! interview with Slade legend Don Powelloriginal ↗
26 Jun 2021
Americana/folk/jazz: album review – John Hinshelwood ‘Called Back’original ↗
24 Jun 2021
Artist of the week: Velvet Insane – new album ‘Rock ‘n ‘Roll Glitter Suit’ released 16th July 2021original ↗
21 Jun 2021
Folk/country singer-songwriter: album review – Tom Clelland ‘Handpicked & Collected’original ↗
20 Jun 2021
Late Bloomer: interview with US singer-songwriter L.A. Moore – new solo album outoriginal ↗
19 Jun 2021
News: After Comes The Dark: eagerly anticipated new album from Green Diesel promises folk in glorious technicolororiginal ↗
18 Jun 2021
Singer-songwriter: album review – Ronan Gallagher ‘Time Waits For No One’original ↗
6 Jun 2021
Celtic/electronica: album review – Whyte ‘MAIM’original ↗
6 Jun 2021
Folk: album review – Gnoss ‘The Light of the Moon’original ↗
25 May 2021
Forty years ago this week: how a birthday gift of Slade’s eighties comeback album kick-started a life-long obsessionoriginal ↗
21 May 2021
Metal: Former Accept guitarist Herman Frank releases new solo album ‘Two For A Lie’ – 21st Mayoriginal ↗
17 May 2021
A quick tour around my CD collectionoriginal ↗
16 May 2021
Folk: album review – Christina Alden & Alex Patterson ‘Hunter’original ↗
16 May 2021
Metal: first single from KK’s Priest out this week and debut album set for release in Augustoriginal ↗
15 May 2021
News: ‘Underworld’ new video and single from folk-rock band Green Diesel – released 14th May 2021original ↗
14 May 2021
This week’s featured artist: singer-songwriter Danny McGaw – new Single ‘On the Outside’original ↗
13 May 2021
News: new album in train for Kent-based blues rock guitarist Dave Goodoriginal ↗
26 Apr 2021
This week’s featured artist: Matt Steady – new album ‘New Buryin’ Ground’ released 27th Apriloriginal ↗
22 Apr 2021
Folk: album review – Honey and The Bear ‘Journey Through The Roke’original ↗
19 Apr 2021
Book news: ‘The Sweet in the 1970s’ by Darren Johnson – published 30th July 2021original ↗
18 Apr 2021
Folk / Americana: album review – Wren ‘Pink Stone: Songs from Moose Lodge’original ↗
12 Apr 2021
This weeks featured artist: singer-songwriter duo O’Neil & Jones – new single ‘Broken Shoes’original ↗
11 Apr 2021
Dirkschneider & The Old Gang: former Accept vocalist re-unites old colleagues for new projectoriginal ↗
9 Apr 2021
Interview with Alan Hewitt of the Moody Blues and One Nationoriginal ↗
29 Mar 2021
This week’s featured artist: Hastings-based folk duo The Limbs of Romneyoriginal ↗
26 Mar 2021
Interview with guitarist/singer/song-writer and Grand Funk Railroad founding legend Mark Farneroriginal ↗
22 Mar 2021
Folk: album review – Various artists ‘Between Islands’original ↗
21 Mar 2021
This week’s featured artist: pop-punk trio Project Revise – new single out 19th Marchoriginal ↗
19 Mar 2021
Folk: album review – Ninebarrow ‘A Pocket Full of Acorns’original ↗
12 Mar 2021
This week’s featured artist: Elena Piras – new album of Scottish folk ‘Where The Wind Blows’original ↗
8 Mar 2021
This week’s featured artist: Beth Lee – new album out ‘Waiting On You Tonight’original ↗
17 Feb 2021
This week’s featured artist: Luke Jackson – new EP ‘Of The Time’ out noworiginal ↗
9 Feb 2021
This week’s featured artist: Tim Izzard and the new glammed-up Ziggy-esque album ‘Starlight Rendezvous’original ↗
3 Feb 2021
Progressive folk / experimental: album review: Steve Tyler ‘The Enduring and the Ephemeral ‘original ↗
31 Jan 2021
Folk/acoustic: album review – Milton Hide ‘Temperature’s Rising’original ↗
30 Jan 2021
News: ‘Escape’ new live single from cult US glam-era band The Hollywood Starsoriginal ↗
29 Jan 2021
From sea shanties to glam rock: five music acts who have had a good lockdownoriginal ↗
28 Jan 2021
This week’s featured artist: alt-rock duo The Fools Horsesoriginal ↗
27 Jan 2021
News: Lindisfarne looking at rescheduled live dates for second half of 2021original ↗
25 Jan 2021
Deep Purple’s Smoke On The Water: so who actually was the “stupid with a flare gun”?original ↗
22 Jan 2021
News: ‘The Bird and The Frog’ – a new folk fable and a brand new single from Roly Witheroworiginal ↗
21 Jan 2021
July Morning – how a British hard rock song became an annual celebration of summer in Bulgariaoriginal ↗
16 Jan 2021
News: Temperature’s Rising – the debut album from acoustic duo Milton Hideoriginal ↗
13 Jan 2021
Americana: album review – John Edwin & the Banjodasha Hillbillies ‘Divine Life of Punarvasu’original ↗
12 Jan 2021
News: Back down to earth! Graham Bonnet to link up with old Rainbow bandmate Don Aireyoriginal ↗
8 Jan 2021
Folk-rock: single review – Merry Hell ‘When We Meet Again’original ↗
3 Jan 2021
Mick Bolton: 1948-2021original ↗
1 Jan 2021

2020

2020 in Darren’s music blog – the ten most popular posts of the yearoriginal ↗
27 Dec 2020
Folk: album review – Mossy Christian ‘Come Nobles and Heroes’original ↗
18 Dec 2020
Singer-songwriter: album review – Beth Lee ‘Waiting On You Tonight’original ↗
15 Dec 2020
Folk: album review – The Chair ‘Orkney Monster’original ↗
14 Dec 2020
News: Sweet launch video to promote new single ‘Still Got The Rock’ and forthcoming album ‘Isolation Boulevard’original ↗
12 Dec 2020
Alt-rock/Britpop: album review – Supergrass ‘Live On Other Planets’original ↗
8 Dec 2020
News: Grand Elektra, Hastings on Music Venue Trust’s critical list of 30 UK venues facing imminent closureoriginal ↗
2 Dec 2020
News: Cardiff rock duo Falling Nine release cover of Sweet classic ‘Fox On The Run’original ↗
30 Nov 2020
Blues rock: album review – Storm Warning ‘Different Horizons’original ↗
29 Nov 2020
Folk/acoustic: album review – The Lost Notes ‘Lowlifes and High Times’original ↗
28 Nov 2020
#FolkForChristmas the top 10 folk / acoustic / Americana albums of 2020 on Darren’s Music Blogoriginal ↗
27 Nov 2020
Soul/pop/rock: album review – John Wallace Wheatley ‘Spent the Morning Watching TV and Looking Through My Phone’original ↗
21 Nov 2020
News: Swedish singer-songwriter James Auger AKA a Choir of Ghosts releases new single and videooriginal ↗
20 Nov 2020
Hard rock: album review – AC/DC ‘Power Up’original ↗
15 Nov 2020
Folk/acoustic: album review – Stephen Clark ‘The Lady Aurora’original ↗
15 Nov 2020
Glitter, glam and Blackpool rock: interview with glam rock legend John Rossalloriginal ↗
13 Nov 2020
Glam rock: album review – Rossall ‘The Last Glam In Town’original ↗
12 Nov 2020
Singer-songwriter: album review – Judy Fairbairns ‘Edge of the Wild’original ↗
10 Nov 2020
Blues rock: album review – King King ‘Maverick’original ↗
9 Nov 2020
Folk-rock: album review – Merry Hell ‘Emergency Lullabies’original ↗
2 Nov 2020
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