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Julian Taylor @ The Musician Venue, Leicester, UK.
Cambridge Folk Festival Folk Artist of the Year Julian Taylor on Vinyl
It’s the 12th February and I’m about to meet Julian in Leicester on the last day of his UK tour. Julian is a Canadian, a Canadian of Mohawk and Caribbean descent, by his own description he is a mongrel, yet conversely with his dreadlocks and Fedora, he exudes more presence, character and pedigree than anyone else I’ve met for a long time.
Leicester's Goldwater talk vinyl, song writing and up coming shows.
The Leicester quartet that make up Goldwater may have started life fairly quietly five or so years ago, and let’s face it, Covid didn’t do much to help the live music scene. But the band, comprising Grant Decker, Jay (Junior) Kenna, John Kenna and Carl Dawson, have not so much as burst onto the scene, as built it, only to discover that the audience will most definitely come and enjoy the show. Their psychedelic blues rock has built up a firm fan base, making them a popular fixture at festivals up and down the country, including the Midlands. Decker, who...
Album Review - The People Assembly - International Post Space Centre
The People Assembly's first album International Post Space Centre is as dystopian and apocalyptic as a Margaret Atwood novel and is a sound of our times. Formed in 2017 in Leicester, they’ve been described as a Post-space collective, and I can see why. The band’s psych rock sound certainly fits that bill and that’s what makes them stand out from the crowd. In a sea of modern homogenized music, The People Assembly appear fresh and relevant. These childhood congenial friends are made up of Joel Page (the exuberant blonde, singer), Jake Skemp (affable and gregarious, guitarist) and Kai Roberts (the...
An interview with rare soul dealer John Manship.
In our latest episode of ‘Vinyl for the Apocalypse’ we talk to Melton Mowbray based record auctioneer and vinyl expert, John Manship. John is first and foremost a lover of black music in particular the 4 big collectibles Soul, Blues, Jazz and Doo wop but is best known as a world renowned Soul specializing record dealer and auctioneer. With more than 50 years under his belt buying and selling and an ownership of more than 4 million records housed under lock and key at several locations across the UK, what this guy doesnt know about records, ain’t really worth knowing....
The Kings of Frog Island - Vinyl for the Apocalypse!
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by Marvin Phythian. Hey there musos, audiophiles and melomaniacs, here at RSR we’ve decided to give Desert island discs a 21st century reality check with our own version - Vinyl for the Apocalypse! In our first and possibly last episode of this nature we spoke to Gavin Searle from the Kings of Frog Island… As the Zoom kicks in I see a silhouette with a background of space-age purple neon led lights before the focus adjusts to reveal Gavin Searle, lead singer and studio producer for the best Leicester band you may never have heard of. The Kings of Frog Island,...