Articles by Eric Thom
Scott Holt
Dark Of The Night
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999
Holt has been woodshedding away as Buddy Guy's protégé for a decade, and his second album includes members of Hendrix's Band Of Gypsies, SR...
Penny Lang
Somebody Else
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 1999
Penny Lang has a new, revitalised sound that's caused her to shake off a few cobwebs and kick her Birkenstocks high into the air. Credit pr...
Savoy Brown
The Blues Keep Me Holding On
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 1999
Purveyors of boogie-style blues have rarely commanded much respect and Savoy Brown stalwart Kim Simmonds is the veritable poster boy for &#...
Various
The Songs of Willie Dixon
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 1999
One quick spin into The Songs of Willie Dixon yields a loving tour down memory lane that reminds us of his phenomenal songwriting catalogue...
Amazing Rhythm Aces
Chock Full Of Country Goodness
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 1999
Old-timers who recall the Top 20 hit "Third Rate Romance," will be thrilled to learn that the most of the original band is in full gear aft...
Danny Angel & Bo Galigher
Mind Reader
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 1999
The combination of Bo Galigher and Danny 'Angel' George might seem an unlikely one until the music takes hold, but in an instant, it's a ma...
Cultivators
Mama's Kitchen
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 1999
Alt-country warnings aside, this is a diamond in the rough that proffers a band enlisting the earnest passion of Blue Mountain, the heartfe...
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Buck Jump
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 1999
If you like your tubas lively, you'd best start here. The very notion of all-brass marching bands was born in New Orleans and their unique,...