Archive for March 3rd, 2010

Posted on March 3, 2010 - by Dave Cruttenden

Travis – Ode To J. Smith

Travis‘  latest album, Ode To J. Smith, released in September 2008,  is an album that deserves a lot more attention than it got at the time of release.  From the moment that I caught them live performing the whole album in full at the Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth in February 2008, I knew that it should be regarded as a classic like their 1999 album The Man Who. (more…)

Posted on March 3, 2010 - by Mark Zonda

From Arizel to Z. Z.

Let’s be serious. Ariel Hill had no credible chances to change his Cleveland Brown nerdish look, so somwhere in the ’50s decided at least to change his name on his way to the top leaving that A aside for a brand new coolish Z.Z. Blues, Godspel, Groove, probably nowadays that guy would be produced by Jay-Z featuring Black Eyed Peas, and you tell me where’s the soul in that! (more…)