Review: Joe Bonamassa – Royal Tea Provogue/Mascot Label Group (October 23rd 2020) Reviewer: Peter Scallan I was first introduced to Joe Bonamassa with the ‘Black Rock‘ album around 2010. It was a purchase made more out of curiosity based on the noise being made about him in the press. Although I was surprised at some of the […]

Eric Gales has rescheduled his 2020 UK tour to February 2021 and has added two extra dates at the Brighton Concorde (Feb 3) and the Dover Booking Hall (Feb 4). The tour follows the release of his album ‘The Bookends‘ via Provogue/Mascot Label Group earlier in 2019. The album features collaborations with B. Slade, Doyle […]

Review: Gary Moore – Live From London Provogue/Mascot Label Group (January 31st 2020) Reviewer: Stephen Brophy It has been almost 9 years since we lost the legendary guitarist, but that legacy continues to spawn new releases, and the latest on the Mascot label is a live album from a sold out show at London’s Islington […]

Review: Beth Hart – War in My Mind Provogue / Mascot Label Group (September 27th 2019) Reviewer: Peter Scallan Can’t remember when I first saw this she devil of a woman but it may have been on Jools Holland’s show and just thought, WTF! What a voice and what a stage presence. I have been […]

Review: Kris Barras Band – Light It Up Provogue/Mascot Label Group (September 3th 2019) Reviewer: Peter Scallan The Kris Barras Band first came to my attention with the single ‘Hail Mary‘ which was a slow burner for me. On the basis of this and hearing a few other songs I acquired ‘The Divine and Dirty‘ […]