Sad but true: Boudewijn Bonebakker, mastermind of Gingerpig, announced the end of the successful Dutch retro rockers. From him, we received the following statement: “After eight years, three released albums and a fourth in the making, Gingerpig has decided to park the band. Agendas, personal life in general and managing the band, couldn’t be matched with the creative flow anymore. We’ve lost the (more…)
“ELOY is back,” states Audio, one of Germany’s main magazines for Hi-fi equipment – and the German media is impressed about the comeback. We are talking about the CD “The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre” which was released in August this year. “The new album is the opus magnum of the German art rock legend”, writes Rocks magazine. ELOY, the flagship of German progressive rock (more…)
Fantastic topics are trending these days. MIG Music as well is getting a colourful and lush sci-fi fantasy adventure off to a start, the concept album entitled “Welcome To Wonderworld” by HEAVEN’S SAPPHIRE.
The masterminds behind the project HEAVEN’S SAPPHIRE are Sven Bergmann and Oliver Bartkowski who present their first album collaboration with own compositions. The music is a fine synthesis from rock and pop with classical and jazzy elements (more…)
With our new Rockpalast release we dive deeper into the realm of folk rock: RICHARD THOMPSON, top-class guitarist and songwriter extraordinaire, awarded and honored many times, defined the English version of the term folk rock with FAIRPORT CONVENTION before he went on a solo path. Quite a few of his songs like “Down Where The Drunkards Roll” or “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” are regarded as (more…)
1967 – 2017: VANILLA FUDGE celebrate their 50th anniversary in style – with another musical rock monument: the album „Live At Sweden Rock 2016“ (to be released November 3, 2017).
What began in April 1967 in the Ultrasonic Studios in Hempstead/ N.Y., does still possess the same charisma a good 50 years later in the rather quiet Swedish town of Norje near Sölvesborg (more…)
Patricia Vonne is a real multi-talent. She writes songs, sings, dances, acts and draws – and that in such a great way that she has already won several prizes. Recently, at the International Film Festival Madrid, her music video “Huerta de San Vicente” won the Best Animation award. That is the second time for this song! In 2009 the song featured on Vonne’s (more…)
A look back into the Nineties, to Berlin. In the then editorial offices of the techno mag Frontpage publisher Jürgen Lahrmann and Klaus Schulze are standing at the window. On the street down below a huge crowd is moving along, dancing to booming beats – the Love Parade. “Look, Klaus”, Lahrmann grins, “what you’ve caused!” Since that time Schulze is considered as “godfather of techno” and younger generations are discovering (more…)
In the night of July 23 to July 24, 1977, the very first of the famous Rockpalast nights being broadcast throughout Europe (another premiere!) took place at the Essen Grugahalle. The first guests on this memorable day evening were Rory Gallagher, Little Feat, and Roger McGuinn’s Thunderbyrd. Many others followed. Forty years – and what a crazy and great time it was! (more…)
With the release of their debut album in autumn 2015, WUCAN from Dresden crossed the magic threshold between an insider’s tip to a celebrated newcomer. “Sow The Wind” is an energetic heavy rock statement which despite all its directness is not above kraut rock extravaganza. Afterward, they went on tour. (more…)
In Mannheim, GEFF HARRISON had found his musical home in the early 70ties with the band Twenty Sixty Six & Then. His next stop was with their Mannheim competitors KIN PING MEH which Geff also left in 1976 in pursuit of a solo career.
He stayed true to the Nova label where he released his first solo album titled “Salford” paying homage to his hometown (more…)