Ritchie Blackmore Why that moment with Deep Purple Meant so much.
Phil Aston16th August 2026I’ve just read this new interview with Ritchie Blackmore in Guitar Player and, for me, it confirms exactly why...
Phil Aston16th August 2026
Ritchie Blackmore Rejoins Deep Purple: Six Minutes That Meant Everything
Phil Aston13th August 2026Ritchie Blackmore walked onto a stage in New York last night and played “Smoke on the Water” with Deep...
Status Quo Live! in 1977 – New Mixes on Vinyl
Phil Aston9th August 2026There is a line at the end of Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch: “It ain’t like it used to be,...
Steve Hackett Interview: The Roaring Waves
Phil Aston7th August 2026Steve Hackett discusses his long-awaited collaborative album with Marillion guitarist Steve Rothery, the importance of restraint, creating cinematic music...
Ten Years After – Cricklewood Green 2026 | 2LP vs 2CD Review
Phil Aston5th August 2026I have been listening to both the double-vinyl edition and the 2CD media book. Each has its own advantages,...
Black Sabbath’s Seventh Star Remastered – CD and Vinyl Review
Phil Aston5th August 2026About a year ago, I revisited Black Sabbath’s Seventh Star and told the full story of my relationship with this fascinating...
Bruce Soord Was Right… The Definitive Ghosts in the Park?
Phil Aston5th August 2026ORDER DIRECT FROM THE NOW SPINNING MAGAZINE STORE When I interviewed Bruce Soord about Ghosts in the Park, one moment particularly stayed...
Thin Lizzy – Thin Lizzy 3CD/Blu-ray Box Set Review
Phil Aston5th August 2026Thin Lizzy’s 1971 debut album has been given the full deluxe treatment with a new 55th anniversary box set...
Tony Iommi Is Back! World Alone Review & Reaction
Phil Aston30th July 2026The Master of the Riff Returns From the Dark Tony Iommi has announced a new solo album, From The...
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Works Live Vinyl Review
Phil Aston26th July 2026Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s Works Live captures one of the most ambitious episodes in the history of progressive rock: three extraordinary...
