Five Emotional Guitar Solos & Where To Find Them
Phil Aston7th July 2020In this special video, I choose five guitar solos and explain why I think they are so special and...
Phil Aston7th July 2020
Richard Digby Smith Interview with Phil Aston
Phil Aston3rd July 2020Richard Digby Smith was the staff engineer at Island Records and has worked with many bands that are both...
For Iron Maiden and Status Quo the year 2000 was a pivotal point
John Dotters22nd June 2020The year 2000 was a turning point for most things, and yet nothing actually changed. The sun still rose,...
Back Street Crawler : 2nd Street : 1976 – Album Review
Phil Aston10th April 2020Now Spinning Classic Album Reviews Back Street Crawler : 2nd Street : 1976 (Video 7 mins) This is one...
Record Labels Almost Forcing Fans to Buy More Than One Format
Phil Aston19th August 2019The other day I posted a dilemma caused by myself in almost buying a vinyl version of an identical...
Control or Regret?
Phil Aston19th August 2019Today I found myself in HMV in Bath and came across this. Ian Hunter : Fingers Crossed on 180gm...
The Most Disappointing CD Booklet Award Goes to
Phil Aston31st July 2019Video Review (2mins) Joe Walsh : You Can’t Argue With a Sick Mind : 1976 One of those great...
Montrose and The Rolling Stones – Making a Connection
Phil Aston29th May 2019In this photo is one of my most recent Rolling Stones albums and the album that led me to...
Have We Lost Record Shop Etiquette?
Tim Hughes11th May 2019So vinyl is back! People used to think I was an eccentric freak collecting vinyl. Now I’m told I’m...
Why Record Store Day (RSD) Has to Change
Tim Hughes24th April 2019Record Store Day is an annual event started in 2008 and held on one Saturday every April and every...
