Samensteller, producer en schrijver van het boek, journalist en muziekkenner Wouter Bessels, vertelt honderduit over hoe dit uitgebreide project tot stand is gekomen.
Review: Solution – Last Detail – Anthology 1967-2006
Solution was een van de kroonjuwelen in de geschiedenis van de Nederlandse populaire muziek van de jaren 70 en 80. Er is een lijvige boxset uitgekomen met maar liefst 18 cd’s, een live-dvd én een prachtig boekwerk.
New Release: Jaimi Faulkner – Half Of It
Jaimi Faulkner’s heartbreaking album ‘Half of it’ explores the themes of sadness, loss & grief at the hands of a breakup.
Review: Peter Gabriel – Live At WOMAD 1982
WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) is een internationaal festival voor muziek, kunst en cultuur uit de hele wereld.
New Release: The Zac Schulze Gang – Straight To It
The Zac Schulze Gang & Ruf Records are proud to announce the release of their debut studio album.
Review: The Blues Kings – Herbie Blues – Say Hi
It rocks and rolls, shakes and grooves, it sounds great and it’s all original material from the Dutch blues Delta. Say Hi to top notch Dutch blues!
Arrow Classic Rock Bluestown Radio # 247 (27 Augustus 2025)
2 Uur lang non-stop Blues- en Bluesrock op Arrow Classic Rock!
Review: Walter Trout – Sign Of The Times
Het is een typisch Walter Trout album geworden, met verschillende blues-achtige stijlen, van akoestische ballads tot stevig rockende en typische Trout-bluessongs. Dit is absoluut een van zijn beste en sterkste!
New Release: Mavis Staples – Sad And Beautiful World
Grim days call for fierce love, and Mavis Staples — one of the most enduring figures in American music — is laying it down.
Review: Yates McKendree – Need To Know
His work is well cared for and firmly rooted in traditions, but perhaps a young guy like him, with his talent and resources, can add some new flavour to the blues.
Single I GA-20 – Hold On, I’m Coming
The first single from their forthcoming album ‘ORPHANS.’
New Release: Rick Barton – The Great Unknown
Rick Barton is an American DIY underground songwriter with a treasure trove of heartfelt, gut wrenching material.
Review: Rory Block – Heavy On The Blues
Met ‘Heavy On The Blues’ brengt Rory Block een sprankelende ode aan de traditionele blues.
New Release: BEAT – Live
BEAT, a creative reinterpretation of the three iconic 80s King Crimson albums.
Review: Paul Weller – Find El Dorado
Dit is een intieme liefdesverklaring aan muziek die decennialang in Weller’s eigen hart heeft gewoond.
New Release: Antone’s 50 Years Of The Blues
The definitive boxed set, fifty years in the making!
Concertverslag: Sean Webster & Livin’ Blues
Jaarlijks, halverwege augustus, wordt in het Gelderse Duiven het Duuves Mixed Music Bluesfestival gehouden.
Single I The Zac Schulze Gang – High Roller
Here’s the 3rd single of their first full studio album of the band that will be released under Ruf Records.
Review: The Wood Brothers – Puff Of Smoke
This is one of the best bands that exist on earth. Period.
New Release: Dave Keyes – Two Trains
Dave’s music finds its roots in deep blues, soul and rock and roll.
Review: Roger Waters – This Is Not A Drill – Live From Prague
Overall, I would say forget this live album, but the concert video, with the same songs of course, is worth seeing for sure as the visuals are more than stunning indeed.
Arrow Classic Rock Bluestown Radio # 246 (20 Augustus 2025)
2 Uur lang non-stop Blues- en Bluesrock op Arrow Classic Rock!
Review: Buddy Guy – Ain’t Done With The Blues
De titel ‘Ain’t Done With The Blues’ dekt helemaal de lading. Het is nog lang niet gedaan met de blues van Buddy Guy. Ruim 1 uur genieten.
New Release: Laura Cox – Trouble Coming
With her new album ‘Trouble Coming,’ she strips things back to reveal a more introspective, soulful side without losing the edge that made her stand out in the first place.
Review: Francis Rossi – The Way We Were Vol. 1
De albumtitel houdt een belofte in voor de nabije toekomst.
New Release: Happy Traum – Live In Holland
At the age of 79, he performed solo in Aalsmeer. The music he played that evening to an attentive and hushed audience is now, more than a year after his death, revived at Live In Holland 2017.
New Release: Angelique Francis – Not Defeated
Angelique Francis is a versatile and exceptionally gifted young musician with talent that is way beyond her years.
Review: Bywater Call – Sunshine (Live 2024)
These six tracks clock at three quarters of an hour. I am longing for the live double albums of the seventies, because “WE WANT MORE!”
New Release: Morgan James – Soul Remains The Same
Powerhouse soul singer Morgan James released her newest album, ‘Soul Remains The Same.’
Review: John Fogerty – Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years
Een uitstekend album van deze tachtigjarige rocker! En een goed geslaagde poging om zijn muzikale erfenis opnieuw op te nemen.
Arrow Classic Rock Bluestown Radio # 245 (13 Augustus 2025)
2 Uur lang non-stop Blues- en Bluesrock op Arrow Classic Rock!
New Release: Monster Mike Welch – Keep Living Til I Die
Monster Mike Welch reteams with producer Kid Andersen to deliver searing guitar and impassioned vocals on a set of original songs and covers of Robert Johnson, Aretha Franklin, and Bob Dylan among others, exploring themes of life, death, love, joy and heartbreak.