All in Time (2015)

I Am The Manic Whale is a progressive rock band formed in Reading, United Kingdom, in 2015, consisting of Michael Whiteman (bass guitar and lead vocals, plus occasional keyboards and guitar), David Addis (guitars and backing vocals), Ben Hartley (drums and backing vocals), and John Murphy (keyboards and vocals). As the debut album from I Am The Manic Whale, "Everything Beautiful in Time" features songs "about finding the beauty in things that are often not considered beautiful and how this changes with the passage of time". From the accompanying documentation it appears that the material for the album has been written over a decade or more, although only recorded in the last year…

Eloise Laws' two 1980s albums are combined on this 2013 release from the U.K.'s Expansion label.

In 1969 Eloise began her career with Columbia Records, but within two years she had joined Holland-Dozier-Holland and was recording their songs and productions for Music Merchant. Her single Love Factory is a soul classic from that period. Linda continued her affiliation on the first of two albums presented here Eloise Laws , Thom Bell more involved as an arranger to bring the Bell-Creed team closer to their more familiar Philly sound. Im Just Warming Up has already been celebrated on an Expansion collection Luxury Soul , while there has been recent renewed interest in another of the albums leading tunes If I Dont Watch Out. All but one track on Eloise Laws has a Philly rhythm, Ronnie Laws completing the album with his production of Almost All The Way To Love. He was one step ahead of the new album All In Time, taking over complete production duties alongside jazz drummer William Jeffrey. Love Aint Easy is just fantastic.

The Lucky 3 Blues Band is a new group of Chicago music veterans exploring the blues in the 21st century. Their unique style of “Blues Confusion” draws from a deep reservoir of original songs, blues classics, & the odd left turn. Featuring electric & acoustic guitar, harmonica, archaic drum machine sounds & vocals – The Lucky 3 play “old school” blues with a modern sensibility.

It seems as though the majority of rockers circa the early 21st century have become to be too fascinated and mesmerized by modern day technology, sounds, and production. In other words…it sounds like it’s getting further and further away the sound of a band playing together live – all together in the same room. Thankfully, we can always count on the lads in Radio Moscow to deliver real vintage rock sounds – as heard throughout their performance at the Crossroads Festival, which is now officially released as the CD/DVD, “Crossroads Festival 2015.”

Umphrey's McGee returned to Atlanta's Tabernacle to celebrate New Year's Eve 2014-15. For the first time ever, they held residency for five straight raucous nights. The run had everything an Umphrey's fan could hope for: new debuted material, a special appearance by Mad Dog's Filthy Little Secret Horns, exploratory improvisation, tight transitions and not to be outdone, the guys playing an encore in bath robes…

Daryl Hall and John Oates are one of the most successful recording duos of all time with a string of hit singles and gold and platinum albums to their name including six US No.1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, all of which are included in this superb live show. Filmed at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin on 15th July 2014, this was the first time Daryl Hall and John Oates had played a live show in the city…