Gault And Millau 2021

"Bite The Bullet were originally formed in 1986 by singer songwriter Mick Benton and drummer Graham Cowling. They met in 1984 when they both joined West London rock band “Mother’s Ruin”. Thanks to the legendary Greg Lake, Benton managed to secure a solo deal with Atlantic Records and he asked Cowling to play drums. Its good to see that their collaboration is still strong to this very day. Mick and Graham decided to get writing new material for a second “Bite the Bullet” album and the result is outstanding, coming across like Mr Mister meets Asia. The new songs are a natural continuation of the original BTB sound and have a great feel to them, opener “Rock to Stones” is a killer. A great start to 2021!."

The two-CD set is being issued as a companion – or ‘soundtrack’ – to Marx’s book ‘Stories to Tell: A Memoir’. Includes never before released demos of his hits, live tracks & brand new recordings. Also features Richard's versions of his biggest hits. Marx enjoyed enormous success in America in 1987 with his self-titled debut album, with four singles from that record reaching the top three in the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart (‘Hold On To The Nights’ hit the top spot). ‘Right Here Waiting’ was released in 1989 and hit number one in many countries. Global success came a year later, with ‘Right Here Waiting’, the second single from his second album Repeat Offender.

Fredrik Pacius (1809–1891), Robert Kajanus (1856–1933) and Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) remain three of the most influential figures in Finnish classical music history. Pacius laid the foundation and set Finland on a path towards a developed musical culture. Kajanus founded the orchestra which today is known as the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and was a leading figure of Finland’s musical scene for fifty years. Sibelius took Finnish music to new heights and has been widely regarded as Finland's greatest composer.

Flesh and Blood is the nineteenth studio album by Australian musician Jimmy Barnes, released on 2 July 2021 through Bloodlines. The album was announced on 25 March. Barnes wrote most of the record while in the peak of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in 2020. Flesh And Blood is about the unbreakable bonds that bind us to our families through all of life's ups and downs. These connections flowed through the creation of new music; Jimmy's wife, son, daughters and son-in-law all contributed to the writing and recording of the album. Flesh And Blood was produced and mixed by long-time Jimmy Barnes and Cold Chisel collaborator Kevin "Caveman" Shirley.

Hania Rani announces "Music for Film and Theatre", a personal selection of recent compositions for film, theatre and other projects.
Writing music for film and theatre has always been a big part of Hania Rani's musical world. It is also a part of the creative process that can be tantalisingly out of reach for listeners, either the project doesn’t come to fruition or the music simply isn’t available away from the film or play. From early collaborations with friends, to last year’s two scores for full length films (xAbo: Father Boniecki directed by Aleksandra Potoczek and I Never Cry directed by Piotr Domalewski‘) Rani has been involved in many such projects, each representing an important step in her artistic development and life as a composer and artist.

One of the minds behind the Samurai Of Prog project, Kimmo Pörsti brought us his latest release "Past And Present" out on Seacrest Oy. Released as his solo album but with a large number of guests inside, which more or less all revolve around the projects of Kimmo and co. All his musical skills are portrayed here with the instrumental tracks ranging from symphonic prog to fusion to folk. As with The Samurai Of Prog releases artwork is by Ed Unitsky with a lush 20 page booklet.