Johnnys Rock Blogs
Charisma Records
Charisma is one of my favourite labels from the early 70s and I think...
Heavy Inspiration
I love Black Sabbath and reckon a lot of inspiration for today’s heavy music can...
New Deep Purple Album
I was delighted to learn there was a new Deep Purple album. =1. Recorded with...
Top five gigs...
When we’re discussing bands and gigs from back in the day, they tend to really...
Genesis - Irresistible and consistently satisfying
On New Year’s day in 1977, it was a snowy one, as was 1978, a...
The much under-appreciated artform - The Bootleg
As the Xmas madness dies down for another year and those people who think we...
That thick, rich noodle soup - Jazz-Rock...
Of all the genres that have been popular down the decades, the one that has...
Xmas hysteria provoking Pagan instincts...
Given our general disinterest in Xmas. I really don’t understand the manic attitude about receiving...
Overlooked records...
One of the things I love about doing this is the degree of sharing of...
The Guitar - A visual synonym for rock n roll...
When I poured over album sleeves, I always craved photos of the guitarists to see...
This is going to be a long one...
I don’t know when I acquired this particular instinct but I think I’ve had it...