Johnnys Rock Blogs
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath's classic debut album is familiar to all of us, I'm sure. And even...
Teesside Shadows
The 9th Nick Guymer novel, Teesside Shadows is out now on Kindle and paperback. &
Steve Miller Band - Sittin' In Circles
I'm a big Steve Miller Band fan and this is the first single they issued...
Deep Purple - Machine Head
It is one of the defining albums in the history of rock music and sold...
The Super Session Album
Super Session was conceived by Al Kooper and featured the work of guitarists Mike Bloomfield...
Neil Young - Neil Young
Neil's first solo record came out in 1969. Hard to imagine now, but it didn't...
Legendary Venues - The Apollo Theater, Harlem
"Where Stars are born - and Legends are made," boasts the sign at the Apollo...
David Gilmour - The Brilliant Debut Solo Record
It's a busy couple of months for David Gilmour with a new album out and...
The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man
Released in 1965, the cover of this record perfectly expresses that year. The fish eye...
The Stress of Publishing a New Book
This week my 10th novel 'Teesside Shadows' was published in paperback. It's made for a...
Great Cover Versions - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Cover versions of songs are almost always worse than the original. Mostly they're just a...
Rolling Stones - Aftermath
When it comes to the Stones, all the first pressings of theearly records command big...