An example of one of my reviews.

Well, as you probably know I write reviews for a few different publications. This is one I've recently submitted to Blues Matters magazine. The artist, Oli Brown is a fantastic young blues-rock guitar player who writes and plays some superb tunes. Find out more here: http://www.oliselectricblues.co.uk/.


Word of mouth can work both ways. We’re all more inclined to trust the opinions of friends when they tell us about new music, but sometimes you here so much about a particular artist that you begin to wonder if they can live up to the hype. Stood outside the Cellars waiting for the doors to open I couldn’t help but ponder whether this would be the case tonight. No sooner had Oli and his excellent band taken to the stage though and my fears were blown right out the window. Make no mistake this guy can play. He’s 17 years of age and quite possibly the best guitar player I have ever seen live. Face hidden behind a curtain of hair as he hunches over his guitar and wrestles out of it some of the most blistering rhythms you’ll ever hear. His band are no slouches either, drummer Simon Dring keeps the beat beautifully, playing with a lovely subtlety and coming alive at the right moments to really punctuate the beats while Fred Hollis on the six stringed bass guitar is a fantastic musician, going from rhythm playing to soloing and showing a huge amount of charisma during his between song banter with Brown. In a set (or rather two, The band play their own support set) punctuated with some superb covers, not least among them a cracking rendition of Boom Boom, the highlight of the night was one of Oli’s own compositions, a song called Psycho, detailing the behaviour of a slightly obsessive female friend and delivered by a band doing a fantastic rendition of the traditional sixties trio sound. These three young men are, quite possibly, the most exciting live sound around, check them out now, because if there’s any justice in the world, they’ll be playing huge venues all too soon!