Chris WatsonFeb 81 minSue Harding - DarklingI can just see Mariella Frostrup reviewing this album on Sky Arts, summing it up as “a perfectly crafted production”… Sue Harding honed...
Chris WatsonDec 27, 20211 minAmy and Vee: a moment in timeAmy Bisazza and Vaishnavi Brassey Live at St Leonard's Church Open Mic, Marston Bigot 5th December 2021 Open Mic's...fertile ground for...
Chris WatsonDec 13, 20212 minThe Power of Great Music!Music Eye looks for that indefinable something... that edge that sparks our passion and fires our imagination. In the 70’s and 80’s The...
Chris WatsonNov 11, 20214 minBlack Sabbath: Fairies Wear BootsThe Godfathers of Metal With darkness, chill winds and the scuttle of fallen leaves blowing into every corner, maybe this is a good time...
Lucy HaywardFeb 12, 20211 minBrighter Days are on their way...The idea behind this latest release from Sara Vian, co-written with our very own Chris Watson and featuring David Setterfield from...
Chris WatsonJan 18, 20211 minStories from the Lockdown - Giles ReadLondon-based Giles Read has been compared with Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley, Davy Graham and Donovan and does indeed possess the magic of a...
Lucy HaywardJan 14, 20212 minPlatys Yialos - Ali George (Album Review)Artist Ali George uses nature as a focus for his thoughts and feelings. He conjures up countryside scenes through his lyrics, whilst...
Chris WatsonDec 23, 20201 minGet into the True Spirit of Christmas!It's Christmas! But what should be a time of colourful celebration with our loved ones is more muted this year by the harsh consequences...
Chris WatsonSep 20, 20202 minThe Great Pause... The Great Vision!The natural tendency for Sara Vian’s voice to waver across a spectrum of deep and rich notes creates a powerful backdrop to this...
Chris WatsonSep 18, 20204 minOn a High... Rolling Hill!Sara Vian interviews Ali George about his latest single releases, up-coming album and vision of success. Find out more Bio Ali George is...
Chris WatsonAug 18, 20202 minSylvette: sonic splendour of the newSylvette - Stiller than Still - album released 17th July 2020 Sylvette was the name of a young woman who inspired Picasso to depict her...
Chris WatsonJul 25, 20201 minSara Vian: The Silver Lining"Musician on a Mission" - Live performance and Interview on 4th July 2020 Music Eye's Musician on a Mission feature on this smokey...
Chris WatsonJul 25, 20201 minBecky Lawrence: her inner sun shines over the fields of British Country musicMusic Eye exclusive interview and see her singles on video.....click the links Its been quite a journey from a northern island surrounded...
Chris WatsonJul 4, 20201 minVOTE for SANNIE FOX!Music Eye has featured the desert blues dream machine Sannie Fox before - now is your chance to get the desert winds blowing in her...
Chris WatsonJul 1, 202018 minMusic Eye Radio PodcastsTUNE INTO 96.6FM OR ONLINE EVERY OTHER MONDAY AT 6PM AND THEN REPEATED ON SOMER VALLEY FM (97.5FM)/ONLINE AT 10PM Music Eye Radio loves...
Sara VianJun 8, 20201 min6 Strings & a DreamSara Vian talks to Lancashire-born Kevin Brown about his 14th album "6 Strings and a dream" (on vinyl) and how his dream of becoming a...
Chris WatsonMay 15, 20202 minThe Stranglers: Punky Blinders!A legacy in black.... Always a fan, a review was on the cards after seeing Hugh Cornwell live in December 2019 at a Jethro Tull concert...
Chris WatsonApr 7, 20202 minSannie Fox: desert blues dream machineOut of a mirage comes the desert dream machine with live videos and links to an oasis of cool.. I first came across Sannie Fox at Box...
Chris WatsonMar 7, 20201 minTalk in Code: new single "Talk like That"Released 27th February 2020 TALK LIKE THAT is the first single from the band’s forthcoming EP to be released later this year. Recorded...
Chris WatsonMar 4, 20201 minGlastonbury Calling 2020: Small Town: Big Sound.....Glastonbury, Somerset, 28th - 29th February 2020 Hats off to Ian and Karen Liversidge for working so hard to support new music and give...
Chris WatsonFeb 24, 20202 minJames - The Magnificent 7 telling it how it is...Manchester band, James, now have 15 albums, their last one, "Living in Extraordinary Times" came out in 2018. Yet live performances...
Chris WatsonFeb 18, 20201 minTalk Talk: Life's What You Make It (1985) ...and we all know it! (or do we?)Talk Talk: Mark Hollis, Lee Harris and Paul Webb "Hollis’s early songs struggle with notions of fate versus faith, with imagery swinging...
Chris WatsonJan 23, 20202 minThe Cure: "A Forest" Walk Can Cure the SoulThe Cure - "A Forest" - 1980: two hypnotically brilliant live versions reviewed We are told that walking in forests is good for the soul...
Chris WatsonJan 20, 20203 minMassive Attack: Are You Sitting Comfortably?Massive Attack: Out Of The Comfort Zone: The Story of a Sound, a City and a Group Of Revolutionary Artists by Melissa Chemam, Tangent...
Chris WatsonJan 17, 20202 minFamily: A Strange Band....Not to be ForgottenFortunate that live performances below, such as "good news bad news" were captured for posterity Progressive folk rock? maybe, but what...
Chris WatsonJan 13, 20202 minRush - Three Canadian Giants Tackling Questions as Big as Their Own HomelandRush sprang into my mind at Christmastide 2019 having been drawn to the live guitar solo of Alex Lifeson on "Passage to Bangkok" which...
Chris WatsonNov 6, 20191 minIn Extremo: To Be Free - blowing the wind of change Berlin style No more walls.......... In celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago on 9th November, Music Eye is featuring one of...
Chris WatsonOct 16, 20192 minGary Moore: Out in the Fields forever....I go back a way with Gary Moore - it was the single, Parisienne Walkways when he first came to my attention; a rock guitarist who joined...
Chris WatsonOct 10, 20191 minGlastonbury FM - Songwriters Final 2019Glastonbury FM Songwriting Final 2019, Red Brick Building, Glastonbury, 3rd October 2019 With Glastonbury FM's Ian Liversidge...
Sara VianSep 16, 20191 minMy Social Orbit - Line of Least Resistance (Debut Album) A convicted and beautifully harmonic “Indie Rock” debut album that opens with passion and then keeps you engaged to the end, showcasing a...
Chris WatsonSep 11, 20191 minBoudicca's Child growing......Boudicca's Child @ South West Rebel Fest, Tapeley Park, 8th Sep 19 It's been a few months since I first saw this trio playing for their...
Chris WatsonAug 21, 20191 minSpirit...as clear as a mountain streamSpirit @ The Queen's Head, Box, Wiltshire, 16th August 2019 An intimate performance space and stage at the Queen's Head with expert sound...
Chris WatsonAug 20, 20191 minWoodstock echoes in GlastonburyJolanda Traarbach @ Blue Note Cafe Open Mic, Glastonbury, 18th August 2019 The Blue Note Cafe always has a surprise and this night was no...
Chris WatsonJul 22, 20194 minRammstein: The Power and the Glory“A Teutonic je ne sais quoi ( ein Ich-weiß-nicht-was) ” Rammstein are uniquely German, rejecting musical influences from outside their...
Chris WatsonJun 25, 20191 minThe Bristol Sound echoing across the World...reported by Chris Watson and Sara Vian Presentation given at the Bristol Music Industry Network, Colston Hall, 5th June 2019 The "Bristol...
Chris WatsonMay 22, 20192 minFeature: Land of Confusion? Rally round with a timeless chorus...Genesis: Land of Confusion: from the album Invisible Touch, 1986 Written by Chris Watson This 1986 song popped again into my...
Chris WatsonMay 21, 20192 minFeature: Timeless lyrics reflecting new beginnings and a RebellionU2: New Year's Day: from the album, War, 1983 Written by Chris Watson This song has resonated with me over the years and stayed with me....
Chris WatsonApr 29, 20192 minThe Fable's multi-genre music brings the First World War in a nutshellThe Fable - The Imperial Plan - 2016 Written by Chris Watson and edited by Sara Vian, April 2019 Mike Isaacs’ project portrays the...