Simon Barrett

“The Roadmap In Your Head” is the 13th studio album from the Spirits Burning space rock collective, and the second to feature keyboardist Cyrille “Clearlight” Verdeaux. The album has a strong Gong presence, as it includes performances by four musicians from Gong’s Radio Gnome Invisible Trilogy (Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage, Mike Howlett, Didier Malherbe), and four members of the current Gong (Ian East, Fabio Golfetti, Dave Sturt, Kavus Torabi). Clearlight is a project of French songwriter and composer Cyrille Verdeaux that blends classical romanticism and prog-rock experimentation. The first Clearlight album was released under the name “Clearlight Symphony,” in 1974, by British major label Virgin Records. The most recent release was 2015’s “Impressionist Symphony.”

Trump continues to flesh out his staff. Not all of his picks are getting A+ marks, but we shall need to wait and see.

The UK are set to have sweeping changes in the legal spying laws. Can we expect the same here in the US?

Trump contivues to buillt his cabinet and other serious positions. Some are asking is this what 'draining the swamp' looks like?

There is plenty to talk about this week. Trump continues to be unconventional. Fidel Castro is dead. Jill Stein forces a pointless recount.

Another busy week in the transition to President Trump. The Oxford Dictionry has declareed that Post-Truth is their word of the year.Post-truth politics is the phrase that has become popular. No one cares about the facts, only the message counts.

Much to the anticipation of music aficionados worldwide, renowned LA songwriter Bob Beland is releasing his new album “Left Of Center” on his own independent label Wrong Way Works! Beland is an American born musician/songwriter from Los Angeles, CA, where he has performed, written and recorded original music from 1973 to the present. His diverse career spans over four decades.

I will be sitting down with Bob Beland and exploring his new album. It is delightful, listen in and hear some of the music

The people have spoken. Trump will indeed be our new leader. So lets talk about it. Draining the swamp in Washington, sounds great, but can he do it?

Tuesday is two days away. Election 2016 is down to the wire.

Over the past quarter-century there has been a huge upsurge in Hip Hop and Rap music emanating from the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area. The trend continues to this day with some great new artists and labels popping up not only in San Francisco and Oakland, but in the adjacent suburbs of Vallejo and Richmond, California. This includes FloRocker, a dynamic artist and producer who has been in the game for many years, and is proud to announce his new 12-track debut album, Rich In The Heart, due for worldwide digital and physical release on October 28, 2016. FloRocker is releasing this album as a celebration of life, spanning club songs to street records, and with a variety of genres represented including Rap and Hip Hop.

It has been another busy week in the Presidential race.Trump continues to trip himself up, and Clinton continues to be mired in the email trouble. What bothers me is that the race has become so polarized I wonder if who ever wins, will they be able to move the country forward?