Altogether Now
Noteworthy guest-spots this month
Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Vol 2 CD, blue 2LP, Napalm, 7 June: Metallica’s Rob Trujillo.
Camel’s Colin Bass/daniel Biro More, Sargasso, [TBC]: Andy Latimer (Camel). Chris ‘Badnews’ Barnes Badnews Travels Fast, Gulf Coast, 26 April: Jimmy Hall (Wet Willie), Walter Trout.
Alice Coltrane The Carnegie Hall Concert (unissued), Impulse!, 22 March: Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders.
Circuline CORE, Inner Nova, 20 September: Joe Deninzon (Kansas).
Steve Conte The Concrete Jangle LP, Wicked Cool, 20 April: Andy Partridge (EX-XTC).
AG Cook Britpop, New Alias, 10 May: Charli XCX.
Grace Cummings Ramona, ATO, 5 April: Mary Lattimore (ex-sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore), Drew Erickson (Lana Del Rey). Nikka Costa Dirty Disco, Kartel, 7 June: Brandon Coleman (Thundercat), Greg Phillinganes (Stevie Wonder), Kaveh Rastegar (Beck). The Empty Page Imploding, Vociferous, 10 May: John Simm (Blossoms). Sam Evian Plunge CD, LP, red, blue LPS, cassette, Flying Chord, 22 March: Blonde Redhead. Joe Gideon Altered Self, Labelman, 3 May: Jim Sclavunos (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds). Daphne Guinness Volcano, Agent Anonyme, 19 April: Guy Pratt (Madonna), Rob Shirakbari (Burt Bacharach). Hot Water Music Vows, Equal Vision, 10 May: Thrice, Dallas Green (Alexisonfire). Hypersonic Kaosmogonia, shop.rockshots.eu, 12 April: Mark Jansen (Epica), Francesco Paoli, Francesco Ferrini (Fleshgod Apocalypse), Emma Zoldan, Nils Courbaron (Sirenia). Ian Hunter Defiance Pt 2 CD, 2LP with three bonuses, Sun, 19 April: colleague Morgan Fisher, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick), Brian May (Queen), Dean Deleo, Robert Deleo, Eric Kretz (Stone Temple Pilots), Lucinda Williams, Johnny Depp, Billy Bob Thornton, Benmont Tench (Tom Petty), Waddy Wachtel (Jackson Browne), David Mansfield (Bob Dylan), Tony Shanahan (Patti Smith), Steve Holley (Wings), Joe Elliott, Phil Collen (Def Leppard), Mike Mccready, Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam), Chris Robinson,
Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes), Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters).
The Hawtthorns Zero Gravity, Red Parlor, 5 April: Ted Pecchio (Doyle Bramhall II), Nick Buda (Kenny Chesney).
Humanist’s latest, Bella Union, [TBC]: Terry Edwards (PJ Harvey), Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode), Isobel Campbell (ex-bell & Sebastien), Carl Hancock Rux (David Holmes), Ed Harcourt.
Iron & Wine Light Verse CD, LP, yellow LP, Sub Pop, 26 April: Fiona Apple. Infectious Grooves’ latest, [TBC]: Jay Weinberg (Slipknot).
Justice Hyperdrama CD, 2LP, clear 2LP, picture disc 2LP, Ed Banger, 26 April: Tame Impala.
Slayer’s Kerry King From Hell I Rise LP, gold, silver, red LPS, cassette, Reigning Phoenix, 17 May: colleague Paul Bostaph, Kyle Sanders (Hellyeah), Phil Demmel (Machine Head), Mark Osegueda (Death Angel). Sarah King When It All Goes Down CD, LP, sarahkingsings.com, 29 March: Josh Cournoyer (Ben Folds). Kneecap Fine Art, Heavenly, 14 June: Radie Peat (Lankum), Grian Chatten (Fontaines DC).
Kaia Kater Strange Medicine, Acronym, 17 May: Taj Mahal, Aoife O’donovan, Allison Russell.
Knocked Loose You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, Pure Noise, 10 May: Chris Motionless (Motionless In White). Scott Lavene Disneyland In Dagenham, Nothing Fancy, 10 May: Craig Finn (The Hold Steady). Heather Little By Now, Need To Know, 19 April: Audley Freed (The Black Crowes), Duke Levine (Bonnie Raitt), Jared Taylor (Emmylou Harris), Patty Griffin. Telex’s Michael Moers As Is CD, LP, Freaksville, 19 April: Claudia Brücken (Propaganda). The Melvins Tarantula Heart, Ipecac, 19 April: Roy Mayorga (Ministry). The Mavericks Moon & Stars CD, LP, 30 Tigers, 17 May: Nicole Atkins. Bear Mccreary The Singularity CD, LP, Spark & Shadows, 10 May: Slash (Guns N’ Roses), Serj Tankian (System Of A Down), Corey Taylor (Slipknot), Jens Kidman (Meshuggah), Buck Dharma (Blue Öyster Cult), Asdru Sierra (Ozomatli), Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Scott Ian (Anthrax), Guthrie Govan, Bryan Beller (The Aristocrats), Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa), Ben Weinman (Dillinger Escape Plan), Steve Bartek, John Avila (Oingo Boingo), Warren Fitzgerald (The Vandals), Gene Hoglan (Strapping Young Lad), Joe Satriani. Opeth’s latest, [TBC]: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson.
OU 蘇醒 II: Frailty CD, coloured 180g LP, Insideout, 26 April: Devin Townsend. Old 97 American Primitive, ATO, 5 April: REM’S Scott Mccaughey,
Peter Buck.
Paraorchestra Death Songbook, World Circuit, 19 April: Brett Anderson (Suede), Seb Rochford (Sons Of Kemet), Adrian Utley (Portishead),
Nadina Shah, Gwenno.
The Don Powell Band I Am The Beat, Wienerworld, 29 March:
Bev Bevan (EX-ELO).
Pernice Brothers Who Will You Believe, New West, 5 April: Neko Case. Pharrell’s latest, [TBC]: Miley Cyrus.
Joey Pollari I’ll Be Romance cassette, bandcamp.com, 5 April:
Elizabeth Goodfellow (Boygenius).
Jess Ribeiro Summer Of Love, Labelman, 12 April: Jim White (Xylouris White), Dave Mudie (Courtney Barnett).
Rocking Horse Music Club’s latest, [TBC]: Tony Banks (Genesis).
Kati Ran Sala CD, LP, gold, smoke LPS, Svart, 24 May: Mitch Harris (Napalm Death), Borgar Magnason (Brian Eno), Páll Guðmundsson (Sígur Rós).
Jeff Slate The Last Day Of Summer, Schnitzel, 17 May: Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Earl Slick (David Bowie), Duff Mckagan (Guns N’ Roses), Ben Gordelier (Paul Weller), Lee Harris (Nick Mason), Jess Greenfield, Jeremy Stacey (Noel Gallagher), Ron Blair (The Heartbreakers), Mick Talbot (The Style Council), Steve Cradock (Ocean Colour Scene), Gene Parsons (The Byrds), Steve Holley (Wings).
St Vincent All Born Screaming CD, LP, yellow, red, white, halfwhite LPS, Virgin, 26 April: Josh Freese, Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Justin Meldal-johnsen (EX-NIN), Stella Mogzawa (Warpaint), David Ralicke (Beck), Cate Le Bon,
Dave Grohl.
Dele Sosimi & The Estuary 21 The Confluence LP, bandcamp.com, 5 April: Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.
Jack Savoretti Miss Italia, [TBC], 10 May: Zucchero.
Chris Smither All Of The Bones, Signature Sounds, 3 May: Chris Cheek (Brad Mehldau).
The Comet Is Coming’s Shabaka Hutchings Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace, Impulse!, 12 April: Andre 3000 (Outkast), Miguel Atwood-ferguson (Ry Cooder), Esperanza Spalding, Lianne La Havas.
Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department LP, CD, cassette, Republic, 19 April: Florence + The Machine, Post Malone.
SZA’S latest, [TBC]: Paramore.
Sia Reasonable Woman orange, clear LPS, pink, light pink LPS with variant sleeves, CD, Atlantic, 3 May: Kylie Minogue.
Tymon Dogg & The Dacoits The Granada Sessions, Tony Global, 7 June:
Youth (ex-killing Joke), Dr Robert (The Blow Monkeys).
Tomorrow’s Rain Ovdan, AOP, 19 April: Michael Denner (Mercyful Fate),
Attila Csihar (Mayhem), Ben Christo (The Sisters Of Mercy).
Urban Folk Quartet True Story, UFQ, 22 March: Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention), Chris While, Kellie While (The Albion Band).
Valley Lodge Showers In Paradise, Tee Pee, 19 April: Doug Gillard (
Guided By Voices).
Funkadelic’s Bernie Worrell Wave From The Wooniverse 2LP, ORG, 20 April: colleagues Bootsy Collins, Fred Wesley, Scott Hogan, plus Jerry Harrison (ex-talking Heads), Buckethead (ex-guns N’ Roses), Leo Nocentelli (The Meters), Stanton Moore (Corrosion Of Conformity), Fred Schneider,
Steve Scales (The B-52’s), Binky Griptight (Sharon Jones & The Dapkings), Smokey Hormel (ex-canned Heat), Mauro Refosco (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Daru Jones (Jack White), Will Calhoun (Living Colour), Mike Watt (Minutemen), Norwood Fisher (Fishbone), Sean Ono Lennon, Marc Ribot.
St Vincent’s Amy Aileen Woods The Heartening, Colorfield, 29 April:
Fiona Apple.
Donovan Woods Things Were Never Good It They’re Not Good Now, End Times, 12 July: Madi Diaz (Harry Styles).