Knopfler has tyne on his mind

New tribute to their former guitarist Brian James is delivered with real passion.

Despite falling record sales and changes in the musical landscape, Tyketto stayed true to their style. Now, they’re finding a new audience, and release their first album in a decade.

Martin Barre MCNIDDER & GRACE

Fondly remembered this month...

Praise be! Prog’s most devout figure, Neal Morse, gets the gang back together, dials back the sermonising and reaches for the stars on his band’s sparkling first album in five years.

Although formed in 1985 by Dundee native Ricky Ross, a former school teacher who released a solo album So Long Ago in 1984, Deacon Blue quickly established themselves as the definitive Glasgow band. B