On Second Listen: The Screaming Blue Messiahs – Live At The BBC

By Jay Ziegler on December 24th, 2009

How three humans can create a fiery musical force to be reckoned with is clearly something conventional science probably can’t explain, but who cares right?

Interview: Chris Thompson (of The Screaming Blue Messiahs)

By Jay Ziegler on April 7th, 2009

The name may not sound familiar to you, but guitarist/vocalist Chris Thompson is one of the busiest musicians in London at the moment. The bluesy and eclectic axe-slinger started his career in the early 1980′s with one of London’s most rocking underground groups Motor Boys Motor with guitarist Bill Carter. After many gigs, the band [...]

List ‘Em Carefully: Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda

By Jay Ziegler on December 11th, 2008

Ever search through your record collection and see some records that make you stop and think to yourself, “Why wasn’t this record bigger than it should have been?” Exactly. Every once in a while we’ll come across a record and it seems everything is perfect: the tunes, the solos, the lyrics and the works. However [...]

YouTube Live: The Screaming Blue Messiahs – “Sweet Water Pools”

By Jay Ziegler on July 21st, 2008

There was a time where the latest fashion statement didn’t matter for bands that played loud, aggressive rock & roll. They lifted their middle finger in defiance and blazed their own power trail in which nobody could stop them. One of those bands, London’s very own power trio, The Screaming Blue Messiahs, certainly fit that [...]