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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Gig Review: MAGNUM/TRILLIUM, Islington Academy, 29 November 2012
A packed out Islington Academy were here to see Magnum in the band’s 40th year, although Bob Catley and Tony Clarkin can trace their musical roots back to the late 60’s Brumbeat era. First up we had Trillium fronted by … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Barrow, Amanda Somerville, Bob Catley, Harry James, Islington Academy, Magnum, Mark Stanway, Tony Clarkin, Trillium
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ALICE COOPER – Old School 1964-1974
Universal ( Release Date – Out now ) It’s rare that an artist can have a career spanning 5 decades and still be as relevant and popular as they were in their heyday. Alice Cooper is no ordinary … Continue reading
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DEACON BLUE – Reissues – CD and DVD
(Edsel) The first thing to say about these reissues: this is how it should be done. Reissuing the original albums with just a handful of bonus tracks wouldn’t suit Edsel and they have really come up trumps. In some cases, … Continue reading
WORLD FIRE BRIGADE – Spreading My Wings
Frostbyte Records (Release Date – out now) The three members of World Fire Brigade have collectively sold over 10 million records between them. The three gentlemen in question are Brett Scallions, frontman of Fuel, Sean Danielsen, singer and … Continue reading
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Quick Plays: MAX NAVARRO, FLIPRON, JOHN WHEELER, PIG IRON
MAX NAVARRO – Hard Time www.maxnavarro.com Max Navarro has been releasing music since 2002 and this is his third album, although according to the PR blurb he is already working on his next album It is a mix of catchy … Continue reading
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Tagged Argonaut, FLIPRON, Hayseed Dixie, John Wheeler, Max Navarro, Pig Iron, Rat Scabies, The Burning Of Rome, The Damned
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Y&T – Live at the Mystic
FRONTIERS RECORDS www.frontiers.it For a band of their longevity, Y and T live albums have been thin on the ground. In fact the only one I can recall was 1985’s Open Fire, which with its single disc track listing came … Continue reading
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Gig review – Opeth – ABC, Glasgow – 13/11/12
This was a first for me tonight as I had never witnessed either of the two bands before, but I had read plenty of good press on both, so I was looking forward to the live experience. It was a … Continue reading
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Tagged 13 November 2012, ABC, Anathema, gig, Glasgow, live, metal, OPETH, prog, progressive, review, rock
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Gig Review: Europe – ABC, Glasgow – 22 November 2012
In all the years that Europe have been together I have never caught the band live. I got close earlier in the year at Download when the stage was set for the band but the weather and traffic chaos ensured … Continue reading
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Tagged 22 November 2012, ABC, Bag of Bones, Europe, gig, Glasgow, Joey Tempest, John Norum, live, review, Stonerider, Tour
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LEVELLERS – Reissues
(Edsel Records) The Levellers are one of the most enduring and, it must be said, likeable bands to have been around for the past twenty-five years. Their blend of anarchic punk anthems aligned to touching folk sensitivity has been a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Black Tar Rivers, bonus tracks, DVD, Edsel, Headlights, Hello Pig, Levellers, Levelling The Land, Mouth To Mouth, review, White Lines, Zeitgeist
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ED ALLEYNE-JOHNSON – Purple Electric Violin Concerto
20th Anniversary Special Edition (Edsel Records) Release date 26.11.12 Is it really 20 years? Cripes. I first heard ‘Oxford Suite (Part 1)’ on BBC Radio 1 (I am sure it was ‘Fluff’ Freeman’s Saturday afternoon show) and was immediately drawn … Continue reading
RIFF RAFF – Leaving D.C.
RIFF RAFF – Leaving D.C. Yes as the band’s name implies they are a former AC/DC tribute band hailing from Berlin who have now decided to write and record their own music. The singer Steve Betteridge … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, American Dog, Motorhead, Riff Raff, rock 'n' roll, The Cult, ZZ Top
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Best of 2012: JEFF SUMMERS (WEAPON UK)
Guitarist Jeff Summers has been busy this year with Mick Underwood’s Glory Road and Weapon UK have a new album out very soon… How is the new Weapon UK album coming along? The Weapon album is now finished and should … Continue reading
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Tagged Jeff Summers, Mick Underwood's Glory Road, Statetrooper, Weapon UK
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Gig review: VIVA LE PINK
VIVA LE PINK – The Black Heart, Camden, Friday 23rd November Camden’s Black Heart venue was taken over in no uncertain style for this debut gig by psychobilly newbies Viva Le Pink. Self-promoting the event and hand picking two lively … Continue reading
THE FRIGHT – The Fright
Fiend Forge (Release Date – Out now) The Fright have created yet another genre which they call ‘horrock ‘n’ roll’ and looking at some of the song titles including ‘666 Full Speed Ahead’ and ‘Nightstalker Returns’ you can … Continue reading
BLUE ORIGIN – Somnium
The Animal Farm (Release Date – 10th Dec 2012) This album is hard to pigeonhole. The band’s list of influences range from Motley Crue and Dream Theater to the more modern rock of Shinedown and Black Stone Cherry. … Continue reading
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BABYLON FIRE – Dark Horizons
Rocksector Records ( Release Date 12th Nov 2012) Babylon Fire play heavy metal, pure and simple and it’s a fact the guys are rightly proud of. The Manchester 4 piece have been together for the past 5 years … Continue reading
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THE HOWLING support BUCKCHERRY
The Howling are pleased to announce they will be supporting Buckcherry on their UK tour this month. The Howling are one of the UK’s most innovative and exciting new rock ‘n’ roll bands. Featuring Blacky (ex Red Star Rebels) on … Continue reading
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Tagged Buckcherry, The Howling, The Prodigy, Towers Of London
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LOVE UNDER COVER – Set The Night On Fire
Escape Music www.escape-music.com Sweden does it again as another great melodic hard rock band bursts onto the scene. Mind you one look at the line-up and they are seasoned musicians including Last Autumn’s Dream vocalist Mikael Erlandsson and Martin Kronlund … Continue reading
JOLLY – Hurricane Sandy completely destroyed band equipment
JOLLY – Hurricane Sandy completely destroyed band equipment: band kicks off Indiegogo help fund campaign The American rock band JOLLY suffered severely from hurricane Sandy in New York. JOLLY have been working on recording their second studio album “Audio Guide … Continue reading
NASVILLE PUSSY – From Hell To Texas: Live and Loud in Europe
SPV Nashville Pussy has re-mastered and re-sequenced their well received 2009 album “From Here to Texas” and added a 16 track live disc to bring us “From Hell To Texas – Live and Loud in Europe”. This two disc delight … Continue reading
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FLASH BASTARD – Rock n’ Roll Must Be Destroyed
Cargo Having been signed to Nikki Sixx’s Americoma label in the mid-‘90’s, Canadian band Flash Bastard were dropped before their debut album was released- mainly down to the fact that vocalist Donal Finn had an altercation with The Scorpions when … Continue reading
ALT-FEST festival announced for 2014
ALT-FEST ***BRAND NEW TRULY ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLE AND RADICAL MUSIC FESTIVAL CONFIRMED FOR AUGUST 15/16/17 2014 *** Alt-Fest – a brand new radical alternative music and lifestyle festival with a totally wicked edge, has been confirmed to take place on August … Continue reading
SQUEEZE Pop-Up Sop and UK tour Nov/Dec
SQUEEZE LAUNCH THEIR POP UP SHOP AND ANNOUNCE NEW SQUEEZE SONGS & BBC DOCUMENTARY Today, icons of British pop music Squeeze revealed their Pop Up Shop, “a combination of new songs and technology, of musicianship and experience.” With fans who … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook, Pop-Up Shop, Squeeze
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JIMI JAMISON – Never Too Late
Frontiers www.frontiers.it Following on the heels of his last solo album, the wonderful “Crossroads Moment” (and “Extra Moments”) which was mostly co-written with ex-Survivor colleague Jim Peterik, comes “Never Too Late”. The Survivor writing connection has been severed for this … Continue reading
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Tagged Eclipse, Erik Martensson, Frontiers, Jimi Jamison, Never Too Late, Survivor, W.E.T.
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DESTRUCTION – Spiritual Genocide
Nuclear Blast – Out Now No-one can claim to have been regularly visiting our pages or reading our Metal reviews this past decade or so and not having come across the name Destruction before! Apart from being one of the … Continue reading
