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Yearly Archives: 2013
Album review: EVILYN STRANGE – Mourning Phoebe
www.evilynstrange.co.uk [Release date 13.07.13] There is evidently some humour in this band and their publicity, describing themselves as part Beatles part Black Label Society. Philip and Al Strange (I assume brothers but let’s take nothing for granted here) are joined … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Evilyn Strange, Mourning Phoebe, review, rock
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Interview with GARY BONER (ROADHOUSE) – 2 August 2013
22 years into their career, the hard gigging Roadhouse release ‘Gods & Highways & Old Guitars’, the best album of their career on Krossborder records. It pays homage to the darker elements of the American south and would fit into … Continue reading
Album Reviews: DODSON & FOGG – Dodson & Fogg,Derring Do,Sounds Of Day And Night
Wisdom Twins Records [Released 2012/2013] wisdomtwinsbooks.weebly.com/dodson-and-fogg.html Despite having a name that sounds like an engineering firm making flanges for the automotive industry, Dodson & Fogg are essentially one person. His name is Chris Wade – a multi-instrumentalist par excellence who … Continue reading
Album review: BUDDY GUY – Rhythm & Blues
RCA Silvertone [Release date 29.07.13] The cornerstone to Buddy Guy’s first ever double album is the relatively late definition of the term blues. The music he first started playing was R&B – CD1 provides the rhythm and CD2 the blues … Continue reading
Gig review: STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL – Ebbw Vale, 27 July 2013
High up in the hills, at Hafod-Y-Dafal farm in South Wales, the third annual Steelhouse Festival is now an established Rock and Metal weekender. Tickets were modestly priced at £65 all weekend or £40 a day, including adult and family … Continue reading
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Tagged 27 July 2013, anvil, Ebbw Vale, FM, gig, heavy metal, review, rock, Saxon, South Wales, Steelhouse Festival
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Gig review: HEART, JASON BONHAM’S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE – Toronto, Canada, 23 July 2013
Molston Canadian Amphitheatre While Heart came to the attention of the majority of UK fans for their big power ballads and soft focus videos in the eighties, the band prefer to see themselves in their earlier guise in which, with … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Wilson, Canada, gig, Heart, Jason Bonham, Led Zeppelin, Molston Canadian Amphitheatre, Nancy Wilson, review, Toronto
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Gig review: MOONDANCE JAM – Walker,Minnesota,USA,18-20 July 2013
Few festival experiences can match the vibe of Moondance Jam. Set among the beautiful woods and lakes of Northern Minnesota, somehow the tiny town of Walker plays host to one of the Mid West’s premier rock festivals and draws crowds … Continue reading
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Tagged Bachman & Turner, Blue Oyster Cult, Cheap Trick, classic rock, festival, gig, Halestorm, Head East, Minnesota, Moondance Jam, Motley Crue, Myles Kennedy, review, rock, Slash, Steve Priest, Sweet, Theory of a Deadman
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Album review: PETE THOMAS & THE HORNS APLENTY – Big
Mermaid Records [Release date 22.07.13] To say that the opening track on Pete Thomas & The Horns A Plenty’s ‘Big’ has swagger, is to underestimate the title of the album that is big in tone, intent and performance. ‘Big’ brims … Continue reading
Album review: STEVE COCHRANE – La La La: Variations On A Happy Song
Spirit Compass Music [Release date 02.07.12] ‘La La La: Variations On a Happy Song’ is Canadian prog rock artist Steve Cochrane’s metaphorical meditations on the human condition. It’s a thematically linked suite spread over 9 tracks on which sharply contrasting … Continue reading
Album review: ROOMFUL OF BLUES – 45 Live
Alligator [Release date 29.07.13] If Roomful of Blues are the kind of band who are labelled as Heritage Music, then their historical take on American music is one dominated by horn led blues and swing. They consistently have one eye … Continue reading
Album Review – EARTHEN GRAVE – Earthen Grave
Ripple Records ( Release date – out now) Formed back in 2008 and led by former Trouble bassist Ron Holzner, Earthen Grave have honed their sound over the last 5 years. This is the band’s first album and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, Doom, Earthen Grave, metal, review, Ripple Records, Trouble
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Single & EP reviews: COLOUR THE ATLAS, LISBEE STAINTON
COLOUR THE ATLAS Building Skyscrapers EP The new EP from Colour the Atlas, a young quartet from Swindon, is a corker. Following on from their eponymous debut EP, the band are writing and vocal partners Jess Hall (vocals) and Alex … Continue reading
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Tagged Building Skyscrapers, Colour The Atlas, EP, review, rock
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Album review: BRANDY ZDAN – Lone Hunter
Cavalier Recordings [Release date 09.09.13] The Canadian folk scene that is a hotbed of talent that will launch an ‘ABC of Canadian Music’ tour in October featuring Brandy Zdan (as in Zinedine), Po’ Girl Awna Teixeira, and Cara Luft … Continue reading
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Gig review: THE LEVELLERS – Leamington Assembly, 28 June 2013
I have been covering shows at The Leamington Assembly for over 4 years and this was by far the wildest night I have witnessed, the music and the crowd did not drop pace for a second after show time on … Continue reading
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Tagged 28 June 2013, folk, gig, Leamington Assembly, review, rock, The Levellers
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Quick plays: FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY, THE CUSTODIAN, HEAVENS FIRE
FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY – Echogenetic Dependent (released 19th August) Front Line Assembly are a Canadian electro-industrial band who have been going for over 25 years now. This new album had the band stating they would return to their more electronic … Continue reading
Interview: 10Q’s with LEPROUS
Guitarist/lyricist/co-founder of Leprous, Tor Oddmund Suhrke answers our questions as the band have just released their new album ‘Coal’ on Inside Out… 1. What are you currently up to? This summer we’re playing a lot of festival shows worldwide both … Continue reading
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Tagged Coal, Devin Townsend, Inside Out, LEPROUS, prog metal, progressive music, Tor Oddmund Suhrke
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Album review: LAWLESS – Rock Savage
Escape Music www.escape-music.com Lawless feature two current Demon members, guitarist Paul Hume (who also sings on the album) and drummer Neil Ogden, who are joined by Persian Risk guitarist Howie G and bassist Josh ‘Tabbie’ Williams from Stoke based hard … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, DEMON, LAWLESS, Persian Risk, Rock Savage
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Album review: STEVE HUNTER – The Manhattan Blues Project
Deacon Records [Release date 30.04.13] ‘I wanted to look at New York in a slightly different way – I wanted to look at it in a soulful, bluesy way’. Steve Hunter’s mission statement for this album is the guitarist musical … Continue reading
Gig review: Cambridge Folk Festival, 25-28 July 2013
Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge Friday 26th July It almost comes as a surprise reaching the festival site as it is right on the outskirts of Cambridge’s sprawling suburbs and the festival is in a lovely, green setting. It must be … Continue reading
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Tagged 25th-28th July 2013, Amadou & Mariam, Andy Irvine, Bellowhead, Cambridge, Cambridge Folk Festival, Cherry Hinton Hall, Donal Lunny, Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo, folk festival, Folk Roots, gig review, Heidi Talbot, Heritage Blues Orchestra, LAPD, Le Vent Du Nord, Liam O’Flynn, Paddy Glackin, Patsy Griffin, Planxty, Steeleye Span, The Levellers, Tommy Emmanuel
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Gig review: HEAVEN’S BASEMENT – Sound Control, Manchester, 12 July 2013
This must be the hottest ticket in town tonight as not only is it a sellout but it is also a scorcher in the venue, but even so the it’s over half full and the doors have only been open … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 July 2013, Buffalo Summer, gig, Heavens Basement, Manchester, review, rock, Skarlett Riot, Sound Control
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Album review: ROADHOUSE – Gods & Highways & Old Guitars
Krossborder [Release date 19.08.13] Roadhouse have long impressed with their unique take on southern roots rock and Americana, but ‘Gods & Highways & Old Guitars’ raises the bar to another level. As ever, the 10 songs come with Gary Boner’s … Continue reading
Album review – MEGADETH – Super Collider
Universal Music ( Release date – out now ) Back in the day, when thrash was at its height, of all the ‘Big Four’ I always found Megadeth to be the weakest link. I did persevere and caught … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Dave Mustaine, Megadeth, metal, review, Super Collider, Thrash
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Gig review: 5 Years Of Kscope – The Garage, London, 25 July 2013 featuring Anathema
Main Act: Anathema Support Acts: North Atlantic Oscillation, Mothlite & Leafblade Another gig, another evening drenched in sweat. I moaned about the poor ventilation at the Garage in Highbury and Islington when I was there ten days ago for Wintersun’s … Continue reading
Album review: OLI BROWN – Songs From the Road
Ruf [Release date 14.06.13] Anyone who has followed Oli Brown’s career so far, will hardly be surprised by the sense of adventure at the heart of this live DVD/CD. For though he was schooled in the blues at an early … Continue reading
Album review: BURZUM – Sol Austan, Mani Vestan
Byelobog Productions – Out Now. Having paid his dues to both the Norwegian penitentiary system and society at large, Kristian Larsson “Varg” Vikernes has since been a very busy man indeed. Under his highly controversial moniker Burzum, and with the … Continue reading
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