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Monthly Archives: November 2014
Quick plays: LEON ALVARADO, KNIGHT AREA, SHADOW MERCHANT
LEON ALVARADO – 2014: Music From An Expanded Universe Melodic Revolution Records – [Release date: 30.10.14] The title says it all really as this sounds like it was written in space, played in space and beamed down for spaced-out people … Continue reading
DVD reviews: THE ROLLING STONES – From the Vault 1975 and 1981
THE ROLLING STONES – From The Vault- L.A Forum 1975 Eagle Vision [Released 17.11 .14] The Rolling Stones have previously made a number of live performances available as downloads from their website and these have all been brought up to … Continue reading
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Tagged classic rock, DVD, Eagle Vision, Hampton Coliseum 1981, Keith Richards, LA Forum Live In 1975, Mick Jagger, review, rock, rock 'n' roll, Rolling Stones
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Album review: RAPHEUMET’S WELL – Dimensions
Sometimes a local band will come along and blow you away with the music they play. Living around Charlotte, NC I’m a lucky guy because the metal scene is pretty incredible. I have been lucky to see some amazing bands … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Black Metal, metal, Rapheumet's Well, review, symphonic
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Gig review: BIGELF – The Garage, London, 19 November 2014
Support Acts: Bend Sinister / Jolly Review by Yiannis (John) Stefanis Photos by Yiannis (John) Stefanis Though first formed in Los Angeles twenty three years ago, it took the US trio Bigelf plenty of personal effort and the committed support … Continue reading
Album review: ROD STEWART – Vinyl
Universal (5 LP box set) [Released 01.12.14] For the first time, Rod Stewart’s five studio LPs originally released between 1969 and 1974 are released in a boxed set (his Mercury label years before he switched label to Warner Brothers). Each … Continue reading
News: BIFF BYFORD (Saxon) interview and special features on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio
Sunday 30 November 2014, 17:00 Thursday 4 December, 22:00 repeat Saxon frontman Biff Byford chooses the music in Get Ready to ROCK! Radio’s ‘Favourite Tracks from Favourite Artists’ sequence. He chats to GRTR!’s David Randall about the band’s progress and … Continue reading
Album review: CORVUS STONE – Corvus Stone ll
Melodic Revolution Records [Release Date: 30.09.14] Back in November 2012 I had the pleasure of reviewing Corvus Stone’s first album – and some album it was too, having progressive rock at its heart but incorporating a myriad of other styles … Continue reading
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Tagged Colin Tench, Corvus Stone, Corvus Stone ll, Progressive Rock, review, Sean Filkins
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Album Review: BLOODBOUND – Stormborn
AFM Records [release date 21.11.14] Swedish metal-heads Bloodbound return with an evil looking album to celebrate their tenth anniversary and like their last release “In The Name Of Metal”, you just know what to expect with “Stormborn”…or do you… Enjoyable … Continue reading
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Tagged AFM, album, Anders Broman, Bloodbound, Fredrik Bergh, Henrik Olsson, metal, Patrik Johansson, Pelle Akerlind, review, Stormborn, Tomas Olsson
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Album review: LARRY MILLER – Soldier Of The Line
Big Guitar [Release date 24.11.14] ‘Soldier Of The Line’ is an aptly titled, song driven album that taps into the unbroken spirit of Larry Miller. His unrelenting roadwork, scuffed scratch plate, broken strings and relationship songs are the nuts and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Gary Moore, guitarist, Joe Bonamassa, Larry Miller, Peter Green, review, rock, Soldier of the Line, Thin Lizzy
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Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL 8 – Pwllheli, 15 November 2014
Simon Dunkerley writes: I hadn’t seen opening act MORE play for 33 years. In fact the last time was at Monster Of Rock – the original Download before all the hype took over and turned it into the money making … Continue reading
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Tagged 15 November 2014, Bigelf, Black State Highway, Blues Pills, Diamond Head, gig, Hard Rock Hell 8, Michael Schenker, Pwllheli, review
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Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL 8 – Pwllheli, 13-14 November 2014
Simon Dunkerley writes: The time has come to rally the HRH tribe for the last time this year to yet another sold out celebration of all things rock with a lineup that has so many great names both old and … Continue reading
Album review: VARGAS BLUES BAND – From The Dark
Off Yer Rocka [Release date 27.10.14] It’s 23 years since Javier Vargas first announced himself to European blues audiences. In the interim, the Spanish rock blues guitarist has established himself a Latino blues crossover artist who has also prospered in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Dani Wilde, From The Dark, Gaz Pearson, guitar, javier Vargas, Latino, Los Lobos, review, rock, Roy Buchanan, Vargas Blues Band, ZZ Top
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Album review – LAWLESS – R.I.S.E.
Escape Music [Released 08.12.14] Quick follow-up from the band’s debut album ‘Rock Savage’ released last year sees Lawless carry on with their classy brand of melodic/classic Brit metal. The band feature two members of Demon – vocalist/rhythm guitarist Paul Hume … Continue reading
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Tagged album, DEMON, Escape Music, hard rock, Headrush, LAWLESS, metal, Persian Risk, review, Stoke
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Album review: CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & THE MAGIC BAND – Live From Paris 1977
Gonzo [Release date 28.10.14] ‘Live From Paris 1977’ replicates the format of the Gonzo label’s previous ‘Live in Detroit’ release, with similar art work and a trebley bootleg quality audio that is just about good enough to draw you into … Continue reading
Album review: GONG – I See You
Madfish [Release date 10.11.14] Daevid Allan’s Gong unexpectedly return with a musically complex album, full of biting lyrics and dense but enjoyable music that straddles the jazz and psychedelic, space-rock divide. ‘I See You’ has internationalist … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Cardiacs, Daevid Allan, Dave Sturt, Eno, Fabio Golfetti, fusion, Gentle Giant, Gill Scott Heron, Gilli Smyth, Gong, Hawkwind, I See You, Ian East, jazz, Jethro Tull, Kavus Torabi, King Crimson, Orlando Allan, Pierre Moerlen, Pierre Moerlin, Pink Floyd, psychedelia, review, rock, space rock, Steve Hillage, Tangerine Dream
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Album review: WITCH MOUNTAIN – Mobile Of Angels
Svart Records – Out Now. Female-fronted vintage-sounding bands have been on the rise for quite some time now so you would certainly be excused to think that Witch Mountain may just be another outfit eager to jump into this specific … Continue reading
Album review: NECROHOLOCAUST – Holocaustic Goat Metal
Iron Bonehead – Out Now. Though a huge fan of the Canadian Metal scene since the mid 80s, I admit that the name Necroholocaust meant absolutely nothing to me prior to being granted access to “Holocaustic Goat Metal” – the … Continue reading
Album review: DEATH PENALTY – Death Penalty
Rise Above – Out Now. There are many fans of groove-laden Doom Metal, myself included, who still cannot believe that UK legends Cathedral are no longer with us. During, however, the time that we were left licking our wounds and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Death Penalty, heavy metal, review
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Gig review: THE YARDBIRDS – Bush Hall, London, 21 November 2014
Capable support was supplied by the promising Some Velvet Morning, a three piece pop-rock outfit taking a 21st century twist on some classic ’80′s influences. The band came on to the atmospheric Nancy Sinatra track from which they take their … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 November 2014, Bush Hall, gig review, Jim McCarty, London, Some Velvet Morning, The Yardbirds, Top Topham
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Gig review: THE LEVELLERS, ABC, Glasgow, 21 November 2014
The definition of frustration is arriving at a venue just after 8pm only to discover that both support bands have been and gone. This is the situation which I found myself in tonight, made all the worse by the fact … Continue reading
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Tagged 02 ABC, 21 November 2014, gig, Glasgow, Greatest Hits, Laura Kidd, live, Mark Chadwick, One Way, Pauline Black, review, She Makes War, The Levellers, the Selecter
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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – December 2014 highlights
December 2014 Highlights More information at the dedicated website Check back here as we add new features throughout the month. All times, GMT We are posting selected shows to our Mixcloud page. Photo: Simon Dunkerley Special features this month Christmas … Continue reading
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Tagged Biff Byford, blues, Christmas, December 2014, feature, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, interview, Mike Vernon, progressive metal, radio, rock, Saxon, session
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Gig review: FM – The Globe, Cardiff, 22 November 2014
A packed house in the Globe for this much loved band and huge respect should be given to the promoter at Major Minor Productions for delivering a sold out show with a fantastic sound quality in a city that is … Continue reading
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Tagged 22 November 2014, AOR, Cardiff, FM, gig, Hand of Dimes, Kooga, melodic rock, Nev MacDonald, review, Skin, Steve Overland, The Globe
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Gig review: FM – The Brook, Southampton, 21 November 2014
Can it really be 30 years since the Overland brothers from Wildlife and former members of Samson and Diamond Head formed a new band, inspired by the then fashionable radio-friendly AOR sounds of the likes of Journey, Foreigner and Survivor, … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 November 2014, AOR, FM, gig, Hand of Dimes, melodic rock, Neville Macdonald, review, Southampton, Steve Overland, Summers, The Brook
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Album review: FOREIGNER – The Best Of Foreigner 4 And More
Frontiers www.frontiers.it [Release date 08.12.14] Foreigner are are getting like fellow classic rockers Styx and REO Speedwagon releasing live albums and re-recording classic songs, as opposed to recording new music. Their last studio album was 2009′s excellent ‘Can’t Slow Down’ … Continue reading
Album review: COLOSSEUM – Time On Our Side
Ruf [Release date 24.11.14] A welcome return for the progressive jazz rock outfit Colosseum who have overcome their collective health problems to record an album that pushes the stylistic envelope, and almost leaves them in search of an identity. Happily … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Ana Gracey, Barbara Thompson, Chris Farlowe, Clem Clemson, Colosseum, Crosby Stills & Nash, Dave Brubeck, Dave Greenslade, Jack Bruce, jazz, John Hiseman, Kokomo, Mark Clarke, Pete Brown, review, rock, Steely Dan, Time On Our Side
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