News: DEEP PURPLE, CRAZY TOWN, BLACKMORE’S NIGHT – Thursday 25 June 2015

Yes - Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, 2 May 2014
Photo: Iain Scott/GRTR!

News - RIP

CHRIS SQUIRE (1948-2015)

Yes co-founder and influential bass player has died from acute erythroid leukemia.

News - Album News

Crazy Town release their new album, ‘The Brimstone Sluggers’, on 28th August via Membran/The Orchard.

Screaming Eagles release their new album ‘Stand Up And Be Counted’ on July 13th via Off Yer Rocka Records .

Eagle Rock Entertainment, in association with the BBC, release ‘Live At Hyde Park‘ by Jeff Lynne’s ELO on DVD, Blu-ray and digital formats on Sep 11th.

Battlecross release their new album ‘Rise To Power’ on August 21st on Metal Blade Records.

Mad Max will release a best of featuring re-recorded songs entitled, ‘Thunder, Storm and Passion’ on Steamhammer/SPV on Aug 28th.

Blackmore’s Night release their new album ‘All Our Yesterdays’ on Sep 18th via Frontiers.

Riverside release their new album ‘Love, Fear and the Time Machine’ on Inside Out on Sep 4th.

Guns ‘N’ Roses are rumoured to be releasing a new album in 2016. One song could feature former member Slash.

Deep Purple releases two live albums on 28th August on earMusic. ‘From The Setting Sun… (In Wacken)’ and ‘…To The Rising Sun (In Tokyo)’ will be made available on 2CD+DVD, DVD, Blu-ray (Tokyo performance), Blu-ray 3D (Wacken performance) and 3LP gatefold.

Caligula’s Horse have signed with Inside Out Music. The band are planning European tour dates in October.

Glenn Danzig releases a covers album ‘Skeletons’ in the summer. It will feature covers from Black Sabbath, ZZ Top and the Troggs.

News - Tours and Gigs

Fields of the Nephilim
19th Dec Shepherd’s Bush Empire

ENCHANT
Sun 11th Oct The Underworld, Camden

XENTRIX + ACID REIGN
Oct 4th The Underworld, Camden


Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK

Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, streamed via Facebook.

In 2023 he signed a recording deal with Sony in Canada and released a new single on 15 September.

Josh Taerk Sunday Sessions 2024

Latest session: Sunday 14 April

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UK Blues Broadcaster of the Year (2020 and 2021 Finalist) Pete Feenstra presents his weekly Rock & Blues Show on Tuesday at 19:00 GMT as part of a five hour blues rock marathon “Tuesday is Bluesday at GRTR!”. The show is repeated on Wednesdays at 22:00, Fridays at 20:00). This show was first broadcast 9 April 2024.

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Power Plays w/c 29 April 2024

BRIGITTE PURDY Sugar Fried Candy (Dirtshack Records)
ATTIC THEORY The Legacy (indie)
THE HOWLERS I Need Your Love (indie)
VELVETEEN QUEEN Bad Reputation (indie)
WILLS AND THE WILLING Scuffed Knees (Smash & Grab Music Ltd)
READY THE PRINCE Still Believe (indie)

Featured Albums w/c 29 April 2024

09:00-12:00 PRAYING MANTIS Defiance (Frontiers)
12:00-13:00 The Best of 2003-2023
14:00-16:00 The Best of 2003-2023


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