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Monthly Archives: June 2015
Album review: BOB MOULD – Reissues
Edsel Records [Release date 25.05.15] Ex-Hüsker Dü guitarist Bob Mould’s debut solo album Workbook 25 (1989) and the follow up Black Sheets Of Rain (1990) get the ’25th anniversary’ treatment courtesy of Edsel Records. Workbook gets a bonus track (‘All … Continue reading
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Tagged 25th anniversary edition, album, Black Sheets Of Rain, Bob Mould, grunge, Husker Du, live, review, Workbook
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Album review: BOB WAYNE – Hits The Hits
People Like You Records [Release date 01.06.15] Hits The Hits is outlaw county singer Bob Wayne’s irreverent take on some of the world’s biggest hits. Inspired by Johnny Cash’s ‘American Recordings’ Wayne side-stepped the ‘acoustic’ reinterpretation route and deployed a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bob Wayne, C&W, country, Covers, Hits The Hits, honky tonk, outlaw country, review
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Album review: HOUSE OF LORDS – Indestructible
Frontiers Records [Release Date 05.06.15] Hard to believe but the revised line up of House Of Lords put together in 2006 by sole original member James Christian has now released substantially more albums than the original band with Gregg Giuffria, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, House of Lords, James Christian, Jimi Bell, melodic hard rock, review
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Gig review: JOSH TAERK – O2 Islington Academy, 5 June 2015
Canadian singer/songwriter Josh Taerk was playing last of three London gigs tied in to promote his upcoming new album ‘Here’s To Change’. Joining him were guitarist Teddy Morgan (who produced the new album and is also in Kevin Costner’s band), drummer … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 June 2015, gig, Josh Taerk, O2 Islington Academy, pop, review, rock, singer, songwriter
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Album review: NICE BEAVER – The Time It Takes
Oskar Records [Release Date: 20.02.15] Nice Beaver – presumably named from the classic Frank Drebbin line in ‘The Naked Gun’ – are a Dutch four-piece delivering a brand of sparkling progressive rock that many of today’s so-called ‘prog’ bands would … Continue reading
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Tagged Netherlands, Nice Beaver, prog, Progressive Rock, review, The Time It Takes
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Book review: AC/DC FAQ by Susan Masino
Published by Backbeat Books [Published 30.04.15] RRP £20.00 Susan Masino has written a previous book on AC/DC ‘The Story Of AC/DC: Let There Be Rock’, from which a fair amount of this FAQ book is compiled from. That said it … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, Angus Young, Backbeat Books, book, book review, Brian Johnson, classic, FAQ, Malcolm Young, rock, rock 'n' roll, Susan Masino
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Album review: SEAN TAYLOR – The Only Good Addiction Is Love
The Pete Feenstra Feature – Sean Taylor (14 June 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Sean Taylor Songs [Release date 15.06.15] ‘The Only Good Addiction is Love’ is Londoner Sean Taylor’s seventh album and is another step … Continue reading
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Tagged album, ambient, blues, Danny Thompson, folk, interview, jazz, JJ Cale, John Martyn, Jose ‘Pepe’ Mujica, Leonard Cohen, Lorka, Mark Hallman, Niall McCormack, Nils Lofgren, Paul Klee, review, Rothko, Sean Taylor, singer, songwriter, The Only Good Addiction Is Love, Van Morrison, WB Yeates
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Album review: CHALICE – Overyears Sensation
Keiler Records [Release date 13.02.15] German rockers Chalice hail from Hamburg and have supported the likes of Deep Purple and Uriah Heep in the past, two bands who have obviously had an influence on the band over the years. Classic … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, Chalice, classic rock, Deep Purple, Gino Naschke, Oliver Scheer, Overyears Sensation, review, Uriah Heep
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Album review: VENREZ – Children Of The Drones
Monarch Music Group [Release date 24.04.15] ‘Children Of The Drones’ is the third album release by Venrez following their critically acclaimed secondalbum ‘American Illusion’ which found them supporting Slash and Alice Cooper amongst others. The band were formed back in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alice In Chains, CD, Children Of The Drones, Jason Womack, psychedelic, review, rock, Steven Berez, Stoner, Venrez
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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio jock celebrates 400th show on Sunday 7 June
On Sunday 7 June at 22:00 Get Ready to ROCK! Radio presenter David Randall presents his 400th show. Since June 2007 David has been presenting ‘Assume The Position’ a weekly mix of new and classic rock and signposting current and … Continue reading
Album review: TRIXTER – Human Era
Frontiers Records [Release Date 05.06.15] Trixter’s moment in the spotlight at the turn of the nineties was fleeting. No sooner had the New Jersey youngsters begun to make an impact with a series of catchy if unoriginal songs and photogenic … Continue reading
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Tagged hard rock, melodic rock, Peter Loran, Trixter
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Album review: WHITESNAKE- The Purple Album
Frontiers Records [Release date 18.05.15] When news came out earlier this year that the new Whitesnake project that had been kept under wraps was to comprise re-recordings of Mark 3 and 4 Deep Purple songs I had mixed feelings, to … Continue reading
Album review: SAMANTHA FISH – Wild Heart
Ruf [Released by 29.06.15] ‘Wild Heart’ is a stylist departure for Samantha Fish, a young blues-rock artist who is flexible and young enough to soak up new and different influences and bring them to bear on her own mature song-writing … Continue reading
Album review: LEVEE DWELLERS – Leveling Up
Blueshine Records (Release date 15.02.15) Levee Dwellers take their name from an amalgamation of the band’s native Dutch Delta and the New Orleans and Mississippi Delta. Their music is a subtle mix of blues, jazz and funk and it’s generally … Continue reading
Album review: ERJA LYYTINEN – Live In London
Tuohi [Release date 08.06.15] Erja Lyytinen matches her excellent guitar playing with wide ranging material that broadens the blues canvas to take in a much wider perspective. She’s a strong lyricst who imbues her songs with deep emotion and meaning, … Continue reading
Album review: ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD – Don’t Look Back
Ruf [Release date 26.05.15] And so it comes to pass that the bloodline has been cast asunder and a new line-up of Royal Southern Brotherhood takes on the mantle of the kings of southern kissed funk, blues and soul. ‘Don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bart Walker, blues, Buddy Guy, Charlie Wooton, Cyril Neville, Devon Allman, funk, Ivan Neville, James Cotton, Jimmy Hall, Mike Zito, review, rock, Royal Southern Brotherhood, soul, Tom Hambridge. Stevie Wonder, Tyrone Vaughan, Wet Willie, Yonrico Scott
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Album review: DELLA MAE – Della Mae
Decca [Release date 10.07.15] There are obvious comparisons to be drawn here with the excellent Blame Sally – another multi-talented all female Americana combo, and in the case of Della Mae, featuring Celia Woodsmith on vocals and guitar, Kimber Ludiker … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, Della Mae, review, rock, roots
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Album review: BUFORD POPE – Sticks In The Throat
[Release date 02.05.14] All the ingredients for a wider breakthrough are to be found in the second release by Swedish singer songwriter Buford Pope (aka Mikael Liljeborg) – raspy vocals reminiscent of a young Rod Stewart and pop/rock songs echoing … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Buford Pope, pop, review, rock, singer, songwriter, Sticks In The Throat
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Album review: THEA GILMORE – Ghosts & Graffiti
Full Fill [Release date 11.05.15] We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again – Thea Gilmore is one of the finest contemporary singer songwriter gracing these fair isles. In another era she would have packed theatres the length and … Continue reading
Quick plays: LOVE/LESS, WES FINCH, LITTLE DEVILS, ANNA LAUBE
LOVE/LESS Hollow Faith [Release date 22.06.15] Love/Less are a five piece band from London who have recorded this debut EP. They have recorded a very impressive set of tunes and like they say in the press release, they wanted to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Anna Laube, Awena, blues, Hollow Faith, Little Devils, Love/Less, modern, Quick Play, review, rock, singer, songwriter, The Storm Inside, Wes Finch
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Album review: LYNYRD SKYNYRD – Sweet Home Alabama (Live, 1974, 1996)
Eagle Rock [Release date 01.06.15] 2-CD + DVD One of my abiding gig-going memories is seeing Lynyrd Skynyrd on the cusp of wider UK recognition, playing Liverpool Empire in November 1974. It was the classic line-up three years before tragedy … Continue reading
Album review: JEFF BECK – Performing This Week…Live At Ronnie Scott’s
Eagle Rock Records [Release date 01.06.15] 2-CD Special Edition In 2007 legendary guitarist Jeff Beck played a series of gigs at Ronnie Scotts in London. For those who admire Beck’s jazz-fusion of the seventies and eighties, they’ll be in their … Continue reading
DVD review: RUSH – Rush In Rio/R30 (Reissues)
Eagle Rock [Release date 15.06.15] 2-DVD/Bluray Recorded at the end of their 2002 world tour, in Brazil and in front of a Rush-crazy throng of 44,000, Rush In Rio – a double DVD – celebrates one of rock’s most enduring … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, 2004, 30th anniversary tour, Bluray, DVD, hard rock, R30, review, Rush, Rush In Rio, South America
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Gig review: VARDIS – Queens Hall, Nuneaton, 17 May 2015
2014 saw the first live dates from the reformed Vardis since way back in the 80’s and with five great gigs under their belt they seemed to be on a roll with new material and album releases planned. However after … Continue reading
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Tagged 17 May 2015, gig, heavy rock, Nuneaton, Queens Hall, review, Vardis
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Gig review: NORDIC GIANTS – Contemporary, Nottingham, 8 May 2015
It’s not often nowadays that you go to a gig and witness something so strikingly powerful that you are drawn into, and feel like part of, the performance, The Nordic Giants have done that tonight as they blend the visuals … Continue reading
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Tagged 8 May 2015, ambient, Contemporary, gig, Nordic Giants, Nottingham, prog, progressive, review
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