Monthly Archives: September 2017

Album review: JAMES WARREN – Innocent Bystander

Posted on September 30, 2017 by GRTR! HQ
JAMES WARREN - Innocent Bystander

David Randall chatted to James Warren in June 2017 about his career.  First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 25 June 2017. Angel Air Records [Release date 13.10.17] It’s a good time at the moment for eighties-based music.  With … Continue reading →

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Gig review: WILKO JOHNSON BAND – Royal Albert Hall, London, 26 September 2017

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Davoski
WILKO JOHNSON BAND – Royal Albert Hall, London, 26 September 2017

The Royal Albert Hall, with its storied boxes, swivel chairs and cavernous auditorium wouldn’t be the most obvious choice for a Wilko Johnson gig. Then again, this is no ordinary gig. Wilko is celebrating his 70th birthday, coinciding with the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SPARKS – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 28 September 2017

Posted on September 30, 2017 by petefeenstra
SPARKS – Shepherd

Sparks breezed into an extra second night at a packed London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire to deliver a thematically driven show – right down to the band’s sailor tops – to promote the new ‘Hippopotamus’ chart album. The Mael brothers have … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: DIRTY THRILLS, STEELHEART, SHAKRA

Posted on September 29, 2017 by jason
DIRTY THRILLS - Heavy Living

DIRTY THRILLS Heavy Living Frontiers [Release date 15.09.17] Despite their name Dirty Thrills are not a sleaze rock band, instead they draw from the musical well of 60′s/70′s rock giants Led Zep and Bad Company, to produce a big, hard … Continue reading →

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Album review: FIREROAD – Flesh Blood And Bone

Posted on September 29, 2017 by jason
FIREROAD – Flesh Blood and Bone

[Release date 27.06.17] The cheque is in the mail, of course I love you, gosh you don’t look any different, that’s me done drinking and rock is dead all rank amongst some of the most oft-repeated bullshit lies of all … Continue reading →

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Rising stars: AUSTIN GOLD (interview)

Posted on September 29, 2017 by petefeenstra
Austin Gold

Pete Feenstra chatted to Austin Gold for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio and an hour feature can be heard on Monday 9 October, 16:00 GMT and Thursday 12 October, 23:00 GMT Up and coming Peterborough rock band share their magic … Continue reading →

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Album review: SAM KELLY & THE LOST BOYS – Pretty Peggy

Posted on September 29, 2017 by jason
SAM KELLY & THE LOST BOYS - Pretty Peggy

Navigator Records [Release date 06.10.17] Sam Kelly & the Lost Boys have already picked up rave reviews from the likes of Mark Radcliffe and Mike Harding, plus awards, including winning BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards ‘Best Emerging Act’. All this and Sam … Continue reading →

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Gig review: CATS IN SPACE – G2, Glasgow, 25 September 2017

Posted on September 28, 2017 by david.wilson
CATS IN SPACE - G2, Glasgow, 25 September 2017

After watching Cats In Space tonight I commented to my wife that the most impressive thing about the performance is the fact that the band are so musical. This may sound like a strange comment, surely all bands are musical? … Continue reading →

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EP review: ROBERT REED – Variations On Themes By David Bedford

Posted on September 28, 2017 by GRTR! HQ
ROBERT REED - Variations On Themes By David Bedford

Tigermoth Productions David Bedford (who died in 2011) has long been sidelined in the pantheon of prog and confused with the athlete of the same name.  His more “mainstream” albums for Virgin in the 1970s will have been spotted languishing … Continue reading →

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Album review: LAURENCE JUBER – LJ Can’t Stop Playing The Beatles!

Posted on September 26, 2017 by GRTR! HQ
LAURENCE JUBER - LJ Can

Hologram Recordings [Release date 06.10.17] We can forgive Laurence Juber for showboating with a clutch of Beatles instrumental albums.  He was at least Paul McCartney’s sideman for a time in Wings (1978-80) and worked with George and Ringo. This is … Continue reading →

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News: MOLLIE MARRIOTT – radio interview, new album and tour dates (November 2017)

Posted on September 26, 2017 by GRTR! HQ
Mollie Marriott

In this exclusive edit, Mollie Marriott chats to David Randall about the music business, the lead-in to her new album, and the current touring musical ‘All Or Nothing’ for which she provided vocal coaching.  (10:27) The full version of their … Continue reading →

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Album review: WICKED STONE- Ain’t No Rest

Posted on September 26, 2017 by jason
WICKED STONE- Ain’t No Rest

[Release date 07.10.17] Formed in 2015, Wicked Stone are a British five-piece hard rock metal band, citing influences such as Guns n Roses, Alter Bridge and Black Stone Cherry.  ‘Ain’t No Rest’ is band’s debut album from Wicked Stone. The … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE RADIO SUN – Unstoppable

Posted on September 26, 2017 by jason
THE RADIO SUN - Unstoppable

Pride and Joy Music [Release date 20.10.17] Vocalist Jase Old and guitarist Stevie Janevski are back with a new Radio Sun album, a follow-up to last year’s ‘Outside Looking In’. Once again Paul Laine handles production duties and the band are … Continue reading →

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Album review: DAVID CROSBY – Sky Trails

Posted on September 26, 2017 by petefeenstra
David Crosby - Sky Trails

BMG [Release date 29.09.17] Who would have thought that after a 20 year gap, septuagenarian David Crosby would return to cut three of his best albums in the last few years? For all its Californian whimsy and introspection, ‘Sky Trails’ … Continue reading →

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Gig review: VEGA – University of London Union, 23 September 2017

Posted on September 25, 2017 by andynathan
VEGA - University of London Union, 23 September 2017

Having boasted GRTR!’s album of 2016 with ‘Who We Are’, Vega continue to work hard to bring their modern brand of melodic rock to the masses. After touring with Dan Reed Network in the Spring, Autumn has brought this headline … Continue reading →

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Album review: SAVOY BROWN – Witchy Feelin’

Posted on September 25, 2017 by petefeenstra
SAVOY BROWN – Witchy Feelin

Ruf [Release date 25.08.17] There’s a certain timeless appeal about Savoy Brown that extends beyond the familiar riff driven start of this album, through Kim Simmonds’ world weary vocals that bring years of experience to bear on familiar blues subject … Continue reading →

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News: Albums of the Month (May-August 2017)

Posted on September 25, 2017 by GRTR! HQ
The Best of 2017

Albums of the Month May 2017 COCO MONTOYA Hard Truth (Ruf Records) “It’s rare for an artist in the middle of his career to push himself up to another level, but ‘Hard Truth’ does precisely that … an album that … Continue reading →

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News: Albums of the Month (February-April 2017)

Posted on September 25, 2017 by GRTR! HQ
The Best of 2017

Albums of the Month February 2017 BLACK STAR RIDERS Heavy Fire (Nuclear Blast) “The band have thrown off the shackles of the ‘used to be Thin Lizzy’ moniker and have solidly established themselves as a major player in their own … Continue reading →

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Album review: ICE AGE – Breaking The Ice

Posted on September 25, 2017 by jason
ICE AGE - Breaking The Ice

GMR [Release date 21.10.17] Many fans of 80s thrash may well remember all girl Swedish band Ice Age. Originally formed in Gothenburg by Sabrina Kihlstrand, Pia Nystrom, Sabrina’s sister Helena (later replaced by bassist Viktoria Lafsson), and drummer Tina Stromberg, … Continue reading →

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Album review: DJABE & STEVE HACKETT – Life Is A Journey – The Sardinia Tapes

Posted on September 24, 2017 by GRTR! HQ
DJABE & STEVE HACKETT - Life Is A Journey - The Sardinia Tapes

Esoteric Antenna [Release date 06.10.17] I recall when chatting to Steve Hackett several years ago he mentioned that he is very receptive to  his environment  in terms of new sounds and possibilities.  This might simply be hearing something ear-catching whilst … Continue reading →

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Gig review: UFO – Dorking Halls, 14 September 2017

Posted on September 21, 2017 by andynathan
UFO - Dorking Halls, 14 September 2017

UFO’s long career has in recent times been taking them down the road less travelled. It’s nearly three years now since a Central London date, but after last year’s show in St Albans, capital based fans like me now made … Continue reading →

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Album review: TARGET – In Target

Posted on September 20, 2017 by jason
TARGET - In Target

Escape Music [Release date 20.10.07] Target will be of interest to melodic rock fans as the band featured future Cobra/Survivor vocalist Jimi Jamison, who sadly died back in 2014. This was planned to be Target’s third album and was recorded … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: FRIGG, PALE HONEY, HELL IN THE CLUB, CATHEDRALE

Posted on September 20, 2017 by jason
FRIGG - Frost On Fiddles

FRIGG Frost On Fiddles Frigg [Release date 06.10.17] Frigg (be careful how you spell that on a Google search!) hail from Finland and feature the talents of four fiddle players, plus a guitarist, bassist and cittern/mandolin players. All instrumentals and … Continue reading →

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Album review: RINGO – Give More Love

Posted on September 20, 2017 by petefeenstra
Ringo Starr - Give More love

UMC [Release date 15.09.17] Ringo’s ‘Give More Love’ -  he’s dropped his Starr moniker on the album credit – is better than you might imagine, for an artist who has been known to ration his appearances on his own all … Continue reading →

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Album review: GAMMA RAY – Reissues (Land Of The Free/Alive ’95)

Posted on September 20, 2017 by jason

earMUSIC [Release date 29.09.17] earMUSIC’s Gamma Ray re-issue schedule continues with the band’s fourth studio album (original released in 1995) getting a deluxe 2CD re-issue. The second disc adds three songs (including the band’s blistering cover of Holocaust’s ‘Heavy Metal … Continue reading →

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