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Album review: RICH ROBINSON – Reissues
Eagle Rock [Release date 22.02.16] With the Black Crowes looking to be all but consigned to musical history, Rich Robinson – founder, guitarist and writer of the music that made the band such a creative force – is now re-issuing … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues
Tagged album, Paper, reissue, review, Rich Robinson, rock, The Black Crowes, Through A Crooked Sun, Woodstock Sessions
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Album review: THE STANDARD LAMPS – Long Lost Love
www.thestandardlamps.com [Release date 22.04.16] Hot on the heels of last year’s rather good ‘Mono’ EP The Standard Lamps are back with new album. They have also been busy on the live front supporting The Bluetones at the end of last … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Long Lost Love, Oasis, review, rock, Squeeze, the Bluetones, The Jam, The Standard Lamps
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Quick plays: PHANTOM 5, LUKE ELLIOT, HEADLINE MANIAC
PHANTOM 5 S/T Frontiers [Release date 13.05.16] Phantom 5 is a new band/project featuring the familiar names of Michael Voss (Casanova/Silver/Bonfire/Mad Max), vocalist Claus Lessmann (ex-Bonfire), guitarist Robby Boebel (Frontline), drummer Axel Kruse (drums) and on bass Francis Buchholz (MS … Continue reading
Album review: ALBANY DOWN – The Outer Reach
Pete Feenstra chats to Albany Down with tracks from the album ‘The Outer Reach’ (25:00) First broadcast 22 May 2016 on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. More information www.albanydown.com [Release date 10.06.16] Album number three from Albany Down who are … Continue reading
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Tagged Albany Down, album, blues, funk, review, rock, The Outer Reach
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Interview: THE SENTON BOMBS
The Senton Bombs have released their latest album, ‘Mass Vendetta’, through 7Hard and here we catch-up with guitarist Damien Kage for more about the album and the band… How have the band changed musically since their inception back in 2004? … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/Rising Stars
Tagged 7Hard, Damien Kage, hard rock, interview, Joey Class, Rising Stars, rock, the Senton Bombs
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Interview: JEM GODFREY of FROST*
Frost* release their new album ‘Falling Satellites’ on 27 May and here we catch-up with Jem Godfrey for more on the album, tour plans and the perils of ironing board keyboards… An obvious one maybe but why has the rather … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/10 Questions
Tagged Falling Satellites, Frost*, interview, Jem Godfrey, Joe Satrianni, John Mitchell, porgressive, prog, rock, Steve Via
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Album review: THE ANSWER – Rise 10th Anniversary Edition
TAP Music [Release date 17.06.16] Amazing to think The Answer’s debut album was released 10 years ago and this double CD special edition is a must for fans, plus the album gets a proper vinyl release. I won’t review the … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th anniversary, album, blues, classic rock, review, rock, THE ANSWER, The Rise
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Gig review: THE DOWLING POOLE – The Borderline, London, 14 May 2016
I last saw the Dowling Poole back in 2014 in acoustic mode and tonight they were playing in full electric band mode. The three full band gigs (tonight’s gig was the last of these – for now) nearly didn’t happen … Continue reading
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Tagged 14 May 2016, gig, Jon Poole, London, pop, psychedelic, review, rock, The Borderline, THE DOWLING POOLE, Will Dowling
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Album review: BLUE OCTOBER – Home
Membran/Up & Down [Release date 20.05.16] Blue October return with their follow-up to 2003′s ‘Sway’, an album which made my top 5 albums of 2o13. So as you can expect I was looking forward to hearing this one, particularly as … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt, BLUE OCTOBER, Home, JUSTIN FURSTENFELD, pop, review, rock
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News: TIM ARNOLD Scores Single For New Iggy Pop Film
‘Money Kills Love’ is the new single from UK solo artist Tim Arnold. The track is taken from forthcoming movie Blood Orange starring Iggy Pop, for which Arnold also wrote and produced the theme music. The movie will be screened … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood Orange, film, Iggy Pop, Money Kills Love, music, rock, Tim Arnold
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Album review: BARENAKED LADIES – BNL Rocks Red Rocks
Concord/Universal [Release date 20.05.16] Barenaked Ladies (BNL) are one of those bands I have heard the name and read the odd album review through the years, but never really heard anything by them. That will change after listening to this … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Barenaked Ladies, BNL Rocks Red Rocks, Canadian, classic, live, pop, review, rock
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News: BLUE ÖYSTER CULT confirm London date on Friday 29th July
To mark the 40th anniversary since its original 1976 release on Columbia Records, the Long Island rockers Blue Öyster Cult will be jetting in from NYC to play their ‘Agents of Fortune’ album in full, plus a full set of powerful classics from … Continue reading
Album review: FROST* – Falling Satellites
Inside Out [Release date 27.05.16] This album has been a long time coming as the last Frost* album was 2008′s ‘Experiments In Mass Appeal’ and we even had Jem Godfrey announce the end of the band in 2011, only for … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Falling Satellites, Frost*, Inside Out, Jem Godfrey, John Mitchell, pop, prog, Progressive Rock, review, rock
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Album review: STRATOVARIUS – Best Of
earMUSIC [Release date 20.05.16] Stratovarius have been around since 1985 and have to date released 16 studio albums, so as you can imagine this 29 song best of will only touch on the band’s impressive musical output to date. The … Continue reading
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Tagged album, best of, EarMusic, Jens Johansson, melodic, metal, neoclassical, power, review, Stratovarius, Timo Kotipelto, Wacken Festival
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Album review: THE SENTON BOMBS – Mass Vendetta
7HardRecords [Release date 15.04.16] This is the Senton Bombs fourth album and they have been plugging away for the past decade. I have not heard any of their previous albums but based on this one I will soon remedy that … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Buckcherry, Guns 'N' Roses, Mass Vendetta, review, rock, sleaze, the Senton Bombs
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Quick plays: GAMMA RAY, FASSINE, SUSAN AQUILA, SHELOOM
GAMMA RAY Lust For Live (Anniversary Edition) earMUSIC [Release date 06.05.16] earMUSIC’s Gamma Ray back catalogue re-issues series continues with this live album, previously only available on video on its original release back in 1993. The show was recorded at … Continue reading
Album review: PLANET OF ZEUS – Loyal To The Pack
No prizes for guessing that Planet of Zeus hail from Greece and, having reviewed a couple of rather ear-catching things from that neck of the woods recently, it might just be time to go bar-hopping and check out the live … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Black Stone Cherry, Clutch, Loyal to the Pack, metal, Planet of Zeus, QOTSA, review, rock
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Album review: CHEAP TRICK – Boom Zoom Crazy…Hello
[Release date 01.14.16] Cheap Trick are back with their first album in a little while, ‘The Latest’ came out back in 2009. They have had a good year to date being inducted to the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Boom Zoom Crazy...Hello, Cheap Trick, classic, pop, review, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, rock
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Quick plays: THE CARS, JENNY GILLESPIE
THE CARS Moving In Stereo: The Best Of Rhino [Release date 06.05.16] This best of is released after a recent box set, ‘The Elektra Years 1978-87′ and covers the same period, with one song – ‘Sad Song’ – from the … Continue reading
Quick plays: BLACK ACES, A REBEL FEW, 2 WEEKS
BLACK ACES Shot In The Dark (Bad Reputation) The trouble being an Australian rock band, and particularly one that plays blues rock at a certain speed, is that you are going to inevitably draw comparisons with Australia’s best known rock … Continue reading
Gig review: TERRY BROCK – Underworld, Camden, 26 April 2016
Tuesday nights are most probably not the best night for a gig unless you are Jeff Lynne, who was playing at bit further east at the O2 Arena. However, for the small and loyal bunch who turned up to see … Continue reading
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Tagged 26 April, acoustic, Camden, Eagles, gig, melodic, pop, review, rock, Solo, soul, Strangeways, Terry Brock, the Darker My Horizon, The Underworld
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Interview: JON POOLE – THE DOWLING POOLE
The Dowling Poole have released their second album, ‘One Hyde Park’, another glorious collection of pop gems recalling greats such as XTC, the Kinks, ELO and the band’s own unique twist. After catching up recently with Willie Dowling, we posed … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/10 Questions, Interviews/Rock Stars
Tagged Dave Gregory, Dowling Poole, interview, Jon Poole, Lifesigns, One Hyde Park, pop, prog, psychedelic, quirky, rock, Tin Spirits, Wildhearts, XTC
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EP reviews: NIAMH CROWTHER, MIKE DEDIC
NIAMH CROWTHER www.niamhcrowther.com Niamh Crowther came to prominence aged 16, when she beat over 15,000 other young people to claim the prestigious Youth Music Awards in Ireland. She has received lots of airplay on Irish radio and has transferred this … Continue reading
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Tagged EP, guitar, instrumental, Mike Dedic, Niamh Crowther, pop, reviews, rock, singer songwriter, the Black Bullets
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Album review: LOS PACAMINOS – Reissues
LOS PACAMINOS A Fistful Of Statins/The Early Years Recdo Records [Release date 06.05.16] Los Pacaminos I remember seeing live a few years ago at the Borderline and they played an enjoyable, high energy show. The band play a mix of … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues
Tagged A Fistful Of Statins, album, Jamie Moses, live, Los Pacaminos, Paul Young, review, Ry Cooder, Tex Mex, The Early Years
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Interview: WILLIE DOWLING – THE DOWLING POOLE
The Dowling Poole have released their second album, ‘One Hyde Park’, another glorious collection of pop gems recalling greats such as XTC, the Kinks, ELO and the band’s own unique twist. Here Jason Ritchie chats to Willie Dowling who gives … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/Rock Stars
Tagged ELO, Honeycrack, interview, Jon Poole, One Hyde Park, pop, power pop, rock, The Beatles, THE DOWLING POOLE, Willie Dowling, XTC
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