Author Archives: petefeenstra

Album review: CHRIS WHILE AND JULIE MATTHEWS – Infinite Sky

Posted on June 16, 2013 by petefeenstra

Fat Cat Records [Release date 04.02.13] Chris While and Julie Matthews have been a musical partnership for 20 years, both as members of The Albion Band and as a multi instrumental duo. Julie has made her name as an award … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged Andy Cutting, Brian Hargreaves, Chris While, Christchurch, country rock, Eddie Reader, Fairport Convention, folk, Gretel Bergmann, Infinite Sky, Julie Matthews, Kellie While, Martin Simpson, New Zealand, roots, South America, The Albion Band, vocals | Leave a comment

Gig review: MICHAEL KATON – Beaverwood Club,Chislehurst,Kent,13 June 2013

Posted on June 15, 2013 by petefeenstra

‘Boogie All Over Your Head’ the title of Michael Katon’s debut album says it all really. Rockaboogie takes on a whole different meaning in the company of the MKB. It seems years since the Detroit boogie legend last visited these … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged blues rock, boogie, Dave Jackson, Erwin Gielen, Freddie King, guitar, hard rock, Jan Jackson, Judith Renkema, live review, Magic Sam, metal, Michael Katon, Michael Katon Band, Mitch Mitchell, power trio, Reg Patten, rock | Leave a comment

Album review: INTERNATIONAL RESCUE – No Country For Old Men

Posted on June 15, 2013 by petefeenstra

Cowboy City Records [Release date 17.06.13] Formed in 1980, International Rescue originally built up a sizeable following in Bridlington and the East Yorkshire region culminating in an appearance on Channel 4′s The Tube. They subsequently lost their record company deal … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged acoustic, album review, Bridlington, Chaz Cook, Cormac McCarthy, David Waller, Edwyn Collins, Flock of Seagulls, International Rescue, Joel Cash, melodic pop, Orange Juice, Radio 2, Stephen Skinner, The Beatles, The Blue Nile | Leave a comment

Album review: THE URBAN VOODOO MACHINE – Rare Gumbo

Posted on June 13, 2013 by petefeenstra

Gypsy Hotel Records [Release date 20.05.13] Even the most riotous and irreverent of bands sometimes need a break. And ‘Rare Gumbo’ is compilation album that gathers together The Urban Voodoo Machine’s bits and pieces in the form of EP … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged AC/DC, bourbon gypsy blues, Captain Beefheart, garage rock, gypsy stomps, murder ballads, Paul-Ronney Angel, Rare Gumbo, rock& roll, Rolling Stones, The Clash, The Godfathers, The Jim Jones Revue, The Pogues, The Urban Voodoo Machine | 1 Comment

Album review: ANOTHER ROADSIDE ATTRACTION – Not Oat Action

Posted on June 11, 2013 by petefeenstra

Another Roadside Attraction [Release date 01.13] Another Roadside Attraction is an eclectic Florida based band who mix intelligent melodic pop songs with lush harmonies and unexpected psychedelic wig outs. Multi instrumentalist /producer Mark Zampella’s synth fuses the 80’s pop of … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged Another Roadside Attraction, Buffalo Springfield, Camel, Floyd, guitar, Jerry Garcia. space rock, Mark Zampella, Not Oat Action, Paul Louis, pop, Psychedelic Rock, Radiohead, rock, Son Volt, Ted Sipes, west coast rock, Wilco | Leave a comment

Album review: NORMAN WATT-ROY – Faith & Grace

Posted on June 11, 2013 by petefeenstra

Cadiz [Release date 17.06.13] The mission statement for this album comes in the middle of the autobiographical ‘Me My Bass And I’: ‘When I heard Jaco (Pastorius) and Weather Report that was basically it. I realised where I came from, … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album review, bass, Billy Eckstine, dance, Faith & Grace, Frank Zappa, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, funk, fusion, Ian Dury, Jaco Patorius, jazz, Latino, Norman Watt-Roy, rock, Sarah Gillespie, The Blackheads, The Clash, Weather Report, Wilko Johnson | 1 Comment

Album review: ALBANY DOWN – Not Over Yet

Posted on June 11, 2013 by petefeenstra

AD Recordings Ltd [Release date 8.04.13] Albany Down draw on deeply entrenched classic rock influences, contemporary production values and impressive song craft to suggest a bright future. The album title ‘Not Over Yet, could just as easily refer to rock … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged Aerosmith, Albany Down, Billy Dedman, blues, classic rock, Cream, Damien Campbell, Foo Fighters, Free, Greg Haver, guitar, Led Zeppelin, Not Over Yet, Paul Muir, Paul Turley, rock, Rush, vocal | Leave a comment

Album review: METHOD TO MADNESS – Guilty As Sin

Posted on June 4, 2013 by petefeenstra

Method To Madness [Release date 04.13] Method To Madness is an American prog metal band that proudly sticks to its task of producing a concept album with a preface, three acts and 15 tracks. The concept is about a policeman … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album review, concept album, Dream Theatre, Guilty As Sin, hard rock, Jessi Hamilton, Kevin Griffin, Method To Madness, Michael Rogers, Mike Woodell, Pink Floyd, prog metal, prog rock, rock, Rush | Leave a comment

Album review: ROGER PEDERSEN – More Is More

Posted on June 3, 2013 by petefeenstra

West Audio production [Release date 05.04.13] Norwegian guitarist Roger Pederson is a jaw dropping technician who solo’s at breathtaking speed. He frequently applies a two handed tapping technique to some impossible shreds, while exploring scintillating dynamics and a multitude of … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album review, guitar shredding, Joe Satriani, Johannes Stole, metal, More is More, Norwegian rock, rock instrumental music, Roger Pedersen, Surfing With The Alien, virtuoso guitarist | 1 Comment

Album review: SLAID CLEAVES – Still Fighting The War

Posted on June 3, 2013 by petefeenstra

Music Road Records [Release date 01.07.13] Slaid Cleaves is an Americana singer-songwriter who pens insightful story telling and relationship songs of which there are several. You may wonder if there’s still an audience for the troubadour in these post modern … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album review, Americana, Bob Dylan, country, Don Walser, Elana James, folk, Jackson Brown, Lloyd Mains, Mark Hallman, Scrappy Jud Newcomb, singer songwriter, Slaid Cleaves, Texas music, Woody Guthrie | Leave a comment

Album review: MR AVERELL – Gridlock

Posted on June 1, 2013 by petefeenstra

Gonzo Multi Media [Release date 06.05.13] René van Commenée is Dutch visual sound artist. He trained as a graphical designer and is a self taught musician who studied Indian classical music as a tabla player. Never one to take the … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged Amon Duul, art rock, avant garde, David Bowie, David Jackson, Dutch rock, Dyane Donck, Hugh Banton, Ivor Cutler, John Ellis, Judge Smith, Lene Lovitch, Lisa Weiss, Martijn Alsters, Mike Garson, Mr Averell, Ninca Leece, prog rock, René van Commenée, Stewart Gordon, synthesizer, Tammo Heikens, Van Der Graaf Generator, Willem Tanke | Leave a comment

Album review: KERAVEL – Voltz

Posted on June 1, 2013 by petefeenstra

At his best Canadian composer, arranger, multi instrumentalist and producer Serge Keravel immerses you in his moods, emotions and instrumental landscapes with infinite possibilities. At worst, he’s a pop synth dabbler like Jean Michel Jarre, all too happy to work … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album review, Canadian composer, electronics, Eno, Jean Michel Jarre, Keravel, keyboards, Neil Ardley, synth, Tangerine Dream, Voltz | Leave a comment

Album Review: TROISI – The Front

Posted on May 31, 2013 by petefeenstra

Troisi Blue Music [Release date 12.13] ‘The Front’ by TROiSi, (Mike Troisi the person and band are interchangeable) is a conceptual and musical triumph in the face of cliché. It’s a concept album that rises above the genre to make a … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album review, central scrutinizer, concept album, Frank Zappa, Joe's Garage, King Crimson, Mike Troisi, Moxy Fruvous, Pink Floyd, prog rock, rock, schizophrenic rock, synthesizer, The Front, Troisi | Leave a comment

Album review: THE WORLD IS YOURS – Volume 3

Posted on May 29, 2013 by petefeenstra

Floating World [Release date 05:13] ‘The World Is Yours’ is a double compilation album that might have been subtitled: ‘if you want it’. Such is the musical diversity and stark juxtaposition of genres that it’s not difficult to spot the … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Re-issues/special editions | Tagged American Aquarium, Andy White, Blues Traveller, compilation album, Dar Willaims, Dave Alvin, David Crosby, Dick Dale, Dirty Dozen Brass band, Floating World, Free, Gov't Mule, Happy Martyr, James Armstrong, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Ely, Joe Louis Walker, John Cooper Clark, John Popper, Julie Miller, Lera Lynn, Magic Sam, Marvyn Gaye, Primal Scream, Randy California, review, Rocky Hill, Roy Buchanan, Spirit, The Blasters, The Byrds, The World Is Yours, Warren Haynes | Leave a comment

Album review: NILS LOFGREN – Keith Don’t Go’ Live in London 1990

Posted on May 29, 2013 by petefeenstra

Floating World [Release date 04.03.13] Given his high profile status as a pianist and guitarist for both Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen, it’s sometime forgotten that Nils Lofgren enjoyed a 4 year span with Grin, before embarking on his on-going … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album review, Bruce Springsteen, guitar, Keith Don't Go, Larry Cragg, Max Weinberg, Neil Young, Nils Lofgren, rock, Ronnie Newmyer, Tommy Lofgren, Town & Country Club | Leave a comment

Album review: PEARL HANDLED REVOLVER – This Mountain Waits

Posted on May 23, 2013 by petefeenstra

King Mojo Records [Release date 7.05.13] In an age where a new generation of bands are subconsciously or otherwise recycling themes, riffs and the musical values of the late 60’s era, Pearl Handled Revolver are handily placed to tap into … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album review, Andy Paris, Bob Dylan, Chris Thatcher, Hammond, James Dean, Jim Morrison, keyboards, LA Woman, Led Zeppelin, Lee Vernon, Mellotron, Nick Cave, Oli Carter, Pearl Handled Revolver, prog rock, Psychedelic Rock, Simon Rinaldo, This Mountain Waits, Tom Waits | Leave a comment

Album review: MARCUS BONFANTI – Shake The Walls

Posted on May 22, 2013 by petefeenstra

Jigsaw [Release date 17.06.13] Marcus Bonfanti’s ‘Shake The Walls’ is the record he’s always threatened to make. It may only be the third album of his career but it has the songs and the presence of a mature recording artist. … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album review, Alex Reeves, baritone, Big Sugar, blues rock, Captain Beefheart, Gordie Johnson, Led Zeppelin, Marcus Bonfanti, Nickelback, Otis Blackwell, Paddy Milner, Ram Jam, Rollin Stones, Saint Jude, Scott Wilber, slide guitar, Tom Waits, Tony Joe White | Leave a comment

Album review: LARRY MILLER – Live & Outlawed

Posted on May 21, 2013 by petefeenstra

Big Guitar Records [Release date 03.06.13] No more heroes any more? Not quite. Hendrix, SRV, Rory Gallagher and Gary Moore may all have departed but as Larry’s millennium album title suggests, he’s very much a ‘Man On A Mission.’ He’s … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album review, blues, Blues Breakers, Derek White, Gary Moore, guitar, Ian Salisbury, Jimi Hendrix, John Mayall, Larry Miller, live album, Live and Outlawed, Memphis Slim, rock, rock blues, Rory Gallagher, Simon Baker, Stevie Ray Vaughan | Leave a comment

Album review: DAYS BETWEEN STATIONS – In Extremis

Posted on May 21, 2013 by petefeenstra

Radio showcase for “In Extremis”, first broadcast 12 May 2013 www.daysbetweenstations.com [Release date 15.05.13] It may be 5 years since the excellent self titled instrumental debut album by Days Between Stations but in the prog rock world the musical staples … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album review, Ali Nouri, barbershop quartet, Billy Sherwood, Chris Tedesco, Colin Moulding, Dave Gilmour, David Rakita, Days Between Stations, Eric Orr, Evren Göknar, Genesis, guitar, Iranian music, Jeffery Samzadeh, Jon Anderson, keyboards, Mat Bradford, Matt Gray, Mexican music, Oscar Fuentes, Pat Claypool, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, prog rock, Rick Wakeman, Sepand Samzadeh, synth, The Angel City Orchestra, Tony Banks, Tony Levin, XTC, Yes | Leave a comment

Album review: THE WESTERN SIZZLERS – For Ol’ Times Sake

Posted on May 18, 2013 by petefeenstra

Roar Hide Records [Release date: 20.05.13] ‘Unfinished Business’, the penultimate track on The Western Sizzlers ‘For Ol’ Times Sake’, neatly summarises self exiled British musical maverick Kevin Jennings’s situation. A former catalyst for the Georgia Satellites (he got them signed … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged alt country, Atlanta, Blackberry Smoke, boogie, Charlie Starr, Chuck Berry, country, For Ol' Times Sake, Georgia Satellites, guitar, Jason & The Scorchers, Jeff Bakos, Keith Richard, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Kevin Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Larue Riccio, Nicky Ford, Rick Richards, roots, southern rock, Status Quo, The Beatles, The Black Crowes, The Stray Cats, The Western Sizzlers, TobyMarriott, Wayne Glass | Leave a comment

Gig review: JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – Borderline, London, 12 May 2013

Posted on May 18, 2013 by petefeenstra

Tonight may have been all about cutting a live DVD, but with the exception of one false start you’d have been hard pushed to notice the cameras, as Joanne Shaw Taylor made light of any pressure with a splendid show … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 12 May 2013, Almost Always Never, blues, blues rock, Borderline, guitar, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Joanne Shaw Taylor Band, London, singer songwriter | Leave a comment

Album review: RYAN MCGARVEY – Redefined

Posted on May 16, 2013 by petefeenstra

Forward In Reverse Music Ryan McGarvey’s current album ‘Redefined’ actually came out last year, but it’s deservedly gaining extra attention because of his current debut UK tour. He works in a trio format (with occasional keyboard parts) though you’d be … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged August Johnson, Bill Palmer, blues rock, guitar, Joe Bonamassa, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Patrick McGarvey, Psychedelic Rock, Redefined, Robin Tower, rock, Ryan McGarvey, Ryan McGarvey Band, Sam Miller | Leave a comment

Gig review: RYAN MCGARVEY – Beaverwood Club, Chislehurst, 14 May 2013

Posted on May 15, 2013 by petefeenstra

New Mexico blues-rock guitarist Ryan McGarvey cuts an understated figure in a crowded market place full of wannabee guitarist heroes and established wiser heads. But the moment he plugs in he starts to build a succession of grooves, drones and … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged Beaverwood Club, blues rock, guitar, Hawkwind, Joe Bonamassa, Justin McLauchlin, Logan Miles, Mark Hughes, Psychedelic Rock, Ryan McGarvey, Ryan McGarvey Band, space rock, Stevie Ray Vaughan | Leave a comment

Album review: BETH HART & JOE BONAMASSA – Seesaw

Posted on May 12, 2013 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date: 20.05.13] One part rock chick and one part soul singer, ‘Seesaw’ finds Beth Hart settling in as an MOR interpretive singer with a nice lines in story telling. She’s both emotive and evocative on some well sourced … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged Al Green, album review, Amy Winehouse, Aretha Franklin, beth Hart, Billy Holiday, blues, Etta James, funk, Janis Joplin, jazz, Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley, Melody Margot, R&B, rock, soul, vocal | Leave a comment

Album review: CURTIS SALGADO – Soul Shot

Posted on May 9, 2013 by petefeenstra

Alligator Records Curtis Salgado is the latest in a raft of American blues artists who are re-exploring their soul roots. And he’s well qualified to do so with a career that has included stints with Robert Cray and The Roomful … Continue reading →