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Category Archives: Interviews/Rising Stars Revisited
EP review: JOSH TAERK – Stages

Apple Music [Release date 02.02.18] Josh Taerk has long been a favourite here at Ritchie towers and he is now back with a new five song EP, although one song ‘After The Fall’ is lifted from his last album ‘Here’s To … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/Rising Stars Revisited, Single and EP reviews
Tagged EP, interview, Josh Taerk, melodic, pop, review, rock, singer songwiter, Stages
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Interview: UNCLE SID (Dale Salive)

Uncle Sid are back and have released their latest, self-titled album. Here we catch-up with founding member and drummer Dale Salive… What have Uncle Sid been up to in the past year? Hi GRTR!, for the most part we’ve just … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Dale Salive, hard rock, interview, rock, Ronnie Dio, Uncle Sid
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Interview: CHRIS PICTON (August 2014)

Multi-instrumentalist Chris Picton first came to the attention of GRTR! as a member of prog rock band Quecia. Now Chris has a new digital album out called ‘Journey of Broken Dreams‘ and we caught up with him for an update plus … Continue reading
Rising Stars Revisited: NIKK GUNNS

One of our first Rising Stars interviews way back in 2002, Nikk Gunns is also a reviewer for GRTR! and he still managers time to sing with a new band on the horizon… What are you currently up to? (recording, … Continue reading
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Tagged Nikk Gunns, Rising Stars
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Rising Stars Revisted – Uncle Sid

Uncle Sid were one of our first Rising Stars interviews and you can their first interview here and a follow-up one from 2004 here Uncle Sid have been very busy lately doing shows and rehearsing for the benefit show we’re … Continue reading
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Tagged Risings Stars, Uncle Sid
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Rising Stars Revisited – Neural Mass

Sylvain Rodrigue (drums/vocals) brings us up to date on Canadian prog rock band Neural Mass. You can read the original Rising Stars interview here What are you currently up to? Since releasing our latest album ”Final Warning” in 2010, we … Continue reading
Rising Stars Revisited – Richie Rivera

This is the first of a series of interviews with the Rising Stars bands and artists we have featured in the first ten years of GRTR! Here we catch-up with drummer Richie Rivera who was in Madison Paige back in … Continue reading
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Tagged Avery Watts, Madison Paige, Richie Rivera
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