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Gig review: LITA FORD – Islington Academy, London, 12 March 2017
From lead guitarist in the pioneering all-girl The Runaways to eighties metal queen, to glamorous MTV darling, Lita Ford has truly been one of the trailblazers for the still underrepresented sisterhood of women in heavy rock. However it has been … Continue reading
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Tagged Bobby Rock, gig, Jody Turner, Lita Ford, Patrick Kennison, review, Rock Goddess, The Runaways
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Gig review: BLACK STAR RIDERS – ABC, Glasgow, 9 March 2017
The set list of tonight’s show spoke volumes about how Black Star Riders have developed over the last few years. The fact that it only contained one Thin Lizzy number shows that BSR have now thrown off the ‘band formally … Continue reading
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Tagged 9th March 2017, ABC Glasgow, Black Star Riders, Damon Johnson, Dante Gizzi, Frantic, gig, Gun, Heavy Fire, Jimmy DeGrasso, Jools Gizzi, Nuclear Blast, review, Ricky Warwick, Robbie Crane, rock, Scott Gorham, Testify Or Say Goodbye, Thin Lizzy, Word Up
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Album review: TIM GRIMM AND THE FAMILY BAND – A Stranger In This Time
Cavalier Recordings [Release date 03.03.17] As the billing suggests, multi-talented folk/country singer/songwriter and actor (the TV series Reasonable Doubts, and films including Clear And Present Danger with Harrison Ford) Tim Grimm’s latest release is something of a family affair ‘supported … Continue reading
Quick plays: MADISON VIOLET, STEVE RAVENSFIELD, BLACK ANGELS
MADISON VIOLET The Knight Sessions (Big Lake Music) With their last album Year Of The Horse (2014), Madison Violet (two piece Canadian female harmony duo Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac) shifted from their country/ folk roots to a bolder, dare … Continue reading
Gig review: MIKE TRAMP – The Black Heart, Camden, 8 March 2017
His accent may blend his Danish roots with the twang of Brooklyn where he had his greatest professional success, but former White Lion and Freak of Nature singer Mike Tramp is very much an Anglophile. This manifests itself in his … Continue reading
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Tagged Freak Of Nature, gig, melodic rock, Mike Tramp, review, Soren Andersen, White Lion
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Quick plays: VEXINE, SIREN’S SKY, NARYAN, THE VIOLET HOUR, THIRD LOVE
VEXINE Little Sin [Release date 30.04.16] Female fronted blues based rock bands are becoming increasingly ‘in vogue’, but Richmond, Virginia, based 4-piece Vexine have hooked a left at the crossroads and are taking the genre across country. A seasoned bunch … Continue reading
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Tagged About You, album, AOR, Black Letters, Cosmic, Ignite, Little Sin, Naryan, progressive, review, rock, Siren's Sky, The Violet Hour, Third Love, Vexine
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Album review: DREW HOLCOMB AND THE NEIGHBORS – Souvenir
Magnolia Music [Release date 21.04.17] With a Masters degree dissertation on ‘Springsteen and American Redemptive Imagination’, and tour support slots for the likes of The Avett Brothers, Ryan Adams and Los Lobo it’s not hard to guess what to expect … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Americana, Drew Holcomb And The Neighbors, folk, review, singer, songwriter, Souvenir
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Album review: EZIO – Daylight Moon
Jazzhaus [Release date 18.11.16] From Cambridge, with eight studio albums, and four live albums to their name since 1990, Ezio have built up something of a cult following over their 26 year career (both in the UK and Europe), without … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Daylight Moon, Ezio, review, rock, singer, songwriter
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Album review: DAN CLEWS – While Middle England Mows Its Lawns
Vista Music [Release date 31.03.17] Album number three, and much is still made of Kentish singer songwriter Dan Clews’ George Martin connections. But while originally endorsed by the 5th Beatle, and with son Giles involved in the production of Clews’ … Continue reading
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Gig review: THE DARKER MY HORIZON – The Acoustic Couch, Bracknell, 11 March 2017
The Acoustic Couch is a new live music venue in Bracknell, which it has to be said isn’t the easiest to find tucked away under a car park in a back street. Still once inside it is a fair sized … Continue reading
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Tagged Acoustic Couch, Bracknell, gig review, live music, Mark Stephenson, melodic, Paul Stead, rock, the Darker My Horizon
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Album review: JIM LAUDERDALE – London Southern
Proper Records [Release date 03.02.17] Jim Lauderdale recently won a lifetime achievement award from the US Amerciana Honors & Awards and is widely respected amongst his contemporaries. He has written songs with George Strait, Elvis Costello, Buddy Miller and John … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Jim Lauderdale, John Oates, London Southern, NICK LOWE, review, roots
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Album review: SAMMY HAGAR – This Is Sammy Hagar
Mailboat/Membran [Release date 17.03.17] Subtitled ‘Volume One’, this collection collates Sammy Hagar’s solo output from 1999’s ‘Red Voodoo’ through to 2005’s ‘Livin’ It Up’. For fans/collectors there are two new songs plus an outtake mix of ‘Shag’. His band throughout … Continue reading
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Tagged album, pop, review, rock, Sammy Hagar, Solo, This Is Sammy Hagar, Van Halen, Waboritas, When The Party Started
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News: Jethro Tull’s IAN ANDERSON – new album and radio interview (March 2017)
Pete Feenstra chatted to Ian Anderson and featured tracks from the new album, for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 12 March 2017. Album review Nearly 50 years after the debut album from Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson is set … Continue reading
Gig review: THE ANSWER – Engine Rooms, Southampton, 2 March 2017
This was the fourth date of the band’s short ‘In This Land’ tour, visiting most corners of the UK. The Southampton corner turned out to be a modern, exposed-pipework warehouse of a venue on the wharf road just round the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 March 2017, Celtic rock, classic rock, gig, In This Land, live, review, Solas, THE ANSWER, The Engine Rooms
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Gig review: BLUE OCTOBER – Islington O2 Academy, 4 March 2017
Shortly before the UK tour, David Randall chatted to Justin Furstenfeld for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. In the first hour of his weekly show, David plays tracks from the current and recent albums whilst asking Justin about the band’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 March 2017, alt rock, alternative rock, BLUE OCTOBER, gig, interview, JUSTIN FURSTENFELD, O2 Islington Academy, review
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Gig review: DAN REED NETWORK / Vega – Live Rooms, Chester, 4 March 2017
Chatting to two excellent songsmiths recently – Blue October’s Justin Furstenfeld and Dan Reed – I suggested to them that modern songcraft isn’t what it used to be and that we were unlikely to be whistling many contemporary tunes in … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 March 2017, Chester, Dan Reed Network, funk metal, funk rock, gig, Live Rooms, review melodic rock, Vega
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Album review: ADAM ECKERLSEY BAND – The Second Album
Universal Australia [Release date 15.08.15] Although released some 18 months ago, this album seems to be getting a more belated push in Europe. The Adam Eckersley Band infuse harmony laden country rock with a southern rock feel in well crafted … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Eckersley Band, album, Allman Brothers, Australian, Benny Elliot, Black Stone Cherry, blues, Charlie Daniels, country, Dan Biederman, harmonies, Little Feat, Neil Young, Rascall Flatts, review, rock, Scotty Greenaway, soul, southern rock, The Second Album
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Album review: THE SHARPEEZ – Live At The Tuesday Night Music Club
Self release [Release date 24.03.17] There’s something reassuring about The Sharpeez brand of retro rhythm & blues that steadfastly refuses to be cowered the industry re-branding of the term r&b. From the band’s high energy, rhythm guitar driven approach, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Baz Payne, Bill Mead, George Thorogood, Jerry Garcia, live album, Live At The Tuesday Night Music Club, Mick Green, R&B, review, Richard Hayes, Rolling Stones, Rory Gallagher, Sean Tyla, Simon taylor, Spencer Blackledge, The Pirates, The Sharpeez, Tom Petty
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Gig review: BLUES EXPLOSION – Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, London, 26 February 2017
Blues Explosion is the house blues/jazz/funk band at Ronnie Scott’s and has a residency on the last Sunday of every month at this intimate venue. It’s a stylish show. Each musician is highly accomplished in their own right and the … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Blues Explosion, gig, jazz funk, live, Marcus Bonfanti, Paddy Milner, review, Ronnie Scott's, Tony Remy
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Album review: MICHAEL KATON – Ror’ Outta Hell
Michael Katon chatted to Pete Feenstra about the album ‘Ror’ Outta Hell’ for “The Pete Feenstra Feature”, first broadcast by Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on 26 February More information Sunhair Music [Release date 06.02.17] ‘Ror’ Outta Hell’ is Michael … Continue reading
Album review: KRISSY MATTHEWS – Live At Freak Valley
Proper [Release date 14.04.17] Krissy Mathews lives or dies by the first take and his road tested band do him proud on an album full of tight interplay, scorching solos, raw aggression and a magnificent unexpected finish. He makes up … Continue reading
Album review: TERRY BOZZIO – Composer Series
earMUSIC [Release date 25.11.16] Traditionally, drummers have received bad press or no press. They sit at the back keeping time but very rarely come forward to articulate their wider musical visions. Terry Bozzio is perhaps best known for his work … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Composer Series, Frank Zappa, fusion, instrumental, jazz, Jeff Beck, review, Terry Bozzio
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Album review: ERIC GALES – Middle Of The Road
Provogue [Release date 24.02.17] Eric Gales is a former child protégé and post Hendrix disciple who isn’t so much enjoying a comeback as pouring his big toned licks and life experiences into meaningful songs. ‘Middle Of The Road’ isn’t the … Continue reading
Album review: ZOE SCHWARZ BLUE COMMOTION – This Is The Life I Choose
33 Jazz [Release date 10.03.17] From the way she attacks the opening note of ‘Hold On’, to a sultry Nina Simone style finish on ‘Feeling Good’, Zoe Schwarz dominates a diverse album rooted in the blues but not bound by … Continue reading
Album review: JON LORD – Reissues (Gemini Suite/Before I Forget)
Gemini Suite [Release date 09.12.16] Before I Forget [Release date 27.01.17] It is perhaps sometimes overlooked, but Jon Lord left a quiet legacy of solo albums even though for most of his career he laboured in the gargantuan shadow of … Continue reading
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Tagged ALBERT LEE, album, Bad Company, Before I Forget, Bernie Marsden, Deep Purple, Gemini Suite, Jon Lord, Neil Murray, reissue, review, Whitesnake
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