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News: T’PAU, FURYON, THE TUBES – Sunday 25 January 2015

T’Pau release their new album, ‘Pleasure & Pain’ on 2nd February through Right Track Records/Universal Records. Fall Out Boy debuted at number 2 in the UK album charts this week with their new album, ‘American Beauty/American Psycho’. Enter Shikari debuted … Continue reading
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Tagged Fall Out Boy, Furyon, gigs, new album, news, T'Pau, The Tubes, Tour, UK gigs, Wilko Johnson
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Album review: JORN LANDE & TROND HOLTER – Dracula : Swing Of Death

Frontiers Records [Release date 23.01.15] It’s that man Jorn Lande again…hot on the heels of the latest Allen-Lande release comes “Dracula : Swing of Death”. This time it is a collaboration with Wig Wam guitarist (aka Teeny) on what has … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Dracula, Frontiers, Jorn Lande, Lena Fløitmoen Børresen, review, rock opera, Swing Of Death, Teeny, Trond Holter, Wig Wam
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Album review: PALLAS – wearewhoweare

Self Release [Release date – 15.12.2014] Pallas are one of the most enduring and consistent bands of the prog rock genre and every album release is keenly anticipated by their loyal following. It has been over three years since their … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, Graeme Murray, Niall Mathewson, Pallas, Paul Mackie, prog, review, rock, Ronnie Brown, wearewhoweare
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News: JEFF SCOTT SOTO chooses favourite tracks (Interview, 25 January 2015)

On Sunday 25 January, Jeff Scott Soto chats about his new album and career including Talisman and Journey on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. ‘Inside The Vertigo’ by his new band ‘Soto’ is released on 2 February via earMUSIC. In … Continue reading
News: ASKING ALEXANDRIA, DANKO JONES, JOE LYNN TURNER – Friday 23 January 2015

Asking Alexandria vocalist Danny Worsnop has left the band and the remaining band members will continue work on their new album whilst looking for a new vocalist. Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with … Continue reading
Posted in Album News, ALL POSTS, Band Entrees & Exits, Festivals & Large Events, Gigs and Tour News, NEWS
Tagged album, Asking Alexandria, Chip Z Nuff, Danko Jones, gigs, Joe Lynn Turner, Legion, news, Rainbow, tours
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Quick plays: ANDREW COMBS, MICHAEL ARMSTRONG

ANDREW COMBS – All These Dreams www.andrewcomsmusic.com [Released 26.01.15] This is the second album from Nashville based singer-songwriter Andrew Combs. As you would expect being based in Nashville there is a little country in the musical flavours on offer, along … Continue reading
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Tagged album, All These Dreams, Andrew Combs, country, Michael Armstrong, pop, Quick Plays, review, singer songwriter
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Album Review: TIN SPIRITS – Scorch

Esoteric Antenna/Vibrola Records [Release date 15.09.14] Every so often an album shows up that takes you completely by surprise. I don’t know why, but my expectations of Tin Spirits second album were not that high – despite the fact that … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Big Train, Dave Gregory, Progressive Rock, review, Scorch, Tin Spirits, XTC
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Gig review: THE LEVELLERS – A Curious Life

In the coming months The Levellers are taking to the road for a series of live acoustic gigs along with the screening of ‘A Curious Life’, a documentary covering the band’s 27 years of folk rock mayhem. The film opens … Continue reading
Album review: ROBIN TROWER – Something’s About To Change

Robin Trower Special – 1 March 2015 by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Our one-hour radio special was first broadcast on 1 March 2015. Robin Trower chats to David Randall about his career and chooses some of those … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, funk, guitar, interview, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Green, Procol Harum, review, Robin Trower, rock, Something's About To Change
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Quick plays: AWNA TEIXEIRA, KIMMIE RHODES, PAUL BIBBY, LYNRYD SKYNYRD

AWNA TEIXEIRA Wild One Like Po’ Girl Awna Teixeira’s solo debut – Where The Darkness Goes (2012) – her follow up Wild One is a sparse, plaintive set. For the most part written in Salt Lake City and reflecting on … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Awna Teixeira, Bliss & Lullabies, country, Cowgirl Boudoir, Invocations, John The Baptist And The Second Coming, Kimmie Rhodes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Midwich Assembly, Nashville, Paul Bibby, Po' Girl, review, roots, singer, songwriter, Vinyl, Wild One
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Album review: PHOENIX AGAIN – Look Out

[Release date 28.02.14] www.phoenixagain.it Just occasionally you come across an album that’s niche and evidently overlooked, but one that repays your undivided attention. Then you come to the conclusion: why? Especially as it’s lain for a little longer than necessary … Continue reading
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Album review: ERIC JOHNSON MIKE STERN – Eclectic

Eric Johnson Mike Stern – Eclectic Heads Up [Released 10.11.14] Not so much ‘Eclectic’ as simply exhilarating, the pairing of blues-rock guitarist Eric Johnson and jazz fusion guitarist Mike Stern may not have generated a lot of new material (Stern for … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Anton Fig, blues, Chris Maresh, Christopher Cross, Eclectic, Eric Johnson, funk, fusion, guitar, jazz, Leni Stern, Malford Milligan, Mike Stern, review, rock
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News: KIM FOWLEY, BLACK CROWES, HALL & OATES – Friday 16 January 2015

King’s X plan to release their earlier album later this year and are asking for fans to submit photos, flyers, gig tickets or other merchandise between 1988 to 1996. Daryl Hall and John Oates release ‘Live In Dublin’ on DVD+2CD, … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Crowes, California Breed, classic rock, Glenn Hughes, Hall & Oates, Kim Fowley, King's X, news, rock
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Gig review: PAUL RAYMOND PROJECT, The Borderline, London, 9 January 2015

‘Dry January’ is a fashionable concept beloved of health professionals and those who may have overindulged over the festive season, but it might equally apply to the gig calendar. Sandwiched between the Christmas rush and spring tours, there are noticeably … Continue reading
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Tagged 9 January 2015, gig, London, Paul Raymond Project, review, The Borderline, UFO
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DVD Review – SCOTT IAN – Swearing Words In Glasgow

Megaforce Records (Release date – 10.11.14) I was lucky enough to meet Scott Ian a few years ago at an aftershow meet and greet. He was a really nice guy who was happy to shake hands, … Continue reading










