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Album review: STREETWALKERS – Live At Rockpalast

Posted on April 9, 2014 by petefeenstra
Streetwalkers - Live At Rockpalast

Repertoire [Release date 24.01.14] ‘Streetwalkers – Live At Rockpalast’ is a CD & DVD audio-visual diary of the origins of a great live band. Originally called Chapman -Whitney Streetwalkers, the first Rockpalast concert shot in Koln on 25 March 1975 is … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT – The Complete Albums Collection

Posted on April 9, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
The Alan Parsons Project - The Complete Albums Collection

The Alan Parsons Live Project, news, interview, radio feature (February 2015) Sony Legacy [Release date 31.03.14] Alan Parsons almost redefined the idea of the concept album in 1976.  Parsons was famously the assistant engineer at Abbey Road and got his … Continue reading →

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Gig review: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, Manchester Academy, 1 April 2014

Posted on April 9, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Five Finger Death Punch - Manchester Academy, 1 April 2014

Manchester Academy 1 is about to get its roof well and truly ripped off tonight as Five Finger Death Punch hit town, these American heavy groove metallers are eager to entertain the legendary Manchester crowd but before they get their … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: TOM FULLER BAND, BRIGITTE DEMEYER, P.J.PACIFICO, MARY SARAH

Posted on April 9, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Mary Sarah & Friends - Bridges

TOM FULLER BAND Freedom The last, and third, album from the Chicago based Tom Fuller Band – Ask (2011) was a mixed affair.  Radio friendly American rock packed with echoes of many of the greats – an unlikely combination The … Continue reading →

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Album review: ZOLTAR SPEAKS – Save As I Save

Posted on April 8, 2014 by david.wilson
Zoltar Speaks - Save As I Save

Self-release ( Release date 14.04.14) This is the debut album from Somerset based Zoltar Speaks who are named after the fortune telling machine encountered by Tom Hanks in the 80’s film ‘Big’. Featuring the vocals of Louise Body, the band … Continue reading →

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Album review: WINTER DAWN – By Embers Embraced

Posted on April 8, 2014 by david.wilson
Winter Dawn - By Embers Embraced

Self Release (Release date – out now) Symphonic metal is a genre that can either delight me or distress me.  I can usually tell how things are going to go within the first couple of minutes of the opening track … Continue reading →

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Album review: KLOGR – Blacksnow

Posted on April 8, 2014 by david.wilson
Klogr - Blacksnow

Zeta Factory (Release date – Out now) Blacksnow is the second album release by Italian alt-rockers Klogr. Their first album, ‘Till You Decay’, was released back in 2011 and gained some good press. Since then the band have been touring … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: MAD MARGRITT, NASTY CRUE, HOTCAKES

Posted on April 8, 2014 by jason

MAD MARGRITT Show No Mercy (Perris Records) “Show No Mercy” is the latest album from Atlanta’s Mad Margritt and coming six years since last release “Animal”, the album picks up nicely where that left off. Only nine tracks in length, … Continue reading →

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Album review: HER NAME IS CALLA – Navigator

Posted on April 6, 2014 by petefeenstra
Her Name Is Calla - Navigator

Function [Release date 05.05.14] ‘Navigator’ by Her Name Is Calla, is a cerebral and emotional work of substance. You may need patience and understanding to get inside Tom Morris’ songs and his vocal enunciations with electronic edges, but you will … Continue reading →

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Album review: BRAINSTORM – Firesoul

Posted on April 6, 2014 by jason
Brainstorm - Firesoul

AFM Records www.afmrecords.com [Released 07.04.14] Well these guys have most definitely passed me by…Brainstorm are a German metal band from the Swabia region of Bavaria (deep south in other words) and Firesoul is actual their 10th studio release! Formed way … Continue reading →

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Album review: DEBORAH BONHAM – Spirit

Posted on April 6, 2014 by petefeenstra
Deborah Bonham - Spirit

Deborah Bonham, track by track, May 2014 (Part 1 10:43, Part 2 11:43) Spectra [Release date 28.04.14] Being part of the Bonham dynasty is both a blessing and a curse for Deborah Bonham. Stripped of her family tree, she would … Continue reading →

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Album Review: LUDER – Adelphophagia

Posted on April 5, 2014 by jason

Small Stone Records Luder. Little known, I suspect, outside knots of die hard progressive metal afficionados. This album should broaden the band’s appeal. It offers nine creative, convincing, eclectic compositions that draw, by turns, on waves of psychedelia and stoner, … Continue reading →

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Single reviews: THE BERMONDSEY JOYRIDERS

Posted on April 5, 2014 by jason

THE BERMONDSEY JOYRIDERS – Brian Jones (The Real True Leader of the Rolling Stones)/Johnny Thunders Was A Human Being Fuel Records Punk-pop mash up meisters, The Bermondsey Joyriders are back with a double A-sided single. This release is a homage … Continue reading →

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Album Review: ALBERT LEE & HOGAN’S HEROES – Frettening Behaviour

Posted on April 5, 2014 by jason

Heroic Records Veteran country-rock stalwart Albert Lee has hooked up with his UK-based band Hogan’s Heroes to release a collection of classy covers and decent new material. Whilst there’s an easy listening feel to much of the arrangement and production, … Continue reading →

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Album review: Album review: THORBJØRN RISAGER & THE BLACK TORNADO – Too Many Roads

Posted on April 5, 2014 by petefeenstra
THORBJORN RISAGER & THE BLACK TORNADO – Too Many Roads

Ruf [Release date 21.03.14] This is arguably the most original and impressive blues related album since Moreland & Arbuckle ‘7 Cities’ last summer. Denmark’s Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado have cut a blues related album in the sense of it … Continue reading →

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CD review: MARCUS MALONE – Stand Or Fall

Posted on April 4, 2014 by petefeenstra

        Redline Music [Release date 21.04.14] ‘Stand Or Fall’ might easily have used the opening cut ‘Living The Blues’ as its title. For while his last album ‘Let The Sunshine In’ was a noticeably more song driven effort, … Continue reading →

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Gig review: FOREIGNER, Europe, FM – Manchester Apollo, 3 April 2014

Posted on April 4, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Foreigner - Manchester Apollo, 3 April 2014

Spoiler alert.  Mick Jones doesn’t appear on stage until four songs in.  Whether this is to allow for preparation of his Horlicks, who knows, but for a moment it was a little disconcerting.  An evening of melodic rock/AOR without one … Continue reading →

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DVD review: BRIAN MAY & KERRY ELLIS – The Candlelight Concerts: Live At Montreux 2013

Posted on April 3, 2014 by jason

Eagle Vision [Released 31.03.14] Queen’s Brian May and West End singer Kerry Ellis have been doing a series of well received concerts by candlelight (their 2012 UK tour makes up the CD part of this DVD/CD set) and they played … Continue reading →

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Album Reviews: NINE BELOW ZERO – Don’t Point Your Finger/Third Degree

Posted on April 3, 2014 by jason

The two most successful albums on Nine Below Zero’s early roster have been reissued and come in expanded packages with loads of live material, alternative versions and informative liner notes. ‘Don’t Point Your Finger’ is classic British r’n’b to its … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ALEX HART – The Heights, St George’s Hotel, London, 2 April 2014

Posted on April 3, 2014 by petefeenstra
Alex Hart Showcase - BBC Club, London, 2 April 2014

Alex Hart is the kind of artist who might just make you re-appraise the view that A&R reps are an extinct breed in this post youtube age. She’s a breathe of fresh air who radiates presence with thoughtful songs, effortless … Continue reading →

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News: CHERRY RED label showcase in April – win featured albums!

Posted on April 2, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Cherry Red Records

The latest showcase for the Cherry Red group of record labels offers listeners a chance to win six of the featured albums! Listen in and then follow the link (below) to our competition page.  Competition closes 23:59 BST (GMT+1) 19 … Continue reading →

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Gig review: DAUGHTRY – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 26 March 2014

Posted on April 2, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
DAUGHTRY - Glasgow, 22 March 2014

Huge in the States, Chris Daughtry and his eponymous band finally seem to be on the verge of a big UK breakthrough. This Shepherds Bush Empire show was apparently his biggest UK solo show to date, but sold out within … Continue reading →

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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – April 2014 Highlights

Posted on April 1, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Record Store Day 2014

April 2014 Highlights More information at the dedicated website All times, BST (GMT+1) Tuesdays 19:00 Pete Feenstra Rock & Blues In the first hour of our Tuesday blues rock marathon, Pete signposts upcoming and established artists who need your attention … Continue reading →

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CD review: BROKEN TEETH – Devil On The Road

Posted on April 1, 2014 by jason

www.brokenteeth.com [Out now] Broken Teeth’s fifth album “Devil On The Road” is a 13 song raw, dirty, high octane burst of AC/DC like rock n roll- and it’s more than welcome in my stereo. Essentially based around the vocals of Dangerous … Continue reading →

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DVD review: WILLY DEVILLE – Live in The Lowlands

Posted on April 1, 2014 by jason

Eagle Vision [Out now] Filmed live at The Paradiso, Amsterdam in 2005, this show finds Willy DeVille on tour in support of his recent “Crow Jane Alley” album. The set list is a diverse collection of songs that reaches across … Continue reading →

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