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Album review: ERJA LYYTINEN – Waiting For The Daylight

Posted on January 11, 2023 by GRTR! HQ

Tuohi Records [Release date 07.10.22] Recent Erja Lyytinen albums have seen the Finnish guitarist mixing up the genres and moving away from the more defined blues/blues rock that characterised earlier offerings. Whether this is a natural development or a realisation … Continue reading →

Album review: HEROES AND MONSTERS

Posted on January 10, 2023 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date: 20.01.23] Heroes and Monsters is Todd Kerns, Stef Burns and Will Hunt. Their names will be familiar to you. They are three gifted rock’n’roll craftsmen – highly motivated musicians whose CVs in themselves make great reading. A … Continue reading →

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Gig review: DEWOLFF – Paradiso, Amsterdam, Thursday 5 January 2023

Posted on January 10, 2023 by jason

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New Album – Love, Death & In Between (Album Launch Party Gig) GRTR! has been trumpeting the extraordinarily versatile southern rock, psychedelic/blues uber-combo, DeWolff, for years now and they have really excelled themselves with their new album, “Love, Death & … Continue reading →

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Single review: DUST RADIO – Problem & Remedy

Posted on January 9, 2023 by petefeenstra

Bandcamp [Release date: 23.11.22] ‘Problem & Remedy’ is that rare thing, a beautifully crafted single and a succinct slice of acoustic blues. It’s a delightful old fashioned single with real cinematic presence on which the music evokes the lyrical imagery and … Continue reading →

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Album Review: RETURNED TO THE EARTH – Fall Of The Watcher

Posted on January 8, 2023 by alanjones

Giant Electric Pea [Release date: 27.01.23] Written and recorded through lockdown between 2019 and 2021, ‘Fall Of The Watcher’ is Returned To The Earth’s fourth foray into the studio. Originally released in 2022 on BandCamp, Giant Electric Pea, the exemplary … Continue reading →

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Album review: KING KRAKEN – MCLXXX

Posted on January 4, 2023 by jason

Website [Release date 27.01.23] King Kraken are a 5 five piece from South Wales, formed in September 2018, who are taking the metal scene by storm, festival by festival, gig by gig. Their new album entitled ‘MCLXXX’ is just about … Continue reading →

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Album review: HAMISH HAWK – Angel Numbers

Posted on January 3, 2023 by jason

Post Electric [Release date 03.02.23] Hamish Hawk’s 2021 album ‘Heavy Elevator’ turned this reviewer into a firm fan and expectations are high for this new album. Hamish Hawk again works with Rod Jones of Idlewind on the album. The title … Continue reading →

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Book review: On Track…PEARL JAM – every album, every song (Ben L Connor)

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Davoski

SonicBond Publishing [Publication date: 15.07.22] Pearl Jam are the last band standing from the grunge explosion of the 1990’s. But there’s so much more to them than that. The quality of their music has shone like a beacon down … Continue reading →

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Book review: On Track…THE KINKS – every album, every song (Martin Hutchinson)

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Davoski

SonicBond Publishing [Publication date: 01.04.22] I remember picking up a 1970 Kinks double-vinyl compilation back in my student days from a junk shop and feeling like my horizons had been instantly expanded. I bought it for the string of mid … Continue reading →

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Feature: GRTR!@20 – The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness – THE DARKNESS (January 2023)

Posted on January 1, 2023 by GRTR! HQ

The band that put the fun back into rock… Photo: Darren Griffiths Launching our anniversary series in January 2023, a band whose rise we followed from 2003 when they released their debut album ‘Permission To Land’. A year later the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SKERRYVORE AND MANRAN – Albert Hall, Stirling – 29th December 2022

Posted on December 31, 2022 by david.wilson

This gig was another that felt a bit like being an extra in an episode of Dr Who, you know it’s 2022 but you are handing over a ticket for a show in 2020! Yup, this show has been hit … Continue reading →

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Album review: TANGERINE DREAM – The Bootleg Box Set Vol.2 (7 CDs, Remastered)

Posted on December 31, 2022 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date 13.01.23] As the instigators of sequenced electronica, and pioneers of German ‘Kosmische’ music, Tangerine Dream have no equal. Add to that their 60 plus movie scores – cultural statements as well as music to match the … Continue reading →

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Album Review: LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III – 2 Classic Albums on 1 CD

Posted on December 30, 2022 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date: 13.01.23] A musical family where each member is a successful, well known artist in their own right is very rare. That’s the way it is with the Wainwrights… Loudon, daughters Martha and Lucy, son Rufus, and … Continue reading →

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News: MR BIG, TREVOR RABIN, PINK FLOYD (January 2023)

Posted on December 29, 2022 by jason

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A.C.T. release a new six song EP ‘Falling’ on March 3. Bryan Adams releases a live version of his 2022 Royal Albert Show, where he played all of his ‘Cuts Like A Knife’ album, on February 3. MVD Marquee Collection … Continue reading →

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Gig review: GUN – Barrowlands, Glasgow – 10th Dec 2022

Posted on December 28, 2022 by david.wilson

Christmas comes but once a year and you can be sure that there will be a date with Gun at the Barra’s with the same regularity. This annual event has now become part of many a Christmas schedule in the … Continue reading →

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Album review: KELLY BAYFIELD – Wave Machine

Posted on December 27, 2022 by jason

Self-released [Release date 27.01.23] ‘Wave Machine’ is the debut album from Kelly Bayfield following on from the release of two singles, ‘Vapour Trails’ and ‘John Mahoney’. The songs gathered on this album arrived at some of the most significant points … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE DEAD DAISIES – 02 Forum, London, 6 December 2022

Posted on December 26, 2022 by andynathan

The constantly revolving lineups of travelling supergroup The Dead Daisies, the plaything of rhythm guitarist and businessman David Lowy, seem to have reached some belated stability, fronted by the equally mercurial Glenn Hughes. They were back in London to promote … Continue reading →

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Album review: AUTUMN’S CHILD – Starflower

Posted on December 23, 2022 by jason

Pride & Joy Music [Release date 20.01.23] Autumn’s Child return with their fourth album ‘Starflower’, the second one released by Pride & Joy Music. The band still features Michael Erlandsson on vocals, keyboards & guitars, Pontus Åkesson on lead guitar, … Continue reading →

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Album review: DOKKEN – The Elektra Albums 1983-1987

Posted on December 23, 2022 by jason

BMG [Release date 27.01.23] Formed in the late 70s by vocalist and guitarist Don Dokken, the band Dokken shot to fame in the 80s, with their very enjoyable (and successful) blend of hard rock, glam and AOR. BMG continue their … Continue reading →

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Album review: URIAH HEEP – Sweet Freedom, Return To Fantasy (vinyl reissues)

Posted on December 23, 2022 by jason

BMG [Release date 20.01.23] BMG continue their marvellous reissue campaign, and these heavyweight discs not only feel and look as good as they sound, but fit in perfectly with the current trend for some quality vinyl. Prog legends Uriah Heep … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ALTER BRIDGE – 02 Arena, London, 12 December 2022

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Davoski

A combination of bitter weather and transport snarl ups meant I missed opening act and Wolfgang Van Halen’s current project, Mammoth WVH. I was, however, in plenty of time to see Halestorm’s fiery, combative set. Plenty of others were too. … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE NEW ROSES – Camden Underworld, London, 1 December 2022

Posted on December 22, 2022 by andynathan

It’s been a case of making up for lost time for German rockers The New Roses. I’d been highly impressed by their headline London show at this same venue in late 2018 and the following year’s ‘Nothing But Wild’ was … Continue reading →

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Single reviews: LITTLE LORE, BROTHER FIRETRIBE, KING CUJO

Posted on December 20, 2022 by jason

LITTLE LORE Birds ‘Birds’ is the latest single from Little Lore, the alter-ego of London-based Americana singer-storyteller Tricia Duffy. She is joined on this song by Oli Deakin who adds the instrumental backing. Little Lore: “I wrote ‘Birds’ at a friend’s … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, Single and EP reviews | Tagged alt rock, Brother Firetribe, folk, King Cujo, Little Lore, melodic rock, review, rock, singer songwriter, singles | Leave a comment

Single review: REDEMPTION – I Am The Storm

Posted on December 19, 2022 by brianmc

AFM Records [release date 14.12.22] Led from the front by multi instrumentalist, Nick Van Dyk, LA’s Power/Prog Metal maestros, Redemption aren’t the most prolific. I Am The Storm, the album, due for release early 2023, is only the band’s third … Continue reading →

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Single review: ELVENKING – Rapture

Posted on December 19, 2022 by brianmc

AFM Records [release date: 14.12.22] ‘Rapture’ is the first trailer track / single from the forthcoming Elevenking (2023) album, Reader Of The Runes Part 2 (of 3). The band’s fascination with backing vocals that are rooted in Gregorian chants and … Continue reading →