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Album review: ANN WILSON & TRIPSITTER – Consecrated Ground

Posted on October 28, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

ANN WILSON & TRIPSWITCH - Consecrated Ground

Label Logic [Release date 14.08.26] 2023′s ‘Another Door’ was an indicator that Ann Wilson had reignited her musical mojo. Often referred to as one of the greatest female vocalists in rock, since 2019 Heart reunions have been affected by both … Continue reading →

Album review : INFERNAL MAJESTY – None Shall Defy

Posted on October 26, 2026 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date : 23.10.26] The use of occult and satanic themes (and symbols) by the Thrash Metal fraternity eventually became commonplace. They were largely meaningless of course, purely a hook and an image on which to hang powerful … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLACK WATER REDEMPTION – Black Water Redemption

Posted on October 25, 2026 by jason

Facebook [Release date 02.10.26] God bless the 90′s. Grunge. Groove. ’70′s rock throwbacks. Rock reborn from hair metal. And bands with names like Black Water Redemption… Now THIS band know how to bring all that together, the swagger, the riffs, the … Continue reading →

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Album review: MARYANN COTTON – Chester Rose

Posted on October 25, 2026 by jason

Deko Entertainment [Release date 30.10.26] Oh my lordy, a rock opera concept album! By Alice Cooper! Are we back to the ’70′s?! Listening to this ! feel like I should eating fondue while wearing a tank top. So, some background … Continue reading →

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Album review : CEREMONIAL OATH – Carpet

Posted on October 25, 2026 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date: 23.10.26] Nearly men among nearly men, what now defunct Swedish thrash/ death metal band, Ceremonial Oath lost in fame and recognition they gained in other ways. Primarily as the proving ground for many talented musicians, providing … Continue reading →

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Album review: SOFT MACHINE – Slightly All The Time, The Recordings 1970-1974

Posted on October 25, 2026 by jason

Sony [Release date 30.10.26] Now here’s a serious box, magnificent, and Canterbury progressive band Soft Machine are as deserving as any, through the quality of their output and their influence too. Formed in the mid 60s (from the ashes of … Continue reading →

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Album review: BIRD IN THE BELLY – Only Dogs as Friends

Posted on October 25, 2026 by jason

Website [Release date 30.10.26] Bird in the Belly comprises Laura Ward and Adam Ronchetti of duo Hickory Signals together with Ben ‘Jinnwoo’ Webb and multi-instrumentalist Tom Pryor. As the press releases states, if the members of Bird in the Belly … Continue reading →

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Album review: RICK WAKEMAN – Return To The Red Planet

Posted on October 25, 2026 by jason

Madfish [Release date 16.10.26] Following 2020’s instrumental concept album The Red Planet, the keyboard wizard, for Yes man and raconteur returns to expand on this concept, this time with vocals. Rick Wakeman found fame initially with The Strawbs, and several … Continue reading →

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Album review: RAINBOW – Rarities

Posted on October 25, 2026 by jason

Demon/Edsel [Release date 27.11.26] Earlier this year Demon did a wonderful job with the Rainbow box Temple Of The King, taking in Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow’s first two album from 1975 and 1976, bonus tracks, and the three live in Germany … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE QUIREBOYS- The Garage, London, 18 October 2026

Posted on October 23, 2026 by andynathan

Though Spike will always remain a proud Geordie, its London that is the Quireboys natural habitat, so it was fitting that their autumn UK tour ended with a date in the capital, albeit at a packed Highbury Garage, rather than … Continue reading →

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Gig review: STEVE HACKETT – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow,18th October 2026

Posted on October 23, 2026 by david.wilson

Following this gig, I had cause to call up the dictionary to check the plural of the word ‘maestro’. Turns out you can use Maestros or the Italian ‘Maestri’, which I find much more satisfying. My reasoning for this search … Continue reading →

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Album review: GARRON FRITH – The Rub

Posted on October 23, 2026 by jason

Website [Release date 04.11.26] Garron Frith has already had one career, releasing his first album in 2007 called The Debut, and it’s follow up Away From The Bright Lights in 2012. After touring for the next six years, which included supports … Continue reading →

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Album review: TAL RASHA – Luminology

Posted on October 22, 2026 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 20.11.26] In these crazy days of AI-generated slop, isn’t it gratifying to know that some things, done in their most authentic and feral form, remain without equal. A four-piece comprised of drums, guitar, bass and lungs is … Continue reading →

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Gig review: CHANTEL McGREGOR – The Louisiana, Bristol, 20 October 2026

Posted on October 21, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Chantel didn’t let a temperamental TENS machine upset tonight’s gig although she claimed it buzzed over the PA during quiet bits. If it was part of the act it didn’t detract and merely contributed to the easy repartee from a … Continue reading →

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Album review : THE STRAWBS – 50 Years On, Grave New World

Posted on October 20, 2026 by brianmc

Witchwood [Release date : 23.10.26] Grave New World Live comes a year after the release of an acclaimed remaster of The Bridge, an album recorded by the late David Cousins, and Brian Willoughby, recorded in 1993 with a little … Continue reading →

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Album review : JOHN DIVA and the ROCKETS OF LOVE – Your Favorite Drug

Posted on October 20, 2026 by brianmc

Frontiers Music [Release date : 16.10.26] Predominantly uptempo, John Diva and The Rockets fourth album, Favorite Drug, trades on the past, while displaying the self possessed optimism that fired up contemporary AOR variations like Reckless Love and Crazy Lixx. For … Continue reading →

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Album review: HATS OFF GENTLEMEN IT’S ADEQUATE – Parallel Lives

Posted on October 18, 2026 by jason

Website [Release date 04.09.26] Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate (HOGIA), namely Malcolm Galloway (lyrics, lead guitar, synths, mixing, mastering, producer) and Mark Gatland (bass, vocal engineer, additional guitars and synths, co-producer), are back with another album chock full of thoughtful … Continue reading →

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Album review: NAZARETH – The UK A’s & B’s 1972-1980

Posted on October 18, 2026 by jason

BGO [Release date 16.10.26] Legendary Scottish rockers Nazareth, who are still touring, formed from the ashes of 60s ballroom cover band The Shadettes, and released their debut album through Pegasus in 1971. Although it took them an album or two … Continue reading →

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Gig review: KRIS BARRAS BAND – The Garage, London, 13 October 2026

Posted on October 18, 2026 by andynathan

Kris Barras has built quite a following over the years, first as a blues rock artist, both solo and with acts like Supersonic Blues Machine, then moving into a more straight ahead melodic rock direction, on the way to embracing … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE DUNWELLS – Harwell Village Hall, 16 October 2026

Posted on October 17, 2026 by jason

Great to see another sold out Big Ginger Tom Music promoted gig at Harwell Village Hall. Proof that you can still keep the grassroots scene going, although it is getting harder and harder to maintain. Roswell Road, ta duo consisting … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ROBERT JON AND THE WRECK- 02 Academy, Oxford, 8 October 2026

Posted on October 17, 2026 by andynathan

I can’t think of a North American band that tours quite as often in Europe as Robert Jon and the Wreck. It was only in April that I saw the final show of a UK tour at Shepherds Bush Empire, … Continue reading →

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Album review: SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND – Framed

Posted on October 17, 2026 by jason

Madfish [Release date 17.10.26] The Sensational Alex Harvey Band were literally a sensation, and formed in Glasgow in 1972, combining blues and soul singer/ guitarist Alex Harvey and progressive/hard rock band Tear Gas. Alex had been active since the mid … Continue reading →

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Album review: WILL PIKE – Elevator

Posted on October 16, 2026 by petefeenstra

The Elastic Stage Store [Release date 13.10.26] Will Pike’s ‘Elevator’ is an impressive art rock and ambient concept album. It’s glued together by amoeba like soundscapes with a proggy undertow, and interestingly it’s an instrumental album with a sense of … Continue reading →

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Interview: Elevenses with…MALCOLM GALLOWAY

Posted on October 15, 2026 by jason

First in a new series of interviews with various musicians and those involved in and around the music business. First up, Malcolm Galloway of Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate, solo artist and festival promoter. Before the questions, what is your brew … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – The Trouble With Love

Posted on October 15, 2026 by jason

Journeyman Records [Release date 23.10.26] Joanne Shaw Taylor is my favourite of all the current blues guitar slingers around. I think one of the reasons is her pop sensibility in her song writing. She packs as much punch in one … Continue reading →