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Album review: IAN DURY/& THE BLOCKHEADS – Reissues

Posted on March 14, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
Ian Dury - New Boots And Panties!!

Edsel [Release date 02.03.15] To most, Ian Dury will always be remembered as the cheeky chappy who – in 1978 – had a massive hit with ‘Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick’. Dury’s Blockhead-related albums are now collected and re-formatted … Continue reading →

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Album review: RICK SPRINGFIELD – Stripped Down

Posted on March 11, 2015 by jason
Rick Springfield - Stripped Down

Loud and Proud Records/ear Music [Released 09.03.15] CD/DVD Rick Springfield is amazingly 65 years old having started in the music business back in the late 1960′s. He certainly doesn’t look his age and when you watch the DVD the predominately … Continue reading →

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Album review: GUN – Frantic

Posted on March 10, 2015 by david.wilson
Gun - Frantic

Morsecode Records [Release date – 23.03.15] Gun have been serving up their brand of pop tinged rock for the last twenty odd years and since their reformation in 2012 the guys have proved that there is still life in the … Continue reading →

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Album review: KRISSY MATTHEWS – Scenes From A Moving Window

Posted on March 10, 2015 by petefeenstra

Promise [Released 02.03.15] ‘Scenes From a Moving Window’ finds young guitar slinger Krissy Matthews teaming up with former Cream lyricist and esteemed producer Pete Brown to great effect. This is the 22 year old’s 4th album and it’s a notable … Continue reading →

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Album review: SIMPLE MINDS – Sparkle In The Rain (box set)

Posted on March 10, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
SIMPLE MINDS - Sparkle In The Rain (box set)

Universal [Release date 16.03.15] 5-disc box set If New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) marked the beginning of Simple Minds departure from their new waves roots, Sparkle In The Rain – their 6th album, released in 1984 and produced by Steve Lillywhite … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALICE DiMICELE – Swim

Posted on March 10, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
ALICE DiMICELE - Swim

Alice Otter Music [Release date 04.05.15] www.alicedimicele.com It comes as little surprise that Alice DiMicele has been on the scene for almost 30 years as her sound – described as ‘groove folk’ and ‘acoustic soul’ -  echoes back to Joni … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: SYLVAN, ROB MORATTI, KYSHERA

Posted on March 9, 2015 by jason
Sylvan - Home

SYLVAN – Home Gentle Art Of Music [Released 16.02.15] This is the band’s ninth studio album and their first in three years. It is a concept album based on the human quest for what is home. Those new to Slyvan’s … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOE BONAMASSA – Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks

Posted on March 8, 2015 by petefeenstra
JOE BONAMASSA – Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks

Provogue [Released 23.03.15] The mission statement for this project comes right at the beginning of the credits under the ‘Keeping The Blues Alive’ banner, which is also the name of Joe Bonamassa’s charitable blues foundation for keeping music alive in … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: TRISTAN MACKAY, THE KENNEDYS, VANESSA PETERS

Posted on March 6, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
Tristan Mackay - Wire & Wood

TRISTAN MACKAY Wire & Wood The clue, as they say, is in the title – Wire & Wood is a pared back acoustic follow-up to singer songwriter Tiverton, Devon-born Tristan Mackay’s debut release Out Along The Wire (2012). Originally ‘discovered’ … Continue reading →

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Album review: ANTHONY PHILLIPS – The Geese & The Ghost

Posted on March 5, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
Anthony Phillips - The Geese & the Ghost

Anthony Phillips chats about the reissues (9:07)  This is un-broadcast material from a special feature about Anthony on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 29 March 2015, 16:00 GMT. Esoteric [Release date 09.03.15] Anthony Phillips’ debut album was some 8 years … Continue reading →

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Album review: JJ GREY & MOFRO – Ol’ Glory

Posted on March 5, 2015 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Released 24.02.15] ‘Ol’ Glory is JJ Grey & Mofro’s  7th album and their first for Provogue and perhaps because of the label change they’ve quietly dropped their soul swamp rocking and embraced the current shift towards Memphis soul and … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLACK MAGIC JOHNSON – Walk With You Baby

Posted on March 4, 2015 by petefeenstra

Black Magic Johnson [Released 01.09.14] ‘Walk With You Baby’ is a refreshingly honest and delightful contemporary blues album. It’s rooted in traditional blues but is given a contemporary relevance by the shared universal truths to be found in the songs. … Continue reading →

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Album review: KRIS POHLMANN – Taylor Road

Posted on March 4, 2015 by petefeenstra

CD Baby [Released 16.01.15] Kris Pohlmann is an English guitarist who has established himself in Germany and Holland. He’s made his name with over ten years of roadwork and a couple of albums, which culminated in a spectacular year in … Continue reading →

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Album review: TOTO – XIV

Posted on March 3, 2015 by jason
TOTO - XIV

Frontiers [Released 20.03.15] Toto are back for their first new studio album since 2006′s ‘Falling In Between’. Since then the band have undergone a few changes with Joseph Williams back in the band since 2010 (he sang on their  mid/late … Continue reading →

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Album review: 24 PESOS – Do The Right Thing

Posted on March 3, 2015 by petefeenstra
24 PESOS – Do The Right Thing

Ourgate Records [Released 19.01.15] ‘Do The Right Thing’ is the fourthalbum by 24 Pesos and it’s another step-up for a fiercely independent band that has forged its own niche by riding roughshod over musical expectations. All their trademark elements of … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE ANSWER – Raise A Little Hell

Posted on March 2, 2015 by jason
THE ANSWER - Raise A Little Hell

Napalm Records [Released 09.03.15] The Answer are back with album number five and their second for Napalm Records – even better news there as they have signed on for a further two albums with the label. I have enjoyed each … Continue reading →

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Album review: OTIS TAYLOR – Hey Joe Opus Red Meat

Posted on March 2, 2015 by petefeenstra

Inakustik[Released 02.03.15] Otis Taylor sets himself a tall order by choosing two versions of ‘Hey Joe’ with which to convey a theme and set a high musical standard.  He fashions the song to his own end, taking Hendrix’s reading of … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: BLACK RAINBOWS, HAWK EYES, FREDDY AND THE PHANTOMS

Posted on March 1, 2015 by jason
Black Rainbows - Hawkdope

BLACK RAINBOWS – Hawkdope Heavy Pysch Records www.theblackrainbows.com [Released 15.03.15] Their ‘Holy Moon’ EP released back in 2013 was a good slab of stoner rock. They are back with their new album and as the part of the title hints, … Continue reading →

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Album review: DAN PATLANSKY – Dear Silence Thieves

Posted on March 1, 2015 by petefeenstra

Dan Patlansky Music Pty Ltd [release date 27.04.15] This is Dan Patlansky’s time. The South African singer-songwriter and blues rocker has paid his dues over 15 years or more, and now that he’s cut the best album of his career … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOE BONAMASSA – Different Shades Of Blue

Posted on February 28, 2015 by petefeenstra

Mascot/Provogue [release date 22.09.14] My granddad always told me to read the small print, so having read that this was Joe’s first self penned album for years, I checked the afore mentioned small print to discover that he’s spent time … Continue reading →

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Album Review: ISSA – Crossfire

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Phil Berisford

Frontiers Records [release date 20.02.15] Issa Oversveen returns with “Crossfire”…an album of original material following on from her 2012 obscure AOR covers album “Can’t Stop”. The promotional literature mentions Issa in the same breath as both Heart and Roxette and … Continue reading →

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Album review: KIKI DEE – reissues

Posted on February 26, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
Kiki Dee - reissues

Kiki Dee chats to David Randall about her 1970s albums. (6:24)  The full version of this interview is featured in two parts on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio.  Part 1 on Sunday 5 April 2015 at 16:00 and Part 2 … Continue reading →

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Album review: REBECCA DOWNES – Back To The Start

Posted on February 25, 2015 by petefeenstra
REBECCA DOWNES – Back To The Start

Real2Reel Records [Release date 09.06.14] Rebecca Downes is a good singer who makes the most of some concise arrangements. Initially she sounds like a MOR singer trying her hand at the blues before finally settling for a broader based outlook … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE GRAND – The Rebel Son

Posted on February 25, 2015 by petefeenstra
THE GRAND – The Rebel Son

The Grand  [Release date 15.03.14] ‘The Rebel Son’ is a marvellous debut by a Canadian southern rock band called The Grand and should be sought out by all heritage and general rock fans alike. Sometimes as a reviewer and broadcaster … Continue reading →

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Album review: THEO – The Game Of Ouroboros

Posted on February 24, 2015 by petefeenstra
THEO – The Game Of Ouroboros

Big O Records [Release date 27.01.15] “Thank you for calling Conglobocorp: Government made easy, your call will be recorded and archived in your Perma-file for security purposes”. Welcome to the futuristic world of keyboard playing composer Jim Alfredson and his … Continue reading →

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