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Tag Archives: Billy Gibbons
Album review: DION – Blues With Friends

Keeping The Blues Alive Records [Release date 05.06.20] Dion Francis Dimucci is a genuine legend of modern popular music culture. Scoring no fewer than thirty-nine Top 40 hits running from the late 1950’s to the mid 1960’s, including the classics … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Billy Gibbons, blues, Blues With Friends, Bruce Springsteen, Dion, Jeff Beck, Joe Bonamassa, review, rock
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Album review: SAVOY BROWN – City Night

Quarto Valley Records [Release date 07.06.19] ‘City Night’ is a milestone release for Kim Simmons. It’s his 40th album release and comes on the back of his relatively recent 50th anniversary and the chart topping ‘Witchy Feelin’ album. In recent … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Billy Gibbons, blues, Bo Diddley, boogie, Brit blues-rock, Chris Youlden, City Night, Dave Walker, Garnet Grimm, guitar, JJ Cale, Joe Whiting, Kim Simmons, Kolors, Pat De Salvo, Peter’s Green, review, Savoy Brown, Tony Joe White
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Album review: WILLIAM SHATNER – Shatner Claus – The Christmas Album

‘ Cleopatra Records [Release date 26.10.18] Yes it’s that time of year again, when the Christmas album start appearing. But rather than the usual churning out of the same tracks, some other piss poor excuse for a compilation no different … Continue reading
Gig review: VIRGIL & THE ACCELERATORS – Borderline, London, 29 September 2014

Tonight is arguably the most significant gig of Virgil & The Accelerators young career. It’s their central London showcase for the hard hitting ‘Army of Three’ album. And on an unseasonably warm Monday night, they play their early evening set … Continue reading
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DVD review: ZZ TOP – Live At Montreux 2013

Eagle Vision [Release date – out now] ZZ Top are proof, if proof was needed, that old rockers never die they just grow bigger beards: hell, these days even Frank Beard has a beard! The Texas trio also show that … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Gibbons, blues, Bluray, Claude Nobs, Dusty Hill, DVD, Eagle Vision, Frank Beard, gig, jazz, Live In Montreux 2013, Mike Flanigin, review, rock, Smoke On The Water, Texas, Van Wilks, ZZ Top
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