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Album review: TREVOR SEWELL – Calling Nashville
Self release [Release date 25.07.17] Singer songwriter Trevor Sewell knows the value of anchoring a song in a deep groove and with a layered sound to showcase his own gruff voice. He’s a British singer songwriter who hails from the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, Calling Nashville, country, interview, Janis Ian, jazz, Mark Knopfler, Mother Rarth, review, rock, Tracy Nelson, Trevor Sewell, Vickie Carrico
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Album review: THE BAD FLOWERS – Starting Gun
Pete Feenstra chatted to Tom Leighton for his Feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio (January 2018) [Release date 16.02.17] The Bad Flowers - Tom Leighton (guitar/vocals), Dale Tonks (bass/vocals) and Karl Selickis (drums) – released a damn fine single … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, debut, review, rock, Starting Gun, the Bad Flowers
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Album review: STORM WARNING – Take Cover
Self release [Release date 09.04.17] Storm Warning’s ‘Take Cover’ is an object lesson in fine interpretive skills on original arrangements that drip with feel and are framed by an intuitive production. After 3 albums of mostly original material, the band … Continue reading
Gig review: STATUS QUO – Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, 5 December 2017
Almost exactly a year ago I attended a Quo gig at the nearby Hydro which was billed as the ‘Last Night Of The Electrics’ tour. Yet here I am a year on looking at a stage lined with white amps powered up … Continue reading
Album review: GARY MOORE – Blues And Beyond
Sanctuary/BMG (4CD + book box-set) [Release date 24.11.17] Belfast born guitarist and vocalist Gary Moore was an unparalleled legend, whose career combined hard rock and blues, and at times dipping into jazz fusion (‘Colosseum II’) and a more contemporary harsh … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Blues and Beyond, box set, classic rock, Cozy Powell, Gary Moore, Phil Lynott, review, rock, Thin Lizzy
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The Best of 2017: top albums, top live acts – the reviewers’ choice
On Sunday 17 December on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, David Randall announced the popular poll results. This two-hour special includes artists voted for in the various categories: Top Albums, Top Live Acts, Top Breakthrough Acts. Every year we ask … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, Best of 2017, blues, blues rock, breakthrough acts, gigs, heavy rock, listing, live acts, melodic rock, metal, pop, progressive, reissues, reviewer, rock, selection, singer songwriter
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Gig review – DEEP PURPLE – Hydro, Glasgow, 22 November 2017
On the 22nd June 1985 I made a very long trip south, on the oldest bus known to man to stand in a flooded field near Stevenage, to witness the return of Deep Purple mark 2 at Knebworth. It was a … Continue reading
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Tagged 22 November 2017, blues, Cats In Space, classic rock, Deep Purple, Don Airey, Europe, gig, Glasgow, hard rock, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Joey Tempest, John Norum, pop rock, review, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, The Hydro
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Album review: MARK OLBRICH BLUES ETERNITY – Blues Everywhere
Hrpp records [Release date 26.o8.17] Mark Olbrich is a veteran Anglo/Polish blues bass player with an impressive CV both that spreads right across eastern Europe to the States. Both the material and band is built round Olbrich’s rock solid and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Allesandro Cinelli, bass, blues, Blues Eternity, Bob Hite, boogie, Canned Heat, Eddie Angel, funk, grooves, guitar, harp, Igor Nowicki, Jack Bruce, Laurence Garman, Mark Olbrich, Maurice McElroy, Polish, review, rock, Texas, The Yardbirds
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Gig review – BLACK STAR RIDERS – Queens Hall, Edinburgh, 9 November 2017
During tonight’s gig Black Star Riders frontman Ricky Warwick took time out during the show to remind us that the band have now been a around for five years. In that time a few members have come and gone and … Continue reading
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Tagged 9 November 2017, Black Star Riders, blues, Blues Pills, Damon Johnson, Edinburgh, gig, live, Queens Hall, review, Ricky Warwick, rock, Scott Gorham, Thin Lizzy
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Album review: ROSE TATTOO – Tatts Live In Brunswick 1982
Golden Robot [Release date 24.11.17] Classic Australian hard rock band synonymous with the shaven headed frontman Angry Anderson and a tattoo or two, as well as a few AC/DC connections, Rose Tattoo were formed in the mid 70s and took AC/DC’s … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Angry Anderson, blues, hard rock, live abum, Pete Wells, review, rock, Rose Tattoo, Tatts Live In Brunswick 1982
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Album review: JAMES LITHERLAND – Back ‘N Blue
Self Release [Release date 01.05.17] ‘Back ‘N Blue’ is a loving crafted DIY song driven blues-rock album with a funky fusion undertow. James Litherland’s musical credentials go all the way back to Colosseum – check out the ‘Valentyne Sweet’ style … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Back 'N Blue, Bandit, blues, Colosseum, Duncan Grosser, funk, fusion, James Litherland, John Fogerty, Led Zeppelin, Les Binks, Mickey Jupp, Mogul Thrash, Nick Pentelow, Paul Francis, review, rock, Steely Dan, Steve Rawl
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Album review: POPA CHUBBY – Two Dogs
earMUSIC [Release date 27.10.17] Popa Chubby’s ‘Two Dogs’ is one of his best ever albums. That’s no mean feat for an artist who has cut 36 odd albums in 25 years. ‘Two Dogs’ is a consistent and coherent album spread … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Dave Keyes, Deliveries After Dark, Don Chubblione, funk, Galea, Popa Chubby, review, rock, Sam Bryant, soul, The Catfish, Tipitina Horowitz, Two Dogs
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Album review: MARK “PORKCHOP” HOLDER – Death And The Blues
[Release date 03.11.17] Recorded as the follow-up to debut “Let It Slide” only 9 months ago, the Porkchop is back with another collection of wonderfully uncomplicated, dirty and mean blues cuts. You’d have to be comatose not to feel the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Death And The Blues, guitarist, Mark 'PORKCHOP' Holder, review, rock
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Album review: ROCK CANDY FUNK PARTY – The Groove Cubed
J & R Adventures [Release date 20.10.17] A quick glance at the track listing and you get the impression that the assembled musical heavyweights don’t take themselves too seriously. There’s also a sense of relief that this is nearly all … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, fusion, jazz funk, Joe Bonmassa, Mahalia Barnes, review, Rock Candy Funk Party, soul, The Groove Cubed, Ty Taylor
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Gig review: KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD – London Blues Fest at Indigo, 02 London, 28 October 2017
Right now Kenny Wayne Shepherd is at the height of his powers. He’s a modern day techno-blues man who marries speed with a range of contrasting attacks. He explores feel and tonal variety as part of an avalanche of bluesy … Continue reading
Gig review: GRAINNE DUFFY – Nell’s Jazz & Blues, 19 October 2017
Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist, Grainne Duffy, has been receiving plenty of plaudits since her debut album ‘Out Of The Dark’ was released back in 2007. She has tended to be labelled a blues artist and, not having seen her before … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 October 2017, blues, country, gig, Grianne Duffy, London, Nell’s Jazz & Blues, review, rock
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Album review: SUPERSONIC BLUES MACHINE – Californisoul
Provogue [Release date 20.10.17] The all star Supersonic Blues Machine’s second album ‘Californisoul’ isn’t so much a concept as a feel and attitude, as revealed by the album title. It’s all there in the sparkling interplay on a subtle melange … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andrea, Arc Angels, Billy F. Gibbons, blues, Cream, Eric Gales, Fabrizio Grossi, Francis Benitez Grossi, Kenny Aronoff, Lance Lopez, Poppa Chubby, review, Robben Ford, Sergei Ximic, soul, Steve Lukather, Supersonic Blues Machine, Ten Years After, Walter Trout, ZZ Top
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Quick plays: JIM BYRNES, INTASTELLA, THE JAMIE PORTER BAND, BILL FEEHELY
JIM BYRNES Long Hot Summer Days Black Hen Music [Release date 27.10.17] Sixty nine year old, multiple Canadian Juno and Maple Blues Awards winner, Jim Byrnes turns the clock back to his St Louis high school days for inspiration on … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bill Feehely, blues, dub, Intastella, Jah Wobble, Jamie Porter Band, Jim Byrnes, Long Hot Summer Days, Money & Love, reggae, review, rock, roots, singer, songwriter, Sonic Smile, The Rise And Fall Of A Northern Dubstar
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Gig review: SIN HOUSE – Spirit Of The Torrington, Old Finchleians, London N12, 15 October 2017
It’s take some gumption to start a new band when celebrating the 50th anniversary of your pro career, but then Stevie Smith, the former Bad Manners, Ruthless Blues, Salt and Long John Baldry harp player, is no ordinary performer, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Cooper, Bad Manners, blues, Bobby Womack, Clive Edwards, Elmore James, gig, harmonica, J.J. Cale, John Lee Hooker, Lionheart, Long John Baldry, Nils Lofgren, Old Finchlieans, Pat Travers, review, Richard Taylor, rock, Ruthless Blues, Salt, Sin House, Spirit Of the Torrington, Steve Smith, Stevie Smith, The Right Rev Swifty, UFO, Wild Horses
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Gig review: WALTER TROUT – Under The Bridge, London, 11 October 2017
There’s always something heart-warming about a Walter Trout show. Indeed, long before his miraculous recovery from ill health, he always made a virtue of making a connection with his crowd, either through socially conscious songs, universally applicable narratives or simply … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Collins, blues, Charlie Musselwhite, Danny Avila, Don Nix, Frank Zappa, gig, Innis Sibun, Joe Louis Walker, Led Zeppelin, Popa Chubby, review, rock, Sammy Avila, Sari Schorr, Sonny Boy Williamson, Stephen Dale Petit, The Engine Room, Walter Trout
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Album review: SAMARKIND
[Release date 24.11.17] Right, “Economics 101” – your company operates in a commodity market selling apples. The price of entry into the business is low, all the apples look, taste and are priced the same and they’re all available right … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Assassin, blues, hard rock, review, rock, Samarkind
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DVD review: JEFF BECK – Live At The Hollywood Bowl
Eagle Vision [Release date 06.10.17] Also available: CD/DVD, Bluray When I saw Jeff Beck in Birmingham in 2014 I was somewhat underwhelmed. In spite of an audience of a certain age hanging on every note the performance came across as … Continue reading
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Tagged 50th anniversary, Aerosmith, beth Hart, Billy F. Gibbons, blues, Buddy Guy, DVD, fusion, Jan Hammer, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Hall, Live At The Hollywood Bowl, review, rock, Steven Tyler, Wet Willie, Yardbirds, ZZ Top
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Album review: THE PRETTY THINGS – Greatest Hits
Madfish [Release date 13.10.17] There are few bands who have make it to their 50th anniversary, let alone with such a welter of re-issues to mark the occasion. Indeed, The Pretty Things enthusiastic record company Madfish has already issued three … Continue reading
Album review: OTIS – Eyes Of The Sun
Purple Pyramid [Release date 15.09.17] OK. Let’s summarise things at the outset. Otis’ ‘Eyes Of The Sun’ is a stonking album. It rocks hard, has a soulful sensibility with blues coursing through its veins and smokes from beginning to end, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andrew Gilpin, blues, Boone Froggett, classic rock, Danny Williams, David barrick, Dickey Betts, Eddie stone, Eyes Of The Sun, Gregg Allman, guitar, John Bonham, John Seeley, Johnny Winter, Kentucky, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neil Young, Otis, Paul Nelson, review, soul, southern rock, Steve Jewell, The Allman Brothers, Warren Haynes
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EP review: BLACK CAT BONES – Down To The River
Black Cat Bones [Release date 29.09.17] Not to be confused with the band that gave the world Paul Kossoff and Simon Kirke from Free, this hard rocking quintet hail from Liverpool and deal with blues tinged hard rock. Fronted by … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Rimmer, album, Black Cat Bones, blues, Down To The River, hard rock, Johnny Hodson, Led Zeppelin, Liverpool, Paul Kossoff, review, Simon Kirke
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