Tag Archives: blues

Quick plays: GASOLINE STARS, DUST BOWL JOKIES, THOMAS ZWIJSEN, DR.JOHN

Posted on September 18, 2014 by david.wilson

GASOLINE STARS – Good Looks, Bad Behaviour Self Release Good Looks, Bad Behaviour is the debut full length album from Gasoline Stars who formed in 2012 in Sweden. Gasoline Stars are a fivesome although they have split with the drummer … Continue reading →

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Gig review: RICHIE KOTZEN – 02 Academy, Islington, London, 16 September 2014

Posted on September 18, 2014 by petefeenstra

On Sunday 21 September at 19:00 GMT on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Pete Feenstra chats to Richie Kotzen as part of an hour-long special. More information Richie Kotzen’s current European tour is to promote ‘The Essential Richie Kotzen’, a … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged blues, funk, fusion, gig, guitar, Jimi Hendrix, Jonny Lang, Prince, review, Richie Kotzen, rock, Terry Reid, The Essential Richie Kotzen | Leave a comment

News: RICHIE KOTZEN radio special and interview on Sunday 21 September

Posted on September 17, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Sunday 21 September, 19:00 GMT Richie Kotzen recently played a London gig and Get Ready to ROCK! Features Editor and radio presenter Pete Feenstra caught up with him to chat about his career. Kotzen got his first record deal with … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, NEWS | Tagged blues, guitar, guitarist, interview, Mr Big, Poison, radio, Richie Kotzen, rock, special, Stanley Clarke, The Winery Dogs | Leave a comment

Gig review: DANNY BRYANT – The Borderline, London, 12 September 2014

Posted on September 16, 2014 by petefeenstra

Danny Bryant’s career is on the up escalator. In an age of orchestrated hype, Danny is the real deal. His unstinting road work and solid recording career has given way to more carefully chosen gigs and better produced albums. And … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged blues, Bob Dylan, Danny Bryant, gig, guitar, review, rock, Temptation, Walter Trout | Leave a comment

Album review: GARY MOORE – Live At Bush Hall 2007

Posted on September 9, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Eagle Records [Release date 22.09.14] One of my big regrets in recent years is not quite managing to interview the great Gary Moore. There was an opportunity when he toured in September 2009 but I wasn’t persistent and then he … Continue reading →

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Gig review: MARTIN BARRE BAND – Lomax, Liverpool, 6 September 2014

Posted on September 7, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Martin Barre Band - Liverpool, 6 September 2014

On Sunday 28 September, on the eve of the release of ‘Order Of Play’, you can hear Martin Barre chatting about his favourite tracks. In the second hour of a two-hour special, we’ll be playing some Martin Barre highlights: with … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 6 September 2014, Alan Thomson, blues, Dan Crisp, gig, guitar, guitarist, Jethro Tull, Liverpool, Lomax, Martin Barre, progressive, review, Richard Beesley, rock | Leave a comment

Gig review: WEYFEST, Rural Life Centre, Tilford, Surrey – 29-31 August 2014

Posted on September 3, 2014 by andynathan

Now firmly established as one of the late fixtures on the summer gig calendar, Weyfest is a festival with a very distinct vibe. The wooded setting, in an olde worlde museum of rural life with reconstructions of old buildings, could best … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS, Special Events | Tagged 10CC, August 2014, Big Country, blues, Deborah Bonham, Eddie & The Hot Rods, festival, gig, Jackie Lynton, Jo Harman, pop, review, rock, Sons of Icarus, Squeeze, Weyfest | Comments Off

Album review: RICK ESTRIN & THE NIGHTCATS – You Asked For It…Live!

Posted on September 3, 2014 by petefeenstra

Alligator [Released 08.07.14] It’s hard not to warm to the award winning harp player Rick Estrin’s style. His understated humour and wry lyrics are backed up by stellar harp playing and real showmanship. He’s prospered since taking over The Nightcats … Continue reading →

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Album review: DAVE FIELDS – All In

Posted on September 2, 2014 by petefeenstra

Dave Fields [Released 01.07.14] Dave Fields is a fieryNew York guitarist who bristles with confidence, verve and a great tone. ‘All In’ is an album that will doubtless please guitar freaks, but his material lacks sufficient depth to break out … Continue reading →

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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – September 2014 Highlights

Posted on September 1, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

September 2014 Highlights More information at the dedicated website Check back here as we add new features throughout the month. All times, BST (GMT+1) Roger Mayer and Pete Feenstra (Photo: Connie Mayer) Tuesdays 19:00 Pete Feenstra Rock & Blues Pete … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, NEWS | Tagged blues, feature, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, interview, metal, Michael Katon, progressive, rock, Roger Mayer, September 2014 | Leave a comment

Album review: ELVIN BISHOP – Can’t Even Do Wrong Right

Posted on August 29, 2014 by petefeenstra

Alligator [Released 18.08.14] Elvin Bishop’s albums are like the welcome return of a long lost friend. Of course he’s never really been away, save for the 7 year recording gap in the 80’s, but his post-Alligator comeback years have been … Continue reading →

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Album review: LUCKY PETERSON – I’m Back Again

Posted on August 29, 2014 by petefeenstra

Blues Boulevard [Released 08.07.14] Lucky Peterson’s ‘I’m Back Again’ is an 11 track live CD, culled from the mammoth 3 3DVD/2 CD ‘Live at the 55 Arts Club in Berlin’ box set. For those who can’t face such a huge … Continue reading →

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Album review: DANNY BRYANT – Temperature Rising

Posted on August 29, 2014 by petefeenstra

Jazzhaus [Released 01.09.14] 2014 has been a truly ground breaking year for Danny Bryant. Aside from starring at the high profile Walter Trout benefit show in London, he’s also toured the US with Trout’s band and at the time of … Continue reading →

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Album review: COREY HARRIS – Fulton Blues

Posted on August 28, 2014 by petefeenstra

Blues Boulevard [Released 09.05.14] Corey Harris is an elemental traditional blues artist and story teller. He’s got an essential grasp of his own culture and he’s unafraid to voice the socio-historical legacy as means of making sense of the present and … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged acoustic, album, blues, Corey Harris, Fulton Blues, Gordon Jones, Hook Herrera, John Hiatt, review, Skip James, Taj Mahal | Leave a comment

News: MARTIN BARRE tour starts 29 August and interview with Get Ready to ROCK!

Posted on August 28, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Photo: Simon Dunkerley/GRTR! Get Ready to ROCK! Radio Sunday 31 August, 16:00 Sunday 28 September, 22:00 A two-hour special, replaying Martin’s recent chat about his favourite tracks and new album, plus Tull and solo highlights and his band session for … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE WILD MAGNOLIA MARIACHIS – Boogie Indians

Posted on August 27, 2014 by petefeenstra

NotNowMom! [Released 13.06.14] With a name like The Wild Magnolia Mariachis, you suspect this isn’t going to be anything less than a stomping party record. And so it proves, as the 9 piece band rock their way through old school … Continue reading →

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Album review: MARTIN BARRE – Order Of Play

Posted on August 25, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

David Randall tries to help Martin Barre with his tour set-list. (7:12) On Sunday 28 September, the full version of this latest interview is repeated in the first hour of ‘Assume The Position’ (Get Ready to ROCK! Radio) followed by … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: JULIA HENNING, SARAH BORGES, JENNIE DEVOE, GIRLS,GUNS AND GLORY

Posted on August 20, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

JULIA HENNING Fledgling (www.juliahenning.com) In days gone by, record companies would sift the wheat from the chaff and, generally speaking, you got a fairly finished product. But in the digital age it’s every man, or woman, for him / herself … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLACKBERRY SMOKE – Leave A Scar Live in North Carolina

Posted on August 20, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Earache [Release date 18.08.14] 2-CD/DVD Skynyrd fans, lovers of the Georgia Satellites and The Black Crowes – you need read no further, just go buy. If you like good, honest Southern rock – just go buy. The rest of you? … Continue reading →

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Album review: JIM STAPLEY – Long Time Coming

Posted on August 18, 2014 by petefeenstra

Mita [Released 13.10.14] If you pair together a young up and coming singer-songwriter with a veteran rock producer sparks will surely fly. Jim Stapley is no ordinary singer and Tony Visconti is an A-list producer, and ‘Long Time Coming’ is … Continue reading →

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Album review: RICHIE KOTZEN – The Essential Richie Kotzen

Posted on August 18, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

earMUSIC 2-CD/DVD [Release date 08.09.14] A re-appraisal of Richie Kotzen’s work is probably long overdue, and this 2-CD/DVD set – assembled by the man himself – goes some way to provide a suitable portal for the curious. Signed to Mike … Continue reading →

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Album review: MICHAEL KATON – Hard On! (The Boogie)

Posted on August 11, 2014 by petefeenstra

Mystic [Release date 31.03.14] Michael Katon’s back with a hard hitting album full of boogie, blues and lashing of guitar. In fact he’s never really been away, except that his last few albums have been digital download only, so ‘Hard … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album, blues, boogie, Canned Heat, Erwin Gielen, F.P.White, guitar, Hard On! (The Boogie), hard rock, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Katon, review, rock | Leave a comment

Album review: DAVID MIGDEN & THE TWISTED ROOTS – Animal & Man

Posted on August 7, 2014 by petefeenstra

Blues Boulevard [Released 10.10.14] On ‘Hunters Moon’, David Migden sings: “I walk the hills on my own, I’ve hunted down all that is flesh and bone, An arrow and a bow, I have a knife in my hand, I carved a … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album review, Animal & Man, blues, Brook Benton, David Migden & The Twisted Roots, Goldie Reed, Graham Mann, jazz, Jim Morrison, Joe Gibson, Lou Rawls, Mike Austin, Mike Thorne, roots, vocal | Leave a comment

Album review: PHILIP SAYCE – Influence

Posted on August 7, 2014 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date 25.08.14] ‘Influence’ is a curious but enjoyable album that finds guitar slinger Philip Sayce in tandem with busy producer Dave Cobb searching out different musical directions. By busy, I mean Cobb is an in demand producer (Rival … Continue reading →

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DVD review: ZZ TOP – Live At Montreux 2013

Posted on August 6, 2014 by david.wilson

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 →