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Gig review: PAUL McCARTNEY- 02 Arena, London, 18 December 2024
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Gig review: BLACK EYED SONS- The Lexington, London, 16 December 2024
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Gig review: BRAVE RIVAL – Thames Side Brewery, Staines, 8 December 2024
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Gig review: STRAY – The Cavern, Raynes Park, London, 7 December 2024
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Gig review: THE SHEEPDOGS, THE COMMONERS – Islington Assembly Hall, London, 5 December 2024
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Gig review: DAN PATLANSKY – Jazz Café, London, 9 June 2016
South Africa may not be known as a hot bed of blues rock talent, but in Dan Patlansky they have a serious prospect. Patlansky has raised his profile with recent successful tours opening up for Joe Satriani and King King. … Continue reading
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Tagged 9 June 2016, blues rock, Dan Patlansky, gig, Introvertigo, Jazz Cafe, live, review
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Gig review: BERNIE MARSDEN – The Horn, St Albans, 8 June 2016
The back room of a Hertfordshire pub, which is also one of the South-East’s longest running music venues, was the unlikely setting for a one off date with guitarist Bernie Marsden, shaking off his jetlag from a trip to the … Continue reading
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Tagged 8 June 2016, Bernie Marsden, blues, blues rock, FM, gig, Jim Kirkpatrick, review, St Albans, The Horn, Whitesnake
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Gig review: FOREIGNER – London Palladium, 7 June 2016
John Parr had been due to open up for Foreigner at this prestigious gig, but had to cancel and Deborah Bonham stepped up at short notice. The younger sister of the infamous Led Zep sticksman has a powerful set of … Continue reading
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Tagged 7 June 2016, concert, Foreigner, gig, Jeff Pilson, Kelly Hansen, live, London Palladium, Mick Jones, review
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Gig review: JOE LOUIS WALKER – Dingwalls, London, 9 June 2016
On Sunday 12 June 2016 at 20:00 GMT Pete Feenstra chats to Joe Louis Walker on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio and plays tracks from the new album More information Tonight’s Joe Louis Walker show is a reminder that the … Continue reading
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Tagged B.B. King, blues, Earl Hooker, funk, gig, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Louis Walker, John Lee Hooker, Kat & Co, Kathleen Pearson, Lizard Brothers, Magic Slim, Mike Bloomfield, Muddy Waters, review, rock, soul
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Gig review: BEARDED THEORY FESTIVAL – Catton Hall, Derbyshire, 26-29 May 2016
Bearded Theory A field full of happiness… In May 2013, Bearded Theory festival captured a piece of my heart and has steadfastly refused to give it back since. It’s impossible not to love this place and I’m not the only … Continue reading
Gig review: THE ANSWER – 100 Club, London, 24 May 2016
A tell tale sign of getting older, together with youthful policemen, neither knowing nor caring what is at No. 1 and a general irritability, is the increasing speed at which time passes. One example was to find out that The … Continue reading
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Gig review: VEGA – Islington Academy, London, 30 May 2016
Midway through a successful tour supporting Magnum, UK melodic rock hopefuls Vega slipped in a headline show of their own at the smaller of Islington Academy’s two halls. Judging from easily the biggest crowd for a headline London show yet, … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 May 2016, AOR, gig, Islington Academy, London, melodic rock, review, Vega
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Gig review: DAUGHTRY – Hammersmith Apollo, London, 27 May 2016
Proving that it’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good, even the music destroying reality TV shows can throw up genuine stars from time to time. One such was American Idol contestant Chris Daughtry, who burst onto the scene … Continue reading
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Tagged 27 May 2016, American Idol, AOR, Brian Craddock, Chris Daughtry, DAUGHTRY, gig, Hammersmith Apollo, hard rock, Josh Sheely, live, London, review
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Gig review: SLAM DUNK FESTIVAL SOUTH – The Forum, Hatfield, 31 May 2016
Photo by Ian Collins Bank Holiday Monday and the train from Kings Cross is packed full of alternative kids with more face metal and stretched-out earlobes than you can shake a stick at. Among them is the odd old person … Continue reading
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Tagged festival, gig, Hardcore, Hatfield, Mallory Knox, metal, Panic At The Disco!, punk pop, review, rock, Slam Dunk South, The One Hundred, We Came As Romans, Yellowcard, Zebrahead
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Gig review: LEAFHOUND – The Eel Pie Club, Twickenham, 19 May 2016
One of the great cult bands, Leafhound are still very much a going concern, but tour frustratingly infrequently. This show was on singer Pete French’s stamping ground, though the younger generation who have picked up on Leafhound as an influence … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 May 2016, blues rock, Eel Pie Club, gig, hard rock, Jim Rowland, Leafhound, Luke Rayner, Pete French, Peter Herbert, review, Twickenham
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Gig review: THE TREATMENT – Islington O2 Academy, London,13 May 2016
David Randall caught up with The Treatment’s Mitchel Emms after the first night of the current tour. In this exclusive feature Mitch describes his own musical development against the background of a difficult music industry and the rising force that … Continue reading
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Tagged 13 May 2016, Airrace, Generation Me, gig, interview, Islington O2 Academy, Laurie Mansworth, metal, Mitchel Emms, review, rock, The Amorettes, The Treatment
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Gig review: BIG BOY BLOATER & THE LIMITS – 100 Club, London, 15 May 2016
In a world of unrelenting hype and instant downloads there’s something reassuring about seeing Big Boy Bloater at the 100 Club. Perhaps it’s the perfect match of an unpretentious artist holding court at a venue that has outlived just about … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Club, 15 May 2016, Big Boy Bloater, Big Boy Bloater & The Limits, blues, Dan Edwards, gig, London, Luxury Hobo, Matt Cowley, R&B, review, Robert Ray, rock, rock& roll, singer, songwirter, Steven Oates, The Yardbirds
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Gig review: MAGNUM/Vega – Tramshed, Cardiff, 12 May 2016
The Tramshed is a newish venue for Cardiff and in a city in dire need for a decent venue of decent size it is more than welcome, and on walking in to the venue it is a refreshing change to … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 May 2016, AOR, Bob Catley, Cardiff, gig, Magnum, melodic rock, Nick Workman, pomp, review, rock, Tony Clarkin, Tramshed, Vega
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Gig review: THE DOWLING POOLE – The Borderline, London, 14 May 2016
I last saw the Dowling Poole back in 2014 in acoustic mode and tonight they were playing in full electric band mode. The three full band gigs (tonight’s gig was the last of these – for now) nearly didn’t happen … Continue reading
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Tagged 14 May 2016, gig, Jon Poole, London, pop, psychedelic, review, rock, The Borderline, THE DOWLING POOLE, Will Dowling
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Gig review: THE VIRGINMARYS – The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 8 May 2016
So on the hottest day of the year so far we headed to The Deaf Institute, Manchester for the first of the launch gigs for Divides the eagerly awaited follow up to King Of Conflict by indie rockers The Virginmarys. … Continue reading
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Tagged 8 May 2016, Dizzy Blood, gig, Manchester, review, rock, The Deaf Institute, The Virginmarys
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Gig review: KING KING/Dan Patlansky – Manchester Academy, 12 May 2016
Tonight Manchester Club Academy played host to a great night of blues rock as King King kicked off their ‘Reaching For The Light’ tour which sees the band – led by the formidable Alan Nimmo – take their latest album … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 May 2016, Alan Nimmo, blues rock, Dan Patlansky, gig, guitar, guitarist, King King, Manchester Academy, review
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DVD review: MICHAEL SCHENKER’S TEMPLE OF ROCK – On A Mission – Live In Madrid
Inakustik [Release date 29.04.16] Over the past few years I have been championing the cause for Temple Of Rock to anyone who will listen. The band’s latest album, ‘Spirit On A Mission’ was my 2015 album of the year and … Continue reading
Gig review: DIAMOND HEAD – The Patriot, Caerphilly, 23 April 2016
Being a young metal fan growing up in South Wales in the early 80s, we had an abundance of places to to search for music: HMV, independent record shops like Musiquarium, Roxcene Records and Spillers to name a few, we … Continue reading
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Tagged 23 April 2016, Brian Tatler, Caerphilly, Diamond Head, gig, heavy metal, NWOBHM, review, The Patriot
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News: KING KING/Dan Patlansky UK tour starts 12 May 2016
Photo: Simon Dunkerley/GRTR! Award-winning blues rock band King King start their nationwide 8-date UK tour at the Manchester Academy on Thursday May 12. Special guest on all dates is South African Blues rock guitarist/singer-songwriter Dan Patlansky. GRTR! blues-rock expert Pete … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, blues rock, Dan Patlansky, gig, King King, live, May 2016, Tour, uk
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Gig review: BRYAN ADAMS – Bournemouth International Centre, 29 April 2016
After a few years either commemorating landmark albums or playing acoustic shows, Bryan Adams was back on a more conventional tour of his adopted home country in support of last year’s ‘Get Up’ album, which was a return to form … Continue reading
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Tagged 29 April 2016, AOR, Bournemouth International Centre, Bryan Adams, Gary Breit, gig, Keith Scott, melodic rock, Micky Curry, review, rock
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Gig review: WILKO JOHNSON – The Forum, London, 23 April 2016
Support came from the prodigiously talented Joanne Shaw Taylor, who commands a sufficient following of her own to headline decent sized venues. As such, it was no surprise that the Forum was pretty rammed for her set. Nor that she … Continue reading
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Tagged 23 April 2016, Dr Feelgood, gig, Joanne Shaw Taylor, live, Norman Watt-Roy, review, The Forum, Wilko Johnson
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Gig review: JEFF LYNNE’S ELO – 02 Arena, London, 20 April 2016
For most of the past 30 years the notion that the Electric Light Orchestra would be selling out a 14 date UK arena tour would have seemed preposterous. Always derided by critics and seen as uncool, since their creative juices … Continue reading
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Tagged Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, gig, Jeff Lynne, Mike Stevens, pop rock, review, Richard Tandy, soft rock
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News: THE TREATMENT UK Tour starts 27 April 2016
David Randall caught up with The Treatment’s Mitchel Emms after the first night of the current tour. In this exclusive feature Mitch describes his own musical development against the background of a difficult music industry and the rising force that … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, April, Generation Me, gig, hard rock, May, The Treatment, UK tour
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Gig review: TERRY BROCK – Underworld, Camden, 26 April 2016
Tuesday nights are most probably not the best night for a gig unless you are Jeff Lynne, who was playing at bit further east at the O2 Arena. However, for the small and loyal bunch who turned up to see … Continue reading
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Tagged 26 April, acoustic, Camden, Eagles, gig, melodic, pop, review, rock, Solo, soul, Strangeways, Terry Brock, the Darker My Horizon, The Underworld
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Gig review: ROB TOGNONI BAND/Salvation Jayne – Boom Boom Club, Sutton,15 April 2016
It would be surprising if the Australian rock-blueser Rob Tognoni still had a lot to say lyrically after nearly 40 years on the boards. And while his early recording career was much more song-driven, he now lets his guitar do … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, Amy Benham, Australia, bues, funk, Gary Rackham, gig, guitar, Holly Kinnear, Humble Pie, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Mick Green, Mike Hellier, review, rock, Salvation Jayne
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