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Gig review: MIKE BROOKFIELD BAND – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 9 October 2015
Every now and then a buzz imperceptibly builds up around a new band on the circuit and by the time Mike Brookfield Band hits the Boom Boom Club they waste no time in clinically dispatching any weight of expectation with … Continue reading
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Tagged Alvin Lee, AYNSLEY LISTER, blues, Dublin, funk, Ger Farrell, gig, Gordon Sheridan, guitar, Jimi Hendrix, Mike Brookfield, Mike Brookfield Band, review, rock, soul
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News: MICHAEL SCHENKER interview – Sunday 11 October – on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio
Photo: Simon Dunkerley In his weekly feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio (Sunday 11 October) Pete Feenstra chats to legendary guitarist Michael Schenker about his album ‘Spirit On A Mission’. Schenker and his band – which includes one-time … Continue reading
Album review: THE DGB – More Is More
Power Of Three [advance preview 2016] Hard rock isn’t dead; it’s just matured a little and in the hands of The DGB it benefits from strong songs, a booming production and a great band that make the most of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Carlos Santana, Danny Giles, Emerson Quiros, funk, guitar, hard rock, interview, Jon Chase, More is More, Pat Garvey, review, rock, The DGB
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Album review: GEOFF EVERETT BAND – Cut And Run
www.thegeoffeverettband.co.uk Let’s just put a stake in the ground right from the get-go and call journeyman guitarist Geoff Everett one of Britain’s longest-standing blues/rock treasures. Geoff has been plying his trade since the ‘60s and, for the uninitiated, he can … Continue reading
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Tagged Adult Show, album, blues, Cut And Run, Geoff Everett, guitar, guitarist, review, rock, the Geoff Everett Band, the Quick and the Dead
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Gig review: LAURENCE JONES – The Tunnels, Bristol, 22 September 2015
Young blues guitarists come and go but every so often one stands out from the crowd and makes heads turn, a young Laurence Jones burst onto the scene with his debut album ‘Thunder In The Sky’ and since then has … Continue reading
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Tagged 22 September 2015, blues, blues rock, Bristol, gig, guitar, guitarist, Laurence Jones, review, The Tunnels, Victoria Klewin
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News: Blues rockers JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR and MARTIN BARRE interviews – Sunday 20 September 2015
Photo: Darran Griffiths/GRTR! Joanne Shaw Taylor is featured in an hour special on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 20 September at 19:00 GMT. On the eve of her UK tour, Joanne chats to Pete Feenstra about her favourite … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, feature, guitar, guitarist, interview, Jethro Tull, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Martin Barre, radio
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Album review: MIKE BROOKFIELD – Love Breaks The Fall
Self release [Release date 13.03.15] Irish based, Liverpudlian guitarist Mike Brookfield has enjoyed a rich musical career from playing in the west end orchestra pits to being music coordinator, arranger and musical director for RTE, as well as copping a former … Continue reading
Album review: DAVID GILMOUR – Rattle That Lock
Columbia [Release date 18.09.15] We should be grateful for this latest album from one of rock’s distinguished elder statesman and, who knows, back in 2006 we may have even thought ‘On An Island’ was the ‘swansong’. Like Iron Maiden’s ‘The … Continue reading
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Tagged album, David Gilmour, guitar, guitarist, Pink Floyd, prog, progressive, Rattle That Lock, review, rock
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Album review: CHANTEL McGREGOR – Lose Control
Tis Rock Music Ltd [Release date 09.10.15] For an artist who has made her mark by always being in control – she’s the songwriter, co-producer, guitarist, vocalist and is even responsible for the art work and photography of the CD … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, blues, Chantel McGregor, Coen Brothers, gothic, grunge, guitar, interview, Livingstone Brown, Lose Control, metal, review, rock, vocals
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Album review: MARTIN BARRE – Back To Steel
Assume The Position – Martin Barre Special (20 September 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Garage Records www.martinbarre.com [Release date 18.09.15] Described by Martin Barre as the “most important work in my career as a musician” sets … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Back To Steel, blues, blues rock, Dan Crisp, guitar, guitarist, interview, Jethro Tull, Martin Barre, review, rock
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Album review: GERRY JABLONSKI AND THE ELECTRIC BAND – Trouble With The Blues
GJB [Release date 21.04.15] Anybody who has heard Gerry Jablonski’s ‘Slave To The Rhythm’ , the opening cut from their last ‘Twist Of Fate’ album will know the high standards the Scottish band set themselves. ‘Trouble With The Blues’ is … Continue reading
Album review: ANDREAS VOCKRODT – Adventures In Foggyland
7music (Membran) [Release date 13.03.15] From his opening shred on ‘21 is Only Half The Truth’, through several shifting rhythm patterns, an ever present melodic undertow and the gnawing riff conclusion of ‘Transition To Reality’, its obvious that German guitarist … Continue reading
Album review: THE ZILLA PROJECT – This One’s For The President
[Release date 25.09.15] www.zillaproject.com The Zilla Project hail from Cyprus, not maybe a country you’d associate with blues based music. This four piece band are set to change that perception and if you like your blues steeped in the classic … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Cyprus, guitar, review, rock, the Zilla Project, This One's For The President
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News: RUSS BALLARD interview feature, Sunday 26 July 2015
Get Ready to ROCK! Radio Part 1, Sunday 26 July, 16:00 GMT Part 2, Sunday 2 August, 16:00 GMT In the first of a two-part special rock writing royalty Russ Ballard chats to Get Ready to ROCK! Radio’s David Randall. … Continue reading
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Tagged 26 July 2015, AOR, Argent, feature, guitar, guitarist, interview, melodic, prog, progressive, radio, rock, Roulettes, Russ Ballard, Unit 4 + 2
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Interview: HENRIK DANHAGE (Evergrey) – June 2015
Five years ago Progressive Power metallers Evergrey looked as if they were heading nowhere, their towering front man actually contemplating calling it quits. Today, however, things could not have been any different as the Gothenburg-based quintet is a well-oiled machine, … Continue reading
Album review: JEFF FETTERMAN – Bottle Full Of Blues
Green Tea Music [Release date 2015] Jeff Fetterman ticks all the right boxes on ‘Bottle Full Of Blues’, a rock solid blues-rock album that works hard to convince you of its stature. Jeff’s a tasty guitarist, decent songwriter who leads … Continue reading
Album review: JOE SATRIANI – Shockwave Supernova
In this interview edit from May 2013, Joe Satriani tells David Randall how he approaches the making of his albums, and his thoughts on what makes a good instrumental guitar album (and guitarist) (5:54) Sony Music [Release date 24.07.15] If … Continue reading
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Tagged album, guitar, guitarist, interview, Joe Satriani, Mike Keneally, review, rock, Shockwave Supernova
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Album review: THE MENTULLS – Reflections
ProgBlues Music [Release date 10.07.15] The curious thing about prog rock is that what once was a ground breaking musical genre now clearly defines a particular retro period of rock history – arguably the late 60’s to the early 70’s. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andrew Pipe, Andy Powell, AYNSLEY LISTER, blues, Eric Clapton, Focus, guitar, Jamie Pipe, Johnny Guitar Watson, Martin Turner, Nick Colman, Peter Green, prog, Reflection, review, Robin Trower, rock, The Mnetulls, Walter Trout, Wayne Proctor, Wishbone Ash
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Album review: SAMANTHA FISH – Wild Heart
Ruf [Released by 29.06.15] ‘Wild Heart’ is a stylist departure for Samantha Fish, a young blues-rock artist who is flexible and young enough to soak up new and different influences and bring them to bear on her own mature song-writing … Continue reading
Album review: ERJA LYYTINEN – Live In London
Tuohi [Release date 08.06.15] Erja Lyytinen matches her excellent guitar playing with wide ranging material that broadens the blues canvas to take in a much wider perspective. She’s a strong lyricst who imbues her songs with deep emotion and meaning, … Continue reading
Album review: NEAL SCHON – Vortex
This is an exclusive edit from an interview with Neal Schon using non-broadcast material. An extended version will be broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in a special edition of ‘Assume The Position’ presented by David Randall on Sunday … Continue reading
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Tagged album, audio, guitar, guitarist, instrumental, interview, jazz fusion, Jazz rock, Journey, Neal Schon, review, rock, Santana, Solo, Vortex, world
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Gig review: ROBBEN FORD – 02 Academy, Islington, 30 April 2015
Robben Ford is the master of deep wrought grooves, exploratory solos and keen dynamics. He’s technician with a wonderful chops whose multi-genre proficiency allows him to explore lingering tones and unique arrangements. He’s an understated player of great sensitivity who … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 April 2015, B.B. King, blues, Brian Allen, Freddie King, fusion, gig, guitar, Islington, James Cotton, jazz, Johnny Henderson, Mose Allison, O2 Academy, review, Robben Ford
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Gig review: GIRLS WITH GUITARS 2015 – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 25 April 2015
What a difference three months touring makes. Last February the 2015 Blues Caravan/Girls With Guitars made a splash at the Skegness Rock & Blues Festival, but only got about 45 minutes to show what they can do. A few months … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Blues Caravan, boogie, Dave Mason, Eliana Cargnelutti, Etta James, gig, Girls With Guitars 2015, guitar, Gwen McCrae, Heather Crosse, Jamie Little, review, rock, ruf records, Sadie Johnson, soul, Warren Haynes, Willie Dixon, ZZ Top
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Gig review: DAN PATLANSKY – Borderline, London, 27 April 2015
The Pete Feenstra Feature – Dan Patlansky (26 April 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Dan Patlanky’s UK debut is a de facto showcase for his ‘Dear Silence Thieves’ album. His fiery guitar playing and lived … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Dan Patlansky, Dear Silence Thieves, gig, guitar, Pearl Jam, review, rock, Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Album review: PAT TRAVERS – Retro Rocket
Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra [Release date 06.04.15] It seems that Pat Travers has been coaxed further on the long and winding road that leads to his now legendary seventies work. Before 2013′s ‘Can Do’ album, in a solo capacity Travers had largely … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Cleopatra, guitar, guitarist, Pat Travers, Retro Rocket, review, rock, seventies
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