Tag Archives: pop

Quick plays: THE STRUTS, CORINNE WEST, PETE LASHLEY

Posted on March 8, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
THE STRUTS Everybody Wants

THE STRUTS Everybody Wants I’ve always had a weakness for camp, bubblegum rock.  It’s a long line that stretches back to the Sweet, through Queen, and perhaps most recently evident in The Darkness. Derby four-piece, The Struts are the latest … Continue reading →

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Gig review: JOHNNY HATES JAZZ – Darwen Library Theatre, Lancs, 4 March 2016

Posted on March 5, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
JOHNNY HATES JAZZ - Darwen Library Theatre, 4 March 2016

In this hour long special, first broadcast as part of his weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in February 2016, David Randall chatted to Clark Datchler with tracks from Johnny Hates Jazz past and present, plus a special … Continue reading →

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Album review: LEFT WITH PICTURES – Afterlife

Posted on February 29, 2016 by jason
LEFT WITH PICTURES - Afterlife

Organ Grinder Records [Release date 29.04.16] Left With Pictures describe their music as  an orchestral pop ensemble. They have been around since 2005 and consist of Tom Walker, Toby Knowles and Stuart Barter. They have released a series of EP’s … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE WONDER STUFF – 30 Goes Around The Sun

Posted on February 27, 2016 by jason
THE WONDER STUFF - 30 Goes Around The Sun

IRL records [Release date 19.03.16] This is the Wonder Stuff’s eighth studio album and the album’s title refers to the bands thirtieth year. Vocalist/guitarist Miles Hunt is the sole original member (and his uncle Bill was a member of both … Continue reading →

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News: JOHNNY HATES JAZZ Interview Feature and UK Tour (28 February – 25 March 2016)

Posted on February 25, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
Johnny Hates Jazz

A special feature is broadcast in the first hour of ‘Assume The Position’, presented by David Randall on Sunday 28 February on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio.  The sequence is repeated on Friday 4 March at 22:00 or you can … Continue reading →

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News: DONOVAN announces 70th Birthday Show

Posted on February 9, 2016 by jason
Donovan - Beat Cafe

DONOVAN’S 70TH BIRTHDAY PARTY CONCERT IN ‘BEAT CAFÉ’ AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM ON 6th MAY 2016 Donovan, ‘60s legend, icon, poet and one of our most enduring singer-songwriters, celebrates his 70th birthday with a special concert at The London Palladium … Continue reading →

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Album review: JENNIFER WARNES – The Well

Posted on February 4, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
JENNIFER WARNES - The Well

BMG [Release date 04.03.16] It comes to something when it takes a fifteen year old album – getting its first UK release – to highlight just how sterile and bland the singer songwriter scene has become. Warnes’ eighth studio album, … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: BEN ABRAHAM, DEATH BY UNGA BUNGA, TALISCO

Posted on February 3, 2016 by jason

BEN ABRAHAM – Sirens Secretly Canadian [Release date 04.03.16] Despite the record label name, Ben Abraham hails from Australia where this, his debut album, was released last year. It is now getting a full UK release and I can see … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: JULIA FORDHAM (1988 reissue), UNDERHILL ROSE

Posted on January 23, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
JULIA FORDHAM

Cherry Pop [Release date 29.01.16] Julia Fordham is one of those artists who could only really flourish in the 1980s when there were expansive label budgets, solid production values, and exposure on national radio.  Her exquisite blend of self-penned pop … Continue reading →

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Album review: CUTTING CREW – Add To Favourites

Posted on January 20, 2016 by jason
CUTTING CREW - Add To Favourites

www.cuttingcrew.biz Everyone will know Cutting Crew for their big 80′s hit ‘(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight’ and they had a decent level of success until they split-up in 1993. The band returned in 2005 with frontman and sole … Continue reading →

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Album review: GLITCH CODE – Gifted_Damaged

Posted on January 13, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
GLITCH CODE - Gifted_Damaged

Basilica Music [Release date 12.02.16] Glitch Code is a collaboration between songwriter/producer/sound designer Paul Kirkpatrick and vocalist Rachel Harvey.  And a lot of attention to detail has gone into the creation of their debut – even the packaging for the … Continue reading →

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Album review: LEAPFROGTOWN – Dreaming In Public

Posted on January 13, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
LEAPFROGTOWN - Dreaming In Public

Coffee Jingle Records [Release date 25.01.16] Leapfrogtown – a vehicle for London duo Chris Guard and Stuart Walton – is proof, if it were ever needed, that you’re never old to [start to] rock ‘n’ roll, with their debut a … Continue reading →

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News: R.I.P. DAVID BOWIE

Posted on January 11, 2016 by jason
David Bowie

R.I.P. DAVID BOWIE 1947-2016 David Bowie has died at the age of 69 from cancer. His son, film director Duncan Jones, confirmed the news and a statement was issued on his social media accounts: “David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded … Continue reading →

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DVD review: LENNY KRAVITZ – Just Let Go

Posted on January 4, 2016 by jason
LENNY KRAVITZ - Just Let Go

Eagle Vision [Release date 23.10.15] Lenny Kravitz has kind of disappeared off of my radar over the last few years, however, new DVD “Let It Go” – filmed in Paris on the European leg of his 2014 tour in support … Continue reading →

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Album review: STEEL THREADS – The Rule Of Three

Posted on December 31, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
STEEL THREADS - The Rule Of Three

[Release date 13.12.15] www.steelthreadsmusic.co.uk With no PR blurb as a guide, The Rule Of Three came as something of an aural surprise  the black cover emblazoned with a barbed wire take on John Paul Jones’ Led Zeppelin IV symbol (with … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE MUTE GODS – Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me

Posted on December 30, 2015 by jason
THE MUTE GODS - Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me

Inside Out [Release date 22.01.16] The Mute Gods are centred around Nick Beggs, who has worked and toured with Steve Hackett and Steven Wilson among others. He is joined by respected drummer Marco Minnemann (who also plays guitar) and Roger … Continue reading →

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Gig review: LONELY ROBOT – The Scala, London, 20 December 2015

Posted on December 21, 2015 by jason
John Mitchell

So onto the final gig for 2015 for me and one I have been looking forward to as it is Lonely Robot, aka John Mitchell (It Bites/Frost*/Arena), whose debut album ‘Please Come Home’ is one of my top 5 albums … Continue reading →

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Album review: MIKA – No Place In Heaven

Posted on November 19, 2015 by jason

Republic Records/Universal [Released 13.11.15] Now a quick rant about guilty pleasures in music. For me there is no such thing, music is either good or bad and is there to be enjoyed and share. I know we like genres and … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THEA GILMORE – Liverpool Philharmonic, 17 November 2015

Posted on November 18, 2015 by alanjones
THEA GILMORE - Liverpool Philharmonic, 17 November 2015

I have been following Thea Gilmore from the early days of her career when I heard her being championed by Bob Harris on his Radio 2 Saturday show back in the late nineties. I’ve seen her develop from a bile-spitting … Continue reading →

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Album review: ERIC CHARLES BAND – 2015 Exclusive Limited Release

Posted on November 14, 2015 by petefeenstra
ERIC CHARLES BAND – 2015 Exclusive Limited Release

Self release [Release date 22.05.15] Eric Charles Band’s ‘2015 Exclusive Limited Release’ is a high energy, swaggering album full of confident songs that have been road tested before the band channeled their energy into this 12 track album. The songs … Continue reading →

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Album review: JEFF LYNNE’S ELO – Alone In The Universe

Posted on November 13, 2015 by jason
JEFF LYNNE

Colombia/Sony [Release date 13.11.15] To say I was looking forward to this is an understatement! It has been fourteen years since the last album under the ELO name, 2001′s ‘Zoom’ and there was the album of cover versions of long … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SARAH CLASS – St James’s Theatre, London, 3 November 2015

Posted on November 4, 2015 by jason

First time for me at the studio part of this rather swish theatre and the seating and intimacy of the venue reminded me of a jazz club. The event tonight was the album launch for ‘Unity’ by Sarah Class, which … Continue reading →

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Album review: OSIBISA – Singles A’s B’s &12 Inches

Posted on November 4, 2015 by petefeenstra
OSIBISA – Singles A

Repertoire [Release date 18.09.15] It’s hard to know just who this album is aimed at, as long term fans will have the album highlights (particularly the early career material), but will have little interest in a series of outtakes, coffee … Continue reading →

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News: DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION, Edgar Winter interview features – Sunday 25 October 2015

Posted on October 24, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
Downes Braide Association

Pop rock duo Geoff Downes and Chris Braide release their second album as Downes Braide Association (DBA) on 6 November.  Downes is best known as the keyboard maestro with bands like Asia and Yes whilst Chris Braide has written for … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SQUEEZE – Royal Albert Hall, London, 15 October 2015

Posted on October 16, 2015 by jason
Squeeze - London, 12 December 2012

The Royal Albert Hall always makes any gig feel that little bit extra special with its grand exterior and interior. First up was a young four piece Millions. They were okay, typical indie rock fare and like newer bands they … Continue reading →

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