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Album review : THE MEL OUTSIDER REFORMATION – Mel Goes Funky

Posted on November 25, 2025 by petefeenstra
The Mel Outsider Reformation - Mel Goes Funky

Planet Records UK [Release date : 26.09.25] The 8 piece Mel Outsider Reformation is one of the most potent and original big band outfits in the UK. Their music is riff driven, exhilarative and has a jam like quality. It’s … Continue reading →

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Single review: SPENCER MACKENZIE – Frozen Hearts

Posted on November 23, 2025 by jason
SPENCER MACKENZIE – Frozen Hearts

JUNO nominated and Maple Blues Award winner Spencer MacKenzie has just dropped his third single from his forth coming album Empty Chairs, which coincidentally was produced mixed and engineered by Ross Hayes Citrullo guitarist from The Commoners whose single I … Continue reading →

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Single review: CAITLIN KRISKO & THE BROADCAST – Everything I Need

Posted on November 23, 2025 by jason
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Facebook Written in response to the audience reaction on their last UK tour, American roots rockers Caitlin Krisko And The Broadcast drop their fourth single in as many months – Everything I need from their forthcoming album Heirloom. From the … Continue reading →

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Single review: THE COMMONERS – Just Watch Me

Posted on November 23, 2025 by jason
THE COMMONERS - Just Watch Me

The Commoners, a Canadian band from Toronto, lay their southern style rock on us in big layers with this brand new single Just Watch Me. An engaging guitar riff brings the song to life courtesy of Ross Hayes Citrullo, who … Continue reading →

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Single reviews: PYLON POETS, FOARN, FORGE HOUNDS, CHOLE CHADWICK

Posted on November 22, 2025 by jason
Pylon Poets - Not to Blame2

Pylon Poets – Not to Blame (feat. Call Yourself Karma) Big fans of Pylon Poets here at GRTR! and following the release of their album ‘Demise of the Divine’ in Jun, Pylon Poets have teamed up with Call Yourself Karma … Continue reading →

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Single review: THE SIDESHOWS – Brand New

Posted on November 22, 2025 by jason
The Sideshows Brand New

European Phonographic Sami Yaffa has been the bass player for some mighty fine bands over the years – Hanoi Rocks, New York Dolls, Michael Monroe Band, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and several more. He has now teamed up with … Continue reading →

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Album review : SPIRIT – Sea Dream (4CD Expanded and Remastered boxset)

Posted on November 16, 2025 by brianmc
SPIRIT - Sea Dream

Cherry Red [Release date : 28.11.25] Californian band, Spirit, blossomed in the fertile fields of psychedelic rock. They came together in 1967, the year of “The Summer Of Love”, a year later they released their self titled debut. Its febrile … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SAXON – 02 Academy, Glasgow, 9 November 2025

Posted on November 11, 2025 by david.wilson
SAXON – 02 Academy, Glasgow, 9 November 2025

Mention Saxon to anyone and they will probably reply with ‘Ah, Wheels Of Steel!’. This song and album have become fixtures in any self-respecting rock fans collection and one of the defining albums from the NWOBHM period. The album has … Continue reading →

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EP review: PARKER BARROW – Hold The Mash

Posted on November 11, 2025 by jason
PARKER BARROW - Hold the Mash

Streaming [Release date 05.11.25] Oh my goodness what have we here – with a vocalist who makes Janis Joplin sound like Mary Poppins, a pair of duelling, weaving guitars, a bass player walking in John Entwistle’s footsteps, a Hammond organ player … Continue reading →

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Album review: D’ERCOLE – Reactance Theory

Posted on November 10, 2025 by jason
D’ERCOLE - Reactance Theory

Rock Company [Release date 05.11.25] It’s album number eleven from D’Ercole and lost count of the number of albums featuring the talented & never seemingly out of the studio Phil Vincent! Joining him are the D’Ercole stalwarts – drummer B.F. D’Ercole, … Continue reading →

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Gig review: GONG – Esquires, Bedford, 8 November 2025

Posted on November 9, 2025 by jason
GONG - Esquires, Bedford, 8 November 2025

There are gigs you enjoy—and then there are gigs that leave you floating somewhere between dimensions. Gong’s performance at Bedford Esquires last night was firmly in the latter category. The support act Snorkel took the stage first, the evening promised … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SANANDA MAITREYA – Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 5 November 2025

Posted on November 7, 2025 by jason
Sananda Maitreya

Sananda Maitreya, formerly known as Terence Trent D’Arby, returned to the UK stage after a long hiatus, bringing his eclectic blend of soul, funk, rock, and psychedelia to a devoted London crowd. With a career spanning over three decades, this … Continue reading →

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Single review: ROSS HARDING – Me and Lucifer

Posted on November 5, 2025 by jason
ROSS HARDING – Me and Lucifer

Facebook [Release date 31.10.25] Pass me that bottle of Jack Daniels and a full on red Marlboro smoke, Ross Harding is back in town, corrupting people again, as he peddles his bluesifer devil music. He even pleads guilty m’lord, he … Continue reading →

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Album review: DRINK THE SEA – S/t

Posted on November 3, 2025 by jason
Drink The Sea

Website [Release date 03.10.25] It may seem an alien concept for some people, but being in a globally huge band can be tough going at times, the machine utterly taking over your life. Former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck has always … Continue reading →

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Album review: LAURA COX – Trouble Coming

Posted on October 23, 2025 by jason
LAURA COX - Trouble Coming

earMusic [Release date 31.10.25] Album number four from Anglo-French guitarist and singer Laura Cox, who first came to wider attention via her YouTube channel in 2008. The album was mixed and engineered by Jean-Marc Pelatan, with tracks mastered by Ted Jensen … Continue reading →

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Album review: STEVE MORSE BAND – Triangulation

Posted on October 22, 2025 by petefeenstra
Steve Morse Band - Triangulation

Music Theories Recordings [Release date 14.10.25] Steve Morse Band’s ‘Triangulation’ is a complex, intense and yet accessible virtuosic album which successfully evokes the conceptual ‘Triangulation’ album title. The ‘triangulation’ concept refers to geographically pinpointing your exact location at a specific … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOHN LEES’ BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST – Relativity

Posted on October 14, 2025 by jason
JOHN LEES' BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST - Relativity

Cherry Red Records [Release date 17.10.25] More than seven years in the making and some twelve years since the release of ‘North’ its 2013 predecessor, John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest’s second studio album, ‘Relativity’ proves that time well spent can … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS – X’s For Eyes

Posted on October 9, 2025 by jason
THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS - X's For Eyes

Better Noise Music  [Release date 03.10.25] The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, since their formation in the early 2000s, has carved a unique space in the alternative rock scene. With the release of their new album it’s clear the band has continued … Continue reading →

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Single reviews: CAITLIN KRISKO & THE BROADCAST – Let It Ride, Hello My Dear

Posted on October 8, 2025 by jason
CAITLIN KRISKO & THE BROADCAST

Facebook These singles from Cailtin are coming like bullets from a gatling gun at the moment. So fast that I didn’t have chance to review ‘Let It Rid’e before Hello My Dear dropped on me. So briefly ‘Let It Ride’ … Continue reading →

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Album review: PUNCHDRUNK SAINTS – S/t

Posted on October 7, 2025 by jason
Punchdrunk Saints

Cadiz Records [Release date 24.10.25] In 2023 The Cockney Rejects’ guitarist and founder, Micky Geggus, after much soul searching, decided to leave the band that he created in 1979. Along with original Rejects’ bassist, Vinny Riordan, Mick decided to embark … Continue reading →

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Interview: MADDY PRIOR (STEELEYE SPAN)

Posted on September 30, 2025 by jason
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Steeleye Span embark on UK tour in November and December to promote their latest album, Conflict. We recently caught up with Steeleye Span’s Maddy Prior to discuss the new album, tour, her solo work and more… A Steeleye Span special … Continue reading →

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Album review: MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP – Don’t Sell Your Soul

Posted on September 30, 2025 by david.wilson
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP - Don't Sell Your Soul

earMUSIC  [Release date 03.10.25] The announcement for this album came as a bit of a surprise to many. Michael had been out touring his UFO live set around the globe, so where he found the time to fit in the … Continue reading →

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Album review: LAURA EVANS – Out Of The Dark

Posted on September 28, 2025 by jason
laura evans out of the dark

Website [Release date: 17.10.25] Laura Evans returns with her second album, which is set to further her building musical reputation to add to daytime plays on BBC Radio 2, along with a recent tour supporting Robben Ford.  ‘Out Of The … Continue reading →

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Album review: STRAPPS – Bound For Glory (Complete Recordings 1976-1979)

Posted on September 28, 2025 by jason
STRAPPS - Bound For Glory (Complete Recordings 1976-1979)

Cherry Red Records [Release date: 19.09.25] Strapps were a late 70s band with a wonderful straight ahead rock sound, and a raunchy (some said misogynistic) image. They formed in 1975 when former Episode 6 and Quatermass drummer Mick Underwood teamed … Continue reading →

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Album review: MAY THE MUSE – No Please, Yes Thank You

Posted on September 25, 2025 by jason
MAY THE MUSE – No Please, Yes Thank You

Bandcamp [Release date: 27.06.25] American/German singer/songwriter Désirée Mishoe who records under the name of May the Muse, has released an intriguing debut album full of musical variety. The album is produced by Justin Hawkins, who also plays most of the … Continue reading →

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