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Album review: THE SWEET – New York Groove Plus
Angel Air [Release date 06.04.15] www.angelair.co.uk This is a full release of the 2012 album previously available directly from the band and this version adds three bonus songs. The current line-up of the Sweet consists of original member guitarist Andy … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andy Scott, Angel Air Records, classic, covers album, glam, New York Groove Plus, review, rock, The Sweet
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Gig review: SICK OF IT ALL – Sound Control, Manchester, 5 February 2015
Headliners Sick Of It All are Lou, Pete Koller (guitar), Craig Setari (bass) and Armand Majidi (drums) and have been around the scene since 1986. While having plenty of success they may not be known to many outside of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 February 2015, gig, Manchester, metal, review, rock, Sick Of It All, Sound Control, Thrash
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Album review: IAN DURY/& THE BLOCKHEADS – Reissues
Edsel [Release date 02.03.15] To most, Ian Dury will always be remembered as the cheeky chappy who – in 1978 – had a massive hit with ‘Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick’. Dury’s Blockhead-related albums are now collected and re-formatted … Continue reading
EP review: BULLETPROOF ROSE – Loud Hard Fast
Self Release [Release date 27.04.15] If you are looking for some real feel good rock you could do a lot worse than to spin the debut EP, ‘Loud Hard Fast’, by Cumbrian rock band, Bullletproof Rose. Not the most original … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, AIRBOURNE, Bulletproof Rose, Cumbria, EP, Loud Hard Fast, review, rock, Twisted Sister
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Gig review: GUN – Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh, 10 March 2015
Tonight was the first show of a short showcase tour for Gun’s new album ‘Frantic’ which is set for release on the 23rd March, a review of which can be found elsewhere on GRTR! The show was a Planet Rock … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th March 2015, Aaron Keylock, Dante Gizzi, Edinburgh, Frantic, gig, Gun, Jools Gizzi, Liquid Rooms, live, Planet Rock, pop, review, rock, Taking On The World, Wild Lies
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Gig review: ELEANOR McEVOY – Alexanders, Chester, 12 March 2015
Ten years ago we asked Eleanor McEvoy if she would continue in “acoustic” mode for the foreseeable future and whether she would ever consider going back to the more ‘electric’ format that she followed in the mid to late 1990s. … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 March 2015, acoustic, Alexanders, Chester, Eleanor McEvoy, folk, gig, pop, review, rock, singer, songwriter
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Album review: RICK SPRINGFIELD – Stripped Down
Loud and Proud Records/ear Music [Released 09.03.15] CD/DVD Rick Springfield is amazingly 65 years old having started in the music business back in the late 1960′s. He certainly doesn’t look his age and when you watch the DVD the predominately … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, DVD, pop, review, Rick Springfield, rock, Solo, Stripped Down
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News: MARK SLAUGHTER, KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD, MICHAEL MONROE – Wednesday 11 March 2015
Mark Slaughter, of Slaughter fame, releases his solo album ‘Reflections In A Rear View Mirror’ on May 22nd on Escape Music. The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band release an EP entitled ‘A Little Something From The Road, Vol.1′ on limited edition … Continue reading
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Tagged Kenny Wayne Shepherd, King's X, Living Color, Mark Slaughter, Michael Monroe, news, Record Store Day, Rich Robinson, rock, upcoming albums
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Album review: GUN – Frantic
Morsecode Records [Release date – 23.03.15] Gun have been serving up their brand of pop tinged rock for the last twenty odd years and since their reformation in 2012 the guys have proved that there is still life in the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Break The Silence, Dante Gizzi, Def Leppard, Frantic, Glasgow, Gun, Jools Gizzi, Paulo Nutini, pop, review, rock, XTC
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Album review: KRISSY MATTHEWS – Scenes From A Moving Window
Promise [Released 02.03.15] ‘Scenes From a Moving Window’ finds young guitar slinger Krissy Matthews teaming up with former Cream lyricist and esteemed producer Pete Brown to great effect. This is the 22 year old’s 4th album and it’s a notable … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blind Willy McTell, British blues, Cream, Derek Trucks, funk, Glenn Tilbrook, guitar, Jackson Browne, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Krissy Matthews, Paul Jobson, Pete Brown, review, rock, Scenes from A Moving Window, Steely Dan, The Pretty Things
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Album review: SIMPLE MINDS – Sparkle In The Rain (box set)
Universal [Release date 16.03.15] 5-disc box set If New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) marked the beginning of Simple Minds departure from their new waves roots, Sparkle In The Rain – their 6th album, released in 1984 and produced by Steve Lillywhite … Continue reading
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Tagged 5.1, album, BBC, box set, DVD, live, pop, radio, reissue, review, rock, session, Simple Minds, Sparkle In the Rain
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EP review: CONSIDER the SOURCE – World War Trio (Part1)
Self Release [Release date 09.02.15] The thing about both prog rock and avant garde music in general is that sometimes it’s best not to take it too seriously. Look no further than Focus for an example of a band capable … Continue reading
Quick plays: SYLVAN, ROB MORATTI, KYSHERA
SYLVAN – Home Gentle Art Of Music [Released 16.02.15] This is the band’s ninth studio album and their first in three years. It is a concept album based on the human quest for what is home. Those new to Slyvan’s … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Home, Journey, Kyshera, melodic, prog, progressive, review, Rob Moratti, rock, Sylvan
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News: BRIAN WILSON, PAUL MCCARTNEY, EUROPE – Sunday 8 March 2015
UK album chart placings w/e 8th March: Steven Wilson new at no.13; Europe new at no.50 Richie Kotzen is currently working on a live DVD for release this spring. Peter Gabriel releases his ‘Play’ DVD on May 18th on Eagle … Continue reading
Posted in Album News, ALL POSTS, Festivals & Large Events, Gigs and Tour News, NEWS, Re-issues/special editions
Tagged Brian Wilson, classic, Def Leppard, Europe, news, Paul McArtney, pop, rock, Steven Wilson, tour dates, US
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Album review: JOE BONAMASSA – Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks
Provogue [Released 23.03.15] The mission statement for this project comes right at the beginning of the credits under the ‘Keeping The Blues Alive’ banner, which is also the name of Joe Bonamassa’s charitable blues foundation for keeping music alive in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, DVD, Gary Moore, Howlin Wolf, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley, Kim Wilson, Kirk Fletcher, Led Zeppelin, Mud Morganfield, Muddy Waters, Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks, Omar Dykes, Paul Rogers, Philippe Klose, review, rock, The Groundhogs, Tomás Doncke
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Book review: Sail Away Whitesnake’s Fantastic Voyage by Martin Popoff
Soundcheck Books www.soundcheckbooks.co.uk Martin Popoff has written a few books in his time, this is his 45th, and this one covers Whitesnake up to and including their hair metal years. The author has some interesting insight from recent interviews with … Continue reading
DVD review: SHANIA TWAIN – Still The One Live From Vegas
Eagle Rock [Release date 02.03.15] For the original country/pop crossover queen, and best-selling female country artist of all time who has shipped over 75 million albums worldwide – thanks primarily to the Mutt Lange trilogy of releases The Woman in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bluray, country, DVD, pop, review, rock, Shania Twain, Still the One Live From Vegas
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Quick plays: TRISTAN MACKAY, THE KENNEDYS, VANESSA PETERS
TRISTAN MACKAY Wire & Wood The clue, as they say, is in the title – Wire & Wood is a pared back acoustic follow-up to singer songwriter Tiverton, Devon-born Tristan Mackay’s debut release Out Along The Wire (2012). Originally ‘discovered’ … Continue reading
DVD review: DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES – Live In Dublin
Eagle Vision [Released 30.03.15] Recorded on last year’s whistle stop European tour in July, this was the first time Daryl Hall and John Oates had played Dublin. They give a little insight on the interviews with the pair, the only … Continue reading
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Tagged classic, concert, Daryl Hall, DVD, John Oates, live, Live In Dublin, pop, review, rock, soul
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Album review: JJ GREY & MOFRO – Ol’ Glory
Provogue [Released 24.02.15] ‘Ol’ Glory is JJ Grey & Mofro’s 7th album and their first for Provogue and perhaps because of the label change they’ve quietly dropped their soul swamp rocking and embraced the current shift towards Memphis soul and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Clark Gable, country, Dan Prothero, Derek Trucks, funk, George Clinton, James Dean, JJ Grey, Luther Dickinson, Mayer Hawthorne, Memphis soul, Mofro, Ol' Glory, R&B, review, Rick James, Robert Cray, rock, Sly Stone, Stax, swamp rock
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Album review: TOTO – XIV
Frontiers [Released 20.03.15] Toto are back for their first new studio album since 2006′s ‘Falling In Between’. Since then the band have undergone a few changes with Joseph Williams back in the band since 2010 (he sang on their mid/late … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, classic, classic rock, David Hungate, David Paich, Frontiers, jazz, Joseph Williams, melodic, review, rock, Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro, Toto, XIV
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Album review: THE ANSWER – Raise A Little Hell
Napalm Records [Released 09.03.15] The Answer are back with album number five and their second for Napalm Records – even better news there as they have signed on for a further two albums with the label. I have enjoyed each … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, classic, Raise A Little Hell, review, rock, THE ANSWER
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10 Questions: PAUL MAHON of THE ANSWER (interview)
We catch-up with The Answer’s guitarist Paul Mahon ahead of the release of their upcoming album ‘Raise A Little Hell’, released on Napalm Records, and accompanying UK and European tour… What have you got planned for the next few months … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, classic, European, guitarist, Napalm Records, Paul Mahon, Raise A Little Hell, rock, THE ANSWER, Tour, uk
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News: BLACK STAR RIDERS, DORO, TEXAS – Monday 2 March 2015
Doro is working on a new studio album although it won’t be released until 2016. UK album chart placings w/e 1st March 2015: Public Service Broadcasting no.11; Black Star Riders no.13; Scorpions no.31; UFO no.50; Kid Rock no.52 Status Quo … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, AOR Boulevard, Black Star Riders, Doro, gigs, Lynn Allen, metal, news, pop, rock, Starz, Status Quo, Texas, tours
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Quick plays: BLACK RAINBOWS, HAWK EYES, FREDDY AND THE PHANTOMS
BLACK RAINBOWS – Hawkdope Heavy Pysch Records www.theblackrainbows.com [Released 15.03.15] Their ‘Holy Moon’ EP released back in 2013 was a good slab of stoner rock. They are back with their new album and as the part of the title hints, … Continue reading
