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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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Album review: THE ANSWER – Rise 10th Anniversary Edition
TAP Music [Release date 17.06.16] Amazing to think The Answer’s debut album was released 10 years ago and this double CD special edition is a must for fans, plus the album gets a proper vinyl release. I won’t review the … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th anniversary, album, blues, classic rock, review, rock, THE ANSWER, The Rise
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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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News: PANIC ROOM PledgeMusic Campaign and Weekend – May/June 2016
On Sunday 15 May, David Randall from Get Ready to ROCK! Radio chatted to Anne-Marie Helder about the weekend event and PledgeMusic campaign. (26:03) The full version of this feature – with tracks from Panic Room and associated artists – … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Gigs and Tour News, NEWS, PledgeMusic/Kickstarter Campaigns
Tagged 18 June 2016, 21-22 May 2016, Anne-Marie Helder, Bilston, campaign, Dave Foster, DVD, Halo Blind, Islington Assembly Hall, Kiama, London, Luna Rossa, Panic Room, PledgeMusic, prog, progressive, Robin 2, rock, weekend
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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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Album review: BLUE OCTOBER – Home
Membran/Up & Down [Release date 20.05.16] Blue October return with their follow-up to 2003′s ‘Sway’, an album which made my top 5 albums of 2o13. So as you can expect I was looking forward to hearing this one, particularly as … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt, BLUE OCTOBER, Home, JUSTIN FURSTENFELD, pop, review, rock
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EP review: CIRCLE OF REASON – Faith or Theory
[Release date 27.05.16] Southampton quartet, Circle of Reason come racing out the blocks with their latest EP ‘Faith or Theory’. The 7 song release has been making waves already, being featured on Scuzz TV and Kerrang! TV. This has began … Continue reading
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Tagged alt rock, Biffy Clyro, Circle Of Reason, Creeper, Fearless Vampire Killers, Marmozets, Mastodon, Neck Deep, rock
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News: TIM ARNOLD Scores Single For New Iggy Pop Film
‘Money Kills Love’ is the new single from UK solo artist Tim Arnold. The track is taken from forthcoming movie Blood Orange starring Iggy Pop, for which Arnold also wrote and produced the theme music. The movie will be screened … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood Orange, film, Iggy Pop, Money Kills Love, music, rock, Tim Arnold
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Album review: BARENAKED LADIES – BNL Rocks Red Rocks
Concord/Universal [Release date 20.05.16] Barenaked Ladies (BNL) are one of those bands I have heard the name and read the odd album review through the years, but never really heard anything by them. That will change after listening to this … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Barenaked Ladies, BNL Rocks Red Rocks, Canadian, classic, live, pop, review, rock
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News: BLUE ÖYSTER CULT confirm London date on Friday 29th July
To mark the 40th anniversary since its original 1976 release on Columbia Records, the Long Island rockers Blue Öyster Cult will be jetting in from NYC to play their ‘Agents of Fortune’ album in full, plus a full set of powerful classics from … Continue reading
Album review: FROST* – Falling Satellites
Inside Out [Release date 27.05.16] This album has been a long time coming as the last Frost* album was 2008′s ‘Experiments In Mass Appeal’ and we even had Jem Godfrey announce the end of the band in 2011, only for … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Falling Satellites, Frost*, Inside Out, Jem Godfrey, John Mitchell, pop, prog, Progressive Rock, review, rock
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Album review: NEMESEA – Uprise
Napalm Records [Release date 29.04.16] You might be forgiven thinking that Dutch pop metallers Nemesea were new kids on the block out to steal Delain’s thunder. But they have been around for at least 10 years although without their compatriots’ … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Delain, Evanesence, Holland, metal, Nemesea, Netherlands, review, rock, Uprise, Within Temptation
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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
Album review: VARGAS BLUES BAND – Hard Time Blues
Santo Grial [Release date 15.02.16] Its 22 years since Carlos Santana covered Javier Vargas’s song ‘Blues Latino’. And while the Spanish guitarist has built up an impressive discography in the interim, the challenge he continues to sets himself is to … Continue reading
Album review: THE RIDES – Pierced Arrow
Provogue [Release date 06.05.16] ‘Pierced Arrow’ isn’t so much a concept album as a confirmation of shared values, which extends from the music of Stephen Stills and Kenny Wayne Shepherd to their predilection for vintage cars. Their 10 track musical … Continue reading
Album review: THE ALAN PARSONS SYMPHONIC PROJECT – Live In Colombia
earMUSIC [Release date 27.05.16] 2-CD/DVD/Bluray/Vinyl “Damned If I Do” may have described a personal dilemma in March 2015 as I toyed with the idea of making the pilgrimage to a rare Alan Parsons date in London. Inevitably, an early look … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Live In Colombia, melodic rock, prog, progressive, review, rock, The Alan Parsons Symphonic Project
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Album review: THE SENTON BOMBS – Mass Vendetta
7HardRecords [Release date 15.04.16] This is the Senton Bombs fourth album and they have been plugging away for the past decade. I have not heard any of their previous albums but based on this one I will soon remedy that … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Buckcherry, Guns 'N' Roses, Mass Vendetta, review, rock, sleaze, the Senton Bombs
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Quick plays: GAMMA RAY, FASSINE, SUSAN AQUILA, SHELOOM
GAMMA RAY Lust For Live (Anniversary Edition) earMUSIC [Release date 06.05.16] earMUSIC’s Gamma Ray back catalogue re-issues series continues with this live album, previously only available on video on its original release back in 1993. The show was recorded at … Continue reading
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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Album review: PAUL GILBERT – I Can Destroy
In the Pete Feenstra Feature on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sunday 8 May 2016 at 20:00 GMT, Pete chatted to Paul Gilbert, with tracks from the album ‘I Can Destroy’. More information earMUSIC [Release date 27.05.15] Paul Gilbert is … Continue reading
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Tagged 10CC, album, blues, guitar, I Can Destroy, interview, Kevin Shirley, metal, Mr Big, Paul Gilbert, pop, review, rock, Rory Gallagher, The Beatles, Todd Rundgren
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Album review: PLANET OF ZEUS – Loyal To The Pack
No prizes for guessing that Planet of Zeus hail from Greece and, having reviewed a couple of rather ear-catching things from that neck of the woods recently, it might just be time to go bar-hopping and check out the live … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Black Stone Cherry, Clutch, Loyal to the Pack, metal, Planet of Zeus, QOTSA, review, rock
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Album review: CHEAP TRICK – Boom Zoom Crazy…Hello
[Release date 01.14.16] Cheap Trick are back with their first album in a little while, ‘The Latest’ came out back in 2009. They have had a good year to date being inducted to the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Boom Zoom Crazy...Hello, Cheap Trick, classic, pop, review, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, rock
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Quick plays: THE CARS, JENNY GILLESPIE
THE CARS Moving In Stereo: The Best Of Rhino [Release date 06.05.16] This best of is released after a recent box set, ‘The Elektra Years 1978-87′ and covers the same period, with one song – ‘Sad Song’ – from the … Continue reading
News: STEVE HACKETT Charisma Years vinyl box set and deluxe editions May 2016
Following the success of ‘Premonitions’, the CD box set releasd in 2015, May 2016 sees the reissue of Steve Hackett’s first six Charisma albums on vinyl. “The Charisma Years (1975-1983)’ features 8LPs & 12″ EP and is due out on … Continue reading
