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Monthly Archives: March 2012
IT BITES ‘Map Of The Past’
Inside Out (2012) www.itbites.com The press blurb states this is the band’s first concept album but it is a very loose one based upon ‘the discovery of an old family photograph’ and going into the past to fix things that … Continue reading
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Tagged Inside Out, It Bites, John Mitchell, Map of the Past
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House of Progression at the Peel Kingston
THE VENUE The Peel 160 CAMBRIDGE RD, KINGSTON, SW LONDON KT1 3HH Phone 020 8546 3516. SAT 31st MARCH …..TOUCHSTONE + GUESTS THE CITY SLEEPS SHOW £12 ADV Doors 7.30pm THE PEEL FRI 27th APRIL….. DeeEXPUS & TINYFISH KING OF … Continue reading
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Tagged House of Porgression, IQ, It Bites, Kingston, Pallas, prog rock, The Peel, Tinyfish, Touchstone
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Big Country announced for Isle of Wight festival
MAIN STAGE… BIG COUNTRY Featuring special guest Elizabeth McGovern (from ‘Downtown Abbey’) Saturday 23 June GARDEN STAGE… SADIE AND THE HOTHEADS Saturday 23 June 21 – 24 June 2012 www.isleofwightfestival.com Elizabeth McGovern, one of the star’s of the hit TV … Continue reading
Posted in Festivals & Large Events, NEWS
Tagged Big Country, Downtown Abbey, Elizabeth McGovern, Isle of Wight festival
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GYPSY PISTOLEROS – Forever Wild, Beautiful & Damned! Greatest Hist Vol. 1
Heavy Metal Records 2012 www.gypsypistoleros.com It may seem slightly early in a band’s career to release a greatest hits after only one and half albums plus they have only been around since 2006. But the idea here is to introduce … Continue reading
FURYON – Gravitas
Frontiers 2012 www.frontiers.it My first encounter with Furyon was way back in the summer of 2010 when Classic Rock magazine gave away a three track sampler. As with most samplers I played it a couple of times thinking that it … Continue reading
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Tagged Frontiers, Furyon, Gravitas
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STRAWBERRY FIELDS – Live Strawberry Fields
Metal Mind Productions (DVD 2012) Some quality rock here, and a stunning live show with some beautiful female vocals – and a distinct prog feel. The live show starts in rather polite fashion but there is a good live show … Continue reading
DWELLERS – Good Morning Harakiri
Small Stone Records (2012) An odd mix this – as the roots are in in psych with a nod of blues, but it is effectively a slightly doomy stoner sound. From the outset the rhythms are slow to mid paced, … Continue reading
THIN LIZZY re-issues
Nightlife (2CD) 3.5/5 Fighting (2CD) 4/5 Universal Universal continue their excellent reissue campaign with the first two sets for Phonogram, in 1974 and 1975 respectively. Following the sudden departure of original guitarist Eric Bell, and completing the tour with Gary … Continue reading
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Tagged Fighting, Nightlife, Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy
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DIO re-issues
Holy Diver (2CD) 5/5 The Last in Line (2CD) 5/5 Sacred Heart (2CD) 4/5 Universal At long last the first three Dio albums get the proper remaster treatment and what a joy to behold. Really. After Elf, Rainbow and Black … Continue reading
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Tagged Dio, Holy Diver, Ronnie James Dio, Sacred Heart, The Last In Line
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10 Q’s with Riotgod
Bob Pantella Takes the Q’s… Bob… What are you currently up to? (recording, gigs, plans etc.) “At the moment, Riotgod is getting ready for a U.S. and European tour; about 2 weeks in the States and about a month in … Continue reading
Paul Sabu re-releases on Z Records
PAUL SABU SIGNS ANOTHER MULTI ABLUM DEAL WITH Z RECORDS! Its with great pleasure that we can announce that Paul Sabu has extended his dealings with Z Records for 3 classic reissues! Over the past two decades so … Continue reading
RINGO STARR & THE ROUNDHEADS – Live (DVD)
Recorded back in 2005 at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, Illinois as part of the Soundstage series of live concerts it finally gets a UK release a couple years after the US one. Normally Ringo Starr appears with his All … Continue reading
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Tagged Ringo Starr, The Beatles
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Tainted Nation news
UK’s modern hard rock band “TAINTED NATION“ have sign a worldwide management deal with Germany’s ROCK N GROWL MANAGEMENT. TAINTED NATION are: Pete Newdeck – Vocals (Eden’s Curse, Grim Reaper, Killers, Steve Grimmett), Pontus Egberg – Bass (The Poodles, Lions … Continue reading
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Tagged Eden's Curse, Helloween, Ian Nash, Lionsheart, Mark Cross, Pete Newdeck, Pontus Egberg, Rock n Growl, Steve Grimmett, Tainted Nation, The Poodles
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LYRIEL ‘Leverage’
AFM Records (2012) www.afm-records.de Folk metal band Lyriel returns with their new album a follow-up to the highly enjoyable ‘Paranoid Circus’ and it also marks the band’s debut on AFM Records. Overall the band has added a commercial sheen to … Continue reading
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Tagged folk metal, Leverage, Lyriel
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Frames new album ‘In Via’ released 23rd April on SPV
FRAMES SECOND INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM, ‘IN VIA’ RELEASED APRIL 23RD ON STEAMHAMMER/SPV “Incredibly, Jonas Meyer (guitars) Manuel Schonfeld (keyboards) Julian Hoffman (bass) and Kiryll Kulakowski (drums) have only been together since 2007. I say incredibly, because the music on ‘Mosaik’ is … Continue reading
King’s X news
King’s X drummer Jerry Gaskill had a heart attack on Feb 26th. After complications, (pneumonia) he has remained in the hospital so far where he is now off a respirator and responding to doctors. The band has set up a … Continue reading
GYPSY PISTOLEROS new album in April
GYPSY PISTOLEROS release ‘Forever Wild, Beautiful & Damned! Greatest Hits Volume 1’ on April 9th & single ‘Livin La Vida Loca’ on March 26th. “The Pistoleros are sheer musical escapism” – Classic Rock “a thrill-a-minute collection of melodic eye patch … Continue reading
VERA GRACE – Rotations
S-a-N PR Oxfordshire 5 piece Vera Grace are about to unleash this, their debut EP, on an unsuspecting world. The band formed at school early in 2011 and released their debut single later in the year. Musically Vera Grace master … Continue reading
The B-52’s – With The Wild Crowd, Live In Athens, Georgia
Eagle Vision (2012) I am sure if you look up the word ‘quirky’ in the dictionary it would say ‘ see the B-52’s’. For years the band have ploughed their own furrow, producing off kilter, but oh so catchy, tunes … Continue reading
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Tagged B-52's, Eagle Vision
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SANTANA – Greatest Hits: A Night In Montreux
Eagle Vision (2012) This is a new blu ray DVD release which perfectly captures Carlos Santana and his cohorts playing through a stunning set of Santana’s greatest hits. This gig was recorded during the band’s European tour in July 2011 … Continue reading
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Tagged Eagle Vision, Santana
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CANNIBAL CORPSE Gig Review
CANNIBAL CORPSE Gig Review Support Acts: Triptykon, Enslaved, Job For A Cowboy London Forum, 10th March 2012 Review by Yiannis (John) Stefanis There is something quite reassuring in knowing that, even during times of escalating economic austerity such as … Continue reading
JAMIE HARTMAN – Girlwise
The second single lifted from his upcoming album ‘III’ and already it has been playlisted by BBC Radio 2. It is a very breezy and most important of all, catchy tune that given a little luck could easily be a … Continue reading
Foo Fighters for the Reading festival
Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, streamed via Facebook. Next session: Sunday 19 January Check out videos here: https://www.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to … Continue reading
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Tagged Foo Fighters, Kasabian, Reading festival, The Cure
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Paul Liddell new video
I have a new video up on you tube from a session recorded at www.ontsofa.com The song is my cover of ‘The Ghost Of Tom Joad’ by Bruce Springsteen/Rage Against The Machine. You can have a little look here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGH0Wux0yGA I … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Springsteen, Paul Liddell, Rage Against The Machine
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Def Leppard announce US tour dates
DEF LEPPARD + POISON + LITA FORD Jun 20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheater Jun 22 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Jun 23 – Las Vegas, NV @ Red Rock Amphitheatre Jun 25 – Denver, … Continue reading
