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Yearly Archives: 2013
Gig Review: Y&T – ABC,Glasgow,19 September 2013
I have had a few rants in the past regarding gigs starting unexpectedly early due to venue curfews but tonight was the worst yet. Arriving at the ABC at 7.30pm I was greeted by the sight of the stage crew … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 September 2013, ABC, Dave Meniketti, Facemelter, gig, Glasgow, live, metal, review, rock, Y&T
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Gig Review: THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT – Oran Mor,Glasgow,18 September 2013
Every so often a band appears, seemingly from nowhere, who the press and media embrace. They appear in all the magazines, are played endlessly on the radio, and have grown men foaming at the mouth whilst waxing lyrical about the … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 September 2013, blues, gig, Glasgow, Oran Mor, Phil Campbell, review, rock, Samuel Taylor, The Temperance Movement
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Gig review: THE GRAVELTONES – Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes,London,17 September 2013
Blink and you’ll miss them. The explosive Graveltones came, saw and conquered with a frenzied, hi-octane, riff driven wall of sound and the kind of visceral intensity not seen since the raw doorstep blues of Hound Dog Taylor. The band … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, Charlie Francis, Don't Wait Down, garage rock, Hound Dog Taylor, Jesse Fuller, Jimmy O, John Otway, Led Zeppelin, Mike Sorbello, review, The Graveltones
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DVD Review: RAINBOW – Black Masquerade
Eagle Rock Entertainment – Out Now Ritchie Blackmore and Ian Gillan’s long and well documented feud, the very one that brought Deep Purple to breaking point on numerous occasions throughout their long and illustrious career, came to an end in … Continue reading
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Tagged Black masquerade, Doogie White, DVD, German, hard rock, Rainbow, review, rock, Rockpalast, TV
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Album review: THE CONTRAST – A Sinister Flick
Angel Air Records www.angelair.co.uk [Release date 07.10.13] This Peterborough-based band have some big name backing in the shape of Little Steven and Mott The Hoople’s Overend Watts, in fact the band support Mott The Hoople on their Manchester UK date … Continue reading
Album review: SAMMY HAGAR & FRIENDS – S/T
Frontiers www.frontiers.it Sammy Hagar has had an amazing career when you look back at it from Montrose, through to Van Halen, coupled with a successful solo career and more recently the supergroup Chickenfoot. This album with all its guests … Continue reading
Album review: STEVE HARLEY & COCKNEY REBEL – Birmingham Live With Orchestra & Choir
Comeuppance [Release Date: 14.10.13] The commercial potential of pop or rock music is largely determined by a time, a place and a context. This was never more so than with the ego posturing of Steve Harley (and Cockney Rebel), … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Powell, Barry Wickens, Brian Ferry, Cockney Rebel, David Bowie, Ian Anderson, Ian Hunter, James Lascelles, Mark Knopfler, Orchestra Of The Swan and Chamber Choir, Steve Harley, Steve Norman, The Human Menagerie, The Psychomodo
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Album review: DENNIS DeYOUNG – Desert Moon/Back To The World
BGO Records www.bgo-records.com Dennis DeYoung was the vocalist and keyboards player in Styx, a band he helped form and left under a cloud in 1999. These two solo albums are re-issued on one disc with sleeve notes from Neil Daniels, … Continue reading
Quick plays: KAYLEIGH LEITH, KIMMIE RHODES, BAND OF SISTERS, THE BEAUBOWBELLES
KAYLEIGH LEITH This Woman Looking for a Nashville ‘new country’ sound on her second album, young American singer songwriter Kayleigh Leith turned to one of Nashville’s top songwriters Rob Crosby (Lady Antebellum, Martina McBride). Her debut album Miles Away (2011) … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Band Of Systers, country, Covers, Issues, Kayleigh Leith, Kimmie Rhodes, review, rock, roots, singer, songwriter, The Beaubowbelles, This Woman, To The Moon
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Album review: AJENDA – Unrecognizable
[Release date 28.09.13] We all have our guilty [musical] pleasures. Mine – apart from a general weakness for female vocalists (from Pat Benatar and Ann Wilson to Anne-Marie Helder and Eleanor McEvoy) is Pink. Or at least the Pink who … Continue reading
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Tagged Ajenda, album, Northern Ireland, review, rock, Unrecognizable
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Album review: GRACE SOLERO – Hundred Years Apart
Wohone Records [Release Date: 30.09.13] Startling Italian vocalist Grace Solero lends her name to an international band whose second album ‘Hundred Years Apart’ is full of full of passionate vocals, poetic lyrics, crashing chords and steely riffs. It’s a thinly … Continue reading
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Tagged Bjork, Bjorn Zetterlund, Dan Beaularier, Grace Solero, grunge, Maurizio Liberato, review, rock, The Edge
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Album review: WOLFPAKK – Cry Wolf
AFM Records Wolfpakk are Michael Voss of Mad Max fame and Mark Sweeney of Swiss band Crystal Ball plus a host of guest stars. This follow up to 2011’s self-titled debut features the talents of Amanda Somerville, Ralf Scheepers (Primal … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Amanda Somerville, Blaze Bayley, Cry Wolf, Crystal Ball, Don Airey, Hermann Rarebell, Johnny Gioeli, Kee Marcello, Mad Max, melodic metal, Michael Voss, Paul Sweeney, Ralf Scheepers, review, rock, Roland Grapow, Tony Carey, Wolfpakk
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Interview: 10Q’s with STORMZONE
Guitarist Steve Moore takes us through the latest Stormzone album ‘Three Kings’, what the band have planned including Hard Rock Hell in December… 1. What are you currently up to? We’re ramping up to a really busy period towards the … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Harv' Harbinson, classic metal, Hard Rock Hell, Jess Cox, metal, Neal Kaye, NWOBHM, Steve Moore, Stormzone, Three Kings
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Single & EP Review: ALL TO RUIN, DOOMED FROM DAY ONE, VALFADER
ALL TO RUIN Parables Self release [Release date 28.09.13] Hailing from Port Talbot in Wales this EP finds All To Ruins in feisty form. The guys play fast paced nu-metal and over the course of the 5 tracks there is … Continue reading
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Tagged ALL TO RUIN, Doom, DOOMED FROM DAY ONE, EP, metal, review, rock, single, VALFADER
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Single & EP Review: HAWK EYES, DIE NO MORE, KINDRED SHINS, BLACKWOLF
HAWK EYES That’s What This Is In One Ear Industries [Release date – out now] Hawk Eyes hail from Leeds and are a band that are starting to build some real momentum at the moment having recently played both the … Continue reading
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Tagged BLACKWOLF, DIE NO MORE, Doom, EP, HAWK EYES, KINDRED SHINS, metal, prog, review, rock, single
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Gig Review: NILE, EX DEO – The Garage, London, 10 September 2013
I love autumn, especially when it follows a particularly hot summer: the air is once again fresh (as much as this is possible in London!), friends are back from holiday and, most importantly, it’s possible to attend an intimate Death … Continue reading
Album review: THE GRAVELTONES – Don’t Wait Down
Lagoon Dog Records [Release Date: 21.10.13] There’s a lot to be said for being in the right place at the right time and The Graveltones are knocking on the door at a time when their balls to wall bombast will … Continue reading
News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – September 2013 Highlights
September 2013 Highlights More information at the dedicated website All times, GMT Saturday 14 September, 18:00 In Session for GRTR! HENRY PARKER & THE VELVET LOONS/DANI WILDE Recorded live in the UK More information Sunday 15 September 18:00 The Guitarists: … Continue reading
News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio launches sessions series
Get Ready to ROCK!’s dedicated radio station has launched a new series ‘In Session for GRTR!’ showcasing both new and established artists. The series was launched by UK-based blues rockers ALBANY DOWN and since then the specially recorded sessions have … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Albany Down, blues, concert, Dani Wilde, Fay & Latta, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, gig, Henry Parker, live, pop, radio, rock, session, singer, songwriter, studio
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EP review: FLORIDA ROOM – After The Autumn Hours
www.floridaroom.co.uk [Release date 09.09.13] There is something highly engaging about this EP from East London’s Florida Room. Together in their present form for barely twelve months this is effectively a re-promotion of their debut EP. The music is infectious, melodic, … Continue reading
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Tagged After The Autumn Hours, EP, Florida Room, review, rock
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Album review: ARC ANGEL – Harlequins of Light
Frontiers www.frontiers.it Arc Angel is Jeff Cannata and Jeff (and Arc Angel) go back a long way. Jeff (going then by the name of Christopher Hawke) was a founding member of Connecticut based progressive rock band Jasper Wrath who … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, ARC ANGEL, Asia, Harlequins of Light, Jeff Cannata, John Payne, pomp rock, Yes
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DVD Review: ANATHEMA – Universal
KScope [Release date 23.09.13] Success is a strange thing: the more you chase it, the more it eludes you and then, just as you are about to give up trying, lady luck gives you the most impassioned of embraces and … Continue reading
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Tagged Anathema, Danny Cavanagh, DVD, Italy, Plovdip Philharmonic Orchestra, prog, progressive, review, Rome, Universal
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Album review: MOJO MAKERS – Wait Till The Morning
Hypertension Music [Release Date: 16.09.13] Danish blues-rock outfit the Mojo Makers attempt to recycle 70’s blues-rock and give it contemporary twist. Their rough hewn and visceral approach to recording leaves plenty of room for moments of real spark and … Continue reading
Album review: JESSE DAMON – Temptation In The Garden Of Eve
AOR Heaven Jesse Damon is the guitarist/frontman with Silent Rage and this is his fifth solo album. He has renowned producer and melodic rocker Paul Sabu in the producer’s chair (Sabu also handles bass on the album) and Eden’s Curse … Continue reading
Album review: DAVID ROTHERAY – Answer Ballads
Navigator Records (released October 14th) Former Beautiful South guitarist David Rotheray has produced a star studded album based on a novel premise, that of a collection of songs where he writes an ‘answer ballad’ (or what happened next) to classic … Continue reading
