Yearly Archives: 2013

Gig review: CROPREDY, 8-10 August 2013

Posted on September 8, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Cropredy 2013

34 years ago, an English electric folk band played what was intended to be there final show in a field in Cropredy village, Oxfordshire. However, as the saying goes,  ‘best laid plans’,  a reunion tour was announced shortly after and … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOSEPH ARTHUR – The Ballad of Boogie Christ

Posted on September 7, 2013 by jason

Real World Records Joseph Arthur has built up a loyal following of fans as well as plaudits from fellow musicians including Peter Gabriel. This two disc set is loosely based on a fictionalised character, Boogie Christ, who bears some resemblance … Continue reading →

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Album review: ERIC STECKEL – Dismantle The Sun

Posted on September 7, 2013 by petefeenstra

Eric Steckel Music   [Release Date: 31.10.12] Eric Steckel’s ‘Dismantle The Sun’ was originally released in the States towards the end of last year, but is being belated promoted in the UK on the back of his first proper UK … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE RED PAINTINGS – The Revolution Is Never Coming

Posted on September 7, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
The Red Paintings

[Release date 30.09.13] If aliens were scanning earth’s frequencies then The Red Paintings’ The Revolution Is Never Coming could well be the summation.  Quite what they’d make of it, I’m not sure.  They’d either think humanity was ripe for harvesting, … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: RUSTY SHACKLE, STEPHEN KELLOGG, THE DUNWELLS, ROD PICOTT

Posted on September 7, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
The Dunwells - Follow The Road

Rusty Shackle – The Bones Rusty Shackle appear to have tripped over the ‘difficult second album’ stepping stone with the follow up to their 2012 debut album Wash Away These Nights which was a more varied offering than the ‘pedal … Continue reading →

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Album review: TONY McLOUGHLIN – The Contender

Posted on September 7, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Tony McLoughlin - The Contender

He may look uncannily like Billy Connolly’s long lost brother, but opening with strains of Muhammad Ali getting ready to ‘rumble in the jungle’, Tony Mcloughlin’s fifth album The Contender is a glorious Telecaster-infused slab of Tom Petty/Springsteen inspired Americana. … Continue reading →

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Album review: HAKEN – The Mountain

Posted on September 6, 2013 by jason

Inside Out www.insideout.de This is Haken’s third album, although they only came across my musical radar after seeing an excellent performance at this year’s Celebr8.2 prog festival. This is a concept album about each everyone’s personal mountain they have to … Continue reading →

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Album Review: THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT – The Temperance Movement

Posted on September 6, 2013 by david.wilson

      Earache [Release date – 16.09.13] There is a lot of industry buzz around The Temperance Movement at the moment with the guys gaining plenty of airplay across the country and great live reviews appearing in the press. … Continue reading →

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Album Review: ANNIHILATOR – Feast

Posted on September 6, 2013 by david.wilson

      UDR [Release date 26.08.13] This album is the 14th studio release from Canadian thrashers Annihilator. I have been aware of the band for many years but have never really warmed to them, even their ‘Alice In Hell’ … Continue reading →

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Album review: TOUCHSTONE – Oceans Of Time

Posted on September 6, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Touchstone - Oceans Of Time

Hear No Evil [Release date 07.10.13 ] Having signed a new deal with Hear No Evil/Cherry Red Records, Touchstone have adopted the ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ principle with their fourth studio album and leading single ‘Flux’. Recorded … Continue reading →

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Album review: ASHES OF ARES – Ashes Of Ares

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Yiannis

Nuclear Blast [Release date 6.09.13] The concept of high profile musicians combining forces and working on side projects is as old as Rock music itself – still, as if by instinct, I always find myself negatively predisposed towards any collection … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – Songs From The Road

Posted on September 5, 2013 by petefeenstra
Joanne Shaw Taylor Songs From The Road

Ruf [Release date 04.11.13] There’s nothing like a live album to deliver the bacon. I don’t mean a doctored product with overdubs and the like, but simply a live recording with an expectant audience, a hot band and the recording … Continue reading →

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Album Review: CRYSTAL PALACE – The System Of Events

Posted on September 5, 2013 by alanjones
Crystal Palace

Gentle Art Of Music   [Release Date: 04.10.13] The history of rock music is peppered with great albums – but the ones that truly sit in the Pantheon of iconic albums are those which have that one defining track, that … Continue reading →

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Interview: 10Q’s with LAWLESS

Posted on September 4, 2013 by jason

Lawless are a new band who have just released their debut album ‘Rock Savage’ through Escape Music. Here we catch-up with vocalist/guitarist Paul Hume to find out more about the band, their new album and what they have planned in … Continue reading →

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Album review: STEVE CRADDOCK – Travel Wild, Travel Free

Posted on September 4, 2013 by jason

Proper Records (released 30th September 2013) This is the third solo album from Ocean Colour Scene/Paul Weller’s guitarist Steve Craddock, who also has his wife Sally help out on vocals adding a folk air to the proceedings in places. The … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLODWYN PIG – Pigthology

Posted on September 4, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Blodwyn Pig - Pigthology

Gonzo Multimedia [Release date 10.06.13] This release promises much – previously unheard recordings from influential blues rock band Blodwyn Pig led by original Jethro Tull guitarist Mick Abrahams.  Unreleased material from this band (especially the formative years) must be as … Continue reading →

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Gig review: CAMBRIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL, 1-4 August 2013

Posted on September 4, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Cambridge Rock Festival 2013

Haggis Farm Polo Club, Cambridgeshire Back in 2004 the first Rockingbeerfest three day festival took place under the blackened skies and torrential rain, quite contrastingly here we are today celebrating the 10th anniversary in 31degree bright sunshine. Under the leadership … Continue reading →

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Book review: Cher: All I Really Want To Do by Daryl Easlea and Eddi Fiegel

Posted on September 3, 2013 by jason

Backbeat Books Despite being well into her 60’s Cher is still instantly recognised as one of the most famous female singers of all time. From her big 1960’s hits with ex-husband Sonny Bono to massive solo success in both music … Continue reading →

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Gig Review: THE BLACKOUT – The Fleece, Bristol, 22 August 2013

Posted on September 2, 2013 by david.wilson

Since touring with the Lost Prophets and winning Kerrang’s Best British Newcomer award in their early days, The Blackout have come a long way, recently releasing their fourth album ‘Start The Party’.  On the eve of playing the main stage … Continue reading →

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Album review: IVAN MIHALJEVIC & SIDE EFFECTS – Counterclockwise

Posted on September 2, 2013 by petefeenstra

Zeta Factory [Release date 01.04.13] ‘Counterclockwise’ is a concept album of sorts. It’s not an album with a single overbearing theme as such, but more of a cerebral examination of the state of our collective consciousness. Front man Ivan Mihaljevic … Continue reading →

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Gig review: STEVE VAI – O2 Academy, Glasgow, 31 August 2013

Posted on September 1, 2013 by david.wilson

This was the first time in a long time that I had ventured out to catch Steve Vai on stage. In fact the last time I saw him live he still had Devin Townsend up front and was confusing the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SOLFEST, Cumbria, 23-25 August 2013

Posted on September 1, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Solfest, 23-25 August 2013

Solfest is a small festival with a big heart. It’s a celebration of music and community. Solfest feels like an enormous family reunion and perhaps even more so this year as it was Solfests 10th Anniversary. To celebrate the occasion … Continue reading →

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Album review: PETE BROWN & PHIL RYAN WITH PSOULCHEDELIA – Perils Of Wisdom

Posted on August 31, 2013 by petefeenstra

Repertoire [Release date 24.06.13] Pete Brown and Phil’s Ryan’s Psoulchedelia is a misleading name for a band whose music only occasionally broaches soul and is not remotely psychedelic.  The punned title ‘Perils of Wisdom’ turns out to be an oblique … Continue reading →

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Book review: Rhapsody in Black: The Life and Music of Roy Orbison by John Kruth

Posted on August 31, 2013 by jason

Backbeat Books I have personally been looking for a good biography of Roy Orbison for a number of years and John Kruth’s “Rhapsody in Black: The Life and Music of Roy Orbison” has certainly met my expectations. With a sense … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: REBELLIOUS SPIRIT, UGLY KID JOE, KING KOBRA

Posted on August 31, 2013 by jason
REBELLIOUS SPIRIT - Gamble Shot

REBELLIOUS SPIRIT – Gamble Shot (SPV) The recent success of Reckless Love has had an impact on a number of young bands. A good example of this is young German band Rebellious Spirit, whose logo is not dissimilar from the … Continue reading →

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