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Yearly Archives: 2016
EP review: THE ANN WILSON THING – Focus
Rounder Records [Release date 12.08.16] Essentially Heart minus Nancy Wilson, The Ann Wilson Thing is a vehicle for Ann to ‘give it large’ without her younger sibling by her side. The band’s second EP features two cover live covers – … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Wilson Thing, AOR, Craig Bartock, EP, Focus, hard rock, Heart, review, rock
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Album review: CHRIS WHILE & JULIE MATTHEWS – Shoulder To Shoulder
Fat City Records [Release date 16.09.16] The one thing you’re assured of with a Chris While and Julie Matthews release – Shoulder To Shoulder is their tenth studio album – is some of the finest folk music and female singing … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Albion Band, album, Americana, Chris While, folk, Julie Matthews, review, Shoulder To Shoulder, singer, songwriter
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Album review: PAVLOV’S DOG – House Broken
Rockville Music [Release date 19.08.16] A rarely seen and heard prog phenomena. So, Pavlov’s Dog 40 years on, pedigree, mongrel or pup? Formed in St Louis, Missouri, in 1972 Pavlov’s Dog were a brief starburst in the 1970′s prog constellation, … Continue reading
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DVD review: GOD BLESS OZZY OSBOURNE
Eagle Classics The DVD was originally released back in 2011 and now gets a budget re-issue as part of the Eagle Classics series. Directed by Ozzy’s son Jack and Mike Fleiss, this is a no-holds barred look back at Ozzy’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, classic, DVD, Geezer Butler, God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, Jack Osbourne, metal, Ozzy, re-issued, review, Tony Iommi
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Album review: BLUES PILLS – Lady In Gold
Nuclear Blast [Release date 05.08.16] Second album by Blues Pills who received rave reviews for their debut album. The band’s main focus are the wonderfully soulful vocals of Ellin Larsson. Listen to the ballad ‘I Felt A Change’ and the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Blues Pills, blues rock, Lady In Gold, R&B, review, rhythm & blues, rock, soul
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Quick plays: TRICK OR TREAT, DANTE FOX, DIMH, DIVAN
TRICK OR TREAT Rabbit’s Hill Pt. 2 Frontiers [Release date 08.07.16] A concept album from a power/melodic metal band (who used to be a Helloween covers act) based on Richard Adams’ classic novel ‘Watership Down’. What could possibly go wrong?! Nothing … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alternative, AOR, Breathless, Dante Fox, DIMH Project, Divan, melodic, melodic rock, metal, Modern Knowledge, Rabbit's Hill Pt.2, review, rock, Spirit Love & Higher Meaning, The Stone Angels, Trick Or Treat, Victim & Maker, Watership Down
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EP review: ROBBIE RANSOM – Rocks In My Pocket
On Sunday 4 September, at 21:00 Robbie Ransom is featured in the “In Session” series, exclusively for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio More information Rubber Meets The Road Records [Release date 29.07.16] www.robbieransom.xyz Debut EP release from a highly talented … Continue reading
Album review: RUN LIBERTY RUN – We Are
earMUSIC [Release date 22.07.16] There’s something in the ether. Having just reviewed goth/metal revivalists Sinnergod I’ve also been privy to a new German band and their debut album. The read across – albeit with less heavy guitars – is quite … Continue reading
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Tagged album, eighties, electronica, pop, review, rock, Run Liberty Run, We Are
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Album review: MAVERICK – Big Red
Metalapolis Records [Release date 26.08.16] Maverick, from Northern Ireland, have been building their fanbase since 2012 and four years later their second album may well propel them further forward. Whether or not they need the assistance of Alice Cooper guitarist … Continue reading
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Gig review: STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL – Ebbw Vale, South Wales, 24 July 2016 (Day 2)
After the success of the previous day and coupled with great weather, arriving on site on the Sunday morning to damp and drizzly conditions soon brought us back down to earth with a bump. Sunday’s line up for myself was … Continue reading
Album review: HONEY ISLAND SWAMP BAND – Demolition Day
Ruf [Release date 08.07.16] Honey Island Swamp Band take their name from the Eastern part of Louisiana, a bayou area that infuses their music with a broad based outlook. It’s rare in the rock/blues world to come across an album … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Wilkinson, album, blues, Bobby Keys, Chris Mule, Demolition Day, funk Americana, Honey Island Swamp Band, Keith Richard, Little Feat, Lowell George, review, soul, Tab Benoit, The Band, The Grateful Dead, The Meters, The Rolling Stones
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Gig review: BLUE OYSTER CULT – Kentish Town Forum, London, 29 July 2016
This was a bit of a special event as not only was this the first sighting of Blue Oyster Cult outside of a holiday camp in the UK for a few years, but this gig marked the return of drummer … Continue reading
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Tagged 29 July 2016, Agents Of Fortune, Albert Bouchard, Blue Oyster Cult, Buck Dharma, classic, Eric Bloom, gig, heavy metal, heavy rock, Kentish Town Forum, London, review, rock
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Album review: THE APOCALYPSE BLUES REVUE – The Apocalypse Blues Revue
Provogue [Release date 26.08.16] The Apocalypse Blues Revue is a back to the basics, heavy-duty, blues-rock project anchored by Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin and guitarist Tony Rombola. The band features baritone vocalist Ray “Rafer John” Cerbone who sounds like a cross … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Black Sabbath, blues, Brian Carpenter, Charlie Daniels, Dick Dale, Eric Gales, Godsmack, Jim Morrison, John Harvey, Monster Truck, Ray Cerbone, review, rock, Shannon Larkin, The Apocalypse Blues Revue, THE DOORS, Tony Rombola
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Gig review: STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL – Ebbw Vale, South Wales, 23 July 2016 (Day 1)
As a founding fan from the very first event where a couple of hundred people showed, I have been fortunate to see Steelhouse grow year on year. Along with many others I heard the rumours almost every year that Thunder … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS, Special Events
Tagged 23 July 2016, Blues Pills, Ebbw Vale, gig, review, South Wales, Steelhouse Festival, Tax The Heat, THE ANSWER, Thunder, Vega, Von Hertzen Brothers
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Gig review: RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR – Mote Park, Maidstone, 24 July 2016 (Day 2)
If the Day 2 line up was less immediately eye-catching and mouth-watering than Saturday, there was still so much to anticipate. I made straight for the Blues tent where a good crowd received Pat McManus enthusiastically. I’d been a fan … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 July 2016, AIRBOURNE, Black Stone Cherry, Devin Townsend, Dirty Thrills, festival, gig, Kentucky Headhunters, King King, live, Maidstone, Mote Park, Pat McManus, Procul Harum, Ramblin' Man Fair, review, Stone Broken, Tax The Heat, Thunder, Warren Haynes
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Gig review: RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR – Mote Park, Maidstone, 23 July 2016 (Day 1)
This festival is now into its second year, having proved a hit in 2015 and was back with a bang this Summer, packing an eclectic bill of depth and quality across four stages and two days. Mote Park lies on … Continue reading
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Tagged 23 July 2016, David Coverdale, Dead daisies, Europe, festival, gig, Ginger Wildheart, Hogjaw, Inglorious, live, Maidstone, Mote Park, Ramblin' Man Fair, review, Terrorvision, Thin Lizzy, Whiskey Myers, Whitesnake
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Gig review: HAT FITZ & CARA ROBINSON, Boo Boo Davis– Relache Festival, Bordeaux 28 July 2016
They say music is an international language and tonight the Australian /Irish duo Hat Fitz & Cara Robinson provide the perfect example of that, with a uplifting show that connects with their French crowd. Faced with the graveyard shift at … Continue reading
Album review: BEKI BRINDLE BLUES BAND – All Kinds Of Beki
Check out Pete Feenstra’s recent interview with Beki on Tuesday 2 August at 21:00 GMT More information Random Chance [Release date 15.04.16] ‘All Kinds Of Beki’ admirably lives up to its name. It’s a wide ranging showcase for a singer-songwriter and … Continue reading
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Tagged aLBU, album, All Kinds Of Beki, Americana, Beki Brindle, Beki Brindle Blues Band, blues, Bonnie Raitt, boogie, Chris White, country rock, guitar, J.J. Cale, Joe Giggs, John Mayall, John Sebastian, Johnny Winter, Mark Knopfler, Peter Levin, review, swamp, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Zombies, Vito Luizzi
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News: Curiouser and Curiouser – The Return of Medieval Prog Rockers Gryphon (August 2016) and Radio Interview
This interview was first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sunday 31 July. Co-founder and guitarist Graeme Taylor chats about the band and selects some of his favourite tracks – both from Gryphon and from those artists who have … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Gigs and Tour News, INTERVIEWS, NEWS, Radio interview
Tagged August 2016, Brian Gulland, Cropredy, Dave Oberle, folk, fusion, Graeme Taylor, Gryphon, Home Service, interview, medieval, Renaissance, rock, Tour, uk
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Album review: SINNERGOD – Sinnergod
[Release date 09.09.16] www.sinnergod.com Described as “Goth Metallers” this is the Wigan/Manchester quintet’s sophomore album release. There’s a confidence at play, the more so when you realise it has been conceived and produced locally and by the band’s twin brothers … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt rock, electronica, goth, metal, pop, review, rock, Sinnergod
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Album review: CORNERSTONE – Reflections
Atom Records [Release date 29.07.16] One of the most extensive PR packs that I’ve seen accompanies this release – it looks more like an upmarket property purchase pack than a band/album synopsis. Although listings for the last three years of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Austria, Cornerstone, melodic rock, MOR, Reflections, review
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Interview: JONAS REINGOLD (KARMAKANIC)
We catch-up with Jonas Reingold of Karmakanic who have just released their new album ‘Dot’ via Inside Out… What have you got planned for the next few months music wise? e.g. tour plans, recording etc. I’ve always have a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andy Tillison, Dot, Inside Out, interview, Jonas Reingold, Karmakanic, progressive, rock
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News: The Great British R&B Festival, Colne, Lancashire 26-29 August 2016 – win tickets!
In his weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 24 July, David Randall previewed some of the acts appearing at this year’s Great British R&B Festival. (10:39) The 27th Great British R&B Festival takes place Bank Holiday … Continue reading
Posted in Competitions, Festivals & Large Events, NEWS
Tagged 26-29 August 2016, Bernie Marsden, blues, blues rock, Colne, competition, Connie Lush, Dave Edmunds, Devon Allman, Great British R&B Festival, Lancashire, NINE BELOW ZERO, Rebecca Downes, Roadhouse, roots, Wilko Johnson, WILLIE & THE BANDITS
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Album review: TUCKY BUZZARD – The Complete Tucky Buzzard (Box set)
Edsel [Release date 15.07.16] Tucky Buzzard. You might vaguely recall the name if not the music. You could be forgiven in thinking that they were long haired southern rockers. Truth is, they morphed out of UK psychedelic rockers The End, … Continue reading
Quick plays: AMPHETAMIN, GADI CAPLAN, PREACHER
AMPHETAMIN – A Flood Of Strange Sensations There is so much good progressive rock coming out of France at the moment with bands such as Delain, Lazuli, Black Noodle Project and The Last Embrace well worth checking out. Also well … Continue reading
