Yearly Archives: 2016

Album review: DEE SNIDER – We Are The Ones

Posted on September 13, 2016 by jason
DEE SNIDER - We Are The Ones

earMUSIC [Release date 21.10.16] With Twisted Sister all but done now, Dee Snider is forging ahead with his solo career and this is only his third solo outing. His last solo effort was 2012′s ‘Dee Does Broadway’ and lets face … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: CRANSTON, CRUZH, THE LUCID DREAM

Posted on September 13, 2016 by jason
Cranston

CRANSTON www.philvincentbands.com [Release date 22.07.16] Phil Vincent is a prolific solo and band artist who never drops the quality. Cranston is his latest incarnation and he is joined by Paul Sabu (Only Child/Sabu) on this one. Phil takes on the … Continue reading →

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DVD review: KISS – Rocks Vegas Live At The Hard Rock Hotel

Posted on September 13, 2016 by jason

Eagle Vision [Release date 26.08.16 ] There are not many bands out there that can match KISS when it comes to the sheer theatrics and live spectacle the band put on, even after a career of 43 years. With a … Continue reading →

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Album review: BIRDEATSBABY – Tanta Furia

Posted on September 12, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
BIRDSEATBABY - Tanta Furia

[Release date 07.11.16] Birdeatsbaby.  The band name alone, dreamt up by flame haired maniacal frontwoman Mishkin Fitzgerald, is designed to antagonise, to provoke reaction.  And that spills over into the band’s material – their modus operandi to poke sharp sticks … Continue reading →

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Album review: SIMON TOWNSHEND – Reissues

Posted on September 12, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
Simon Townshend - reissues

Stir Records [Release date 07.10.16] As The Who move inexorably towards their final hoorah, Pete Townshend’s brother Simon – a mere nipper at the age of 55, and a part of the touring band for the past 20 years – … Continue reading →

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Album review: – KISSIN’ DYNAMITE – Generation Goodbye

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Phil Berisford
KISSIN’ DYNAMITE – Generation Goodbye

AFM Records [Release date 08.07.16] German modern hard rock band Kissin’ Dynamite are back with their fifth studio album “Generation Goodbye” and somehow they keep on improving! Previous release “Megalomania”, from September 2014, was a wonderful slice of modern melodic … Continue reading →

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Album review: DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT – Transcendence

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Yiannis
DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT – Transcendence

Inside Out [Release date 09.09.16] Innovative, daring, experimental, compositionally challenging, surprising, addictive…check any review for a Devin Townsend Project album, either online or in any of the specialized musical magazines which help promote our beloved music around the globe, and … Continue reading →

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Album review: SECOND RELATION – Eno

Posted on September 11, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
SECOND RELATION - Eno

Long Branch/SPV [Release date 23.09.16] Described as “progressive rockers”, this Austrian band are in fact probably difficult to pigeon hole.  The title of the album might also be confusing.  At first I thought it was a new offering  by Eno … Continue reading →

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Album review: VOODOO VEGAS – Freak Show Candy Floss

Posted on September 9, 2016 by jason
VOODOO VEGAS - Freak Show Candy Floss

In this special feature, Voodoo Vegas frontman Lawrence Case introduces several tracks from the album ‘Freak Show Candy Floss’. (First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on 30 October 2016 as part of ‘New to GRTR!’) [Release date 04.11.16] … Continue reading →

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Album review: IAN HUNTER AND THE RANT BAND – Fingers Crossed

Posted on September 8, 2016 by andynathan
IAN HUNTER AND THE RANT BAND - Fingers Crossed

[Release Date 16.09.16] The loss of so many of rock’s greats in 2016 reminds us that we should cherish those still left from the golden generation, particularly those who still have something to say. Ian Hunter falls into this category, … Continue reading →

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News: THE TUBES – October tour dates

Posted on September 8, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
THE TUBES - Club Academy, Manchester, 8 October 2016

In June 2016, David Randall chatted at length to Fee Waybill about The Tubes with tracks from many of their albums.  Part 2 is also available via Mixcloud. The Tubes celebrate their return to the UK with their “Mondo Pulp … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOHN BARRY – Plays 007 and other ’60s themes…

Posted on September 8, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
JOHN BARRY - Plays 007 and other

El Records [Release date 19.08.16] Perhaps more than any other British composer, John Barry’s music sums up the “swinging sixties”, not least the emergent secret agent James Bond.  He was as much a shaper of the scene as Terence Conran … Continue reading →

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Gig review: STATUS QUO – Parc Y Scarlets, Llanelli, 27 August 2016

Posted on September 8, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
STATUS QUO - Parc Y Scarletts, Llanelli, 27 August 2016

Billed as “Last Night Of The Electrics” you wonder if this will be the last time to catch the Quo live in all their denim clad glory although the annual Christmas tour may be their swansong in that format.  Sadly, … Continue reading →

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Album review: PALACE- Master of the Universe

Posted on September 7, 2016 by andynathan
PALACE- Master of the Universe

Frontiers  [Release Date 26.08.16] No relation (sadly) to the footballing pride of South London, Palace is the eponymous project of poodle-haired Swedish singer Michael. I remember his band Big Time showing promise when they supported Houston in London in 2014, … Continue reading →

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Album review: DAMIAN WILSON – Built For Fighting

Posted on September 7, 2016 by jason
DAMIAN WILSON - Built For Fighting

Blacklake [Release date 09.09.16] This is only Damian Wilson’s fourth solo album and his first in over ten years, mind you we can let him off as he has been busy with Threshold, Headspace and Maiden United to name but … Continue reading →

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Album review: TARJA – The Shadow Self

Posted on September 6, 2016 by jason
TARJA - The Shadow Self

earMUSIC [Release date 05.08.16] Tarja returns with her fourth album and on this one there are a few surprises, none more so than guest vocalist/growler Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy on ‘Demons In You’. This one is possibly the heaviest … Continue reading →

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Album review: FINDING KATE – If I Fall

Posted on September 6, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
FINDING KATE - If I Fall

[Release date 11.11.16] Having cut her musical teeth on a diet of Evanescence, The Pretty Reckless, and Avril Lavigne there’s a clear line of sight on Finding Kate’s debut.  Ostensibly the brainchild of Kate Pavil – a UK based artist … Continue reading →

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Album review: IDLEWAR – Impulse

Posted on September 6, 2016 by jason

Idlewar/PHD [Release date 30.09.16] I’ve lived in Orange County, Southern California – there’s two sides to it. You have the “as-seen-on-TV”, plastic surgery, perfect world populated by people who are shallower than most of the baths you’ve ever had. Then … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE BEAT featuring RANKING ROGER – Bounce

Posted on September 6, 2016 by jason
THE BEAT featuring RANKING ROGER - Bounce

DMF Records [Release date 30.09.16] The Beat are best remembered for a string of hit singles at the height of 2-Tone/ska boom in the late 70′s/early 80′s. These included a cover of ‘Tears Of A Clown’, ‘Mirror In The Bathroom’ … Continue reading →

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Album review: JON BODEN – Painted Lady

Posted on September 6, 2016 by jason

Navigator Records [Release date 30.9.16] Jon Boden was the frontman and fiddle player for Bellowhead who called it a day in May this year. This album was his debut solo album and was originally released back in 2006. Navigator Records … Continue reading →

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Gig review: KING CRIMSON – Aylesbury Waterside, 3 September 2016

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Davoski

This was a journey deep into hard core prog territory and a little beyond. King Crimson have been on the go – give or take the odd hiatus – since 1968. However, our paths had not crossed until this steamy, … Continue reading →

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Album review: NINE BELOW ZERO – 13 Shades Of Blue

Posted on September 5, 2016 by petefeenstra
NINE BELOW ZERO – 13 Shades Of Blue

Zed [Release date 30.09.16] Nine Below Zero’s ‘13 Shades Of Blue’ explores every nuance of the band’s blues antecedents. The album takes us on an r&b journey that opens with funk and explores all the essential blues elements from soul-blues, … Continue reading →

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Gig review: CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL, 28-31 July 2016

Posted on September 5, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
Blazing Fiddles - Cambridge Folk Festival, 28-31 July 2016

Yet again CFF has come up with an intriguing and eclectic mix of artists that pulls from many eras and styles of folk and world music, included in this are enough big names to entice people.  This helped to yet … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: UK & Ireland Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2016)

Posted on September 4, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Compiled by Jason Ritchie Please check with venue and/or relevant website(s) to confirm availability. Updated 18/12/2016 GO WEST December 23rd – Indigo at The 02, London PENDRAGON 30 Dec Riffs Bar, Swindon STATUS QUO + REO SPEEDWAGON Fri December 23 … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD) October-December 2016

Posted on September 4, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Compiled by Jason Ritchie October 7th ALTER BRIDGE ‘The Last Hero’ Napalm Records CETI ‘Snakes Of Eden’ Metal Mind SUM 41 ’13 Voices’ 14th THE ANSWER ‘Solas’ Napalm Records EDEN’S CURSE ‘Cardinal’ AFM Records TYKETTO TBA Frontiers 21st BECK TBA … Continue reading →

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