Monthly Archives: June 2022

Book Review: PINK FLOYD – BBC Radio 1967-1971 (by Ian Priston & Phil Salathe)

Posted on June 9, 2022 by jason

The Bee Smart Book Co. [Publication date: 03.06.22] Rock band Pink Floyd had their roots in the early 60s, with some changes in personnel and name, before officially forming in the mid 60s. While many will know their Dark Side … Continue reading →

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News: Get Ready to ROCK! adds to interview archive via podcasts (June 2022)

Posted on June 9, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

JOE BONAMASSA – Royal Albert Hall, London, 6 May 2022

In the run-up to its 20th anniversary year Get Ready to ROCK! will be releasing a selection of interviews collected over two decades. These will be available as podcasts via the usual podcast channels. Get Ready to ROCK! Managing Editor … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLOODY HEELS – Rotten Romance

Posted on June 8, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers [release date 10.06.22] Sounding heavier and harder than on their previous albums, it’s clear that Bloody Heels have realised that the confines of a genre only exist for those musicians who lack wit and imagination. There are few better … Continue reading →

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Album review: LONERIDER – Sundown

Posted on June 7, 2022 by andynathan

Escape Music (Release Date 20.05.22) The concept of a quiet life sees alien to peerless singer Steve Overland who must have one of the prolific recording schedules of any artist. Barely two months after releasing ‘Thirteen’ with his main band … Continue reading →

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Album review: MICHAEL MONROE – I Live Too Fast To Die Young

Posted on June 7, 2022 by brianmc

Silver Lining Music [Release date: 10.06.22] Even long time fans will be approaching this release with caution, uncertain if Michael Monroe remains just as provocative and influential as he once was. That whole Punk/ Glam/ Rock schtick wears thin eventually. … Continue reading →

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Album review: CATS IN SPACE – Kickstart The Sun

Posted on June 6, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

Harmony Factory [Release date 29.07.22] www.catsinspace.co.uk For the past few years, Cats in Space have been one of my favourite ‘new’ bands, offering something very different to the norm. These seasoned musicians have created a lavishly arranged sound inspired by … Continue reading →

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Book review: On track – BADFINGER, WARREN ZEVON, Sessions – ERIC CLAPTON

Posted on June 6, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date 29.04.22] The tomes from Sonicbond Publishing come thick and fast. The “On track…”series aims to cover all of an artist’s song/album output, condensed into around 150 pages, and relying heavily on secondary sources. Badfinger were nurtured … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SPIERS & BODEN – Oxford Playhouse, Sunday 5 June 2022

Posted on June 6, 2022 by jason

First time on stage at the Oxford Playhouse for John Spiers and Jon Boden, and also the first time inside this smart theatre for this reviewer. Playing to a home crowd (Spiers and Boden met in Oxford) is always a … Continue reading →

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Gig review: TEMPT – The Black Heart, London, 31 May 2022

Posted on June 5, 2022 by andynathan

One question I ponder occasionally is ‘whatever happened to Tempt’? Back in the mid 2010s the young New Yorkers received rave reviews in Classic Rock magazine and its AOR offshoot as the future of melodic hard rock. They even received … Continue reading →

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Album review: FRANKY PEREZ – Crossing The Great Divide

Posted on June 4, 2022 by jason

Black Sea Music [Release date 24.06.22] Singer-songwriter Franky Perez releases his fifth solo album. He has worked and toured with the likes of Slash, Scars On Broadway and Apocalyptica (for whom he is the band’s touring singer). On this album … Continue reading →

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Album review: VENUS 5 – Venus 5

Posted on June 4, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date: 10.06.22] The Venus 5 are: – Karmen (Hellcats) Klinc Jelena (The Voice finalist, Romania) Milovanovic Tezzi (Infinite & Divine) Persson Erina (The Voice finalist, Albania) Seitllari and the woman with only one name, Herma, of the SNB … Continue reading →

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Album review: DIRTY HONEY – EP/LP

Posted on June 4, 2022 by jason

Dirt Records [Release date 20.05.22] Dirty Honey release this fourteen song album which sees them add 2019’s self-titled EP with their self-titled album released in 2021. It is a timely release to coincide with the band’s summer UK and European … Continue reading →

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Album review: GODLEY and CREME – Frabjous Days, The Secret World Of, 1967-69

Posted on June 3, 2022 by brianmc

Cherry Red/Grapefruit [Release date: 10.06.22] Kevin Godley and Lol Creme didn’t know what they were doing. Well, that’s not strictly true. To be accurate : There’s a thrill in not knowing what you’re doing but aiming high anyway and that, … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THUNDER – Wembley Arena, London – 28th May 2022

Posted on June 2, 2022 by david.wilson

Thunder appear to be on a hot creative streak at present. In the time since this tour was originally announced, pre-pandemic, they have released two albums with last year’s ‘All the Right Noises’ followed by a double album to boot … Continue reading →

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Album review: HANNAH RARITY – To Have You Near

Posted on June 2, 2022 by jason

www.hannahrarity.com [Release date 03.06.22] Three years on from her debut album, ’Neath the Gloaming Star’, Scottish singer songwriter Hannah Rarity releases the follow-up. Hannah won BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year in 2018, along with touring with … Continue reading →

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Album review: GRACE – Hope

Posted on June 2, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers Music [Release date 10.06.22] Under the Grace moniker, Hope is an album put together by twenty year music biz veteran, Isra Ramos, and it’s a genre hopping blast. Ramos has toured to support Europe, Nightwish, The Scorpions, Angra and … Continue reading →

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Album review: NICK FLETCHER – The Cloud Of Unknowing

Posted on June 2, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

Rough Draft Audio [Release date 02.09.22] Nick Fletcher’s latest album is a departure from the previously reviewed ‘Cycles Of Behaviour’ It gives free rein to his jazz rock tendencies whereas its predecessor added a bit more prog in the mix, … Continue reading →

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News: PINK FLOYD, NEIL YOUNG, GREAT WHITE (June 2022)

Posted on June 1, 2022 by jason

Arch Enemy have pushed back the release date of their new album, ‘Deceivers’, to August 12 from the previously announced July 29. Jeff Beck releases a new album on July 15 entitled ’18′, which is a collaborative one with Johnny … Continue reading →

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