Monthly Archives: October 2022

Album review: TRAGIK – Cry For Love

Posted on October 19, 2022 by jason

Rock Company Records [Release date 14.10.22] Album number eleven I believe by Tragik who feature Phil Vincent (vocals, bass, keys), Dirk Phillips (drums), and Damian D’Ercole (guitars). Once again Jacob Hansen has mastered the album. ‘Thrill Of It All’ and … Continue reading →

Album review: IRON ALLIES – Blood In Blood Out

Posted on October 19, 2022 by brianmc

AFM Records [release date: 21.10.02] Iron Allies is a band with an impressive Metal heritage. It’s Herman (Accept/ Victory/ Moondoc) Frank’s new band, and if ever an artist invokes the genre it is he. He’s brought in another well known … Continue reading →

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Album Review: C85 (3CD Various Artists)

Posted on October 18, 2022 by brianmc

Cherry Red [release date: 21.10.22] Taking its lead from NME’s ultra successful C86, this 72 track, triple CD release, C85, celebrates the rise and rise of the Indie band in the UK. In 1986, NME scribe Neil Taylor had the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: HOWARD JONES TRIO – The Apex, Bury St Edmunds, 16 October 2022

Posted on October 18, 2022 by jason

“I just want to reassure you that we are actually here, not holograms.” It’s an usual way to open a show, but, having seen the technological marvel that is ABBA Voyage a few days previously, Howard Jones wants to emphasise … Continue reading →

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EP review: BASTETTE – Awakening

Posted on October 18, 2022 by jason

Website [Release date 30.09.22] Bastette, is the brain child of singer/songwriter Caroline, the alt-rock goddess and her band hail from Blackburn, having formed in early 2019, they are currently taking the rock scene by storm with lots of live performances … Continue reading →

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Album review: SAM SWEENEY – Escape That

Posted on October 16, 2022 by jason

Hudson Records [Release date 21.10.22] Renowned fiddle player Bellowhead member Sam Sweeney returns with an album that ties together the threads of Sam’s musical loves; combining pop hooks and his pioneering work in the world of traditional dance tunes. Written … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE MOON CITY MASTERS – The Famous Moon City Masters

Posted on October 16, 2022 by jason

Facebook [Release date 04.11.22] The Moon City Masters, aka brothers Jordan and Talor Steinberg, unleash their 70s infused debut album upon us. Despite rivalling Nelson in the hair product stakes, the Moon City Masters have their musical roots firmly in the 70s, … Continue reading →

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Album review: EDDIE and THE HOT RODS – The Singles 1976-85 (2 CDs)

Posted on October 16, 2022 by brianmc

Cherry Red [release date: 14.10.22] So much crammed into these two Eddie and The Hot Rods’ compilation CDs. So much history here. Of the band, of the nascent sound of Punk. Of the talent that flowed through the various line-ups. … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLUE OCTOBER – Spinning The Truth Around

Posted on October 16, 2022 by brianmc

Up/Down Records [Release date: 14.10.22] Compulsive songwriter Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October is long past previous compulsions. The only thing he’s tested positive for in recent years is Covid, and he shook that off pretty quickly. And now this authentic … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE DOWLING POOLE – Refuse

Posted on October 15, 2022 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 14.10.22] ‘Refuse’, the new album from The Dowling Poole features all of the ‘digital only’ tracks the group occasionally released for short periods of time and are now collated on this physical release. Each track has been … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD) 2023

Posted on October 14, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

Steel Bars - A Tribute to Michael Bolton

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Upcoming: European, USA & World Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2023)

Posted on October 14, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

Blackberry Smoke, O2 Islington Academy, London, 28 February 2014

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Album review: HUMBLE PIE – I Need A Star In My Life

Posted on October 14, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

Cleopatra Records [Release date 02.09.22] Humble Pie’s light shone for a few years in the early 1970s when – with Peter Frampton in the line-up – they released the classic live album ‘Performance Rockin The Fillmore’. By 1974 the band’s … Continue reading →

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Gig review: URIAH HEEP – London Palladium, 5 October 2022

Posted on October 13, 2022 by andynathan

I wonder what the famous critic of their first album who threatened to commit suicide if they made it would think of Uriah Heep celebrating 50 years. Through that time the band, and sole remaining original member Mick Box in … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD) July 2022 – December 2022

Posted on October 13, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

Compiled by Jason Ritchie Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD) 2023 To search quickly within this page (“Find In Page”): Press Ctrl+F (on Windows PC, Chromebook, or Linux system), or Command+F (on a Mac) on the keyboard. The “F” stands for “Find,” … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: UK & Ireland Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2022)

Posted on October 13, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

G3 2018 - JOE SATRIANI - Manchester Apollo, 27 April 2018

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Album review: GUN – The Calton Songs

Posted on October 13, 2022 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date 14.10.22] Gun trade in emotions – nostalgia, melancholy and ultimately, optimism. Always have, and they have become expert. The title of their new album, The Calton Songs, confirms this. Born and brought up in “The Calton”, … Continue reading →

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Album review: GRAND – Grand

Posted on October 12, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date 14.10.22] Swedish songwriter/singer Mattias Olofsson teamed up with Wigelius guitarist, Jakob Svensson and drummer Anton Martinez to form Grand in 2020. The band subsequently signed with Frontiers. This is the debut. Grand are as good an AOR/Melodic … Continue reading →

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Gig review: RICHARD MARX – Union Chapel, London, 3 October 2022

Posted on October 11, 2022 by andynathan

Autumn 2022 has seen a number of eagerly awaited shows announced pre-Covid finally come to fruition. One such is Richard Marx, who after his first UK show in ages supporting Barbara Streisand at Hyde Park then announced some solo acoustic … Continue reading →

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Album review: WILDNESS – Resurrection

Posted on October 11, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date: 14.10.22] Maybe the title indicates that a move to Frontiers for their third album, Resurrection, is seen by Swedish AOR/Melodic Rock band Wildness as a post pandemic rebirth. Certainly, the band have made significant strides in terms … Continue reading →

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Album review: TODD RUNDGREN – Space Force

Posted on October 11, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

Cleopatra Records [Release date 14.10.22] For the next twelve months or so we will be celebrating 20 years of GRTR! During the past two decades Todd Rundgren is one of those artists who has raised his profile in the UK. … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SARI SCHORR- Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 30 September 2022

Posted on October 10, 2022 by andynathan

Sari Schorr began her second tour of the UK this year at the Boom Boom Club, run by GRTR’s own Pete Feenstra, a suitable venue as in his stage introduction he mentioned that other noted bluesmen who had played the … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE DARKER MY HORIZON – When Two Worlds Collide

Posted on October 10, 2022 by jason

THE DARKER MY HORIZON - When 2 Worlds Collide

Website [Release date 09.09.22] This latest album from the Darker My Horizon (TDmH) delivers 12 tracks and 3 bonus recordings, including two charity singles. The album literally has been a work of blood, sweat and tears with a reflection on … Continue reading →

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Album review : KILLER KINGS – Burn For Love

Posted on October 10, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers Records [Release date: 14.10.22] Killer Kings are guitarist, Tristan Avakian and vocalist, Gregory Lynn Hall. Two names you will immediate recognise from their well documented (in Melodic Rock circles) involvement with near legendary bands Red Dawn, TSO, Heaven & … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE MAGPIES – Undertow

Posted on October 9, 2022 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 14.10.22] Second album from the Yorkshire-based trio the Magpies who consist of Bella Gaffney, Holly Brandon and Kate Griffin. They have only been performing since 2018, and bearing in mind the covid pandemic halt on live music … Continue reading →