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Monthly Archives: September 2026
Gig review: RUSS BALLARD- 100 Club, London, 22 September 2026
When most people lucky to reach the age of 80 would be putting their feet up, Russ Ballard’s appetite for work seems as strong as ever. He appears to be playing more headline shows in his native UK and judging … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, Argent, gig, Marc Rapson, melodic rock, Paul Bond, PJ Phillips, Russ Ballard, singer songwriter
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Album review: DAVE PACKHAM – The Wedding Dance
Self release [Release date 11.04.25] Dave Packham is a singer song writer based in Shoreham-by-Sea East Sussex, who uses emotional turmoil as creative energy, on an album that I somehow overlooked on its release well over a year ago. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Ben Mead, Dave Packham, David Coomber, funk, Julian Tardo, Monophonics, Nick Drake, R&B, review, rock, roots, soul, The Wedding Dance
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Album review: SARI SCHORR – Running Wild
Provogue Records / Artone Label Group [Release date 09.10.26] We’ve been following Sari Schorr’s musical progress since at least 2016 with Pete Feenstra an early supporter, calling her “one of the finest blues-rock singers of our era”. Sari’s most recent album … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, classic rock, R&B, review, Running Wild, Sari Schorr, singer, songwriter
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Album review : BAD INFLUENCE – Celebrating 40 Years
Self release [Release date : 07.06.26] Bad Influence’s ‘Celebrating 40 Years’ double album is a timely reminder of the melodic qualities of one of South London’s finest rock and blues bands. The 28 tracks span 4 studio albums, an early … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bad Influence, blues, Chas Cronk, Chris Childs, country, Danny Bowes, Harry James, Neil Kay, Peter Stroud, review, Richard Hayes, rock, southern rock, Thunder, Val Cowell
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Album review: 25 YEAR SCREAMER – …And From The Deep, There Is A Light…
White Knight Records [Release date 25.09.26] We’ve followed 25 Yard Screamer since their formation in 2002 and their onward trajectory has reflected our own since that time. We were mightily impressed with their third album ‘Cassandra’ in 2007, took over … Continue reading
Album review : MOCKINGBIRD HILL– Melting Pot
Mad Ears Productions [Release date : 21.10.26] Mockingbird Hill’s ‘Melting Pot’ is an engaging and at times beguiling album, full of good songs, bluesy grooves and intricate musical detail. I don’t know the reasons why Andy Littlewood originally called his … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andy Littlewood, blues, Bo Diddley, country, Cream, Dave Edmunds, Giovanni Bruno, jazz, Melting Pot, MEP Horns, Mockingbird Hill, review, rock, roots, Steely Dan
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News: NO SWEAT, CLUTCH, THE FLOWER KINGS (October 2026)
Battlesnake have announced their new album, ‘Bogpocalypse and the Annihilation of Lucifer’, will be released on February 19. Blondie release their new album ‘High Noon’ on February 26 via BMG. It marks the final album to feature Clem Burke, who … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, blues, Clutch, folk, gigs, melodic rock, metal, news, No Sweat, re-issues, RIP, special editions, The Flower Kings, tour dates
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Single review : HARDCORE SUPERSTAR – Halo
Frontiers Music [Release date: 25.09.26] Once you realise that what they present is an act and not a lifestyle, you readily accept that Hardcore Superstar is a shit hot little band. Like so many Glam/ Sleaze/ Street Metal bands, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Backyard Babies, Frontiers Music, Hanoi Rocks, Hardcore Superstar, Motley Crue, single, Sweden
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Album review : THE MIGHTY BOSSCATS – Normal
Self release [Release date : 19.09.26] Having made his name with an impressive back catalogue of some 17 albums, in which he’s moved effortlessly though imagery-laden Americana, with all shades of blues, country and even jazzy influences, Richard Townsend and … Continue reading
Album review: ADMIRAL RADIO – Heirloom
Bandcamp [Release date 09.09.26] I think husband and wife team Coty Hoover and Becca Smith, aka Admiral Radio, were put on this earth to harmonise together. Throughout this whole album they lay their harmonies down like sweet butter cream on … Continue reading
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Tagged Admiral Radio, album, Americana, Everly Brothers, folk, Heirloom, melodic, review, roots
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Album review : FRANCIS ROSSI -The Way We Were, Volume 2
earMusic [Release date : 25.09.26] The half life of many Francis Rossi / Bob Young songs seems to extend way beyond the music of other artists. The Way We Were Volumes 1 and 2 are the living proof. Most of … Continue reading
EP review: INHERITED – All 4 One
Mascot Records [Release date 02.10.26] Ah, family. Some people get the stamp collection from their dad, some inherit nasal hair, and here we have young Dutch rockers Inherited who have, um, inherited a love of thrash – and also it … Continue reading
Feature: GRTR! Greats – EUROPE
Photo: David Randall/GRTR! The millennium has seen the revival of one of Sweden’s great melodic rock exports – Europe – and since their reformation in 2003 they have gone from strength to strength, reasserting their credentials and making some consistently … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, Europe, feature, gigs, hard rock, history, interview, interviews, Joey Tempest, John Norum, melodic rock, radio, retrospective, reviews
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Single review: ROSS HARDING – Seven Nation Army (Dark Blues Version)
www.rosshardingmusic.com [Release date 28.08.26] Does this work? A big gamble from Ross. But you have to erase the original from your mind and treat this like it’s the first time you have heard it, then it works. It works big … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, guitar, guitarist, review, Ross Harding, Seven Nation Army, single
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Album review: DIAMOND RAIN – Chapter One
Pride & Joy Music [Release date 23.10.26] Diamond Rain are a new band led by the silver masked High Priest, who is backed by Arch Lector and The Faithful Disciples. It sounds on paper like a Lidl version of Ghost, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Chapter One, Diamond Rain, Ghost, hard rock, melodic rock, review, rock
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Album review: IT – The Stranger Inside The Self
Website [Release date 16.10.26] An interesting album by IT as the original album was written, recorded and produced by Nick Jackson back in 1994, and it was only ever released on self-made cassettes. Nick takes up the story, “In 2020, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alternative, IT, It Bites, Nick Jackson, Pink Floyd, progressive, review, rock, The Stranger Inside the self
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Album review : PAUL LAINE : The Long Road Back
Frontiers Music [Release date : 25.09.26] There’s a lot of traffic right now on The Long Road Back from the Eighties. The AOR genre just refuses to die. GRTR’s AOR Guru, Andy Nathan, who travels the world in a search … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, Bruno Ravel, Danger Danger, Dark Horse, Frontiers Music, melodic rock, Paul Laine, review
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Album review : BIG COUNTRY REDUX – Eastworld
Eastworld Records [Release date : 18.09.26] Twenty-five years after Stuart Adamson’s passing, the band has re-emerged as Big Country Redux, delivering Eastworld, a 10-track collection that bridges decades of unfulfilled musical history. At the heart of this project is Bruce … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Country, Bruce Watson, Eastworld, review, Stuart Adamson, Tommy Paxton, Tony Butler
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Album review: CARLA GOVER & FRIENDS – Williams Branch Is Hard To Find
www.carlagover.com [Release date 02.10.26] Attention all lovers of old American or traditional Americana music – this album is for you. Make a mark in your diary, it’s out Oct 2. Written by Si Kahn and featuring 10 different vocalists, including … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Carla Gover, Carla Gover & Friends, folk, Kentucky, review, roots
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Album review: OZRIC TENTACLES – Harmonic Mind
KScope [Release date 18.09.26] Festival favourites Ozric Tentacles formed at the Stonehenge Free Festival in 1983 and have kept a solid fanbase ever since. They released a number of cassette only albums during the 80s, releasing their first full album … Continue reading
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Tagged album, ambient, Harmonic Mind, Ozric Tentacles, prog, progressive, psychedelic, review, rock
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Album review: SIGH – Goh-Ka
Peaceville [Release date 04.09.26] Formed in Tokyo, Japan in the late 80s, Sigh were originally influenced by the Nordic black metal scene, the band have progressed experimentally since then, falling more and more into the Art Metal camp. This new … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Goh-Ka, Japan, metal, review, Sigh
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Album review : BUDGIE – Running From My Soul The MCA Years 1973-75 (3 CDs)
Cherry Red [Release date : 25.09.26] The seventies have always been considered to be the hard rock and heavy metal years. Welsh band Budgie was at the epicentre. Their songs were covered by Soundgarden, Metallica, Van Halen and Iron Maiden. … Continue reading
Gig review: ROBIN TROWER – Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 5 September 2026
At 81 years old guitar hero Robin Trower is enjoying an Indian summer, recording prolifically. Live sightings of him in the UK in the eighties and nineties were quite rare, but he’s been a regular visitor since. The last time … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 September 2026, blues, blues rock, gig, guitar, guitarist, Jack J. Hutchinson, London, review, Richard Watts, Robin Trower, Shepherd's Bush Empire
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Gig review: BON JOVI – Wembley Stadium, London, 4 September 2026
It’s been hard to stand up and be counted as a Bon Jovi fan in recent years with the brilliance of their late eighties peak, not to mention their successful adaptation to changing musical trends and high energy live shows … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 September 2026, Bon Jovi, Everett Bradley, gig, John Shanks, Jon Bon Jovi, melodic rock, Phil X, Tico Torres, Wembley Stadium
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Album review : VELVETEEN QUEEN – The Greater Good
Silver Lining Music [Release date 18.09.26] Who said Glamrock is dead? Not me. And certainly not Velveteen Queen. This band from Gothenberg is Glamrock’s second generation European progeny, whose rock’n’roll music has a solid sonic core and always has something interesting … Continue reading
