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Gig review: ROBERT JON AND THE WRECK – The Junction, Cambridge, 22 September 2023

Posted on September 25, 2023 by andynathan
ROBERT JON AND THE WRECK- The Junction, Cambridge, 22 September 2023

Their sound may be the most American imaginable, but it seems Robert Jon and the Wreck have made Europe and the UK in particular their second home. At a time when many US acts are pulling out of European tours … Continue reading →

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Gig review: MARTIN TURNER – 100 Club, London, 16 September 2023

Posted on September 20, 2023 by andynathan
MARTIN TURNER- 100 Club, London, 16 September 2023

After a number of tours celebrating classic Wishbone Ash albums, founder member Martin Turner and band have now spent most of 2023 marking the 50th anniversary of ‘Live Dates’-  their first live album and the swansong for the first era … Continue reading →

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Gig review: STRAY – 100 Club, London, 14 September 2023

Posted on September 18, 2023 by andynathan
STRAY- 100 Club, London, 14 September 2023

He may be – according to the title of his own memoirs –  a rock’n’roll survivor but Stray founder member Del Bromham has not lost his musical  creativity. The band have just released a very welcome first studio album in … Continue reading →

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Gig review: GRAHAM NASH – Theatre Royal, London, 11 September 2023

Posted on September 15, 2023 by andynathan
GRAHAM NASH- Theatre Royal, London, 11 September 2023

The sad loss of David Crosby earlier this year was a reminder that the number of stars from the first wave of classic rock still alive, or at least active, diminishes by the year. That in part was my motivation … Continue reading →

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Gig review: DEBORAH BONHAM – Pizza Express Live, Holborn, London, 6 September 2023

Posted on September 12, 2023 by andynathan
DEBORAH BONHAM- Pizza Express Live, Holborn, London, 6 September 2023

Photo: Michele Kostiner Part of a rock dynasty, Deborah Bonham has quietly over the years become a force in her own right. I’d only really vaguely followed her career, though seen support slots for the likes of Paul Rodgers and … Continue reading →

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Gig review: STONEDEAD FESTIVAL – Newark Showground, 25-26 August 2023

Posted on September 10, 2023 by andynathan
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Festivals come and go but Stonedead, initially started by some fans reminiscing on social media about the original one day one stage Monsters of Rock at Donington, looks to have staying power. This was a celebration of its fifth year … Continue reading →

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Gig review: FIREVOLT FESTIVAL- Whitebottom Farm, Stockport, 11-13 August 2023

Posted on August 25, 2023 by andynathan
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Last year’s inaugural Firestorm festival defied the naysayers to be a roaring success. Indeed the combination of the friendly atmosphere, beautiful setting on a farm at the end of a country park and wall to wall music made it instantly … Continue reading →

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Album review: MITCH MALLOY – The Last Song

Posted on July 28, 2023 by andynathan
MITCH MALLOY- The Last Song

Godsend Records [Release date 07.07.23] After his stint fronting Great White, Mitch Malloy resumes his solo career with his first album since ‘Making Noise’ some seven years ago. Indeed, like its predecessor, this is a solo effort in every sense … Continue reading →

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Gig review: CATS IN SPACE – Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell, 20 July 2023

Posted on July 25, 2023 by andynathan
CATS IN SPACE- Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell, 20 July 2023

Despite latest album ‘Kickstart the Sun’ being for me their finest achievement, Cats in Space’s autumn tour in 2022 was still bedevilled by audiences a fraction of what they deserved. It therefore represented a bold gamble when, post-tour, the band … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BILLY JOEL- British Summer Time, Hyde Park, London, 7 July 2023

Posted on July 14, 2023 by andynathan
BILLY JOEL- British Summer Time, Hyde Park, London, 7 July 2023

Sandwiched between Bruce Springsteen’s two British Summer Time dates at Hyde Park came another American legend from the East Coast and of a similar vintage in Billy Joel. Just like my two previous sightings of the New Yorker at Wembley … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND – British Summer Time Hyde Park, 6 July 2023

Posted on July 12, 2023 by andynathan
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND- British Summer Time Hyde Park, 6 July 2023

A regular visitor to these shores in recent years, Bruce Springsteen had not been in the UK since ‘The River’ tour seven years ago. So when a pair of dates were announced at Hyde Park- his first there since the … Continue reading →

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Book review: ON TRACK… REO Speedwagon- every album, every song by James Romag

Posted on July 9, 2023 by andynathan
ON TRACK... REO Speedwagon- every album, every song by James Romag

Sonic Bond Publishing (Release Date 28.04.23) The ever growing On Track series is now spreading its wings to bands with at best cult status in the UK, in this case REO Speedwagon who, despite three big power ballad hits in … Continue reading →

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Gig review: GUNS N’ ROSES – British Summer Time, Hyde Park, 30 June 2023

Posted on July 5, 2023 by andynathan
GUNS N' ROSES- British Summer Time, Hyde Park, 30 June 2023

The self proclaimed most dangerous band in the world are now comfortable enough elder statesmen to play the most mainstream of festivals, that back in the day they would either never have played, or the organisers probably wouldn’t have had … Continue reading →

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Book Review: DEFINITELY: THE OFFICIAL STORY OF DEF LEPPARD

Posted on July 2, 2023 by andynathan
DEFINITELY: THE OFFICIAL STORY OF DEF LEPPARD

Genesis Publishing [Release Date 09.05.23] Def Leppard’s profile is as high now as at any time since their eighties heyday. The Stadium tour travelled America and has hit the UK this summer, ‘Diamond Star Halos’ was released  to general acclaim … Continue reading →

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Album review: LUKE MORLEY – Songs From The Blue Room

Posted on June 26, 2023 by andynathan
LUKE MORLEY- Songs From the Blue Room

Conquest Records [Release date 23.06.23] With new Thunder activity on hold for a while as Danny Bowes continues his long road to recovery, the time is right for the band’s lead guitarist and chief songwriter Luke Morley to release his … Continue reading →

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Gig review: MIDNITE CITY – The Black Heart, Camden, London, 17 June 2023

Posted on June 25, 2023 by andynathan
MIDNITE CITY- The Black Heart, Camden, London, 17 June 2023

Touring their freshly released fourth album ‘In at the Deep End’, I was delighted that Midnite City’s schedule included a relatively rare London date at the Black Heart. Perhaps as a result of long running festivals at places like Wigan … Continue reading →

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Album review: MIDNITE CITY – In At The Deep End

Posted on June 20, 2023 by andynathan
MIDNITE CITY- In At The Deep End

Pride and Joy Music [Releaae date 23.06.23] This is an impressive fourth release in under six years from Midnite City, confirming them as one of the most enduring of the select band of UK melodic rock acts.  It doesn’t mess … Continue reading →

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Gig review: KIRA MAC – The Garage, Highbury, London, 4 June 2023

Posted on June 12, 2023 by andynathan
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Kira Mac are a band on a rapid rise. They only started gigging a year ago but a buzz quickly started building, to the extent that this UK tour included what I thought was an ambitious London booking at The … Continue reading →

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Gig review: IAN MOSS – 100 Club, London, 3 June 2023

Posted on June 11, 2023 by andynathan
IAN MOSS- 100 Club, London, 3 June 2023

Cold Chisel are the musical equivalent of Victoria Bitter or TimTams – a legendary part of Australian life and culture, but rarely seen outside the mother country. While singer Jimmy Barnes, of whom I am a confirmed fan, has toured … Continue reading →

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Gig review: JOHN FOGERTY- 02 Arena, London, 29 May 2023

Posted on June 1, 2023 by andynathan
JOHN FOGERTY- 02 Arena, London, 29 May 2023

We need to catch the sadly declining number of living legends while we still can, especially those few still coming over from the USA to the UK. One person who fits that description is former Creedence Clearwater Revival lead singer, … Continue reading →

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Gig review: FM/DARE/TYKETTO – Islington Academy, London, 25 May 2023

Posted on May 31, 2023 by andynathan
FM/DARE/TYKETTO- Islington Academy, London, 25 May 2023

The package tour is growing in popularity in the current economic climate as a way of bands combining forces to save on overheads and play in front of maximum audiences. Announced just before Christmas, this particular triple header was most … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BIG COUNTRY – Islington Assembly Hall, London, 5 May 2023

Posted on May 15, 2023 by andynathan
BIG COUNTRY- Islington Assembly Hall, London, 5 May 2023

For Big Country, their debut album ‘The Crossing’ is rightly regarded as a classic, spawning three hit singles and countless other fan favourites, and establishing that signature bagpipe style guitar sound. For the current line up it is also the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: JIM KIRKPATRICK- The Cavern, Raynes Park, London, 4 May 2023

Posted on May 14, 2023 by andynathan
JIM KIRKPATRICK- The Cavern, Raynes Park, London, 4 May 2023

Guitarist Jim Kirkpatrick seems to have been everywhere recently. After FM’s December tour with the Dead Daisies and January dates with Band of Friends, his third solo album ‘Dead Man Walking’ was released to critical acclaim including in these pages … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ROCKNYTT CRUISE- Viking Line ‘Cinderella’, Stockholm, 21-22 April 2023

Posted on May 14, 2023 by andynathan
ROCKNYTT CRUISE- Viking Line 'Cinderella', Stockholm, 21-22 April 2023

The rock cruise is now a well established business model in the world of classic rock, as fans of rock’s golden age reach their Saga-eligible years and are looking for new experiences and greater comfort than sleeping in tents and … Continue reading →

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Book review: On Track….EAGLES- every album, every song by John Van der Kiste

Posted on May 3, 2023 by andynathan
On Track....EAGLES- every album, every song by John Van der Kiste

SonicBond publishing (Publication date 03.03.23) For the latest in the ‘On Track’ series John Van Der Kiste has the unenviable task of saying something fresh about one of the best selling artists of all time, whose story has already been … Continue reading →

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