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Album review: THE SPIDERHAWKS- Travelling Light

Posted on March 21, 2022 by andynathan
THE SPIDERHAWKS- Travelling Light

Music for Sport (Release Date 25.03.22) The Spiderhawks are the brainchild of Simon Webb who has a CV as long as your arm as a composer for TV, theatre and film. They released  a charity single during lockdown but this … Continue reading →

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Album review: DARE – Road To Eden

Posted on March 20, 2022 by andynathan
DARE- Road to Eden

Darren Wharton chatted to Get Ready to ROCK! Radio about his career and Dare. The interview includes tracks from each of Dare’s studio albums including the latest.  First broadcast 10 April 2022. Legend Records [Release date 01.04.22] Back in the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: HALESTORM – Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 13 March 2022

Posted on March 18, 2022 by andynathan
HALESTORM- Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 13 March 2022

Halestorm have put in the hard yards of touring the UK for over a decade to become a major draw in their own right. This love affair with the country was demonstrated when, in spite of pulling the rest of … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BIG COUNTRY – Islington Assembly Hall, London- 9 March 2022

Posted on March 14, 2022 by andynathan
BIG COUNTRY- Islington Assembly Hall, London- 9 March 2022

It’s now been over 20 years since the sad passing of Stuart Adamson, but for over half that period his erstwhile bandmates Bruce Watson and Mark Brzezicki have been ensuring that his Big Country legacy stays alive with a touring … Continue reading →

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Album review: TEN- Here Be Monsters

Posted on March 13, 2022 by andynathan
TEN- Here Be Monsters

Frontiers Records (Release date 18.02.22) It’s been over three years  since Ten released the rather underwhelming ‘Illuminati’, though mainman Gary Hughes had a busy 2021 with a solo album and compilation and writing the critically acclaimed  ‘Tao’ project.’ ‘Here Be … Continue reading →

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Album review: LIONVILLE – So Close to Heaven

Posted on March 12, 2022 by andynathan
LIONVILLE- So Close to Heaven

Frontiers Records (Release date 11.02.22) The brainchild of Italian multi-instrumentalist Stefano Lionetti, Lionville have produced a series of quality AOR albums at regular intervals over the past decade. So Close to Heaven is their fifth and there are few changes … Continue reading →

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Gig review: HOLLOWAY STRIP (Revival Black et al) – Camden Underworld, London, 19 February 2022

Posted on February 26, 2022 by andynathan
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I can’t remember the last time the British rock scene seemed to be so awash with young hopefuls, mostly under the banner of the New Wave of Classic Rock. The one frustration is that it can be hard to keep … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SLIM CHANCE- Cabbage Patch, Twickenham, 17 February 2022

Posted on February 23, 2022 by andynathan
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When Ronnie Lane quit the Faces, he got away from it all and retreated to the country, as many rock stars did in the seventies. However he took things a stage further when, with his band Slim Chance, he conjured … Continue reading →

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Gig review: RUSS BALLARD – 100 Club, London, 10 February 2022

Posted on February 16, 2022 by andynathan
RUSS BALLARD- 100 Club, London, 10 February 2022

The over used word ‘legendary’ applies in Russ Ballard’s case, as one of the very best and most prolific songwriters for a wide range of pop and rock artists, not to mention a distinguished and long career as singer and … Continue reading →

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Album review: GIANT – Shifting Time

Posted on February 14, 2022 by andynathan
GIANT- Shifting Time

Frontiers Records (Release Date 21.01.22) In the small and incestuous world of melodic rock the release of a new Giant album has caused the liveliest controversy for many years. Their first two albums are widely seen as classics of the … Continue reading →

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Gig review:JIM KIRKPATRICK- The Cavern, Raynes Park, London, 3 February 2022

Posted on February 9, 2022 by andynathan
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One of my favourite gigs of last year was when FM guitarist Jim Kirkpatrick played The Cavern bar in suburban South-west London.  The occasion was special enough, being my first show after the 2021 lockdown was relaxed, but the musical … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SAXON- Hammersmith Apollo, London, 29 January 2022

Posted on February 4, 2022 by andynathan
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Saxon’s 40th anniversary show was a case of deferred pleasure even by current standards. It was actually first scheduled as long ago as October 2019 but delayed when singer Biff Byford underwent heart surgery, and subsequently rescheduled at least twice … Continue reading →

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Gig review: TEN YEARS AFTER- 100 Club, London, 24 January 2022

Posted on January 27, 2022 by andynathan
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Ten Years After have a considerable pedigree- leading lights in the British blues explosion and participants at Woodstock, as the sixties gave way to the seventies they were a big enough draw at the time to notch four top ten … Continue reading →

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Album review: OUT OF THIS WORLD – S/T

Posted on January 13, 2022 by andynathan
Out of This World

Atomic Fire Records (Release date 14.01.22) Kee Marcello’s recording debut with Europe was 1988’s ‘Out of This World’ and I well remember how, celebrating 30 years of the album on a solo tour, the guitarist expressed his pride in the … Continue reading →

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Album review: PERFECT PLAN- Live at Sharpener’s House

Posted on December 30, 2021 by andynathan
PERFECT PLAN- Live at Sharpener's House

Frontiers Records (Release Date 10.12.21) Among the finest of this golden generation of Scandinavian acts, Perfect Plan‘s second album ‘Time for a Miracle’ was voted GRTR’s melodic rock album of 2020. That year also saw them play a ‘live in … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BRITISH LION- Camden Underworld, London, 4 December 2021

Posted on December 9, 2021 by andynathan
BRITISH LION- Camden Underworld, London, 4 December 2021

The phrase living legend is overused but in the world of metal Steve Harris deserves this description, as Iron Maiden’s founder member, single-minded visionary, principal songwriter and with his prominent bass playing a big part in the band’s sound. Hell, … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE JONES GANG- 229 Club, London, 3 December 2021

Posted on December 8, 2021 by andynathan
THE JONES GANG- 229 Club, London, 3 December 2021

Few living people can claim as rich a classic rock pedigree as Kenney Jones- the only Small Faces member still with us, a mainstay in the Faces and Keith Moon’s replacement in the Who. Its not surprising then that the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: KIP WINGER – The Black Heart, Camden, London, 27 November 2021

Posted on December 1, 2021 by andynathan
KIP WINGER- The Black Heart, Camden, London, 27 November 2021

Kip Winger’s acoustic shows in London at the much missed Borderline became the stuff of legend with their mixture of intimate songs and storytelling and fan participation. They even achieved the ultimate accolade of being a numbered series, so this … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE DARKNESS – Reading Hexagon, 26 November 2021

Posted on November 30, 2021 by andynathan
THE DARKNESS- Reading Hexagon, 26 November 2021

Never mind the hysteria that surrounded them in the early 2000’s, proof of how quickly time marches lies in the fact that it now a full ten years since the Darkness triumphantly reformed at Download. Since then they have surprised … Continue reading →

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Album review: JIM PETERIK & WORLD STAGE – Tigress – Women Who Rock the World

Posted on November 23, 2021 by andynathan
JIM PETERIK & WORLD STAGE- Tigress- Women Who Rock the World

Frontiers Records (Release date 05.11.21) Jim Peterik’s World Stage project, whether live or in the studio, is characterised by the Survivor founder using the widest array of musical chums to sing his songs. ‘Tigress’ (what is it with his obsession … Continue reading →

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Album review: GROUNDBREAKER – Soul to Soul

Posted on November 23, 2021 by andynathan
GROUNDBREAKER- Soul to Soul

Frontiers Records (Release date 12.11.21) Groundbreaker’s debut album was a Frontiers Records project to reunite Steve Overland with the pure AOR sound of early FM. That was a collaboration with Work of Art’s Robert Sall, but  the latter is not … Continue reading →

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Gig review: WISHBONE ASH – Islington Academy, London, 18 November 2021

Posted on November 21, 2021 by andynathan
WISHBONE ASH- Islington Academy, London, 18 November 2021

Sitting out live action during the pandemic must have been particularly galling for Wishbone Ash who always keep up a punishing live schedule. So there was a relief for both band and audience seeing them back in their familiar habitat … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE DEAD DAISIES – Shepherds Bush Empire, 10 November 2021

Posted on November 14, 2021 by andynathan
THE DEAD DAISIES- Shepherds Bush Empire, 10 November 2021

To quote the title of one of their songs, in many ways the Dead Daisies are ‘like no other’, even to the extent that they have been described as a collective rather than a band. Line ups have regularly changed, … Continue reading →

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Gig review: MARTIN TURNER- Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 5 November 2021

Posted on November 8, 2021 by andynathan
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I must admit that the longer the pandemic went on, the more I began to fear that many of the acts from rock’s original golden era who we are lucky enough to still see performing might not resume touring,  Wishbone … Continue reading →

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Gig review: MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP – Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 31 October 2021

Posted on November 3, 2021 by andynathan
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP- Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 31 October 2021

For many years it seems I was fated never to experience one of my teenage guitar heroes Michael Schenker, at his finest. My only experiences of him in the last millennium were the McAuley Schenker Group’s short support slot to … Continue reading →

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