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Gig review: WANG CHUNG – Bush Hall, London, 25 May 2013
Wang Chung were playing their first UK gig in 25 years and also reuniting with long-standing drummer Darren Costin. Nice touch before the gig saw the band’s two main members Jack Hues and Nick Feldman chatting and having photos taken … Continue reading
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Tagged 25 May 2013, Bush Hall, Dance Hall Days, gig review, London, Taser Up!, WANG CHUNG
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Album review: TANGERINE DREAM with BRIAN MAY – Starmus – Sonic Universe
www.tangerinedream-music.com A double CD recorded at the Starmus festival on the island of Tenerife back in June 2011. The Starmus festival was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Juri Gagarin’s first spaceflight and guests on the night included Neil Armstrong … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Brian May, review, Sonic Universe, Starmus, Tangerine Dream
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Album review: THE JOKERS – Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive
www.thejokers.com [Release date: 24.06.13] The Jokers impressed many with their debut album ‘The Great Rock ‘N’ Roll Show’ released back in 2009, as well as impressing fellow GRTR! scribe Pete Feenstra with their live show. Since then we haven’t seen … Continue reading
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Tagged album, review, rock, Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive, THE JOKERS
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Album review: MASTERPLAN – Novum Initium
AFM Records [Release date 14.06.13 June 14th] “Novum Initium” or “A New Beginning” to those who do not understand Latin is the fifth album from Masterplan and their first since “Time to Be King” back in 2010. Roland Grapow and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Helloween, MASTERPLAN, Novum Initium, power metal, review, Roland Grapow
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Interview: 10 Q’s with AMAZE ME
There have been some cracking melodic rock albums so far this year and now you can add Amaze Me’s new album ‘Guilty As Sin’ released on AOR Heaven. Peter Broman answers are questions on the new album and more… What … Continue reading
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Tagged Amaze Me, AOR, AOR Heaven, Guilty As Sin, melodic rock, Peter Broman
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Interview: 10 Q’s with COVERED CALL
Covered Call have just released thier second album, the impressive ‘Impact’ via AOR Heaven. Here we catch-up with guitarist Joel Carlsson to find out what has been happening since their debut album and the background behind new vocalist Goran Edman … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, AOR Heaven, Covered Call, Goran Edman, Impact, interview, Joel Carlsson, melodic rock
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Quick plays: DIO, AVANTASIA, DAVID BOWIE, BRYAN FERRY, TASTE, THE POODLES, STRYPER
Nick van der Meulen gives us a round-up of some key new releases… DIO – Dream Evil Deluxe Edition (Universal) Originally released in 1987, this was my real introduction to Dio. It was harsh, yet romantic and I couldn’t help … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AVANTASIA, Bryan Ferry, David Bowie, Death Dealer, Dio, Dream Evil, From Ashes To Fire, My Endless Wishes, review, Saffire, Stryper, TASTE, The Jazz Age, The Mystery Of Time, The Next Day, The Poodles, Tour De Force, War Machine
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Album review: GLORYHAMMER – Tales From The Kingdom Of Fife
Napalm Records This is a new project from Christopher Bowes, who can normally be seen in pirate metal band Alestorm. He has recruited vocalist Thomas Winkler (Emerald) to give those classic high pitched power metal vocals. The story is set … Continue reading
Gig review: STATE OF EDEN – Ashford, Middlesex 19 May 2013
St.Matthew’s Church Hall, Ashford, Middlesex State of Eden played their debut gig at a charity fundraising event for two diabetic charities and it was good debut gig. The main focus of the band are the two keyboards players, father and … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashford, gig, Kent, prog, progressive, review, St Matthews Church Hall, STATE OF EDEN
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News: New band MAGGY SIMPSON
Maggy Simpson is the brainchild of Bat Kinane and Shane Counter. Having known each other for over 10 years, and sharing a passion for high quality original Rock music, this is the first major work the pair will release. There … Continue reading
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Tagged Bat Kinane, Glyder, Maggy Simpson, Shane Counter
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DVD review: THE MOODY BLUES – Live At The Isle of Wight Festival/Live A Montreux 1991
I was watching Roger Waters play in Hyde Park a few years ago, when the guy next to me leaned over to his mate and said, “Great, innit? It’s just like the album!” While perhaps missing the point of a … Continue reading
DVD review: RAINBOW – Live In Munich 1977
Eagle Vision (also 2CD) Originally issued in 2006, this DVD shows Rainbow live with their latest line up just prior to the release of the Long Live Rock’n’Roll album. It was filmed for the Rockplast broadcasts and hence was heavily … Continue reading
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Tagged Cozy Powell, DVD, Live In Munich 1977, Rainbow, review, Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio
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DVD review: DIO – Finding The Sacred Heart, Live In Philly 1986
Eagle Vision A young looking Dio fronting his young looking band and fook me this a good show. Promoting their Sacred Heart album, this ferocious opens with King Of Rock’n’Roll and sets the pace, followed by Like A Beat Of … Continue reading
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Tagged Dio, DVD, Finding The Sacred Heart, Live In Philly 1986, review, Ronnie Hames Dio
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Album Review: DAGOBA – Post Mortem Nihil Est
earMUSIC Don’t be fooled by the plinky piano and music hall humming on the intro to album opener ‘When Winter…’ Within seconds, Shawter unleashes a death roar to split brains and splinter souls. This is damn fine album, full of … Continue reading
Quick plays: WINTER MOUNTAIN, UK DECAY, HAWKWIND, THE MACC LADS
WINTER MOUNTAIN – Find, Follow (EP) www.wintermountain.co.uk Winter Mountain are a duo consisting of Joseph Francis and Martin Smith. They met for the first time getting the same train at Chicago’s Union station and have since won a Battle of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Hawkwind, Marcus Bonfanti, review, rock, The Macc Lads, UK DECAY, Victorius, WINTER MOUNTAIN
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Album review: MIRACLE MILE – In Cassidy’s Care
www.miraclemile.co.uk (Released 22nd July) Mircale Mile are a duo consisting of Trevor Jones and Marcus Cliffe, who have released eight albums prior to this one as Miracle Mile. This new album is a concept piece, based … Continue reading
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Tagged In Cassidy’s Care, Marcus Cliffe, MIRACLE MILE, Trevor Jones
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Album review: TIMO TOLKKI’S AVALON – The Land of New Hope
Frontiers www.frontiers.it Ex-Stratovarius mainman Timo Tolkki returns again with a new project after relative failures with both Revolution Renaissance and Symfonia. Stratovarius was Tolkki’s band from 1986 through to 2008 when after 4 years of turmoil Tolkki called it a … Continue reading
Album review: AMAZE ME – Guilty As Sin
AOR Heaven (Released 25th May) Amaze Me are a duo consisting of Peter Broman, who plays all the instruments and wrote the songs and vocalist Conny Lind (ex-Great King Rat/Mattsson). Their last album was released over ten … Continue reading
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Tagged Amaze Me, AOR, AOR Heaven, Guilty As Sin
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Album review: ahab – Wits End
Navigator Records www.navigatorrecords.co.uk Ahab have been gaining rave reviews including ones from Bob Harris and Simon Mayo, coupled with honing their sound with live appearances including an appearance at Fairport Conventions’ annual Cropredy festival. I have reviewed their previous EP … Continue reading
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Tagged ahab, The Byrds, Wits End
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Album review: FAIR WARNING – Sundancer
SPV www.spv.de (Released 27th May) This band I always confuse with prog rockers Fates Warning for some bizarre reason. I loved their ‘Rainmaker’ album however since then they have not really tickled my fancy until this … Continue reading
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Tagged Fair Warning, melodic rock, SPV, Sundancer
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Gig review: CELEBR8.2 Festival – The Hippodrome, Kingston, Surrey, 11-12 May 2013
Saturday 11th May The Celebr8.2 festival was back for its second year having moved from July to May. It has an ideal venue in the Hippodrome with its suitably sci fi décor and the location right in the centre of Kingston. … Continue reading
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Tagged 11 May 2013, 12 May 2013, Arena, Celebr8.2 festival, DISTRICT 97, Frost*, Haken, John Mitchell, Kingston, Mystery, Surrey, The Hippodrome, Threshold, Tinyfish
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Gig review: KILL FOR EDEN – 100 Club, London, 10 May 2013
This was a ‘Future Rock’ new band promotion night at the legendary 100 Club, in which hard/classic rockers Kill For Eden featured as the main support to headliners, The Branco Heist. Five bands had half hour-sets across the evening. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 May 2013, 100 Club, gig, Kill For Eden, London, review, The Branco Heist
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Album Review: KMFDM – Kunst
KMFDM Records KMFDM have been around since the birth of industrial metal scene. Pulled together by founder member Sascha Konietzko in Germany back in 1984 and fuelled by a revolving cast of members, KMFDM have regularly released music that treads … Continue reading
Album review: LEPROUS – Coal
Inside Out www.insideoutmusic.com [Released 20.05.13] The band’s fifth album and they have flown somewhat under my musical radar, although after hearing this new album they are fast becoming a mainstay on my iPod. There are some really … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Coal, Devin Townsend, Inside Out, LEPROUS, review, rock
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Gig review: GREAT BRITISH ALTERNATIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL, Minehead, 26-28 April 2013
Review and photos by Noel Buckley Day 1 Friday 26 April What a difference a year makes, last year we arrived in Butlins in Minehead in the pouring rain, which lasted the whole weekend, this year we arrive in glorious … Continue reading
