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BAND OF FRIENDS live shows

Posted on October 29, 2012 by jason

BAND OF FRIENDS, ‘live’! A celebration of Rory Gallagher’ music The Band Of Friends is not a tribute to Rory, more of a celebration of his life and music. Rory’s music reached a massive audience from Norway to Spain, from … Continue reading →

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THE PROPHETS OF ADDICTION – Babylon Boulevard

Posted on October 28, 2012 by jason

Cargo Records The Prophets of Addiction’s debut album “Babylon Boulevard” is a dark and sleazy effort that sits somewhere between latter day Faster Pussycat and early Dogs D’amour. The album was self produced but mixed by ex- Ozzy Osbourne bassist … Continue reading →

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JEFFERSON STARSHIP – Freedom At Point Zero

Posted on October 26, 2012 by jason

Rock Candy Records Formed from the ashes of West Coast band Jefferson Airplane in the early 70s, Jefferson Starship (later just Starship) kept that influence in their brand of hard rock and power pop.  This album, originally released, saw a … Continue reading →

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RAINBOW – Reissues

Posted on October 26, 2012 by jason

On Stage (2CD) Long Live Rock’n’Roll (2CD) Universal Universal continue their excellent, if long overdue appraisal of the Rainbow catalogue, with the former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore producing some of the best and most classic hard rock to come … Continue reading →

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PAUL MENEL – Into Insignificance I Will Pale

Posted on October 25, 2012 by jason

www.paulmannel.com (Released 5th Nov)       Paul Menel was the vocalist in IQ in the late 80′s and appeared on the band’s two most commercial albums ‘Nomzamo’ and ‘Are You Sitting Comfortably?’. He then bowed out of IQ in … Continue reading →

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KIX – Live in Baltimore

Posted on October 25, 2012 by jason

(CD/DVD) Frontiers       Originally formed in 1977, KIx released 6 albums between 1981 and 1996 and enjoyed a period of commercial success in the late ‘80’s and early ‘90’s before splitting up in 1996. No surprise as the … Continue reading →

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RAINBOW re-issues due in November

Posted on October 24, 2012 by jason

Rainbow are set to release Deluxe Reissues of On Stage and Long Live Rock N’ Roll this November. Rainbow, lead by the guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore, became synonymous with some of the most well regarded and popular charting Rock songs of … Continue reading →

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Singles Bar: RED MEASURE, VALERIE JUNE, THE CIVIL WARS

Posted on October 24, 2012 by jason

RED MEASURE – No-One’s Face (EP) Touch Act Records (Released Dec 10th) Three piece band from Nashville and they have released one previous EP to date. I have listened to this a fair few times and I have to say … Continue reading →

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Quick Plays: THEN JERICO, WALKING WITH KINGS, STORMZONE

Posted on October 24, 2012 by jason

Audio Porn – Jezebel’s Kiss (JK Records) Audio Porn is the Hard-Rock project formed by singer / songwriter Azriel St. Michael and drummer Byron Black, both former Jezebels Kiss members, and Hydrogyn guitarist/producer Jeff Westlake. The songs are melodic, but … Continue reading →

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JOE STUMP – Revenge of the Shredlord

Posted on October 24, 2012 by jason

Lion Music www.lionmusic.com Joe Stump burst onto the guitar instrumental scene in 1993, producing ripping guitar work  in the vein of Yngwie Malmsteen.  He has continued to be uncompromising in his work over the years and has been classified as … Continue reading →

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TESTAMENT – Dark Roots Of Earth

Posted on October 24, 2012 by jason

Testament is a band that requires no introduction, being engraved in Bay Area thrash folklore in the 80’s.  The band returned from oblivion to blow everyone away with “Formation of damnation” a few years back.  “Dark roots of earth” continues … Continue reading →

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THE BEACH BOYS live DVD due Nov 26th

Posted on October 24, 2012 by jason

  For music fans raised on the harmonies and melodies that defined a generation, THE BEACH BOYS’ 50th Anniversary was celebrated with an album featuring all new material and a special 75 date world tour.  THE BEACH BOYS played to … Continue reading →

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PAUL SABU – In Dreams

Posted on October 23, 2012 by jason

www.z-records.com         Z Records continue their fine re-issue series of Paul Sabu’s back catalogue and this album first saw the light of day as a Japanese import back in 1994, before Now & Then picked it up. … Continue reading →

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DEMON DUDE’S REVENGE – An Adolescent Fantasy Volume 1

Posted on October 23, 2012 by jason

www.demondudesrevenge.com       Steve Watts was the keyboards player in Demon between 1985 and 1991 and co-wrote much of the band’s output in those years along with vocalist Dave Hill. After leaving Demon he all but disappeared from the … Continue reading →

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PETER GABRIEL – So: Classic Albums

Posted on October 22, 2012 by jason

Eagle Vision www.eagle-rock.com The latest in the ‘Classic Albums’ series looks at Peter Gabriel’s 1986 album ‘So’. This album really catapulted Peter Gabriel into the big time and was a massive selling album with four hit singles lifted off the … Continue reading →

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BLEAK ANGEL – Reborn

Posted on October 20, 2012 by jason

http://www.bleakangel.com/       Second album by this UK folk rock band, who are currently down to a duo of Tim Balmford (songwriter/vocals) and Daisy O’Halloran (vocals) although former member Steve Morse (not the Deep Purple one!) plays 12 string … Continue reading →

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WALTER TROUT BAND – gig review

Posted on October 20, 2012 by jason

The Jazz Café, Camden, Tuesday 16th October 2012 Armed with a chunky new blues platter, Walter Trout has completely overhauled his live show since last year’s shows. Incredibly, ‘Blues for the Modern Daze’ is Mr Trout’s 21st solo album. It’s … Continue reading →

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GEOFF TATE – Kings & Thieves

Posted on October 19, 2012 by jason

Inside Out www.insideout.de (Released 05.11.12) It has certainly been an eventful year for Geoff Tate after being dismissed by his former band Queensryche (be interesting to see how they progress as regards new material) and now he has a new … Continue reading →

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If You Like Led Zeppelin… by Dave Thompson

Posted on October 19, 2012 by jason

If You Like Led Zeppelin… by Dave Thompson Backbeat Books www.backbeatbooks.com Another in the series of ‘If You Like…’ which takes a big name band and then suggests other music, books and films you may like based on the artist … Continue reading →

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Quick Play: BLUE ORIGIN, BROWNSVILLE STATION

Posted on October 18, 2012 by jason

KATTAH Eyes Of Sand www.kattah.net Formed in Brazil in 2006, this album tells a story based around Arabian culture mixing Brazilian rhythms and heavy metal. So the PR goes. From the outset it’s solid if rough’n’ready trad metal. A touch … Continue reading →

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CHRIS SINGLETON & THE DISTRACTIONS gig review

Posted on October 18, 2012 by jason

Wilmington Arms, Islington Wednesday 17th October 2012 Chris Singleton  and his band the Distractions were playing their first gig in two years as in-between times he has become a proud dad. The band are the same as when I last … Continue reading →

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LONELY THE BRAVE single

Posted on October 16, 2012 by jason

Lonely The Brave are a five piece epic-rock act from Cambridge, England. In 2010, Dan P Carter liked a simple demo recording from the band so much that he invited them to perform 4 tracks live for his Radio 1 … Continue reading →

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TRAIL OF MURDER – Shades Of Art

Posted on October 16, 2012 by jason

Metal Heaven www.aorheaven.com (Release date 29th October)         A new name but the band’s members have some real musical pedigree as you have vocalist Urban Breed (what a great name for a metal singer!) formerly of Tad … Continue reading →

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DISTRICT 97 – Trouble With Machines

Posted on October 16, 2012 by jason

Laser’s Edge This album shouldn’t work. In the blue corner we have a bunch of post-prog instrumental experimenters from Chicago. In the red corner is an American Idol Top 10 Female Finalist with a slightly nasal twang. However, the resulting … Continue reading →

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REDLINE – Vice

Posted on October 16, 2012 by jason

Escape Music www.escape-music.com         UK five piece whose debut album ‘Vice’ has a classic metal sound with an 80′s leaning and is not your normal fare of Escape Music. This is a strange album as the first … Continue reading →

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