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Canterbury UK tour dates
CANTERBURY SUPPORT TOUR WITH DEAF HAVANA 2012 ANNOUNCE HEADLINE TOUR WINTER 2012 SINGLE SOMETHING BETTER OUT 24TH SEPTEMBER “while many of their peers have risen above them over the past 3 years, HID could be the album that sees Canterbury … Continue reading
SEAHAVEN announce UK tour
SEAHAVEN ANNOUNCE UK TOUR SUPPORT TO BALANCE AND COMPOSURE California’s SEAHAVEN will be coming to the UK this August to support Balance and Composure on their headline tour. The band will also play Hevy Music festival at Port Lympne Wild … Continue reading
DORO – Under My Skin: A Fine Collection Of Doro Classics
(2CD) AFM Records www.afm-records.de Doro Pesch is a true metal legend who has given her all for her fans and music (a telling interview I read with her said how she gave up any idea of raising a family as … Continue reading
Chris Picton (Quecia) releases a new solo album
Chris Picton – Still Life# Still Life is Chris Picton’s First Solo Album available Now for digital download at www.chrispicton.bandcamp.com The debut solo album is a collection of mainly instrumental pieces, but with a continuation of the strong song-writing originally … Continue reading
Singles Bar: NEKROFEIST, GHXST, WAR DRUM, SHATTERED DESTINY, GRIZZLY BEAR
Nekrofeist – Nekrofeist EP (Self Release) There appears to be a fair bit of Australian rock and metal hitting our shores at the moment. This EP is the latest to come in to my hands and is the best one … Continue reading
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Tagged GHXST, Grizzly Bear, NEKROFEIST, SHATTERED DESTINY, WAR DRUM
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FLYING COLORS – S/T
Ear Music/Edel A supergroup consisting of drummer Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater), guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple/Dixie Dreggs), bassist Dave LaRue (Steve Morse/Dixie Dreggs), Neal Morse (Transatlantic/ex-Spock’s Beard) on keyboards/vocals and lead vocalist/guitarist Casey McPherson. The album was produced by the … Continue reading
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Tagged ELO, Flying Colors, Mike Portnoy, Muse, Neal Morse, Queen, Steve Morse
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Albums of the year…to date
Saga – 20/20 (Ear Music/Edel) Michael Sadler returns as the band release one of their finest albums to date. Jeff Scott Soto- Damage Control (Frontiers) Back with a more straight ahead melodic hard rock album. Flying Colors – S/T (Ear … Continue reading
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Tagged Arjen Lucassen, Asia, Blackberry Smoke, Casablanca, D A D, Estrella, Europe, Flying Colors, Freedom Call, Headspace, House Of Shakira, Jack Blades, Jamie Hartman, Jeff Scott Soto, LA Guns, Michael Thompson Band, Saga, Shinedown, Slash, Styx
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JEFF LYNNE releases two albums in Oct
JEFF LYNNE RETURNS OCTOBER 9 WITH TWO ALBUMS ON FRONTIERS RECORDS: THE SOLO ALBUM “LONG WAVE” AND THE NEWLY RECORDED ‘MR. BLUE SKY-THE VERY BEST OF ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA’ “It all comes down to what you truly love doing, and … Continue reading
COHEED AND CAMBRIA new album news
ANNOUNCE UPCOMING DOUBLE CONCEPT ALBUM “THE AFTERMAN”, WITH SPLIT RELEASE FIRST INSTALLMENT, ‘THE AFTERMAN: ASCENSION’ TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 8th via V2/Everything Evil CINEMATIC ALBUM TRAILER LAUNCHED ON COHEEDANDCAMBRIA.COM & UK TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT Modern progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria’s … Continue reading
Bruce Foxton (From The Jam) new single & album
New album ‘Back In The Room’ released on 1st October 2012 New single ‘Number Six’ released on 23rd September 2012 On Basstone Records www.brucefoxton.com / www.twitter.com/brucefoxton Bruce Foxton (The Jam/From The Jam/Stiff Little Fingers) returns with his first new … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Country, Bruce Foxton, From The Jam, Paul Weller, Shooting Stars CHASE, Steve Cropper
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THE SWEET – New York Connection
www.thesweet.com The Sweet – the version fronted by original guitarist Andy Scott – return with an album of covers. The current line-up consists of the aforementioned Scott joined by Pete Lincoln (vocals/bass), Tony O’Hora (guitar/keys/vocals) and Bruce Bisland (drums/vocals). Yes … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Scott, Dead Or Alive, New York Connection, Russ Ballard, The Sweet
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PRIDE OF LIONS to return with their fourth album
Frontiers Records is excited to announce the return of PRIDE OF LIONS with the release of their anticipated fourth studio album entitled “Immortal” on September 21st in Europe and September 24th in North America. The 11 tracks new album is … Continue reading
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Tagged Frontiers, Jim Peterik, Pride of Lions, Survivor, Toby Hitchcock
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Fearless Vampire Killers Guilfest 2012 Big Cheese Tent
Seeing Fearless Vampire Killers was probably the highlight of this year. I had dragged along my friend and had attempted to run in wellies through the mud bath called guilfest to try and get at the front of the audience. … Continue reading
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Tagged Fearless Vampire Killers, Guilfest Big Cheese Tent
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Ministry, HMV Forum, Friday 20th July
Ministry, back on the road for the first time since a split in 2008, have lost nothing of their intensity and rage. In front of a pretty packed Forum crowd, mainman Al Jourgenson snarled and barked out barbs of political … Continue reading
Roger Hodgson US tour in August
Roger Hodgson, Legendary Voice of Supertramp, Returns with his Breakfast in America Summer Tour, First National U.S. Run in 30 Years Fresh on the heels of sold out performances earlier this year in the U.S., South America, and Europe, Roger … Continue reading
Singles Bar: THE LOOK, FANTASY RAINBOW, THE BOY ROYALS, MORTDELAMER, DREAMSTEALER
The Look – Let It Go (Beat Town Records) Apparently the Look had a hit in 1981, namely ‘I am the Beat’ and DJ Chris Evans is a fan. Now they are back with this new song which isn’t too … Continue reading
TARJA – Act I
Ear Music/Edel 2012 (Double CD) www.tarja-act1.com Former Nightwish singer Tarja Turunen releases her first solo live album (there is also a companion DVD and BluRay releases). I will admit I am not the biggest fan of her voice but freed … Continue reading
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Tagged Act I, Nightwish, Tarja
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Rock Candy Roundup: Johnny Van Zant, Lionheart, Fastway, Paris
Johnny VAN ZANT Round Two ***1/2 The Last Of The Wild Ones **** Youngest of the Van Zant family, Johnny follows an enormous legacy in Ronnie (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and Donnie (38 Special). These solo albums (sometimes credited to The Johnny … Continue reading
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Tagged Fastway, Johnny Van Zant, Lionheart, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Motorhead, Paris, Rock Candy, UFO
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FM re-issues
Indiscreet **** Tough It Out **** Rock Candy Records Two classic AOR albums, where the band’s name sums up the sound perfectly. Formed by the former Samson rhythm section of drummer Pete Jupp and bassist Merv Goldsworthy, a few line-up … Continue reading
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Tagged FM, Rock Candy, Steve Overland
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VISION DIVINE – Destination Set To Nowhere
Ear Music/Edel 2012 Formed in Italy in 1998, this progressive power metal band release their seventh studio album with plenty of power and melody, Rhapsody’s Fabio Lione providing vocals with power, range and an operatic touch. From the outset the … Continue reading
RED JASPER – A Midsummer Night’s Dream/The Winter’s Tale
Angel Air 2012 www.angelair.co.uk The words ‘British’ and ‘quintessentially’ spring to mind listening to this eccentric brace of early 90’s releases from a former agitprop punk folk act that contrarily transmogrified itself into a progressive rock band. Seemingly in awe … Continue reading
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Tagged prog rock, Red Jasper
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L.A GUNS – Hollywood Forever
Deadline Music 2012 L.A Guns release their first original album in 7 years and not only will ‘Hollywood Forever’ go down as one of their best but the album also reminds me of why I liked the band in the … Continue reading
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Tagged LA Guns, Phil Lewis
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Singles Bar: MINIATURE DINOSAURS, BLUEVEILS, JUNKFOXX, AGENTS OF CHAOS
Miniature Dinosaurs – Lemonade (Integrity Records) This is the first single to be taken from Miniature Dinosaurs forthcoming EP ‘Turn It On’ and it’s a decent listen. The band play an upbeat indie pop reminiscent of fellow scots Orange Juice, … Continue reading
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Tagged AGENTS OF CHAOS, BLUEVEILS, JUNKFOXX, MINIATURE DINOSAURS
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Kiss and Motley Crue gig review
So when you’ve seen the same band 20+ times over the progress of nearly 30 years (yes, I know, there are others that have seen bands much more than that. They can go write their own story, this is mine) … Continue reading
Backstage Hero – Neil Jones
Neil Jones is Business & Marketing Manager for the Cambridge Folk Festival/Cambridge Corn Exchange and a presenter of the Star Radio Rock Show… How did you become involved in the music business? I’ve worked in theatres and music venues all … Continue reading
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Tagged Cambridge Folk Festival, Neil Jones
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