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News: QUEEN, SABATON, ANGEL, RAMMSTEIN (March 2021)
Rammstein (pictured) have been working on a new studio album during the current lockdown. No news as yet on a release date, title, etc. Alice Cooper has already announced plans for his next album. It will be recorded by his … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, blues, folk, gigs, metal, New releases, news, Queen, Rammstein, rock, Sabaton, THE WHO, tours
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Album review: SKINNY KNOWLEDGE – Don’t Turn Out the Lights
Self-release [Release date 05.03.21] Bournemouth based rockers, Skinny Knowledge deliver a frankly, awesome debut album that oozes attitude with great energy and a message to all those that are shallow or judgemental in our society – take note of the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, debut, Don’t Turn Out the Lights, modern rock, review, rock, Skinny Knowledge
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Album review: NOTHING CONCRETE – The Haberdasher’s Voyage
Round Flat Music [Release date 01.04.21] Nothing Concrete are a six-piece international band (featuring two French members, one English, one Scot, one Italian and one Belgian) is based in the countryside of the French Pyrenees- sometimes compared to Ronnie Lane’ … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Fergus MacKay, folk, jazz, Nothing Concrete, review, swing, The Haberdasher’s Voyage
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Album review: BIRDPEN – All Function One
JAR Records [Release date 05.03.21] BirdPen – Dave Pen (vocals, guitar) and Mike Bird (guitars, keyboards) – are back with their sixth album, recorded during the early part of 2020 as the duo watched the global pandemic unfold. This formed … Continue reading
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Tagged album, All Function One, alt rock, alternative, Birdpen, electronica, review
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Album review: TOBY JEPSON – Viewfinder
Jepsongs Recordings [Release date 12.03.21] “This is a selection of my solo songs that I hope you enjoy for what they are; moments in time when I was on a journey that ultimately brought them into being.” So says former … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt rock, best of, Little Angels, review, rock, singer songwriter, Solo, Toby Jepson, Viewfinder, Wayward Sons
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Album review: WHITESNAKE – The Blues Album
Rhino [Release date 19.02.21] There’s always been a huge swathe of older fans who believe that Whitesnake were at their peak some forty years ago, the bluesy hard rock of the ‘classic’ line-up unbeatable and everything since the world conquering … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues rock, classic rock, David Coverdale, review, Rhino, rock, The Blues Album, Whitesnake
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Album review: SOUNDS INCARCERATED – Unswitchable Hits Vol 1
Fool’s Paradise Records Hot on the heels of The Galileo 7’s “Decayed” release, Allan Crockford and Viv Bonsels (aka Sounds Incarcerated) from the band unleash a series of recordings originally created for Mister Unswitchable’s semi-regular online themed cover version events. … Continue reading
Album review: MAXIMO PARK – Nature Always Wins
PIAS, Prolifica [Release date 26.02.21] Maximo Park have been around since 2001, now releasing their seventh album ‘Nature Always Wins’. Although I had heard of Maximo Park I had not heard much by them and that I have swiftly rectified … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt rock, indie pop, indie rock, Maximo Park, Nature Always Win, review
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Album review: JOSEPH WILLIAMS – Denizen Tenant
The Players Club/Mascot Records [Release date 26.02.21] Toto’s Steve Lukather and Joseph Williams both release solo albums on the same date and label, with both artists including a few cover versions on their respective albums. Joining Joseph Williams on his … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, David Paich, Denizen Tenant, Joseph Williams, melodic, review, Steve Lukather, Toto, West Coast
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Quick plays: IVY GOLD, BLACK PISTOL FIRE
IVY GOLD Six Dusty Winds A1 Records/Golden Ivy Records [Release date 12.03.21] Ivy Gold is built around singer Manou and guitarist Sebastian Eder (Avalon). Rounding out Ivy Gold are drummer Tal Bergman (Joe Bonamassa, Billy Idol, Rod Stewart, Simple Minds, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt rock, Black Pistol Fire, blues rock, indie rock, Ivy Gold, Look Alive, review, rock, Six Dusty Winds, soul
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Album review: NINEBARROW – A Pocket Full Of Acorns
www.ninebarrow.co.uk [Release date 05.03.21] Ninebarrow – the duo of Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere – were planning to carry on their impressive and relentless series of gigs up and down the country last year. Of course the pandemic put paid … Continue reading
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Tagged A Pocket Full Of Acorns, album, folk, Jay LaBouchardiere, Jon Whitley, melodic, modern folk, Ninebarrow, review, sea shanty
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Album review: JOHN PAUL KEITH – The Rhythm of the City
Wild Honey Records [Release date 19.02.21] The over-riding descriptor of John Paul Keith’s fifth solo album is, “Vintage”. With twelve years’ experience as part of the Memphis music scene, plugging away as a session player and live act, there is … Continue reading
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Tagged album, John Paul Keith, melodic, review, rock 'n' roll, soul, Stax, The Rhythm of the City
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Album review: THE HOLD STEADY – Open Door Policy
Thirty Tigers [Release date 19.02.21] The Hold Steady return to action with eighth album which as vocalist Craig Fin explains – “This album was written and almost entirely recorded before the pandemic started, but the songs and stories explore power, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt pop, alt rock, Craig Finn, indie rock, Open Door Policy, review, rock, the Hold Steady
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Book review: OFF THE CHARTS by KAT GOLDMAN
Sutherland House [Publication date 09.02.21] Canadian singer songwriter Kat Goldman has made four critically acclaimed albums and her songs have been covered by Grammy-nominated band, The Duhks, Dar Williams, among many others. I will be honest I had not … Continue reading
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Tagged book, folk, Kat Goldman, memoir, Off The Charts, pop, review, singer songwriter
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Album review: RADAR – Lost In The Atlantic
Escape Music [Release date 19.02.21] Escape Music have a knack of uncovering long lost albums, or in the case of Radar, one that has never had a proper release until now. Radar was formed in 1981 by David West (keyboards, … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's pop, album, Go West, Lost In The Atlantic, Nik Kershaw, pop, Radar, review, synth pop
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EP review: TEMPERANCE – Melodies Of Green And Blue
Napalm Records [Release date 19.02.21] Italian melodic metal band Temperance have been around since 2013, releasing their latest studio album ‘Viridian’ last year. They also feature three vocalists, namely Alessia Scolletti, Michele Guaitoli and Marco Pastorino (although he is credited … Continue reading
Album review: JASON BIELER & THE BARON VON BIELSKI ORCHESTRA – Songs For The Apocalypse
Frontiers [Release date 29.01.21] Jason Bieler scored a winner with hard rockers Saigon Kick (who had a US hit with ‘Love Is On The Way’ in 1991), and since then Jason Bieler has been mixing up styles. Indeed, when asked … Continue reading
Album review: MILTON HIDE – Temperature’s Rising
www.miltonhide.com [Release date 05.03.21] Milton Hide emerged out of the East Sussex open mic and folk club circuit five years ago, where the acoustic duo picked up many plaudits for their debut EP, ‘Little Fish’, released in 2018. Now husband … Continue reading
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Tagged album, country, folk, melodic, Milton Hide, review, singer songwriter, Temperature’s Rising
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Album review: BLACK SABBATH – Vol.4 Super Deluxe Edition
WIN A COPY!! Competition closes 14.02.21 Sanctuary (5LP) [Release date 12.02.21] Now here really is a special edition of a genuinely classic album, by one of the original developers of the whole heavy metal genre, Black Sabbath. Originally a blues … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, box set, Geezer Butler, heavy metal classic album, Ozzy Osbourne, review, Steve Wilson, Tony Iommi, Vinyl, Vol.4 Super Deluxe Edition
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Album review: THE GOLD NEEDLES – What’s Tomorrow Ever Done For You?
Jem Records [Release date 19.02.21] The Gold Needles are onto album number three that features nine new original songs plus three covers including The Hollies ‘Have You Ever Loved Somebody’ and The Beatles ‘If I Needed Someone.’ Formed in 2015, … Continue reading
News: CHEAP TRICK, FM, LEAGUE OF LIGHTS (February 2021)
Cheap Trick release their new album ‘In Another World’ on April 9 via BMG. Sweet Oblivion featuring Geoff Tate release their second album ‘Relentless’ on April 9 via Frontiers. FM release a double live album ‘Tough It Out Live’ on … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Cheap Trick, classic rock, festivals, FM, folk, gigs, League Of Lights, metal, New releases, news, rock, tours
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Album review: ACCEPT – Too Mean To Die
Nuclear Blast [Release date 29.01.21] Accept, the German masters of heavy metal for more than 40 years and key influencers on bands such as Metallica and Iron Maiden, return with their 16th studio album – ‘Too Mean To Die’. Accept … Continue reading
Album review: LUCERO – When You Found Me
Thirty Tigers [Release date 29.01.21] Lucero’s last album, 2018’s ‘Among The Ghosts’, was a real treat and new discovery to this reviewer. Lucero have reunited once more with Grammy Award winning producer Matt Ross-Spang (Jason Isbell, Margo Price, Drive-by Truckers) … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt country, Americana, Ben Nichols, Bob Seger, country, folk, Lucero, review, southern rock, When You Found Me
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Single review: KING OF THE DEAD – Destroy My Name
Independent [Release date 08.01.21] The first few bars of interplay between rhythm and lead guitar from King Of The Dead could be Status Quo, but once the vocals are launched we’re back in NWOBHM territory. Pacey, piercing, high pitched, they … Continue reading
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Tagged Destroy My Name, King Of The Dead, metal, punk, review, rock, single
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Album review: IRON SAVIOR – Skycrest
AFM Records [Release date 04.12.20] Installed like a figurehead at the prow of European heavy metal, Piet Sielck’s Iron Savior proudly trail the story of this classic musical movement behind them. You could argue that along with Kai Hansen, Sielck … Continue reading
