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DVD review: EAGLES OF DEATH METAL – I Love You All The Time Live in Paris
Eagle Vision [Release date 04.08.17] CD/DVD Love them or hate them, you have to admire the Eagles of Death Metal – just three months after the appalling terrorist attack on their 2015 gig at Paris’ Bataclan gig the band were … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, DVD, Eagles of Death Metal, I Love You All The Time Live in Paris, Jesse Hughes, Josh Homme, QOTSA, review, rock
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Album review: RONNIE MONTROSE – 10×10
Rhino [Release date 29.09.17] Renowned guitarist Ronnie Montrose sadly passed in 2012, having left a long hard rock legacy, best known for his work with Gamma, Edgar Winter, Johnny Winter and Sammy Hagar as well as his eponymous band Montrose. … Continue reading
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Tagged 10x10, album, Edgar Winter, Eric Martin, Gamma, Glenn Hughes, guitarist, Jeff Scott Soto, Montrose, review, Ricky Phillips, rock, Ronnie Montrose, Sammy Hagar
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Album review: URIAH HEEP – Raging Through The Silence
Uriah Heep Records [Release date 08.09.17] One for hard rock and prog fans – you really can’t beat a bit of Uriah Heep. Really. Especially when it’s a well recorded live show. Even more so when it plugs a nice … Continue reading
Album review: PETER KNIGHT’S GIGSPANNER – The Wife Of Urban Law
[Release date 31.10.17] Folk rock icon, fiddle supremo and former Steeleye Span-er, Peter Knight, along with the rest of his trio Gigspanner have been busy lately. This is their second new album of the year. First, in the summer came … Continue reading
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Tagged album, folk, Gigspanner, melodic, Peter Knight, review, Steeleye Span, The Wife Of Urban Law
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Album review: THE JAM – 1977 (Box Set)
UMC [Release date 20.10.17] Punk/Mod Revival band formed in the early 70s and found fame when they signed to Polydor in 1977. That pivotal year saw them release two albums and start their run of a number of hit singles … Continue reading
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Tagged 1977, box set, Bruce Foxton, Classic Albums, mod, Paul Weller, review, Rick Buckler, rock, The Jam
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Quick plays: DIRTY THRILLS, STEELHEART, SHAKRA
DIRTY THRILLS Heavy Living Frontiers [Release date 15.09.17] Despite their name Dirty Thrills are not a sleaze rock band, instead they draw from the musical well of 60′s/70′s rock giants Led Zep and Bad Company, to produce a big, hard … Continue reading
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Tagged AFM Records, album, Bad Company, classic rock, Dirty Thrills, hard rock, Heavy Living, Led Zeppelin, melodic, Miljenko Matijevic, review, Rival Sons, rock, Shakra, Steelheart, Through The Worlds Of Shadows
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Album review: FIREROAD – Flesh Blood And Bone
[Release date 27.06.17] The cheque is in the mail, of course I love you, gosh you don’t look any different, that’s me done drinking and rock is dead all rank amongst some of the most oft-repeated bullshit lies of all … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, Fireroad, Flesh Blood and Bone, hard rock, heavy rock, review, rock
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Album review: SAM KELLY & THE LOST BOYS – Pretty Peggy
Navigator Records [Release date 06.10.17] Sam Kelly & the Lost Boys have already picked up rave reviews from the likes of Mark Radcliffe and Mike Harding, plus awards, including winning BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards ‘Best Emerging Act’. All this and Sam … Continue reading
Album review: WICKED STONE- Ain’t No Rest
[Release date 07.10.17] Formed in 2015, Wicked Stone are a British five-piece hard rock metal band, citing influences such as Guns n Roses, Alter Bridge and Black Stone Cherry. ‘Ain’t No Rest’ is band’s debut album from Wicked Stone. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Ain’t No Rest, album, ALTER BRIDGE, debut, Guns 'N' Roses, hard rock, Lauren Harris, review, rock, Steve Harris, Wicked Stone
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Album review: THE RADIO SUN – Unstoppable
Pride and Joy Music [Release date 20.10.17] Vocalist Jase Old and guitarist Stevie Janevski are back with a new Radio Sun album, a follow-up to last year’s ‘Outside Looking In’. Once again Paul Laine handles production duties and the band are … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Jason Old, melodic, Paul Laine, review, rock, Stevie Janevski, THE RADIO SUN, Unstoppable
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Album review: ICE AGE – Breaking The Ice
GMR [Release date 21.10.17] Many fans of 80s thrash may well remember all girl Swedish band Ice Age. Originally formed in Gothenburg by Sabrina Kihlstrand, Pia Nystrom, Sabrina’s sister Helena (later replaced by bassist Viktoria Lafsson), and drummer Tina Stromberg, … Continue reading
Album review: TARGET – In Target
Escape Music [Release date 20.10.07] Target will be of interest to melodic rock fans as the band featured future Cobra/Survivor vocalist Jimi Jamison, who sadly died back in 2014. This was planned to be Target’s third album and was recorded … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's rock, album, In Target, Jimi Jamison, review, rock, Survivor, Target
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Quick plays: FRIGG, PALE HONEY, HELL IN THE CLUB, CATHEDRALE
FRIGG Frost On Fiddles Frigg [Release date 06.10.17] Frigg (be careful how you spell that on a Google search!) hail from Finland and feature the talents of four fiddle players, plus a guitarist, bassist and cittern/mandolin players. All instrumentals and … Continue reading
Album review: GAMMA RAY – Reissues (Land Of The Free/Alive ’95)
earMUSIC [Release date 29.09.17] earMUSIC’s Gamma Ray re-issue schedule continues with the band’s fourth studio album (original released in 1995) getting a deluxe 2CD re-issue. The second disc adds three songs (including the band’s blistering cover of Holocaust’s ‘Heavy Metal … Continue reading
Quick plays: STEVE HILL, JARED JAMES NICHOLS
STEVE HILL Solo Recordings Volume 3 No Label Records [Release date 06.10.17] Steve Hill is a proper one-man band as his feet play bass drum, snare drum, hi-hats and with a drum stick fused to the head of his guitar, … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Black Magic, blues, blues rock, Jared James Nichols, review, rock, Solo Recordings Vol.3, Steve Hill
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Album review: STEVE MILLER BAND – Ultimate Hits
UMC [Release date 15.09.17] This hits set is available as a single disc and a two disc edition which features 4 previously unreleased live tracks, 3 previously unreleased studio tracks and a previously unreleased demo. It is released ahead of a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Boz Scaggs, classic rock, Les Paul, review, rock, Steve Miller, Steve Miller Band, Ultimate Hits
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Single review: THE BAD FLOWERS – Thunder Child
[Release date 15.09.17] The Bad Flowers are a no nonsense three-piece rock band hailing from Cannock – hometown of the legendary Glenn Hughes. The band’s line-up is Tom Leighton (Guitar/Vocals), Dale Tonks (Bass/Vocals) and Karl Selickis (Drums) and to date they … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, hard rock, review, rock, single, Starting Gun, the Bad Flowers, Thunder Child
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Album review: MOONLIGHT DESIRES – Just The Hits 1981-1985
Infamous Butcher Records [Release date 15.09.17] Moonlight Desires hail from Canada and have produced a set of very enjoyable covers, and not the usual suspects either as they have gone for 80′s synth led pop rockers. The band’s name comes from … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's music, album, AOR, Corey Hart, Covers, Just The Hits 1981-1985, Lawrence Gowan, melodic, metal, Moonlight Desires, pop, review, rock, Steve Winwood, Styx, Trevor Ziebarth
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Album review: STEVE MARTIN & THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS – The Long-Awaited Album
Rounder Records/Decca [Release date 29.09.17] Steve Martin, not content with being a comedian, actor, playwright and author, has in recent years found a new area of success with his banjo playing. He has released albums previously with the Steep Canyon Rangers and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, banjo, bluegrass, country, Long-Awaited Album, review, Steve Martin, the Steep Canyon Rangers
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Album review: COLDSPELL – A New World Arise
Escape Music [Release date 22.09.17] ColdSpell have been around since 2005 and this is the band’s fourth album, with what is quite a gap for them since 2013′s ‘Frozen Paradise’. However, that extra time in between albums has allowed the … Continue reading
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Tagged A New World Arise, album, Coldspell, hard rock, melodic, melodic hard rock, review, rock
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Book review: Some Fantastic Place by Chris Difford
W&N [Publication date 31.08.17] Chris Difford is the lyricist to Glen Tilbrook’s music and arranging in Squeeze, a band who have split up twice and now since reforming again in 2007 seem to be enjoying a purple patch both in terms … Continue reading
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Tagged book, Chris Difford, Glen Tilbrook, memoir, pop, pop rock, review, Some Fantastic Place, Squeeze, W&N
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Gig review: CROPREDY, Oxfordshire, 10-12 August 2017
Fairport Convention’s festival at Cropredy has been an annual fixture for almost four decades now but the big celebration this year was marking the fiftieth anniversary of the band’s formation. In the eight years since I have been going it … Continue reading
Album review: PHIL VINCENT – XX
Phil Vincent Music Phil Vincent is very prolific, this being his twentieth solo album, plus he has been in various bands/projects through the years including D’Ercole, Legion and Tragik. Although Phil plays and produces all of the music on here, he … Continue reading
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Tagged album, hard rock, interview, melodic, metal, Paul Sabu, Phil Vincent, review, rock, Solo, Vince O'Regan, XX
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Quick plays: A II Z, INTO THE UNKNOWN
A II Z The Witch Of Berkeley Caroline Records [Release date 18.08.17] Part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, AIIZ (pronounced A To Z) were formed in Manchester in 1979 and recorded one album, this live set (like … Continue reading
Album review: DR JOHN – The Atco Albums Collection
Rhino [Release date 15.09.17] Born Malcolm John Redennack. Dr John is a renowned American singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist. Inspired by work with New Orleans R&B and Jazz pianist/singer Professor Longhair, Dr John’s work is often for its New Orleans … Continue reading
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Tagged album, box set, Dr John, jazz, New Orleans, R&B, review, soul, the Atco Albums Collection
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