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Album review: TOMMY CASTRO AND THE PAIN KILLERS – The Devil You Know

Posted on February 22, 2014 by petefeenstra

Alligator records [Release date 20.01.14] While this album is a slimmed down version of Tommy Castro And The Pain Killers, there’s actually some 14 guest musicians helping him out in the absence of his previous horn section. … Continue reading →

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Album review: CHRISTINA SKJOLBERG – Come And Get It

Posted on February 21, 2014 by petefeenstra

Ruf Records [Release date 28.01.14] Christina Skjolberg’s ‘Come And Get It’ is the tale of a blonde Norwegian leather clad blues-rock guitarist recording in English under the watchful eye of a Finish producer/guitarist, on a German … Continue reading →

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Album review: LAURENCE JONES – Temptation

Posted on February 21, 2014 by petefeenstra

Ruf Records [Release date 10.03.14] It may be a PR cliché, but the phrase ‘hotly anticipated album’ was never more apt than when applied to Laurence Jones’s ‘Temptation’. Having made a big splash on the UK … Continue reading →

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Album review: MATT SCHOFIELD – Far As I Can See

Posted on February 21, 2014 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date 17.02.14] ‘Far As I Can See’ could be the breakthrough album for Matt Schofield, a major Brit blues talent who has teetered on the brink of success for some time. This is an … Continue reading →

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Gig review: GIANTS OF ROCK, Butlins, Minehead, 7- 9 February 2014

Posted on February 19, 2014 by petefeenstra

Floods, rain, rock music, more rain, howling wind, storms, seagulls, climactic guitar solos, wigs, trannies, vestal virgins, tarts, vicars, hot dogs, oceans of beer and more rain. It could only be Butlins Giants of Rock! Although the Giants of Rock didn’t … Continue reading →

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Gig review: The Great British Rock & Blues Festival, Skegness 24-27 January 2014

Posted on February 7, 2014 by petefeenstra

Listen in to Pete Feenstra on Sunday 9 February at 19:00 for a Skegness Special More information The 18th Great British Rock & Blues Festival was a triumph of familiarity and enthusiasm over logistics. Many of the capacity crowd were … Continue reading →

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Single & EP review: THE GREETING COMMITTEE – Island (EP)

Posted on January 9, 2014 by petefeenstra

Push Puzzle Records [Release date 15.09.13] One of the joys of enduring music is the way retro influences sometimes coalesce with the present and lodge themselves in cutting edge recordings. ‘Island’ a 3 track EP from Newcastle’s The Greeting Committee … Continue reading →

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Album review: SOT – Kind of Saltz

Posted on January 9, 2014 by petefeenstra

Soltanic Sounds [Available now] ‘Kind of Saltz’ appears to have been released some time ago but has just popped again in my pile of CD’s be reviewed. It’s a wide ranging and engaging album, best described as 70’s jazz-rock fusion, … Continue reading →

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DVD review: WILKO JOHNSON – Live At Koko

Posted on January 8, 2014 by petefeenstra

Cadiz Music [Release date 18.12.13] The biggest weight of expectation on a night of high emotion probably lay in the lap of the multi-camera crew, rather than the band themselves. For on a night that happily didn’t turn out to … Continue reading →

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Album review: SAVOY BROWN – Goin’ To The Delta

Posted on January 8, 2014 by petefeenstra

Ruf Records [Release date 11.02.14] Having spent the best part of 48 years on the road as the personification of the pivotal and enduring Anglo American blues-rock band Savoy Brown, guitarist Kim Simmonds goes back to basics on ‘Goin’ To … Continue reading →

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Album review: PHWG – The Observer

Posted on January 8, 2014 by petefeenstra

Pontus H.W. Gunve [Release date 07.05.13] PHWG is an innovative band led by New York based guitarist, synth programmer, composer and producer Pontus H.W. Gunve, with an original take on prog rock, world, ambient and fusion music. He frames it all … Continue reading →

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DVD review: THE DOORS – Live At The Bowl 68 / Soundstage Performances / Live In Europe 1968

Posted on January 6, 2014 by petefeenstra

Eagle Vision [Release date 15.10.13] The Doors ‘Live At The Bowl ‘68’ / ‘Soundstage Performances’ / ‘Live In Europe 1968’ triple DVD box set judiciously mixes recycled and restored concert footage with insightful bonus interviews from band members and their contemporaries. … Continue reading →

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Album review: KROSSBORDER – Kompilation Vol 1 – The Best British Blues

Posted on January 6, 2014 by petefeenstra

Krossborder Records – [Release Date: 16.12.13] ‘Krossborder Kompilation Vol 1: The Best British Blues’ invites us to ‘enjoy a good dose of musical therapy’. The 16 tracks just about deliver enough to allow us to do just that, even though … Continue reading →

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Interview with JIM McCARTY (The Yardbirds) – 3 January 2014

Posted on January 5, 2014 by petefeenstra

January 21st 2014 sees The Yardbirds play their first date of an exhaustive 2014 tour which celebrates 50 years of their existence and the British Blues Invasion that changed the course of rock history. The band initially split in ‘68, … Continue reading →

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Album review: JAMES STEVENSON – Everything’s Getting Closer To Being Over

Posted on January 2, 2014 by petefeenstra

Independent release [Release date 10.12.13] For a guitarist with punk and new wave credentials that span Chelsea the revamped Generation X, Kim Wilde, The Cult, Glen Matlock, Gene Loves Jezebel, The Alarm, and latterly Willie Nile, James Stevenson sure … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROSCO LEVEE AND THE SOUTHERN SLIDE – Get It While You Can

Posted on January 2, 2014 by petefeenstra

Red Train Records Records [Release date 27.01.14] ‘Get It While You Can’ wrestles with the common problem of a Brit band trying to sound authentic on material that evokes the deep south with some shit kicking roots rock. Rosco leads … Continue reading →

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Album review: STEPHEN DALE PETIT – Cracking The Code

Posted on January 1, 2014 by petefeenstra

333 Records [Release date 16.09.13] ‘Cracking The Code’ is an apt title for an album that counter balances some retro sounding material with a contemporary production. There’s something lying underneath the frisson busting energy levels but … Continue reading →

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Interview with DEL BROMHAM (Stray) – 24 December 2013

Posted on December 25, 2013 by petefeenstra

It’s hard to believe Stray founder member and guitarist Del Bromham recently reflected on his web site that 2013 has been a quiet year for him. This after all is the man who apart from deservedly receiving a ‘British Blues … Continue reading →

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Album Review: BROTHERS GROOVE – Play The Game

Posted on December 18, 2013 by petefeenstra

Shabby Toad Records – [Release Date: January 2014] The Brothers Groove comprises a trio of funk loving, soulful blues veterans from Birmingham, who together with producer /drummer Wayne Proctor live up to their name on an album full of good taste, feel … Continue reading →

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Album Review: TUVAL CAIN – Forging The Future

Posted on December 17, 2013 by petefeenstra

Master’s Forge Records – [Release Date: 22.08.13] This is a prog rock album with as many musical twist and turns, as there are dichotomous themes. The subject matter shifts from the micro, through relationship songs, to the macro of biblical themes, … Continue reading →

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Album Review: NINA FERRO – Into The Light

Posted on December 17, 2013 by petefeenstra

Night Creatures Records– [Release Date: 01.11.13] The trick with a singer songwriter is always to finds a suitable niche with which to build their profile. In the case of Anglo Australian Nina Ferro things are slightly different. She’s already a … Continue reading →

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Album Review: HENRIK FREISCHLADER – Night Train To Budapest

Posted on December 16, 2013 by petefeenstra

Cable Car Records– [Release Date: 29.11.13] ‘Night Train To Budapest’ places the emphasis squarely on Henrik’s fast maturing song writing, his love of wholesome grooves and array of aching guitar tones. He’s a one man crusade – he plays all … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE MANIC SHINE – Let Go Or Be Dragged

Posted on December 16, 2013 by petefeenstra

The Animal Farm – [Release date: 27.01.14] It’s rare to hear an album crammed full of original ideas, great playing, a subtle production and crossover rock songs with real commercial potential. The aptly named The Manic Shine is a powerful … Continue reading →

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Album Review: THE HOLMES BROTHERS – Brotherhood

Posted on December 13, 2013 by petefeenstra

Alligator Records – [Release Date: 15.10.13] The Holmes Brothers raised the bar of expectations with the outright success of their last album ‘Feed My Soul’. And ‘Brotherhood’ answers all the germane questions of what to do next, as it reigns … Continue reading →

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Album review: BART WALKER – Waiting On Daylight

Posted on December 7, 2013 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date 25.01.13] Bart Walker’s ‘Waiting On Daylight’ was almost lost in the shuffle earlier on in the year, but now looks set to benefit from the apparent renaissance of Southern rock. If it isn’t Royal Southern Brotherhood and … Continue reading →