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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 →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged Chelsea, Elisabeth Westwood, Everything's Getting Closer To Being Over, funk, Gene Loves Jezebel, Generation X, Glen Matlock, guitar, James Stevenson, Kim Wilde, Maggi Ronson, review, rock, Roy Buchanan, The Alarm, The Cult, The Sexpistilettos, Traci Hunter, Willie Nile | 1 Comment

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 →

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Album review: NO SINNER – Boo Hoo Hoo

Posted on December 7, 2013 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date 14.01.14] ‘Boo Hoo Hoo’ is an impressive debut album from Canadian rock-blues band No Sinner. The Vancouver based quartet readily venture beyond their core genres to explore rock, blues, soul, jazz, garage rock and jam band sensibilities, … Continue reading →

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Album review: HOT HEAD SHOW – Perfect

Posted on December 7, 2013 by petefeenstra

Tentacle Films Limited [Release date 14.10.13] Hot Head Show is a trio with art rock and avant-garde pretensions. ‘Perfect’ is an album that has its moments of starling musical innovation, as it explores imaginative horizons, but ultimately it struggles lyrically … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SPARKS – Union Chapel, London, 2 December 2013

Posted on December 3, 2013 by petefeenstra

“When the whole world is running headlong towards the precipice, one who walks in the opposite direction is looked on as being crazy.” T.S. Elliot could have been talking about Sparks. Their restless stop-start career has occasionally brushed the mainstream … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD – Songs From The Road

Posted on November 28, 2013 by petefeenstra

Ruf [Release date 18.11.13] Royal Southern Brotherhood ‘Songs From the Road’ cements their place as one of the most essential live experiences in 2013. From their self titled debut album to their incendiary live shows, it’s been a long time … Continue reading →

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Interview with OLI BROWN – 25 November 2013

Posted on November 26, 2013 by petefeenstra

Having worked most of his career as part of his own band – including a UK tour with John Mayall and a recent high profile European tour with Joe Satriani – the multi-award winning guitarist and singer, Oli Brown takes … Continue reading →

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Single review: JOSH TAERK – Casie

Posted on November 26, 2013 by petefeenstra

Josh Taerk, aircheck (Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 26 November 2013) Misty Creek Records [Release Date 9.12.13] We live in the age of the self expressive singer songwriter, whose hegemony of the air waves must make the more enduring folkies … Continue reading →

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Album review: ZOE SCHWARZ BLUES COMMOTION – The Blues Don’t Scare Me

Posted on November 24, 2013 by petefeenstra

33 Jazz [Release date 04.11.13] Zoe Schwarz’s clarity of diction and unique phrasing mark her out as a special singer capable of making any song exclusively her own. She’s equally happy as a sultry, soulful blues singer or as a … Continue reading →

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DVD review: MOVE ME BRIGHTLY – A Documentary Concert Film Celebrating Jerry Garcia’s 70th Birthday

Posted on November 24, 2013 by petefeenstra

Eagle Vision [Release date 28.1013] ‘Move Me Brightly’ is a trimmed version of an original 5 hour web cast of a concert organised by Bob Weir to celebrate what would have been Jerry Garcia’s 70th birthday. The 2 hours and … Continue reading →

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Album review: MICK FARREN AND ANDY COLQUHOUN – Black Vinyl Dress

Posted on November 23, 2013 by petefeenstra

Gonzo [Release date 28.1013] Mick Farren once said: ‘I’m a lousy singer, but a brilliant rock star’. And while that may be true, the rock scene has all but dissipated and our anti heroes need to do more than come … Continue reading →

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Album review: FUGHU – Human – The Tales & Human – The Facts

Posted on November 22, 2013 by petefeenstra

Fughu [Release date 2013] Argentinean prog-metal band Fughu don’t do things by halves. Apart from releasing two separate albums as a double album, their complex music also wraps itself round two nightmarish librettos, the full drama of which is emoted … Continue reading →

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Album review: PAUL GUZZONE – Chasing The Moon

Posted on November 19, 2013 by petefeenstra

Triple Z Music [Release date 2013] New York based Paul Guzzone describes himself as ‘an electronic troubadour’. He’s big on sonic textures, wry narratives, catchy hooks and songs that draw you in. ‘Chasing The Moon’ is an unlikely but successful … Continue reading →

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Album review: GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS– Live At Montreux 2013

Posted on November 19, 2013 by petefeenstra

Eagle Rock[Release date 18.11.13] Having paid his dues through relentless road work – including a 50 states in 50 nights tour – and his self titled debut album in 1976 – George Throrogood made his major label breakthrough on Capital … Continue reading →

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DVD review: FRANK ZAPPA – The Torture Never Stops/The Dub Room Special/Baby Snakes

Posted on November 18, 2013 by petefeenstra

Eagle Rock [Release date 14.10.13] Some familiar FZ material finds its way into to a 3 DVD box set which represents three different snapshots of a career that was moving into the audio visual domain. Of course Frank had already … Continue reading →

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Interview with MICHAEL SCHENKER – 15 November 2013

Posted on November 18, 2013 by petefeenstra

If ever there was an example of looking to the past for a catalyst for the future, then ‘Bridge The Gap’ is it. Award winning guitarist Michael Schenker is back with some familiar faces on an album that plays to … Continue reading →