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Latest Album Reviews
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Album review: BEYOND THE BLACK – Break the Silence
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News: Albums of the Month (October-December 2025)
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Album review: MIDNITE CITY- Bite The Bullet
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Album review: CHARLOTTE SMITH & DAVID CLIFTON – The Tree In The Wood
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Album review: JUDIE TZUKE – Now Or Never
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Album review: SPOCK’S BEARD – The Archaeoptimist
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Latest Gig Reviews
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Gig review: STEVE OVERLAND AND JIM KIRKPATRICK- The Weir, Brentford, Middlesex, 9 December 2025
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Gig review: JOHN OTWAY – Face Bar, Reading, Thursday 11 December 2025
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Gig review: CURVED AIR – The Sub Rooms, Stroud, 20 November 2025
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Gig review: MARTIN BARRE & FRIENDS – Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 18 November 2025
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Album review: LAYLA ZOE – Gemini
Self release [Release date 05.10.18] Layla Zoe’s ‘Gemini’ is one of the most honest and hard hitting blues-rock albums of the year. She openly tackles the pain of the blues, but you always get the feeling that there’s a more … Continue reading
Album review: HOGJAW – Rise To The Mountains
Snakefarm Records [Release date 2015] Hogjaw embark on their maiden UK tour this autumn and they have a new album, ‘Way Down Yonder’ to promote, along with this, their 2015 album which is now getting a full UK release via Spinefarm … Continue reading
Gig review: BIG BOY BLOATER/Jack J. Hutchinson – The Blackheart, London, Camden 20 September 2018
If there was something incongruous about finding Big Boy Bloater & The Limits and in a dark biker pub in Camden, it’s nothing that bothers Bloater and his powerhouse trio, who revel in a typically boisterous show built from the … Continue reading
Quick plays: JIM SHEPARD, PHILLIP HENRY, SIR REG
JIM SHEPARD Jaded MelodicRock Records [Release date 10.08.18] This is the third solo album by US musician Jim Shepard who has been on the music scene for some years including a band called Taxi, who had some success in their local … Continue reading
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Tagged album, folk, guitar, Jaded, Jim Shepard, melodic rock, Phillip Henry, punk, review, Sir Reg, slide guitar, The Underdogs, True North
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Gig review: THE QUIREBOYS – 02 Forum, London, 14 September 2018
Playing a classic album in its entirety is now such a well established concert concept that bands are having to approach it a little differently. The Quireboys already did this many years ago to mark 20 years of ‘A Bit … Continue reading
Album review: TIFFANY – Pieces Of Me
Go On Then Records [Release date 05.10.18] Tiffany sold over 15m albums to date and most will know her for her worldwide hit ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’ in 1987. She has been releasing albums since then that have covered pop, country and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Big Country, blues, melodic rock, Pieces Of Me, pop, pop rock, review, rock, Tiffany
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Gig review: ROSE TATTOO & GIRLSCHOOL – 02 Islington Academy, London, 13 September 2018
Rose Tattoo’s first appearance in London in far-too-many years and it was hotly anticipated. And for those not familiar with the Aussie rock band, led by the short in stature but no way in attitude Angry Anderson, they formed in … Continue reading
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Tagged Angry Anderson, gig, GIRLSCHOOL, Islington Academy, Kim McAuliffe, live, London, metal, NWOBHM, punk, review, rock, rock 'n' roll, Rose Tattoo
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Album review: CINDERELLA – The Mercury Years
Caroline Records [Release date 28.09.18] US rock band Cinderella formed in the early 80s, and had some notable success in the late 80s and early 90s. And a great live band they were too. They split in the mid 90s, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, box set, Cinderella, Cozy Powell, hair metal, hard rock, Jeff Paris, Jon Bon Jovi, Ken Hensley, melodic, review, The Mercury Years, TOM KEIFER
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Album review: VANESSA PETERS – Foxhole Prayers
[Release date 05.10.18] For some reason, Texas based indie-folk singer songwriter Vanessa Peters’ last album – The Burden Of Unshakeable Proof (2016) seems to have bypassed GRTR! But a quick listen on bandcamp.com suggests it was a welcome return to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Foxhole Prayers, pop, review, rock, roots, singer, songwriter, Vanessa Peters
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News: STEVE HACKETT – orchestral tour, box set, radio interview
Prog-meister Steve Hackett tours with a 41 piece orchestra in October, plus there is the release of a 6-CD/2-DVD box set covering the years 1984-2006. Steve’s orchestral tour stems from a one-off performance in March 2017 in the USA. He’ll … Continue reading
Album review: DAN REED NETWORK – Origins
Zero One [Release date 23.11.18] ‘Origins’ is an interesting concept and is perhaps best viewed as a live album recorded in the studio. Over the past year or so, DRN have recorded themselves in various studios (Manchester, NYC, Portland and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Dan Reed, Dan Reed Network, funk rock, Origins, review
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Gig review: JAWBONE – 02 Islington Academy, London, 12 September 2018
And so to Jawbone, a new roots rock band with some familiar faces. Jawbone isn’t so much a case of old wine in new bottles, as a thoughtful and musically excellent quartet exploring a new significant context for their collective … Continue reading
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Tagged 02 Academy, 12 September 2018, Evan Jenkins, funk, gig, Little Feat, live, London, Lowell George, Marcus Bonfanti, Paddy Milner, refiew, Rex Horna, rock, roots, Steve Stills, The Band
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Album review: JIMMY WALDO & STEVEN ROSEN – Voices From The Past
MelodicRock Records [Release date 28.09.18] Jimmy Waldo and Steven Rosen were a prolific writing duo at the height of hard rock’s popularity in the 1980′s and were two of the go-to-guys for songs. This writing partnership lasted more than 30 years and now … Continue reading
Album review: JOE BONAMASSA – Redemption
Provogue Records [Release date 21.09.18] ‘Redemption’ is a loosely based concept album on which some of the songs explore the titular theme. The dozen self penned songs track Joe Bonamassa’s musical evolution as one of the most broad based blues … Continue reading
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Tagged album, beth Hart, big band, blues, guitar, Jamey Johnson, Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley, Led Zeppelin, Redemption, Reese Wynans, review, rock, Tom Waits
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Album review: ENUFF Z’NUFF – Diamond Boy
Frontiers [Release date 14.08.18] Enuff Z’Nuff returned to action with 2016′s ‘Clown’s Lounge’, although that was older songs recorded back in the band’s early days with some updating . ‘Diamond Boy’ marks the first album without any input from former … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Beatles, Chip Z'nuff, Diamond Boy, Donnie Vie, Enuff Z'Nuff, melodic, pop rock, psychadelic, review, rock
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Album review: RICHARD THOMPSON – 13 Rivers
Proper Music [Release date 14.09.18] Richard Thompson describes this album as “There are 13 songs on the record, and each one is like a river. Some flow faster than others. Some follow a slow and winding current. They all culminate … Continue reading
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Tagged 13 Rivers, album, blues, Fairport Convention, folk, guitarist, review, Richard Thompson, rock, singer songwriter
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Quick plays: RUSTON KELLY, MARC RIBOT, KITTY MACFARLANE
RUSTON KELLY Dying Star Rounder Records [Release date 07.09.18] This is the debut album by Nashville based Ruston Kelly who has Jarrad K as collaborator and producer, with a number of guests including his wife Kacey Musgraves. Kelly said he wanted “to … Continue reading
Gig review: SUSAN SANTOS BAND/The Underground Vault – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 8 September 2018
Pete Feenstra chatted to Susan Santos ahead of her UK tour for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, with tracks from her album ‘Skin & Bones’. First broadcast 26 August 2018. Its rare to come across a left handed blues-rock guitarist … Continue reading
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Album review: BOB DAISLEY AND FRIENDS – Moore Blues For Gary – A Tribute to Gary Moore
earMUSIC [Release date 26.10.18] The main thing to glean from this album is that no-one did it quite like Gary Moore. He left us way ahead of his time in February 2011 after a long and sometimes under-rated journey first … Continue reading
Book review: SNAKES! GUILLOTINES! ELECTRIC CHAIRS! Dennis Dunaway & Chris Hodenfield
St Martin’s Press [Published 14.08.18] Although this book, co-authored with Rolling Stone writer Chris Hodenfield, was first published in 2015, it now gets a paperback version and if you missed out on it first time around make sure you get this one. … Continue reading
Album review: ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO – The Crossing
Yep Roc Records [Release date 14.09.18] Alejandro Escovedo’s ‘Burn Something Beautiful’ was one of last year’s better albums and R.E.M.’s Peter Buck helped out on that one. Now we have ‘The Crossing’, Alejandro’s first ever concept album telling the story of two … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alejandro Escovedo, blues, concept album, Don Antonio, MC5, punk, review, rock, Tex Mex, The Crossing, the Only Ones, Wayne Kramer
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Gig review: CAMEL – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 7 September 2018
Get Ready to ROCK! Radio 9 September – Andrew Latimer of Camel Part 1 A two hour special celebrating the music of Camel – on tour in the UK 7-17 September. (Part 2, Monday 10 September, 16:00; Parts 1 & … Continue reading
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Tagged 7 September 2018, Andrew Latimer, Bridgewater Hall, Camel, Colin Bass, gig, Manchester, Moonmadness, prog, Progressive Rock, review
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Album review: THE BETTERDAYS – Backlash
NTB Records [Release date 14.09.18] The Betterdays were the South West’s leading British r&b band in the mid-60′s. They paid their dues, did the mileage, filled the clubs and enthusiastically played a compelling mixture of rhythm and blues, all neatly … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alexis Korner, Backlash, Bo Diddley, Bob Pitcher, Chuck Berry, Dick Taylor, Dr Feelgood, Jerry Lee lewis, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, Manfred Mann, Mike Hayne, Mike Weston, Phil May, review, rhythm and blues, The Animals, The Betterdays, The Pretty Things, The Rolling Stones, Willie Dixon
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Gig review: DEVON ALLMAN – Islington Assembly Hall, London, 4 September 2018
The legacy of the Allman Brothers Band unfortunately now needs to be secured by other means with the pioneering southern rockers having called it a day in 2014 and further members, including Gregg Allman having sadly passed away since. Fortunately … Continue reading
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Tagged Allman Brothers, blues, country, Devon Allman, Dickey Betts, Duane Betts, gig, Gregg Allman, Islinton Academy, London, Old Grey Whistle Tes, review, rock
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Album review: DORO – Forever Warriors, Forever United
Nuclear Blast [Release date 17.08.18] Doro Pesch celebrates thirty five years in metal with the release of her twentieth album and to mark this special occasion it is a double album called Forever Warriors, Forever United. Her band remains that of guitarists … Continue reading
