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Album review: THE ALARM – Equals

Posted on June 25, 2018 by jason

The Twenty First Century Recording Company [Release date 29.06.18] The Alarm return with their first new album since 2010′s ‘Direct Action’, although there was an album entitled ‘Blood Red’ which came out last year and features a few songs on … Continue reading →

Gig review: STONE FREE FESTIVAL – Day 1 – O2, London, 16 June 2018

Posted on June 24, 2018 by david.wilson

The Scorpions - STONE FREE FESTIVAL, O2, London, 16 June 2018

Photo: Andy Nathan The Stone Free festival once again took over the O2 in London for a weekend of metal, prog and some of the best live whistling ever heard! Andy Nathan and Dave Atkinson were there to capture all … Continue reading →

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Quick plays – LUCERO, ORIONS BELTE, FRED MIKA, JOHN BUTLER

Posted on June 23, 2018 by jason

LUCERO Among the Ghosts Thirty Tigers [Release date 03.08.18] Alt rock/country outfit Lucero have been going for twenty years and Among The Ghosts is their ninth studio album, co-produced by Matt Ross-Spang, who has produced the Drive-By Truckers amongst others. … Continue reading →

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Album review: DAN STUART – The Unfortunate Demise Of Marlowe Billings

Posted on June 22, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

Cadiz Music [Release date 20.07.18] Green On Red were a brief mid-eighties reincarnation of the spirit of The Byrds, Neil Young, Dylan, and the Stones. Featuring Dan Stuart on vocals, and Chuck Prophet on guitar they made an album in … Continue reading →

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Album review: TNT – XIII

Posted on June 21, 2018 by jason

Frontiers [Release date 08.06.18] With vocalist Tony Harnell leaving TNT again last year, TNT’s latest album ‘XIII’ sees a new vocalist join the band, Baol Bardot Bulsara. Bassist Ove Husemoen is a relative newcomer as well having joined the band in … Continue reading →

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Album review: LITTLE RED KINGS – Callous

Posted on June 19, 2018 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 12.04.18] Little Red Kings, hailing from Norwich, have been around since 2011 and thanks to a fellow music fan on Facebook I was made aware of them. Glad they did as I have been missing a treat on this band! … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/Rising Stars | Tagged 70's rock, album, blues, blues rock, Callous, Foo Fighters, interview, Jason Wick, Little Red Kings, review, rock, roots rock | Leave a comment

EP review: DORIAN SORRIAUX – Hungry Ghost

Posted on June 19, 2018 by jason

Soulseller Records [Release date 29.06.18] Dorian Sorriaux is the guitarist in Blues Pills where he has gained many plaudits for his playing with comparisons to legendary blue guitarists such as Peter Green and Paul Kossoff. On this EP he has … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, Single and EP reviews | Tagged acoustic, Blues Pills, Dorian Sorriaux, EP, guitarist, Hungry Ghost, Neil Young, review | Leave a comment

EP review: JIM LEA – Lost In Space

Posted on June 18, 2018 by jason

Wienerworld [Release date 22.06.18] Formed in the 60′s, massive in the 70′s and enjoying something of a revival in the 80′s, the original Slade finally came to an end in 1991. Since then vocalist, Noddy Holder, has become a a … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, Single and EP reviews | Tagged 70's rock, classic rock, EP, Jim Lea, Live at the Robin, Lost In Space, Noddy Holder, review, rock, Slade | Leave a comment

Gig review: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL – Donington Park, 8-10 June 2018

Posted on June 17, 2018 by david.wilson

It was 30 years ago that I attended Donington for the first time for a Monsters of Rock festival (as it then was) that was summed up by the contemporary Kerrang! headline ‘The Triumph and the Tragedy’. A record crowd … Continue reading →

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Album review: ULTRAPHONIX – Original Human Music (George Lynch/Corey Glover)

Posted on June 16, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

earMUSIC [Release date 03.08.18] George Lynch is ever the chameleon. Known primarily for his time in Dokken, more recently he’s been involved in any number of projects: KXM, T & N, Sweet & Lynch… What we do know is that … Continue reading →

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News: CARL PALMER’s ELP LEGACY – new album and radio interview (June 2018)

Posted on June 15, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

In this exclusive interview edit, Carl Palmer chats about progressive rock music (2:00) Carl Palmer releases a CD/DVD on 29 June (via BMG) celebrating the lives of Keith Emerson and Greg Lake. “Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy Live” features a CD … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE FIERCE AND THE DEAD – The Euphoric

Posted on June 14, 2018 by jason

Bad Elephant Music [Release date 18.05.18] The Fierce and the Dead – Matt Stevens (guitar, synth, piano), Kev Feazey (bass, programming, synth, percussion), Steve Cleaton (guitar, piano) and Stuart Marshall (drums, percussion) – return with their fourth album. Opener ‘Truck’ … Continue reading →

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Album review: GUILD OF AGES – Rise

Posted on June 12, 2018 by jason

Escape Music [Release date 29.06.18] Guild Of Ages are this year’s ‘Missing In Action’ band now returning to action, following on from the return of Boulevard last year. They called it a day in 2002 before being tempted back for … Continue reading →

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Album review: SMASH FASHION – Rompus Pompous

Posted on June 10, 2018 by jason

Electric Pudding Recordings [Release date 13.07.18] It has been a long wait since Smash Fashion gave us the power pop-tastic treat that was their debut album ‘Big Cat Love’. Now they are back with their new album, the gloriously titled ‘Rompus … Continue reading →

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News: WIN BLACK SABBATH SEVENTIES SINGLES SET (Starts 10 June)

Posted on June 10, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

Here’s your chance to win the BLACK SABBATH “Supersonic Years – The Seventies Singles” box set This 10 disc set comes in a presentation box with unique or rare reproductions of the original sleeves as released in different territories. Check … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, Competitions, NEWS | Tagged Black Sabbath, box set, collection, competition, heavy rock, prize, singles, Supersonic Years, The Seventies Singles, win | Leave a comment

Album review: STANLEY CLARKE – The Message

Posted on June 9, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

Mack Avenue [Release date 29.06.18] With Stanley Clarke’s rare gigs in the UK in 2017, my interest in his music was rekindled and not least as a result of a lengthy chat for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. I grew … Continue reading →

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Album review: RAMSEY LEWIS – Funky Serenity, Solar Wind, Sun Goddess (reissue)

Posted on June 9, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

RAMSEY LEWIS - Funky Serenity (reissues)

BGO Records www.bgo-records.com [Release date 18.05.18] I immediately recognised three of the albums on this 2-disc four album compilation. In fact that’s the great thing about BGO releases. They tend to bring together a series of albums spanning a couple … Continue reading →

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Album review: NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN – Looking At You…, The Nature Of Things, Divine Emotion (reissue)

Posted on June 9, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN - Looking At You, Looking At Me (reissues)

BGO [Release date 18.05.18] Back in the late 1970s/early 1980s it wasn’t unusual for fusion funk bands to be drummer-led. We might recall Maurice White in Earth, Wind & Fire but then of course, there was Lenny White and Harvey … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues | Tagged album, Angela Bofill, Divine Emotion, funk, fusion, Jazz rock, Looking At Me, Looking At You, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Narada Michael Walden, Patti Austin, reissue, review, soul, soul jazz, The Nature Of Things | Leave a comment

Gig review: VOLBEAT – ABC, Glasgow, 6 June 2018

Posted on June 8, 2018 by david.wilson

There can’t be many bands who have their own personal busker, but walking down Sauchiehall Street towards tonight’s venue I could hear the strains of an acoustic guitar and someone blasting out a decent version of ‘Lola Montez’. Apparently the enterprising gentleman had been there most of the … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE NEW FORBIDDEN – Songs From The Subway (Loyd Grossman and Valentine Guinness)

Posted on June 8, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

Cadiz Music [Release date 04.05.18] The roots of The New Forbidden, a band led by Through The Keyhole / Masterchef presenter, and pasta sauce entrepreneur Loyd Grossman (OBE), can be traced back to his formative years reviewing for American underground … Continue reading →

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Album review: VICTOR WAINRIGHT AND THE TRAIN – s/t

Posted on June 7, 2018 by petefeenstra

Ruf Records GmbH [Release date 09.03.18] Victor Wainwright is a musician in motion. Where once he led the ‘Wildroots’ and briefly settled on ‘Southern Hospitality’, he’s spreading his musical roots again with ‘Victor Wainright And the Train’. Newly signed to … Continue reading →

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Album review: SKERRYVORE – Evo

Posted on June 7, 2018 by jason

Tyree Tecords [Release date 11.06.18] Skerryvore formed in 2005 by Isle of Tiree-born Gillespie brothers Daniel (accordion) and Martin (Highland bagpipes), with Scott Wood (pipes, whistles) – the band’s newest member who joined last year, Craig Espie (fiddle), Alan Scobie (keys), … Continue reading →

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Album review: ERROL LINTON – Packing My Bags

Posted on June 6, 2018 by petefeenstra

Brassdog Records [Release date 02.03.18] ‘Packing My Bags’ is that rare thing, a blues related album that pushes the stylistic envelope while still making an essential emotional connection. Errol Linton has long carved out his own niche in the roots … Continue reading →

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Album review: BIG BOY BLOATER AND THE LIMITS – Pills

Posted on June 6, 2018 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date 15.06.18] Big Boy Bloater And The Limits new CD ‘Pills’ strips things down to the bone in a power trio format, with Bloater on guitar and lead vocals, Matt Cowley on drums and bv’s, bassist Steve Oates … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BRYAN ADAMS – SSE Arena, Wembley, London, 30 May 2018

Posted on June 5, 2018 by andynathan

When Bryan Adams released his ‘Ultimate’ album last year, I wondered wearily whether the world really needed yet another compilation to add to his catalogue, as there surely can be few potential fans left unaware of the best known elements … Continue reading →