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Album review: DRAG – Neurotica, A Compendium Of Tales Regarding Body And Mind
Self Release (Release date- 28th July 2014) Drag are a four piece from Birmingham who bill themselves as sleazy punk. They formed over three years ago and have supported the likes of Toyah Wilcox and Fuzzbox. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Birmingham, Drag, Dresden Dolls, L7, Neurotica, punk, review, rock, The Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs
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Album review: CARPET ROOM – A Kind Of Malice
Self Release [Release date - Out Now] Carpet Room, a four piece from Trier in Germany ( Germany’s oldest city apparently ) have released ‘A Kind Of Malice’ their second album. They were formed in 2007 by Jorg Henz and … Continue reading
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Tagged A Kind Of Malice, album, Carpet Room, CD, Jorg Henz, Max Huber, metal, Micha Heinisch, rock, Rosario Avanzato, Thrash, Trier
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Gig review: DEVIN TOWNSEND – Rock City, Nottingham, 3 July 2014
Rock City tonight hosts the first of two warm up gigs for the Devin Townsend Project before his appearance at Sonisphere this Sunday on the main stage, as he stated on stage ‘to go from months of mixing in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 July 2014, Devin Townsend, Devin Townsend Project, gig, metal, Nottingham, prog, progressive, review, rock, Rock City
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News: Europe frontman JOEY TEMPEST interview and STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL preview
Highlights of our Steelhouse Festival promo including Joey Tempest of Europe interview, first broadcast on 6 July 2014 (29:21). The full version can be heard on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Monday 7 July and Friday 11 July, 22:00 GMT. … Continue reading
Quick plays: THE REE-VAHS!, TARJA, CROWN OF GLORY, AVALON STEEL, SEVEN THORNS
THE REE-VAHS! – Geordieland www.theree-vahs.co.uk [Released 09.06.14] The Ree-Vahs! Hail from County Durham and carry on the tradition of North Durham singing, although it’s not that heavily accented and you can listen to the lyrics easily enough. Andy Loan has … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Avalaon Steel, Crown Of Glory, Fastball Music, folk, Geordieland, King For A Day, Left In The Dark, melodic metal, Nightwish, Northumberland, power metal, review, Seven Thorns, symphonic metal, Tarja, the Ree-Vahs
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News: Cherry Red showcase in July – win featured albums!
The latest showcase for the Cherry Red group of record labels offers listeners a chance to win six of the featured albums! Listen in and then follow the link to our competition page. Competition closes 23:59 BST (GMT+1) 27 July. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Cherry Red Records, feature, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, July 2014, New releases, pop, prog, progressive, R&B, rock, showcase, soul
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Album review: MIDGE URE – Fragile
Hypertension Music [Released 07.07.14] Midge Ure returns with his first solo album of original material in over a decade. In between he has been touring with the revived Ultravox who also released an album. I will be honest and say … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, electronic, Fragile, Hypertension Music, melodic, Midge Ure, progressive, solo album, ULTRAVOX
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Album review : P-A-U-L Lamb & Detroit Breakdown – Take It From The Top
Nominated as the ‘Best Overseas Artist in the 2014 British Blues Awards’, Paul Lamb & The Detroit Breakdown use the blues as a launch pad for something far more adventurous. Their Detroit background leads them to dark imagery with lyrical … Continue reading
Interview with LARRY BARRAGAN (Helstar) – 12 June 2014
Larry Barragan, guitarist and sole founding member of the American Power Metal institution Helstar, has been living and breathing Metal since the band’s inception back in 1982 and his passion and love for the said genre is certainly reflected in … Continue reading
Gig review: ANGRA – Camden Underworld, London, 24 June 2014
Support Act: Stormborn Review by Yiannis (John) Stefanis Photos by Yiannis (John) Stefanis Planning a gig in London during the Football World Cup in full swing is equivalent to commercial suicide for most bands but the fact that it’s been … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 June 2014, ANGRA, Camden, gig, London, metal, power metal, review, Underworld
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Album review : TED NUGENT – ShutUp&Jam!
Frontiers [Release date 04.07.14] Me and Uncle Ted have never been close – I did have a copy of Little Miss Dangerous but don’t now so it couldn’t have been very good. Lemmy croaked through a cover of Cat Scratch … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, Derek St. Holmes, Mick Brown, review, Sammy Hagar, ShutUp&Jam!, Ted Nugent, Uncle Ted
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Album review: BERNIE MARSDEN – Shine
Provogue [Release date 18.08.14] Bernie Marsden’s ‘Shine’ explores a wide ranging musical horizon including a cleverly updated blues, slick AOR, kick ass boogie, riff driven and twin guitar rock, a steaming bluesy shuffle and a book-ended instrumental. By his own … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bernie Marsden, blues, Danny Kirwan, David Coverdale, Don Airey Cherry Lee Mewis, Ian Paice, Jimmy Copley, Joe Bonamassa, Mark Feltham, Peter Green, review, Rob Kass, rock, Shine, Sonny Landreth, Whitesnake, ZZ Top
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Gig review: STEVIE WONDER – Calling Festival, Clapham Common, 29 June 2014
The Calling Festival continues its nomadic existence having moved from its previous home at Hyde Park to the Queen Elizabeth stadium last year and now at Clapham Common. It has also been reduced to two, one day festivals (Aerosmith headlined … Continue reading
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Tagged 29 June 2014, Calling Festival, Clapham Common, gig, Motown, review, Richie Sambora, soul, Stevie Wonder
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Gig review: WINGER – Islington Academy, London, 21 June 2014
It’s been four years since Winger last toured the UK, playing this very same venue, but in the intervening years Kip Winger’s solo shows have intensified the loyalty of their following here, and the Academy was pretty full for the … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 June 2014, Black Wolf, gig, hard rock, Islington Academy, Jettblack, Kip Winger, London, melodic, Reb Beach, review, Winger
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Gig Review- TESLA – Islington Academy, London, 12 June 2014
Tesla’s UK tour in support of their excellent new album Simplicity was a blink and you miss it affair, this first London date preceding an appearance at Download the following day. But, blending old and new, it was a timely … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 June 2014, gig, hard rock, Islington Academy, London, melodic, review, Tesla
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Gig review: ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 25 June 2014
Royal Southern Brotherhood reconfigure the classic rhythm and blues revue to their own ends, with great playing, 3 great lead vocalists, glistening harmonies and an essential harmonic relationship between strong songs that gives the evening its free flowing feel. Their … Continue reading
Gig review: EAGLES – Liverpool Echo Arena, 26 June 2014
The Eagles are one of those bands I thought the opportunity to see might have passed. But the lure of the mighty $ has kept the band on the road, some might argue, well past their ‘best before’. Certainly some … Continue reading
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Tagged 26 June 2014, Bernie Leadon, Don Henley, Eagles, Echo Arena, gig, Glen Frey, Joe Walsh, Liverpool, review, rock, Timothy B.Schmidt
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Album review: ROBERT REED – Sanctuary
Tigermoth Records [Release date 21.07.14] I don’t get this. Robert Reed (erstwhile Magenta man and architect of the stupendous Kompendium last year) ploughing a furrow that was well tilled by Mike Oldfield forty years ago and even using his collaborators … Continue reading
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Tagged album, instrumental, Kompendium, Magenta, Mike Oldfield, prog, progressive, review, Robert Reed, rock, Sanctuary, Tubular Bells
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Interview with TIM BOWNESS – 19 June 2014
Singer, songwriter, record label owner…Tim Bowness has stuck his skilled fingers in many different musical pies over the years but “Abandoned Dancehall Dreams”, his first proper solo effort, finds the Englishman finally fully taking charge of his artistic destiny. Having … Continue reading
Album Review: TIM BOWNESS – Abandoned Dancehall Dreams
Inside Out – Out Now. Tim Bowness is a much sought after singer/songwriter who is best known as Steven Wilson’s creative other half in the experimental Art Rock / Dream Pop outfit No-Man. Various collaborations have resulted in an impressive … Continue reading
Album Review: OPIUM WARLORDS – Taste My Sword Of Understanding
Svart Records – Out Now. Last time I decided to write a review for one of Sami Albert Hynnien’s musical projects, I was not impressed by the offering in question.I like to consider myself as a fairly open-minded person but … Continue reading
Album Review: RAGE – The Soundchaser Archives
Nuclear Blast – Out Now. It was not very long after they released their debut album “Reign Of Fear” back in 1986 that the German Thrash/Power Metalers Rage were first brought to my attention and subsequent heart-stopping performances, one in … Continue reading
Gig review: MORELAND & ARBUCKLE – The Beaverwood Club, Chisehurst, 24 June 2014
Moreland & Arbuckle aren’t like any other blues band. The term Roots Rock hardly encapsulates the breadth of their music. They are a power trio with a difference, comprising harp, drum and guitar, with Aaron Moreland providing the bass lines … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Moreland, blues, Dustin Arbuckle, gig, Kendall Newby, Moreland & Arbuckle, Muddy Waters, review, roots rock, Wilko Johnson
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Album review: THE LAST VEGAS – Sweet Salvation
Frostbyte Media [Release date 02.06.14] Originally formed in 2003, Chicago, The Last Vegas really took off when joined by current vocalist Chad Cherry in 2008. The band beat 8,000 others to a prize which included opening for Motley Crue, a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, review, rock, Sweet Salvation, the Last Vegas
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Book review: Let It Rock: The Making of Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet by Neil Daniels
Soundcheck Books [Published 2014] www.soundcheckbooks.co.uk A compact little tome that looks at Bon Jovi’s biggest selling album (a mere 28 million copies plus) ‘Slippery When Wet’ with a track by track review by the author, fellow rock journalist recollections of … Continue reading
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Tagged book, Let It Rock: The Making of Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet, Neil Daniels, review, rock
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