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Album review: EARTH CRISIS – Salvation Of Innocents

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Yiannis

Candlelight Records – Out Now. Earth Crisis is a band whose name always aroused my curiosity but whose music, for reasons I truly cannot comprehend, I have never felt too motivated to listen to. Is it the fact that people … Continue reading →

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Gig review: MAGNUM – Islington Town Hall, 4 May 2014

Posted on May 5, 2014 by jason

Magnum - Islington Academy, London, 4 May 2014

Turning to item 5.1 on the agenda…oh wait, sorry thought I was in a council meeting given tonight’s venue. The hall features a rather grand stage with stalls (complete with springing floor) and a small circle. A new venue to … Continue reading →

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Gig review: YES – Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, 2 May 2014

Posted on May 3, 2014 by david.wilson

I am not the biggest Yes fan in the world. This may seem a strange statement to open a Yes gig review, but as they said on the X Files ‘the truth is out there’. That is not to say … Continue reading →

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Album review: COCO MONTOYA – Songs From The Road

Posted on May 3, 2014 by petefeenstra

Ruf [Release date 17.05.14] Coco Montoya’s ‘Songs From The Road’ stands or falls by his record company’s claim that it transports you to the front of the crowd at his two appearances at The Triple Door in Seattle. Happily this … Continue reading →

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Gig review: IAN ANDERSON – Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 2 May 2014

Posted on May 3, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

It amazes me how, generally, the reaction to Ian Anderson’s latest opus is warm, and welcoming. There seems to be a lack of critical faculty in some quarters. Perhaps, in my case, I’m just too old to rock ‘n’ roll. … Continue reading →

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Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL BLUES – Pwllheli, 21-22 March 2014

Posted on May 2, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Pontus Snibb - Hard Rock Hell Blues, Pwllheli, 21-22 March 2013

Friday 21 March Kicking off the blues stage properly for the festival was Crowsaw, a hard hitting 3 piece blues outfit from South Wales whose riff driven blues rock sparks a glimmer of life in the bleary eyed yet enthusiastic … Continue reading →

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Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL PROG – Pwllheli, 21-22 March 2014

Posted on May 2, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

The Flower Kings - Hard Rock Hell Prog, Pwllheli, 21-22 March 2014

Thursday 20 March Amongst the highlights on the first night Synaesthesia only had a few gigs under their belts but gave us a great keyboard driven modern prog rock set. With most of their music being written by 20 year … Continue reading →

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Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL AOR – Pwllheli, 21-22 March 2014

Posted on May 2, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Bonafide - Hard Rock Hell AOR, 21 March 2014

Friday 21 March Hailing from Stoke on Trent, I was eager to see how Lawless were to be received by the HRH family, playing live on the Friday as part of their Mad March Tour, which already had seen a … Continue reading →

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Gig review: MAGNUM – The Garage, Glasgow, 29 April 2014

Posted on May 1, 2014 by david.wilson

Magnum over the years have become a British institution. Like Motorhead, Saxon, Status Quo and several others they annually tour the highways and byways of the nation and no matter where they turn up they are guaranteed a good crowd. … Continue reading →

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Gig review: HEAVEN’S BASEMENT – The Fleece, Bristol – 25 March 2014

Posted on May 1, 2014 by david.wilson

This tour package contains some of the best up and coming bands currently doing the rounds across the UK. With a large crowd present for tonight’s gig it would appear that the word is spreading that there are some first … Continue reading →

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Gig review: CARAVAN – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, 13 April 2014

Posted on May 1, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Tonight the Rescue Rooms are playing host to Caravan, a name synonymous with the early British Prog/Canterbury music scene, I’m sure one of the founding members Pye Hastings won’t mind me reminding him that this is their 46th year and … Continue reading →

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Album review: NAZARETH – Rock ‘N’ Roll Telephone

Posted on April 29, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

In this interview extract, Dan McCafferty talks about stopping touring and the new album (3:21) The feature version of the interview will be broadcast on Sunday 22 June at 13:00 GMT on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio Union Square Music … Continue reading →

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Album review: HELSTAR – This Wicked Nest

Posted on April 29, 2014 by jason

AFM Records www.afmrecords.de [Released 28.04.14] I believe the cover of Helstar’s latest release This Wicked Nest says it all really…a suit wearing skeleton complete with devil horns and a pentagram worked into the band logo. After listening…well yeah I was … Continue reading →

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Album review: IAN ANDERSON – Homo Erraticus

Posted on April 29, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Calliandra/KScope [Release date: 18.04.14] Ian Anderson has certainly been getting around in recent times. A Prog God in award ceremonies and of course we now know why he reserves his firmest handshakes for trusted members. Of his inner circle that … Continue reading →

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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – May 2014 highlights

Posted on April 29, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

May 2014 Highlights More information at the dedicated website All times, BST (GMT+1) Tuesdays 19:00 Pete Feenstra Rock & Blues In the first hour of our Tuesday blues rock marathon, Pete signposts upcoming and established artists who need your attention … Continue reading →

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Gig Review: VANDENBERG’S MOONKINGS – Islington Academy, London 24 April 2014

Posted on April 28, 2014 by andynathan

For a man with such a pedigree, both with his own band and spending longer as David Coverdale’s right hand man in Whitesnake than anyone else, Adrian Vandenberg’s profile has been surprisingly low for a number of years. However the … Continue reading →

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Album review: JONES – To The Bones

Posted on April 28, 2014 by jason

www.miraclemile.co.uk/store.html [Released 16.06.14] Trevor Jones is back with his new solo album (he also produces music as part of Miracle Mile). He is joined on here by Marcus Cliffe (he plays the majority of the instruments on the album) who … Continue reading →

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Album review: LACUNA COIL – Broken Crown Halo

Posted on April 28, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Century Media [Release date 01.04.14] I’d like to say I liked this new album from Italian metallers Lacuna Coil. It’s got a huglly powerful sound, an exciting production, the songs are good and Cristina Scabbia’s vocals are pretty damn fine. … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE BREW – Control

Posted on April 28, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Jazzhaus [Release date 24.02.14] It’s sort of ironic that The Brew’s latest album should be released within spitting distance of the re-release of the Zeppelin catalogue. The Brew – a blues/rock band from Grimsby, have been around since 2006 and … Continue reading →

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10 Q’s with BRANDON BOYD (SONS OF THE SEA/INCUBUS)

Posted on April 27, 2014 by jason

Brandon Boyd is best known for fronting Incubus, who have been on hiatus (more on their future plans below), released the excellent Sons Of The Sea album earlier this year. This was a collaboration with producer Brenden O’Brien and it … Continue reading →

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Album review: HANNAH ALDRIDGE – Razor Wire

Posted on April 25, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Trodden Black Ent. [Release date 13.05.14] ‘Dark Americana’ is how Hannah Aldridge – daughter of esteemed Muscle Shoals/ Nashville songwriter and producer Walt Aldridge – describes her gritty, uncompromising debut. Recorded in analogue (naturally) in Nashville (where else?) she’s backed … Continue reading →

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Album review: PREACHERS SON – 10 Stories Tall

Posted on April 25, 2014 by petefeenstra

Release date [June 2014] Being the son of a folk musician and Catholic lay man preacher, former Kila bass player Brian Hogan’s rootsy band name has both a literal meaning and solid grounding. ‘10 Stories tall’ is his second solo … Continue reading →

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Album review: SKOOKUM – Pleasure Cruz

Posted on April 25, 2014 by petefeenstra

Fugly Music Release date [12.11.13] According to which sources you use, Skookum means big, tough, fearsome and swift’, or simply durable and even excellent!It’s also a common place name in British Columbia, and Skookum the Vancouver … Continue reading →

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Album review: GERS RACING – Part 1 Privilege/Part 2 Existence

Posted on April 24, 2014 by petefeenstra

self release [Release date 21.01.14] It’s an old ploy to hide your unwanted past or unwillingness to explain your music behind some autobiographical psycho-babble. And that is just what the curiously named Ger Racing do. The band comprises 60’s fringe … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALIEN – Eternity

Posted on April 24, 2014 by jason

AOR Heaven www.alientheband.com [Released 28.04.14] Alien date way back to the mid-80’s and became one of the key Swedish melodic rock bands until they quit in the mid-90’s, bar a brief reunion in 2005. That looked to be it until … Continue reading →