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Gig review: TOSELAND/Chrome Molly, Islington Academy 2, 11 December 2013
Rock and speed (on wheels, that is) are natural bedfellows, from heavy metal’s long association with motorbikes to the guitar dabblings of Formula 1 figures like Damon Hill and Eddie Jordan. To be a success in both fields is as … Continue reading
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Tagged 11 December 2013, Chrome Molly, gig, Islington Academy 2, James Toseland, London, review, rock, Toseland
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Gig review: DEATH ANGEL – London, The Underworld, 10 December 2013
Support Acts: Dew-Scented Review & Photos by Yiannis (John) Stefanis Five days on from the glorious Marduk/Grave show, I am back in The Underworld in Camden to see San Francisco Thrashers Death Angel, who are back in town, supporting their … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 December 2013, Death Angel, Dew Scented, gig, London, review, thrash metal, Underworld
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DVD review: DEEP PURPLE – Perfect Strangers Live
Eagle Records – Out Now Deep Purple have experienced eight main member reshuffles since they first formed in Hertford back in 1968, however, it has been universally accepted that it is the work of the Mark II line up (Gillan/ … Continue reading
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Tagged Deep Purple, documentary, DVD, hard rock, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Perfect Strangers Live, review, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover
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DVD review: TED NUGENT – Ultralive Ballisticrock
Frontiers – Out Now. Theodore Anthony Nugent is a man who has, of late, managed to find himself in the spotlight for reasons that have more to do with his staunch conservative political views, rather than his musical abilities. There … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, DVD, guitar, guitarist, heavy rock, review, Ted Nugent, Ultralive Ballisticrock
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Album Review: THE HOLMES BROTHERS – Brotherhood
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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Tagged blues, Brotherhood, Catherine Russell, Felicia Holmes, funk, Geraint Watkins, Glenn Patscha, gospel, Ike Turner, John Ellis, Popsy Dixon, review, rock, roots, Sherman Holmes, Ted Hawkins, The Holmes Brothers, vocals, Wendell Holmes
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News: CHERRY PICKIN’: Win six albums in our Xmas competition
Sunday 15 December, 18:00 (GMT) Tuesday 17 December, 16:00 (repeat) Thursday 19 December, 21:00 (repeat) Saturday 21 October, 17:00 (repeat) The latest of our Cherry Red Records showcases is broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio This hour long sequence … Continue reading
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Tagged Cherry Red Records, New releases, pop, prog, psychedelic, R&B, rock, soul
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Gig Review: MICHAEL MONROE – Thekla, Bristol, 2 December 2013
Michael Monroe’s illustrious career in the history of rock and roll started in 1980 when he was the flamboyant, fun and edgy vocalist of Hanoi Rocks. This new sounding glam punk band had a strong influence over many bands including … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 December 2013, BLACKWOLF, Bristol, gig, goth, Hanoi Rocks, Her Dark Embrace, live, Michael Monroe, review, rock, Sam Yaffa, Steve Conti, Thekla
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Gig review: PAPA ROACH – Brixton Academy, London,10 December 2013
The subtitle to this review should be ‘My daughter made me do it!’ as not only does she love Papa Roach but I have been tasked writing this review as she thinks she would be too biased! So here we … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 December 2013, American Fangs, Brixton Academy, gig, Jacoby Shaddix, London, Middle Class Rut, Papa Roach, review, rock
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Album Review: UNIFIED PAST – Spots
Melodic Revolution Records – [Release Date: 11.06.13] I usually find that, as a general rule of thumb, the more verbose the press release, the worse the accompanying piece of work is – the old ‘empty vessels make … Continue reading
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Tagged album, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Spots, Unified Past
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Book review: If You Like The Ramones… by Peter Aaron
Backbeat Books www.backbeatbooks.com The latest in this excellent series of ‘If You Like…’ books and this time it is US punk meets rock ‘n’ roll legends the Ramones. This one is slightly different as the author Peter Aaron not only … Continue reading
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Tagged Backbeat Books, book, book review, If You Like The Ramones…, Motorhead, Peter Aaron, punk, review, rock 'n' roll, US punk
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Interview with TOR ODDMUND SUHRKE & ØYSTEIN LANDSVERK (Leprous) – 9 November 2013
Leprous are a group of five very skilled musicians who are better known in the wider Metal community as the backing band of guitar maestro and Emperor front man Ihsahn. Having quietly perfected their craft over the last twelve years, … Continue reading
Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL 7 – Pwllheli, Wales, 28-30 November 2013
Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up (Rizlas? ed.) for the greatest show on earth, this certainly encompasses the feeling around the HRH community as “Hard Rock Hell 7 – Cirque De Rock” rolls into its now well established new home … Continue reading
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Tagged 28-30 November 2013, AIRBOURNE, Alunah, Arthur Brown, Attica Rage, Bernie Torme, Black Spiders, Black Star Riders, Blaze Bayley, Cage The Gods, festival, Hard Rock Hell 7, heavy rock, Kyrbgriner, metal, Michael Monroe, Pat McManus, Paul Di'Anno, Phil Campbell, Pwllheli, Skindred, THE ANSWER, THE JOKERS, The Screaming Eagles, The Treatment, Wales
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Album review: BRUCE BOUILLET – The Order Of Control
Music Theories Recordings [Release date 21.01.14] Instrumental guitar albums are a “difficult” genre to do well. At GRTR! Towers we are subjected to all manner of offerings; most are over-indulgent, unoriginal and badly produced. Bruce Bouillet may hold more of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bruce Bouillet, G3, guitar, guitarist, metal, Paul Gilbert, Racer X, review, shred, The Order Of Control, The Scream
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Gig review: THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT – Club Academy, Manchester, 22 November 2013
Tonight was always going to be a special night, back in Manchester for the first time since The Temperance Movement (TTM) won “Best New Band” at the planet rock awards and also the last night of their current tour. What … Continue reading
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Tagged 22 November 2013, Club Academy, gig, Joshua James, Manchester, review, rock, Temperance Movement
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Gig review: BLACK STAR RIDERS – The Picture House, Edinburgh, 6 December 2013
2013 has been a big year for Black Star Riders. They released their debut album, ‘All Hell Breaks Loose’, which was well received by fans and critics alike and made successful festival appearances across Europe, including a main stage slot … Continue reading
Interview with TED LUNDSTROM (Amon Amarth) – 17 November 2013
The Forum is a large London-based venue, a place that many bands dream of selling out but something which only a handful are capable of achieving. This old theatre has been the home of the Swedish Melodic Death Metal band … Continue reading
Quick plays: HAPPYNESS, THE DAVID LIBERTY BAND, DIRTY THRILLS, UNCLE SID, JOE COCKER
HAPPYNESS – Happyness EP Weird Smiling [Release date 06.01.14] Three-piece band from south London consisting of Johnny Allan, Benji Compston and Ashley Cooper. This is their self-produced debut EP and they certainly pack a lot if instrumentation in for a … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's rock, album, Babylon Bastards, Below The Sea Of Light, Chains And Bones, classic rock, David Liberty Band, Dirty Thrills, DVD review, Eagle Vision, EP, Floating Worlds, HAPPYNESS, Jackie Leven, JOE COCKER, live DVD, prog metal, review, rock, Rock Guru, Uncle Sid
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Album review: JAY FERGUSON – Reissues
Edsel Records [Release date 02.12.13] 2-CD From a personal point of view, these three albums from the late-seventies are perhaps best recalled from their place in the racks of many a vinyl seller at record fairs. I don’t really remember … Continue reading
Album review: JOSH TAERK – Josh
Absolute [Release date 14.10.13] The latest release by young Canadian singer/songwriter Josh Taerk is something of a throwback. Even his mop of curls shouts ‘1980s’, although I’m guessing it’s not a perm! The opening number – ‘I’ll Live For You’ … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Josh, Josh Taerk, review, rock, singer, songwriter
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Album review: BART WALKER – Waiting On Daylight
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
Album review: NO SINNER – Boo Hoo Hoo
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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Tagged blues, Boo Hoo Hoo, Canada, Canadian, Cannonball Adderley, Colleen Rennison, Eric Campbell, Janis Joplin, Nina Simone, No Sinner, Paul Kossoff, Provogue, review, rock, vocal
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Album review: HOT HEAD SHOW – Perfect
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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Tagged avant garde, Captain Beefheart, Eve Copeland, Frank Zappa, Hot Head Show, John Cooper Clark, Jonah Brody, Jordan Copeland, King Crimson, Maxwell "Betamax" Hallett, Moldy Peaches, Moxy Fruvous, Perfect, review, Robert Fripp, Sonja Kristina, Stewart Copeland
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Album review: NEW DANCE ORCHESTRA – Electronica (feat. Geoff Downes/Anne-Marie Helder)
NDO Records [Release date 04.11.13] This is an intriguing release from the highly-talented Geoffrey Downes, or Geoff Downes as you know him, erstwhile keyboard tinkler from Asia and Yes. New Dance Orchestra is an ongoing project but to my knowledge … Continue reading
Gig review: NO SINNER – Black Heart, Camden, 25 November 2013
Many a significant rock career can trace its origins to shows in the back room of Camden’s various boozers so it was appropriate that hotly tipped Vancouver blues rockers No Sinner should have their UK showcase in one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 25 November, Black Heart, blues, Camden, Colleen Rennison, gig, London, No Sinner, review, rock, showcase
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Album review: ANXTRON – Brainstorm
Self-release www.anxtron.com I guarantee if you heard this album playing in the background of your local wine bar, you’d find it strangely addictive as you got progressively inebriated. That’s not being disrespectful to Anxtron, it could be the perfect antidote … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Anxtron, Brainstorm, Brazil, Brazilian, instrumental, prog, progressive, review, rock
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