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Album review: JULIAN SAS – Bound To Roll
Cavalier Recordings Voted best blues-rock guitarist in the Benelux countries by the influential Dutch Guitarist magazine, the key to any Julian SAS CD is his tasteful, fluid soling, an array of wholesome tones and his ability to transform any given … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, blues rock, boogie, Bound To Roll, Cavalier Music, Dutch guitarist, guitarist, Julian Sas, Michael Katon, rock
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Album review: DEEP PURPLE: Now What?!
earMUSIC [Release date: 29.04.13] I remember seeing Purple on their 2009 tour and, between albums, it all seemed a bit lack-lustre with a perfunctory trawl through the familiar golden nuggets. Fast forward to their 19th studio album and the band … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Deep Purple, Don Airey, hard rock, Iain Paice, Ian Gillan, Now What?!, review, Roger Glover, Steve Morse
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Gig Review: SAXON, QUIREBOYS – ABC, Glasgow, 21 April 2013
It’s been a long time since I have seen Saxon, too long in fact. I should have caught them at Download last year but a combination of heavy traffic and mud ensured that Biff and the guys had been and … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 April 2013, ABC, gig, Glasgow, hard rock, heavy metal, live, Quireboys, Redline, review, Saxon
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Quick plays: CRAIG JOHN DAVIDSON, ERICA NOCKALLS, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON,DERRIN NAUENDORF
Craig John Davidson – The Last Laugh (Fat Hippy Records) [Release date: 29.04.13] Being on Fat Hippy Records is somewhat appropriate in the case of this 4th solo album from acoustic troubadour Craig John Davidson. Not because he’s fat, because … Continue reading
Album review: THE BEAUTIFUL OLD – Turn Of The Century Songs
Doubloon Records [Release date 03.06.13) Who of those baby boomers amongst us can't immediately recall the strains of the [the man on] ‘The Flying Trapeze’ – a staple on Children’s Favourites? This loving re-visiting of parlour songs from the 1823 … Continue reading
Album review: RUTH MOODY – These Wilder Things
A six day residency at The Royal Albert Hall (albeit opening for Mark Knopfler) says a lot about the rising status of Ruth Moody, founder and current member of Billboard topping band The Wailin’ Jennys. Produced and engineered by David … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Mark Knopfle, review, rock, roots, Ruth Moody, singer, songwriter, These Wilder Things
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Album review: ALANIS MORISSETTE – Live At Montreux 2012
Eagle Rock The fact that Alanis Morissette has sold over 60 million albums is pretty impressive. The fact that over half have been her been her monumental 1995 ‘debut’ album Jagged Little Pill, suggests that it’s a career highpoint that … Continue reading
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Tagged Alanis Morissette, album, DVD, Jagged Little Pill, Live At Montreux 2012, review, rock
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Album review: THEA GILMORE – Regardless
Fulfill [Release date 14.05.13] Thea Gilmore is nothing if not prolific – Regardless is her 14th album in as many years, but look a little more deeply at her recent output and you’ll see that her last two offerings have … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Regardless, review, rock, singer songwriter, Thea Gilmore
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Album review: TRACER – El Pistolero
Mascot Records [Release date: 06.05.13] Take one young retro sounding Australian band and send them to Europe to make a splash and build up a following. Sign them to a Dutch label and then record them in LA under the wing … Continue reading
Quick plays: DANGER ANGEL, LORNE HIND
Perris Records www.perrisrecords.com Formed back in Athens, Greece in 2006 this is Danger Angel’s second album and they have enlisted Jeff Scott Soto to produce the album plus add his backing vocals. Jeff Scott Soto performed the vocals on their … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Danger Angel, Hardreams, Jeff Scott Soto, Lorne Hind, Perris Records, review, Revolutia, rock, Zuess
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DVD review: PETER FRAMPTON – Live In Detroit
When discussing the recording techniques of the six million selling ‘Frampton Comes Alive’ in the bonus interview section of this excellent DVD, Peter Frampton remembers asking: ‘Why release a live album if you can’t hear the audience?’ It was the … Continue reading
Album review: PRIMITIVE INSTINCT – One Man’s Refuge
Self Release – November 2012 Any band that starts their recording career on Cyclops Records is always worth keeping an eye on as they progress and Primitive Instinct, signed to the label in 1994, are no exception. Following on from … Continue reading
Gig review: SAXON, The Quireboys, Leamington Assembly, 18 April 2013
A couple of years ago Biff announced from the Assembly stage that he was so impressed with the venue and the audience that he promised to bring the band back on the next tour. Many things get said within the … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 April 2013, Biff Byford, gig, heavy metal, heavy rock, Leamington Assembly, Redline, review, Saxon, The Quireboys
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Gig review: HELLOWEEN – The Forum, Kentish Town, London, 16 April 2013
If you are a frequent visitor to our pages, especially our gig reviews section, you would have undoubtedly noticed that on the 15th of April, a day prior to the one featured in this review, I attended a magnificent Pain … Continue reading
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Tagged 16 April 2013, Gamma Ray, gig, Helloween, Kai Hansen, Kentish Town Forum, London, metal, power, review, rock, Shadowside
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Gig review: WORLD PARTY, RNCM, Manchester,15 April 2013
The RNCM main concert hall provided a suitably majestic setting for what was to be an evening of wonderful music, the stage arranged on the hexagon floor had the backdrop of the rather impressive Hradetsky Concert Organ and the theatre … Continue reading
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Tagged 15 April 2013, gig, Karl Wallinger, Manchester, pop, review, RNCM, rock, singer, songwriter, Todd Dorigo, World Party
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Album review: TAYLOR’S UNIVERSE – Worn Out
Marvel Of Beauty Records [Release date: 2013] There was time many years ago when Jazz-Rock was a new, vibrant and exciting musical form and north European countries provided some of the leading talents of the genre. It’s perhaps no big … Continue reading
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Tagged Burning Red Ivanhoe, Danish Rock, fusion, Hugh Steinmetz, Jacob Mygind, jazz fusion, Jazz rock, Jon Hemmersam, Karsten Vogel, King Crimson, Klaus Thrane, Louise Nipper, Marvel of Beauty records, Robin Taylor, Taylor's Universe, Zappa
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Gig review: IL NINO, SACRED MOTHER TONGUE, Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, 4 April 2013
It beckoned to be a good night, the advertised line up was very strong and the venue was a good one for the crowd. However it soon became apparent that the lineup had changed but no notification of this was … Continue reading
Album review: PRETTY MAIDS – Motherland
Frontiers Records (Release date 22.3.13) I was reminded what a long career Pretty Maids have enjoyed when, a couple of years back, a well-oiled singer Ronnie Atkins burst into a curry house after Firefest and regaled us diners with tales … Continue reading
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Tagged Denmark, hard rock, Motherland, Pretty Maids, Ronnie Atkins
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Album review: STONE SOUR – The House of Gold & Bones Part Two
Roadrunner Corey Taylor never seems to sleep as he is either penning books, comic books or music, in this case the rather good Stone Sour. If like me you’re no fan of Slipknot, Stone Sour are much more accessible and … Continue reading
Album review: ELO – Live
Frontiers www.frontiers.it This album is taken from a 2001 performance for a PBS television special in Los Angeles at CBS Television City which was released as a DVD that same year. This CD adds four tracks … Continue reading
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Tagged ELO, Frontiers, Jeff Lynne, live
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Album review: ELO – Zoom
Frontiers www.frontiers.it Frontiers are making the most of their tie up with Jeff Lynne with re-mastered versions of ELO’s “Zoom” and Lynne’s solo “Armchair Theatre” following hot on the heals of the re-recorded “Best Of..” and … Continue reading
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Tagged ELO, Frontiers, Jeff Lynne, Zoom
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Album review: ZENIT – The Chandrasekhar Limit
Galileo Records – [Released date: 28.1.2013] Often the clue’s in the name isn’t it? ‘The Chandrasekhar Limit’ (a mathematical term regarding black holes) could only be progressive rock couldn’t it? And not just any old progressive rock either – with … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Progressive Rock, review, The Chandrasekhar Limit, Zenit
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Single and EP Reviews: FUTUR PRIMITIF, ISOLATED ATOMS, CENTRE EXCUSE, MILESTONE
FUTUR PRIMITIF – Digital Space Integrity Records (Release date – 06.05.13) Futur Primitif are a new band put together by Daniel Lefkowit, former member of American indie outfit The Low Anthem. This is the band’s first single and it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Moth, Centre Excuse, EP, FUTUR PRIMITIF, indie, ISOLATED ATOMS, MILESTONE, review, rock, single, The Low Anthem, Witch Hunt
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Album review: THE HYPER ACTIVES – Rock n’ Roll Lives Again
Self Release (Release date – out now) This is an aptly named band as the rocking punk they produce is indeed hyperactive. These crazy Swedes have been together for 5 years and this is their debut album, it has actually … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, punk, review, rock, Rock n Roll Lives Again, Sweden, The Hyper Actives
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Album review: DESTROY SHE SAID – Down And Dirty
Bad Reputation ( Release date – 25.05.13) This is the debut album from Destroy She Said, a Melbourne based five piece who like to rock! Low down and dirty hard rock is the band’s forte, blending together elements of AC/DC, … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, album, Bon Scott, CD, Destroy She Said, Down And Dirty, review, rock
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