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Album review: RAGE OF ANGELS – Dreamworld
Escape Music Rage Of Angels is the brainchild of original Ten keyboards player Ged Rylands and he has also worked with Danny Danzi and more recently guested on the enjoyable Love Under Cover album also on … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, Asia, Bad Company, Danny Vaughn, Escape Music, Ged Rylands, melodic rock, Rage Of Angels, Robert Hart, TEN, Tyketto, Vinny Burns
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Album reviews: KILL DEVIL HILL, HINDER, NITROGODS, KINGCROW
KILL DEVIL HILL – S/T SPV www.spv.de Where have I been? Kill Devil Hill is a new project instigated by Vinnie Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio, Rainbow) and Rex Brown (Pantera) and this work was released at … Continue reading
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Tagged HINDER, Kill Devil Hill, KINGCROW, Mother Of God, NITROGODS, Starfire
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Album review: KROKUS – Dirty Dynamite
This is an unapologetic celebration of all that is right with blues hard rock. ‘Dirty Dynamite’ is the follow up to 2010’s ‘Hoodoo’ and pretty much picks up where that album left off. The core of the classic Krokus line … Continue reading
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Tagged Dirty Dynamite, KROKUS
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Album Review: LORDI – To Beast Or Not To Beast
AFM Records [Release date 04.03.13] Lordi came to many people’s attention after winning the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Hard Rock Hallelujah’ and of course their eye catching onstage costumes. This is their sixth studio album … Continue reading
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Tagged AFM Records, LORD OF MUSHROOMS, Lordi, To Beast Or Not To Beast
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Album review: OCTOBER TREE – The Fairy’s Wing
(Canvas Productions, 2012) If there’s one thing in life that really gets up my nose it’s indulgence. Self indulgence is bad enough, but pandering to somebody else’s indulgence is just plain wrong. And this is what has … Continue reading
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Tagged Greg Lounsberry, October Tree, prog rock lite, review, The Fairies Wing
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Album review: SAILOR FREE – Spiritual Revolution
(Tide Records, 2012) This is definitely an album of ‘despites’. Despite not having English as their first language, despite this being a concept album and despite having a band name like a John Inman sit-com – this … Continue reading
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Tagged Italian, Progressive Rock, review, Sailor Free
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Album review: X11 ALFONSO – Charles Darwin
(Self-release, 2012) Every so often an album like this appears, that is so left-field, so out of kilter with the way things are, that it is extremely difficult to listen to and be totally objective. Not that it is totally … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Darwin, Progressive Rock, review, X11 Alfonso
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Interview with BIFF BYFORD (Saxon)
I have been in the presence of many fellow music journalists, all of whom had at least one disappointing tale to tell of meeting with a music idol who failed to meet their expectations. Though I dreaded the same, I … Continue reading
Album review: REBECCA PRONSKY – Only Daughter
Rebecca Pronsky is a singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, New York whose previous outings have combined folk, jazz and country elements. ‘Only Daughter’ signals a slight shift in direction with a more adventurous Americana crossover sound. Produced by her husband and guitarist … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Only Daughter, pop, Rebecca Pronsky, rock, roots, singer, songwriter
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Album review: ACELSIA – Don’t Go Where I Can’t Follow
The debut from Norwegian three piece Acelsia, has a sound far bigger than its component parts. With all songs written by vocalist / pianist Marlene Markussen and guitar, bass and synth player Odd Henning, and with Bjorn Tore Erlendsen (of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcelsia, Don't Go Where I Can't Follow, melodic, Norway, Norwegian, review, rock
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Album review: LARKIN POE & THOM HELL – The Sound Of The Ocean Sound
Edvins Records [Release date 04.03.13] 5 extended EPs and a live DVD over their two year career to date, and sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell have elected to share their first long playing outing with Norwegian songwriter Thom Hell. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana, country, Larkin Poe, Lovell, Megan, pop, Rebecca, review, rock, roots, singer, songwriter, The Sound Of The Ocean Sound, Thom Hell
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Album review: ROBERT PALMER – Heavy Nova,Don’t Explain,Ridin’ High,Honey – Reissues
Edsel Deluxe Editions [Release date 14.01.13] Edsel Records have done a neat job with these 2 in 1 packages, brigading together Palmer’s 1988 – 1994 output in slip case outers, extensive artwork and bonus tracks. But never mind the packaging, … Continue reading
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Tagged Don't Explain, funk, Heavy Nova, Honey, jazz, R&B, reissue, Ridin' High, Robert Palmer, rock, Vinegar Joe
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Quick Plays: The Val,Juruda,Chris While & Julie Matthews,Carrie Rodriguez,Annabelle Chvostek
The Val – Back The Val, named after vocalist Gabrielle de Val, are a truly European band. De Val herself, is German, but writes in English (although I wonder whether lyrics that refer to Humpty Dumpty and petticoats has perhaps … Continue reading
Album review: 10cc – Tenology
Universal/Mercury [Release date 19.11.12] It’s about time 10cc’s excellent back catalogue got a decent airing. Up to now all we’ve really had is a set of distinctly average re-masters. That is, with the exception of the release of their classic … Continue reading
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Tagged 10CC, boxed set, compilation, Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman, Kevin Godley, Lol Creme, pop, review, rock, Tenology
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News: ESCAPE THE FATE new album due in May
ESCAPE THE FATE TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM ‘UNGRATEFUL’ IN THE UK ON MAY 13TH ON ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC LEAD SINGLE AND TITLE TRACK EXCLUSIVELY PREMIERED ON ALTERNATIVE PRESS TODAY New York, NY – Kings of underground rock, Escape The Fate have … Continue reading
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Tagged Eleven Seven Music, ESCAPE THE FATE, Ungrateful
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Album: Thenewno2 – Beautiful Creatures soundtrack
When you think of The Beatles the first thing that comes to mind isn’t usually psychedelic indie rock, which is probably why Dhani Harrison (son of the brilliant George Harrison, naturally) has managed to keep his band a separate entity … Continue reading
Album review: KOMPENDIUM – Beneath The Waves
7 Stones Records (Release Date 11.2.13) Every so often, and it’s becoming ever more rare, an album comes along that is so fine it assumes iconic status. Sergeant Pepper, Pet Sounds, Led Zeppelin 4, Tubular Bells, Dark … Continue reading
Interview with Lee Hutchings: director of the upcoming Cozy Powell DVD
Lee Hutchings is the director of the upcoming “Dance With The Devil: The Cozy Powell Story”, and he has been working on this along with producer Andrew Fawn. This documentary will feature exclusive and extensive interviews with family, friends, work associates and fans, … Continue reading
Album review: NEAL MORSE – Live Momentum
Inside Out (2DVD/3CD & BluRay) [Release date: 18.02.13] This is a real treat for fans of Neal Morse’s work and I am sure the inlay booklets/packaging will be suitably splendid as I only have promo copies of the two DVD … Continue reading
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Tagged Dream Theater, Inside Out, Live Momentum, Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse, prog rock, Spock's Beard
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Interview: Gavin Butler from THE BLACKOUT
In these times of double dip depressions, rising unemployment and a bleak outlook it is good to know that the Blackout are out striving to cheer up the nation. Having just released their latest album ‘Start The Party’, which is … Continue reading
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Tagged 22.01.13, Edinburgh Liquid Rooms, interview, The Blackout
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Album review: TOMMY EMMANUEL & MARTIN TAYLOR – The Colonel And The Governor
Mesa/Bluemoon Records [Release Date 4.3.2013] So, what happens when you put together one of the finest jazz guitarists in the world with one of the greatest finger-style fretmeisters around? Well the answer is…. not quite what you would think. Martin … Continue reading
THE BRONX – The Bronx IV
ATO/ White Drugs ( Release date – out now) It has been five years since the last Bronx album. During the intervening period the band have been far from idle, touring constantly and releasing an album under their … Continue reading
Singles reviews: MARIA JORDAN, CHARLIE WINSTON,STEEL THREADS
MARIA JORDAN – What You Gonna Do (Released 25th February) www.mariajordan.com/ Second single to come across my musical radar from Maria Jordan and like the last one, the rather good ‘Better Than Nothing’, this new song ‘What You Gonna Do’ … Continue reading
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Tagged CHARLIE WINSTON, MARIA JORDAN, singles reviews
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Album Review: ERIC JOHNSON – Up Close Another Look
Mascot Records [Release date 01.04.13] Whilst I have always been aware of Eric Johnson and his influence on a whole raft of modern guitarists I have never really investigated his music. ‘Up Close – Another Look’ should change all that. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Another Look, blues, Eric Johnson, fusion, guitar, guitarist, review, rock, Up Close
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Gig Review: Great British Rock & Blues Festival,Skegness 25-27 January 2013
Skegness hosts the first big rock festival of the year and it’s always an interesting mix of new and old. And that’s just the audience. Three days of rock and ruin, well maybe if you take excess to all areas. … Continue reading
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