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NANCY JOHNSON – funF
Rocketboy Recordings www.nancyjohnson.co.uk Punk has always been about the ethos of doing it yourself and not worrying about over producing or even the musicianship (as the early Damned recordings show!). So when reviewing this UK based punk band’s debut album … Continue reading
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PAT TRAVERS Video Interview – 4 October 2012
Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, Check out videos here: https://www.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio Upcoming sessions: February 15 March 8 April 12 David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 October 2012, blues, guitar, guitarist, interview, Pat Travers, rock, video
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JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR Video Interview – 3 October 2012
Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, Check out videos here: https://www.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio Upcoming sessions: February 15 March 8 April 12 David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 October 2012, Almost Always Never, blues, guitar, guitarist, interview, Joanne Shaw Taylor, rock, video
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GUS G (Firewind) Video Interview – 14 September 2012
Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, Check out videos here: https://www.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio Upcoming sessions: February 15 March 8 April 12 David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to … Continue reading
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Tagged 14 September 2012, Firewind, guitar, guitarist, Gus G, interview, metal, Ozzy, Ozzy Osbourne, power metal, video
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THE DOORS – Live At The Bowl ’68
Eagle Vision Apparently a legendary concert, but I have to admit to not being a fan, finding the band overrated. But this show has been released before and is highly regarded. This release, however, restores the full original show with … Continue reading
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BLACK ROSE – Cure for Your Disease
Metalizer www.blackroseuk.co.uk NWoBHM band Black Rose released a number of classic metal singles in the early 80s, and an album or two too, and the band have gotten back together in recent years. This album was originally released as an … Continue reading
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SPIDER – The Complete Anthology
Lemon/Cherry Red (4CD Box) Early 80s boogie metal band produced some fine (some might say clichéd) tracks that really are well enjoyable and worth checking out. After a number of reissues and compilations of varied quality we now get the complete … Continue reading
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GLENN HUGHES Video Interview – 7 September 2012
Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, Check out videos here: https://www.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio Upcoming sessions: February 15 March 8 April 12 David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to … Continue reading
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Tagged Afterglow, Black Country Communion, Glenn Hughes, interview, September 2012, video
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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION – Afterglow
Mascot Records (Release date 29.10.12) ‘Afterglow’ is essentially is a Glenn Hughes solo album given extra impetus and depth by the band. Hughes claims to record in three’s, so we can probably assume this might be the end of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Afterglow, album, Black Country Communion, CD, Derek Sherinian, Glenn Hughes, Jason Bonham, Joe Bonamassa, music, review, rock
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SON OF A BITCH – Victim You
Angel Air What you would expect from 3/5ths of Saxon is exactly what you get. No nonsense riffmongerous chunks of mainstream metal. That description could probably fit neatly into a copy of Kerrang! circa 1984 and so could this album. … Continue reading
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BAD FOR LAZARUS, LIMOZINE, THE RETROSPECTIVES, THE BURNING OF ROME
BAD FOR LAZARUS – My Muddle Shit Chic ( Release Date – 7th Nov 2012) Bad For Lazarus describe their sound as ‘Motown Hell’ a mix of Motown and Richard Hell. If it sounds confusing on paper, it doesn’t really … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad For Lazarus, Limozine, The Burning Of Rome, The Retrospectives
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ASHENTIDE, ALL SHE WROTE, CIRCLE OF REASON
ASHENTIDE – Ashentide EP Self Release ( Release Date – Out Now) Ashentide are a symphonic metal band from Los Angeles who have been kicking about for 4 years now. Fronted by Lenore Young, the band are obviously heavily influenced … Continue reading
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MOS GENERATOR – Nomads
Ripple Music (Release Date – 23rd Oct 2012) All the way from Port Orchard, Washington, Mos Generator have been delivering top class, doom laden stoner rock to the masses for the past 11 years. The guys released 4 … Continue reading
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DANKO JONES – Rock n Roll Is Black And Blue
Bad Taste Records (Release Date – Out Now) Danko Jones and crew are back for album number six and it’s a bit of a cracker. My first introduction to Danko Jones was many years ago at the Download … Continue reading
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Dylan Mondegreen – S/T
Folkwit/Division Records This is the third album from Norwegian singer-songwriter Børge Sildnes, but the first under his new and altogether more worldly moniker, Dylan Mondegreen. It’s also the first to be released in the UK and features former St Etienne … Continue reading
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ORDEN OGAN – To The End
AFM Records Orden Ogan return with their oft delayed new album ‘To The End’ – it was down for a February release, then April and now finally its here in October! I came into this band … Continue reading
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MARDUK Gig Review
MARDUK Gig Review Support Acts: Immolation /De Profundis/ Heaving Earth/Forsaken World & Sinate London Underworld, Saturday the 29th of September 2012 Review by Yiannis (John) Stefanis Photos by Fabiola Santini These past few weeks have been relentless for me … Continue reading
A FOREST OF STARS – A Shadowplay For Yesterdays
LUPUS LOUNGE – Release Date: Out Now An element of mystery has always been a helpful ingredient in any Rock band’s arsenal and no band has mastered the art of identity concealment better than Kiss, of course, but that has … Continue reading
ONE MILE AN HOUR – S/T
Snowbird Records www.onemileanhour.com One Mile An Hour are a three piece band and they are heavily influenced by another three piece – Crosby, Stills & Nash. Vocalist Jeff Kightly has wonderfully high register – on ‘Magpie Song’ he recalls the … Continue reading
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DOWN, WARBEAST gig review
Down. Warbeast, and Mount Carmel Got My Crippled Ass Rocking! Camaraderie. That’s one of the things that have drawn me to live hard rock and metal shows over the years. Until the last couple years, and sporadic shows during those … Continue reading
MAGICA – Centre of the Great Unkown
AFM Records Magica are a new one on me even though this is there 6th album. The band was formed back in 2002 by guitarist Bogdan Costea and is from Romania which might go someway as to explaining why they … Continue reading
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RORY GALLAGHER – Reissues
Sony Music [Release date 01.10.12] The second batch of Rory Gallagher reissues – taken from the original quarter inch masters – chronicles his time with Chrysalis in the late seventies. Gallagher’s ascendant star had waned a little by 1975′s Against the … Continue reading
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Tagged Against The Grain, album, blues, Calling Card, guitar, guitarist, Jinx, Photo Finish, reissue, review, rock, Rory Gallagher, Top Priority
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MOB RULES – Cannibal Nation
AFM Records www.afmrecords.com Mob Rules are back, now a veteran of the metal scene having released their debut back in 1999. They pedal a decent style of power metal with a distinct Iron Maiden sound at times, mainly down to … Continue reading
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THE WHO – Live In Texas ’75
Eagle Vision Filmed on 20 November 1975 in Houston, Texas, this has only been available as a bootleg so this official release with remastered sound will please fans. Touring to promote the then current Who By Numbers album, the show … Continue reading
ANDERSON, BRUFORD, WAKEMAN & HOWE – Live at the NEC
Live At The NEC Oct 24 1989 (2CD + DVD) http://www.gonzomultimedia.co.uk/product_details/13921/Anderson_Bruford_Wakeman_Howe-Live_at_the_NEC_Deluxe_Edition_(3_Disc).html This lavish set is exclusive to Gonzo multi media – you won’t find it anywhere else. And it really is worth searching out, a lovely package. In a DVD … Continue reading
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Tagged ANDERSON, BRUFORD, Live at the NEC, WAKEMAN & HOWE, Yes
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