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Gig review: ROMEO’S DAUGHTER- The Garage, London, 28 March 2025
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Gig review: SOUTH OF SALEM – Thekla, Bristol, 27 March 2025
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Gig review: JIZZY PEARL’S LOVE/HATE – The Underworld, Camden, March 13 2025
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Gig review: GRAHAM GOULDMAN – Cadogan Hall, London, 20 March 2025
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Gig review: THE DARKNESS – G Live, Guildford, 11 March 2025
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Gig review: FISH – O2 Academy, Glasgow, 9 March 2025
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Album review : THUNDERMOTHER – Dirty & Divine
Sweden’s Thundermother are back… female founded, hard nosed hard rock, with added cowbells. Now that guitarist/ band founder, Filippa Nasil has brought in new members, vocalist Linnea Vikström Egg and drummer, Joan Massing, the band are truly plugged into the … Continue reading
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Tagged Dirty, Divine, Fillipa Nasil, Heart, Joan Massing, Linnea Vikstrom Egg, review, rock, Runaways, Thundermother
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Album review: PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS – Friend Of All Creatures
GEP [Release date 14.02.25] Pattern-Seeking Animals were formed in 2018 with this being their fifth studio album, and first for their new label GEP, having previously been signed to InsideOut Music. Pattern-Seeking Animals line-up remains that of Ted Leonard (vocals, … Continue reading
Album review: DAVID LEE ROTH – The Warner Recordings 1985-1994
Rhino [Release date 21.02.25] Vocalist Diamond Dave came to fame in the late 70s and early 80s as the lead singer and frontman of the legendary Van Halen. And not only was he a fantastic vocalist in his day, he … Continue reading
Album review : THE MAGIC FOREST – More Pastoral Psychedelia and Funky Folk 1968-75
Cherry Red [Release date : 31.01.25] When you come across a music genre called “Pastoral Psychedelia and Funky Folk” you just know it emanates from 1967, and the “Summer Of Love”. The years that followed witnessed the rise of hard … Continue reading
News: RUSH, IQ, CANDICE NIGHT (February 2025)
Bryan Adams released the title track of his forthcoming album ‘Roll With The Punches’ on February 7. The album is due later this year and was co-written with Robert John “Mutt” Lange. Deko Entertainment release a 50th anniversary edition of Angel’s … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, AOR, blues, Candice Night, folk, gigs, IQ, melodic rock, metal, news, re-issues, RIP, Rush, special editions, tour dates
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Gig review: MEDICINE HEAD- Cabbage Patch, Twickenham, 23 January 2025
Medicine Head may have had their moment in the (rising) sun with a number of unlikely hits in the early seventies, but singer John Fiddler is one of rock’s underappreciated names, respected enough to have been recruited by former Motts … Continue reading
Album review : WRATH – Children Of The Wicked (3 CD set)
Cherry Red [Release date 31/01/25] You’d need a degree in modern sciences to play with Chicago USA band, Wrath. Such is the technically demanding nature of their thrash metal sound. The cover depicts a fresh face bunch of lads who, … Continue reading
Album review: JULIET’S NOT DEAD – This World Is Ours
TMR Records [Release date 07.02.25] Hailing from the North East, Juliet’s Not Dead are an adrenaline fuelled, driven band with the sole intention of thrilling their audiences at every show. Having just finished recording the follow up to the highly … Continue reading
Gig review: MAGNUM – The O2 Forum, Kentish Town, London, 21 January 2025
It is just over a year since the sad passing of Tony Clarkin, Magnum’s songwriter, guitarist and inspiration. And now the rest of the band have reformed to celebrate his glorious words and music. Titled ‘A Passage Through Time’ this … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 January 2025, Bob Catley, classic rock, Forum, gig, live, Magnum, melodic rock, pomp rock, review, Tony Clarkin
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Album review: THEA GILMORE – These Quiet Friends
Self Released at theagilmore.net [Release date: 28.02.25] We’ve all got them. Those songs we turn to in times of trouble, joy and sadness to help us get through – songs that lift the spirit and are the companions … Continue reading
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Tagged review, Singer/Songwriter, Thea Gilmore, These Quiet Friends
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Album review : THE FERRYMEN – Iron Will
Frontiers Music [Release date : 24.1.25] This new Ferrymen album should make some solid advance sales on the basis of Stan W Decker’s front cover artwork alone. Take a look. Classy. Ronnie Romero, Magnus Karlson and Mike Terrana are back … Continue reading
Album review : FAT MATTRESS – How Can I Live ? Complete Recordings (3 CD Boxset)
Cherry Red [Release date : 24.01.25] Two years in the career of an artist is only a moment in time. That’s how long English Rock Band, Fat Mattress lasted. During those years (1969-70) the band wrote and recorded three albums. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, boxset, Fat Mattress, folk, Jimi Hendrix, Love, Noel Redding, psychedelia, review, The Byrds
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Album review : BONFIRE – Higher Ground
Frontiers [Release date : 24.01.25] 18th studio album from Bonfire. First on Frontiers. Nowadays, the band is founder/leader, Hans Ziller, with Dyan Mair on vocals; Ronnie Parks and Fabio Alessandrini form a solid rhythm section and Frank Pane twins up … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bonfire, Claus Lessmann, Der Rauber, Frank Pane, Hans Ziller, Higher Ground, melodic hard rock, review, Ronnie Parks
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Gig review: BAND OF FRIENDS – 229 Club, London, 12 January 2025
In the 30 years since his untimely death, the stock of the late Rory Gallagher continues to rise. Last year there was a new documentary shown on the BBC and hardly a week goes by without some form of tribute, … Continue reading
Album review: THORBJORN RISAGER & THE BLACK TORNADO – House of Sticks
Provogue [Release date 31.01.25] Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado is a soulful Danish blues-rock octet who rarely disappoint. Known for their powerhouse and entertaining shows, what makes the band different is their eclecticism, which stretches the blues template to the limit. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Danish, grooves, horns, House Of Sticks, review, rock, soul, Thorbjorn Risager &The Black Tornado, vocals
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Album review : TIGERTAILZ – For A Few Dollarz More
Cherry Red [Release date 24.1.25] It didn’t take long for the Glam Rock genre, kicked off by Bolan and Bowie, to be appropriated by American bands like Motley Crue, Ratt, Cinderella and others. On the US west coast in the … Continue reading
Album review : AVATARIUM – Between You, God, The Devil and The Dead
AFM Records [Release date : 24.01.25] If anyone is going to have the inside information on the darkside of metal, it’s a psychosocial counsellor. And if anyone’s able to bring the genre’s competing emotions to life, it’s Avatarium’s vocalist / … Continue reading
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Tagged Avatarium, Between You, Candlemass, Doom Metal, Evergrey, God, Hard Rock. Our Lady peace, Jennie-Ann Smith, Marcus Jidell, Psychosocial, review, Stockholm, The Devil and The Dead
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Album review: THIN LIZZY – The Acoustic Sessions
Decca [Release date 24.01.24] The Irish legends’ first new album in 40 years and it takes us back to the early 70s, when the band were a three piece. Back then, before guitarists Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham came on … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Brian Downey, classic rock, Eric Bell, folk, Phil Lynott, review, rock, The Acoustic Sessions, Thin Lizzy
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Album review : LANDFALL – Wide Open Sky
Frontiers [Release date : 17.01.25] Third album from Brazilian melodic hard rock band, Landfall, founded by Felipe Souzza and Marcelo Gelbcke in 2014, and fronted nowadays by noted vocalist, Gui Oliver. It’s unquestionably an album of two halves. The band’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, Felipe Souza, Giu Oliver, hard rock, Landfall, Marcello Gelbcke, review, Wide Open Sky
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Album review: TIMSON AOR – Next Level
Website [Release date 28.02.24] Timson AOR are back with their second album, released almost a year after their enjoyable debut ‘Forever’s Not Enough’. Timson AOR consists of Mark Timson (guitars, bass, keys, synths, drum programming) and Lukky S (vocals, lead … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, hard rock, Mark Timson, melodic rock, Next Level, review, Timson AOR
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Album review : WILDNESS – Avenger
Frontiers [Release date : 17.01.25] By the numbers – fourth album from Swedish Melodic hard rock band, Wildness, third with “new” vocalist, Erik Forsberg, and second on the Frontiers label. The band was formed by drummer, Erik Modin in 2014, … Continue reading
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Tagged Avenger, Erik Forsberg, Erik Modin, melodic hard rock, review, Swedish, Wildness
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Rising Stars: ANDRY (interview)
Andry Lagiou, an Athens-born vocal powerhouse, describes herself as “the missing link between Ronnie James Dio and Christina Aguilera.” A former runner-up on The Voice of Greece and the frontwoman of The Harps, she has made a significant mark on … Continue reading
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Tagged Andry, Andry Lagiou, Baby Mistress Records, Blaze Bayley, interview, Kings of Thrash, metal, Rising Stars, Skies
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Rising Stars: SPLEEN (interview)
SPLEEN ARE: Samuele Riccucci – Guitar and Vocals, Matteo Innocenti – Drums and Backing Vocals, Olmo Fantini – Guitar and Backing Vocals, Alberto Sanna – Bass Spleen are a fierce and feisty Italian four-piece. Earlier this year they signed with renowned rock … Continue reading
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Tagged interview, punk, punk rock, Rising Stars, single, Spleen, The Damned, XTC
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Album review: RINGO STARR – Look Up
Decca Records [Release date 10.01.24] Being a member of the biggest band of all time seems to be the weightiest of dual edged swords. Whilst the expectation of any new material from a former Beatle is hugely anticipated, it’s inevitable … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alison Krauss, Beatles, country, Larkin Poe, Look Up, Molly Tuttle, review, Ringo Starr, T Bone Burnett
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Album review : THE BIG DEAL – Electrified
Frontiers [Release date : 17.01.24] The Big Deal are one of the many bands that Frontiers’ A&R man, Alessandro Del Vecchio has nurtured over the years. All of them have benefited in some way from his presence . . . … Continue reading
