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Gig review: SWEET – Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 5 April 2025
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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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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
Album review : TOKYO BLADE – Time Is The Fire
Cherry Red [Release date : 17.01.25] The Cherry Red reach has increased dramatically in recent years, and Tokyo Blades’ latest album, Time Is The Fire will be getting a considerable PR push around the 17/1/25 release date. True heavy metal … Continue reading
EP review: LEADFEATHER – Roll The Dice
Website [Release date 14.02.25] With so many of the so called ‘heritage’ bands hanging up their spurs and retiring, fans old and new seek acts that tick the boxes of loud guitars and huge 1970’s swagger. In recent years the … Continue reading
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Tagged classic rock, EP, hard rock, Leadfeather, Led Zeppelin, NWOCR, review, rock, Roll The Dice
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Album review : THE HAMBURG REPERTOIRE, 2 CDs
Cherry Red [Release date : 10.01.25] It’s no exaggeration to say that popular culture in the UK – music, fashion, sexual mores, religion – experienced a revolution of mind, body and soul in the sixties. On of the prime … Continue reading
Album review: JESSICA LYNN – All I Own
Self-released [Release date 17.01.25] Second full album from Jessica Lynn and we are lucky that she managed to record this one, as following a routine sinus surgery it led to a battle with post-operative complications and muscle tension dysphonia (MTD), which … Continue reading
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Tagged album, All I Own, country, country pop, Jessica Lynn, pop, review, singer songwriter
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Gig review: PAUL McCARTNEY- 02 Arena, London, 18 December 2024
Whatever your musical preferences (and the Beatles were in no way one of mine growing up), an objective analysis of the most significant figures in 20th century popular music would have Paul McCartney right up at the top, possibly only … Continue reading
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Tagged Beatles, Bryan Ray, gig, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Paul Wix Wickens, Rusty Anderson, Wings
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Album review: MORGANWAY – Kill The Silence
Earache Records [Release date 31.01.25] Morganway are back with a new album and their line-up remains as on their 2023 release ‘Back To Zero’, namely Callum Morgan (vocals, bass), Kieran Morgan (guitar, vocals), SJ Mortimer (lead vocalist), Matt Brocklehurst (keyboards, vocals), Nicole J Terry (fiddle, vocals) … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Amerciana, folk, Kill The Silence, Morganway, pop rock, review, rock
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News: JACK MOORE, GENERATION RADIO, THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (January 2025)
The Adventures release their first new studio album in over thirty years on March 28. Titled ‘One More With Feeling’ it will be released through Cherry Red Records. Don Airey releases his latest solo album ‘Pushed to the Edge’ on … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, AOR, blues, folk, Generation Radio, gigs, Jack Moore, melodic rock, metal, news, re-issues, RIP, special editions, The Doobie Brothers, tour dates
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Upcoming: Festivals UK & Europe (2025)
Please check artist and festival websites for latest information. Your festival not listed? Contact us! ore: Upcoming (UK tours and gigs, 2025) Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, Check … Continue reading
Gig review: BLACK EYED SONS- The Lexington, London, 16 December 2024
This debut gig by the Black Eyed Sons marked the start of something new, after one of the more ill-fated episodes in rock history. When the other members of the Quireboys dismissed Spike, whatever the ins and outs, without the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Clayton, Black Eyed Sons, Cowboys in Pinstriped Suits, gig, Guy Griffin, Keith Weir, Lee Vernon, Paul Guerin, Quireboys, Ria Hall
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News: Get Ready to ROCK! announces top albums of 2024 based on weekly chart and poll (December 2024)
Popular rock music website Get Ready to ROCK! has announced its end of year Top 30 album chart. This is based on weekly activity at the website and via social media. News and reviews editor Jason Ritchie explains: “We introduced … Continue reading
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Album review: EARLY JAMES – Medium Raw
Easy Eye Sound [Release date 10.01.2025] ‘Medium Raw’ is the third album from Early James and one, as the album title suggests, recorded with a sound that thrives on a lived-in, real-world ambiance. Dan Auerbach (the Black Keys) once again … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Dan Auerbach, Early James, Medium Raw, review, rock, The Black Keys
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Album review: MICKEY JUPP – Times Like These
Conquest Music [Release date : 13.12.24] Described by The Guardian as “a quietly but profoundly influential figure in British pop music”, much of Micky Jupp’s influence has come via his songs being covered by the likes of Dave Edmunds, The Judds, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, country, Dave Edmunds, Dr Feelgood, Elkie Brooks, Hank Williams, JJ Cale, Johnny Cash, Leon Redbone, Micky Jupp, NICK LOWE, R&B, review, Ricky Nelson, rock& roll, Roger Chapman, singer, songwriter, the Everly Brothers, The Judds, Times Like These
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Gig review: BRAVE RIVAL – Thames Side Brewery, Staines, 8 December 2024
The choice of several of this website’s writers, me included, as act of the year, I’ve seen Brave Rival many times over the past two years. Of all the venues, my favourite was the Thames Side Brewery, not too far … Continue reading
Album review: MAGNUM – Live At KK’s Steel Mill
SPV Steamhammer [Release date 10.01.25] Twelve months on from Tony Clarkin’s passing, and marking 50 years since he formed the band with Bob Catley, Magnum’s latest (and maybe last) live hurrah allows us more grieving time. The band had put … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bob Catley, classic rock, Live At KK's Steel Mill, Magnum, review, Tony Clarkin
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Gig review: STRAY – The Cavern, Raynes Park, London, 7 December 2024
My sixth and final trip of the year to the Cavern which has been keeping the flag flying for live music ‘Sarf of the River’ was, fittingly, for a true rock legend. Stray founding member and guitarist Del Bromham has … Continue reading
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Tagged Colin Kempster, DEL BROMHAM, gig, Karl Randall, Simon Rinaldo, Stray, The Cavern
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Gig review: THE SHEEPDOGS, THE COMMONERS – Islington Assembly Hall, London, 5 December 2024
By coincidence, for the second week running, Islington Assembly Hall played host to a pair of bands playing music inspired by the sounds of the American south, yet based thousands of miles apart. On the heels of Robert Jon and … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian, Chris Medhurst, Ewan Currie, gig, Ricky Pacquette, Shamus Currie, southern rock, the Commoners, The Sheepdogs
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Gig review: GUN – Barrowlands, Glasgow, 14 December 2024
Over the years many bands have embarked on a pre-Christmas tour around the nation. Status Quo and Motorhead are two that spring to mind, and going further back in time, the Sensational Alex Harvey Band’s Xmas shows in the Glasgow … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th December 2024, Barrowlands, blues, Christmas, Collateral, Dante Gizzi, Donald C MacLeod, gig, Glasgow, Glasgow Apollo, Gun, Hombre, Jools Gizzi, Kira Mac, live, Paul McManus, rock, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Word Up
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