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Album review: JOE LYNN TURNER – Street Of Dreams – Boston 1985
A two-part special feature was broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Monday 28 March at 22:00 GMT with Joe Lynn Turner chatting about his career, including tracks from the 1985 live album and his solo and band work. … Continue reading
Album review: THE BLUE HORIZON – Volume1
Self Release [Release date 01.04.16] The Blue Horizon is a power trio from the Weston-Super-Mare, UK. Their wide musical sweep is a breath of fresh air on the current rock/blues scene. The band sparkles on the soulful, melodic funk and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Bob Dixon, Ed Gurlach, funk, guitar, Ian Ecclestone, Josh Armitage, Little Feat, Paul Quinn, review, rock, The Blue Horizon, Volume 1
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Gig review: 80’s INVASION TOUR – Edinburgh Playhouse, 20 March 2016 (Big Country, Midge Ure)
The 80’s are rapidly becoming the new 60’s in terms of misty eyed nostalgia. The teenagers of the 80’s are now in the 40 to 50 ish bracket with the disposable income (allegedly!) to indulge themselves and relive their teen … Continue reading
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Tagged 20 March 2016, 80s Invasion Tour, Big Country, Curiosity Killed The Cat, David Bowie, Edinburgh Playhouse, gig, Haircut One Hundred, live, Midge Ure, Nick Hayward, pop, review, rock, ULTRAVOX, Vienna, Visage
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Album review: SONIFICADE – Despite All The Noise
Circular Records [Release date 20.05.16] A four piece alternative indie rock band from the Midlands, who won an international unsigned band completion, Sonificade have signed to Scottish label Circular Records for the release their debut album. Recorded at Kasabian’s studio … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Despite All The Noise, electro, pop, review, rock, Sonificade
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Quick plays: HORSE PARTY, ELIZA NEALS, CHRISTA COUTURE
HORSE PARTY Horizons REPEAT Records [Release date 01.04.16] Bury St Edmunds three-piece rockers, fronted by guitarist/singer Ellie Langley have been getting plenty of plaudits over the past 12 months from the likes of 6music, Radio One, and Radio X. Formed … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, blues, blues rock, Breaking And Entering, Christa Couture, Eliza Neals, Horizons, Horse Party, indie, Long Time Leaving, pop, review, rock, singer, songwriter
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Album review: IN ISOLATION – A Certain Fractal Light
Nottingham based three piece In Isolation – vocalist/guitarist Ryan Swift, guitarist/bassist John Berry, and drummer Tony Ghost – wear their New Romantics influences very openly on their sleeves, but at the same time manage to create a vibrant and current … Continue reading
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Tagged A Certain Fractal Light, album, electro, In Isolation, pop, review, rock
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Album review: SINDERINS – s/t
Pledge Music [Release date 27.05.16] Scottish band Sinerins bring a new twist to the folk /cross over genre with their eponymous debut release. I guess the first touchstone that sprang to mind was the shortly lived band Celtus who were … Continue reading
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Album review: THE INTERNATIONAL SWINGERS – s/t
In this hour special, Pete Feenstra chats to James Stevenson about his music (58:39) More at Mixcloud All The Cats Recordings [Release date 06.05.16] The main selling point, I guess, of The International Swingers (putting the Benidorm ‘swingers’ association to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blondie, Chelsea, Clem Burke, Generation X, Glen Matlock, James Stevenson, pop, post-punk, punk, review, rock, Sex Pistols, THE INTERNATIONAL SWINGERS
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Gig review: HRH AOR TOUR – ABC, Glasgow, 17 March 2016
Walking along Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow towards tonight’s venue was like being transported to Grafton Street in Dublin. It was St Patrick’s Day and the streets were awash with green, Guinness hats and people looking for drinking, dancing, good music … Continue reading
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Tagged 02 ABC, 17 March 2016, blues, Bonafide, Chic Festivals, gig, Glasgow, Guy Griffin, Hardcore Superstar, HRH, Keith Weir, live, Paul Guerin, Pontus Snibb, review, rock, Spike, The Quireboys, Thirteen Stars
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Album review: TONY PATTERSON – Equations Of Meaning
Esoteric Antenna [Release Date: 26.02.16] It must be very difficult if your day job is vocalist for a Genesis tribute band to sound like anything other than said progressive rock Gods. But is this necessarily a bad thing? There is … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Equations Of Meaning, Genesis, Nick Magnus, Progressive Rock, ReGenesis, review, Tony Patterson
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Album review: AFRO CELT SOUND SYSTEM – The Source
ECC Records [Release date 29.04.16] Before starting this review a disclaimer of sorts in that this is one version of the Afro Celt Sound System (ACSS). The band reunited last year, however Simon Emmerson announced he was leaving and formed … Continue reading
Gig review: SOME VELVET MORNING – The Roundhouse, London, 4 March 2016
Some Velvet Morning are a three piece indie rock outfit of burgeoning potential. Based in London, this gig in the Sackler Space off the main Roundhouse hall was bright, bold and full of the band’s local support. Their sound is … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 March 2015, Allies, gig, live, No Walls, review, Some Velvet Morning, The Roundhouse
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Album review: TAX THE HEAT – Fed To The Lions
Nuclear Blast [Release date 08.04.16] I first came across Tax The Heat supporting prog/pomp rock veterans Kansas back in 2014 and was suitably impressed by their live show. Since then they have toured extensively and signed with Nuclear Blast. The … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt rock, blues rock, Fed to the Lions, Nuclear Blast, review, rock, Tax The Heat
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News: 7 Bands to Watch – Download 2016
Here GRTR!’s Dillon Grant casts his expert eyes and ears over seven of the ‘must see’ bands at this year’s Download Festival. You can read the full article here including some who just missed the cut. Download 2015 reviews 7. … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, Atreyu, Breaking Benjamin, Download, festival, Ghost, Gojira, Hardcore, Havoc, metal, Neck Deep, rock, The Amity Affliction
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Album review: FORBIDDEN PLANET – From Bedroom To Oblivion
CD Baby [Release date 11.10.15] Not to be confused with anything pertaining to science fiction, save for some obtuse voice-over snippets, Forbidden Planet is a Singapore based instrumental prog rock outfit with an open ended style that finds them truly … Continue reading
Album review: SOULSTACK – Soulstack
Stack-O-Soul [Release date 18.06.15] ‘Soulstack’ is a song driven, soulful roots-rock album with plenty of feel, by a band that is at its best when it stretches out. And therein lies a slight problem, because in their efforts to present polished … Continue reading
Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL AOR – Pwllheli, Wales, 10-11 March 2016 (Joe Lynn Turner, Tyketto)
Thursday 10 March With a mass of indoor festivals throughout the year mainly at holiday camps out of season, Hard Rock Hell and it’s offshoots – AOR, Hammerfest, Prog and Blues – are fast becoming favourites, selling out in ridiculously … Continue reading
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Tagged 10-11 March 2016, festival, gig, Hard Rock Hell AOR, HRH, Joe Lynn Turner, Knock Out Kaine, melodic rock, metal, Pwllheli, Quireboys, review, rock, Russ Ballard, Tyketto, Wales
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Album review: METAL CHURCH – XI
Nuclear Blast [Release date 25.03.16] Metal Church are back and they bring the incredibly impressive XI. This is your typical thrash release from Metal Church, and that’s not a bad thing. Formed in what is known as Thrash’s golden era … Continue reading
Album review: BEN POOLE – Time Has Come
Manhaton [Release date 01.04.16] Overlooking his debut EP/CD, ‘Time Has Come’ is a significant third album for Ben Poole, who has transformed himself from a guitar slinger to an expressive soul balladeer, and on this album a song driven artist … Continue reading
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Tagged AYNSLEY LISTER, Ben Poole, blues, funk, guitar, Johnny Lang, Mark Knopfler, Mayer Hawthorne, rock, soul, Time Has Come, Wayne Proctor
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Album review: EMMA KING s/t
[Release date 27.05.16] The PR blurb accompanying this eponymous solo release would lead you to believe that the Hull-born singer songwriter has arrived at this point through gigging and experience in Nashville. But there’s a little more depth to the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, country, Emma King, pop, review, rock
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Album review: JUDITH OWEN – Somebody’s Child
Twanky Records [Release date 06.05.16] Pianist-singer-songwriter Judith Owen has come up with just about the perfect ‘easy listening’ album. Genre hopping, from the influences of the very best from Laurel Canyon to Stevie Wonder and everything in between, she puts … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, jazz, Judith Owen, MOR, pop, review, rock, singer, Somebody's Child, songwriter
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Album review: SPACE CREAM – Pterodactyl Sky
Space Cream are a four piece glam/prog outfit from Hollywood (where else?) fronted by the fulsome Savannah Pope. While Pope is dolled up like a Rocky Horror Show or sci-fi B-movie extra, the band conform to the standard rock attire … Continue reading
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Tagged album, garage, glam, Pterodactyl Sky, review, rock, Savannah Pope, Space Cream
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Album review: BRUCE FOXTON – Smash The Clock
Pledge Music [20.05.16] I have to admit to not being a Jam aficionado, or of Paul Weller for that matter. Like everyone I’m familiar with the Jam hits, and have dabbled in some of Weller’s solo releases, and while there’s … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bruce Foxton, From The Jam, Paul Jones, Paul Weller, pop, review, rhythm and blues, rock, Smash The Clock, The Jam, Wilko Johnson
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Album review: JOE BONAMASSA – Blues of Desperation
Provogue [Release date 25.03.16] Having settled for ‘Blues Of Desperation’ rather than ‘Blues and Desperation’, Joe Bonamassa transforms the inherent edge of his album title into a powerhouse record that showcases some of his best recorded moments in recent times. … Continue reading
Album review: THE LAST VEGAS – Eat Me
AFM Records [Release date 18.03.16] The Last Vegas are an American sleazy hard rock band and somehow they have managed to get their latest release “Eat Me” released on a German metal label… The band hail from Chicago, Illinois and … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Arling, AFM, album, Bryan Wilkinson, Chad Cherry, Danny Smash, Eat Me, hard rock, Nathan Arling, review, sleaze, the Last Vegas
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