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Album review: FATAL VISION – Four Sides To Every Story
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News: WILL ROBERT BRAND NEW EP AND DEBUT HEADLINE TOUR
Ahead of the release of his new ‘Mountain’ E.P. on 19th February through Virgin EMI, acclaimed Cambridge-based troubadour Will Robert will embark on fifteen-date debut headline tour of the UK. The life-affirming five-track E.P. will be available to buy before … Continue reading
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Tagged EP, Mountain, news, rock, singer, songwriter, UK tour, Will Robert
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Album review: IAN DANTER – Second Time Around
Cherry Red [Release date 25.09.15] I enjoyed TalkSport’s (he also subs in at Planet Rock and is the drummer in Kiss tribute band Dressed To Kill) Ian Danter’s debut album ‘Prove You Wrong’, released in 2013 and here is the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic, Greg Hart, IAN DANTER, Kiss, melodic, power pop, review, rock, Second Time Around, talkSPORT
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Album review: BRAINSTORM – Scary Creatures
AFM Records [Release date 15.01.16] Brainstorm’s 11th studio album “Scary Creatures” follows hot on the heels of 2014’s “Firesoul” and features ten more Euro-style power metal numbers. The Bavarian band were formed way back in 1989 and released their first … Continue reading
Album review: EXUMER – The Raging Tides
Metal Blade [Release date 29.01.16] Old fashion thrashin’. It can’t be put more simply than that. Exumer released both “Possessed by Fire” and “Rising from the Sea” at the height of thrash’s popularity, the 80s. This is a band that … Continue reading
EP reviews: MORE THAN MOST, HOMEWRECKR
EP Review: MORE THAN MOST – Impossible Is Temporary Self release [Release date 05.02.16] This is the debut EP from the London five piece who formed back in 2014. They describe themselves as ‘electronic alt-rockers’ and contain elements from the … Continue reading
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Tagged EP, Homewreckr, Impossible Is Temporary, Linkin Park, metal, More Than Most, review, The Blackout, The Wreckning; rock
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Album review: MANIMAL – Trapped In The Shadows
AFM Records [Release date 20.11.15] Manimal return with their brand of Swedish metal in the form of “Trapped In The Shadows” but for me the band name is a little off putting as it serves as a reminder of that … Continue reading
Quick plays: MICK FLINN BAND, MATCHBOX
MICK FLINN BAND Road To L.A. [Release date 29.01.16] The Mick Flinn Band formed around five years ago, but Mick Flinn is most probably more well known as the lead singer in 70′s hitmakers the Mixtures, who had chart success … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Going Down Town, Matchbox, Mick Flinn Band, review, Road To LA, rock, rock 'n' roll, rockabilly, the Mixtures
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Album review: GLITCH CODE – Gifted_Damaged
Basilica Music [Release date 12.02.16] Glitch Code is a collaboration between songwriter/producer/sound designer Paul Kirkpatrick and vocalist Rachel Harvey. And a lot of attention to detail has gone into the creation of their debut – even the packaging for the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Basilica, electronica, Gifted_Damaged, Glitch Code, Paul Kirkpatrick, pop, Rachel Harvey, review, rock
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Album review: LEAPFROGTOWN – Dreaming In Public
Coffee Jingle Records [Release date 25.01.16] Leapfrogtown – a vehicle for London duo Chris Guard and Stuart Walton – is proof, if it were ever needed, that you’re never old to [start to] rock ‘n’ roll, with their debut a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Chris Guard, Dreaming In Public, glam, Leapfrogtown, pop, review, rock, Stuart Walton
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Album review: THE GALACTIC COWBOY ORCHESTRA – Earth Lift
Loud Folk [Release date 22.09.15] Minneapolis art rockers The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra take us back to the experimental and adventurous days of early 70’s prog rock and fusion, when bands like King Crimson, Jethro Tull and later the Mahavishnu Orchestra … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alec Tackmann, Billy Thommes, Dan Neale, Earth Lift, Frank Zappa, fusion, Gong, jazz, Jethro Tull, John Wright, King Crimson, Lisi Wright, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Michael Urbaniak, prog, review, rock, Rush, Sandy Denny, The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra
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Album review: BLACKTOP DELUXE – Presence & Gain
The Pete Feenstra Feature – Blacktop Deluxe (3 January 2016) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Blacktop Deluxe [Release date 11.09.15] ‘Presence & Gain’ is a well crafted blues/rock album by a band that has earned its right … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Ibbotson, album, Blacktop Deluxe, Blue On Black, blues, boogie, David Gilmour, funk, Gareth Young, guitar, interview, Keith Howe, Pink Floyd, Presence & Gain, review, Rob Martin, rock
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Gig review: CATS IN SPACE – Half Moon, Putney, London, 6 January 2016
One of the more left field bands that emerged in 2015 were the oddly named Cats In Space, with their affectionate homage to the seventies and in particular the lush soft rock sounds of the latter half of the decade … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Stewart, Cats In Space, Dean Howard, gig, Greg Hart, Jeff Brown, Paul Manzi, pomp rock, review, soft rock, Too Many Gods
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Album review: DOCKER’S GUILD – The Heisenberg Diaries Book A: Sounds of Future Past
Lion Music www.lionmusic.com [Release date 21.01.16, digital only] This is the second album from the Docker’s Guild, the brainchild of Douglas R. Docker. This album is part of a series of 4 transitional albums placed between the 5 main “seasons” … Continue reading
Album review: DANNY BRYANT – Blood Money
The Pete Feenstra Feature – Danny Bryant (13 December 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud In this hour radio special Pete Feenstra chats to Danny Bryant and plays tracks from ‘Blood Money’ Jazzhaus [Release date 29.01.16] Danny … Continue reading
News: R.I.P. DAVID BOWIE
R.I.P. DAVID BOWIE 1947-2016 David Bowie has died at the age of 69 from cancer. His son, film director Duncan Jones, confirmed the news and a statement was issued on his social media accounts: “David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded … Continue reading
Album review: PRONG – X: No Absolutes
SPV www.spv.de [Release date 05.02.16] Formed in New York City in 1986, Prong are a band that has flew under the radar to many in years gone by. The typical 80s thrash metal band also include many aspects of hardcore … Continue reading
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Tagged album, album X - No Absolutes, metal, Prong, punk, review, rock, SPV
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Album review: RUNRIG – The Story
Ridge Records [Release date 29.01.16] The story of Runrig has been 43 years in the making which is an impressive career by any standard. The band have always had a strong and loyal following and whilst they have never had … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Brian Hurren, Bruce Guthro, Calum MacDonald, CD, Malcolm Jones, review, Ridge Records, Rory MacDonald, Runrig, Scotland, The Story, Uist
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Album review: PETER SARSTEDT – England’s Lane
Angel Air Records [Release date 15.01.16] For most, Peter Sarstedt will forever be associated with his 1960s hit ‘Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?’. This wider success has masked a long and productive solo career and the release of … Continue reading
EP review: FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS – Bruises
www.fearlessvampirekillers.com [Released 26.10.15] The Fearless Vampire Killers do things their own way and have more novel ideas than most bands put together. They have a very loyal fanbase to support their self-released records, and their own social network The Obsidian … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, Bruises, EP, gothic, punk pop, review, rock, the Fearless Vampire Killers
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Quick plays: THE WINTER TREE, BRYAN ADAMS, JOE EGAN
THE WINTER TREE Earth Below www.thewintertreeband.com Andrew Laitres is the main force behind this band, who also feature Mattias Olsson (Anglagard/White Willow/Necromonkey) on drums and percussion, Jacob Holm-Lupo (White Willow/Opium Cartel) who mixed the album plus played some guitar/synths, as … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Angel Air, Bryan Adams, Earth Below, ELO, Get Up, Jeff Lynne, Jim Vallance, Joe Egan, Out Of Nowhere, prog, review, rock, Stealers Wheel, the Winter Tree
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Album review: SANGUINE – Black Sheep
Odyssey Music [Release date 29.01.16] This is the second album from UK based alt metal band Sanguine who have appeared at Download and Hard Rock Hell Ibiza. The album was recorded at In Flames’ IF Studio and the band’s guitarist … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Black Sheep, In Flames, interview, metal, Nick Magee, review, Sanguine, Tarin Kerrey
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DVD review: LENNY KRAVITZ – Just Let Go
Eagle Vision [Release date 23.10.15] Lenny Kravitz has kind of disappeared off of my radar over the last few years, however, new DVD “Let It Go” – filmed in Paris on the European leg of his 2014 tour in support … Continue reading
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Tagged DVD, Eagle Vision, Just Let Go, Lenny Kravitz, pop, review, rock
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Album review: JETBONE – Magical Ride
Juicy Peach [Release date 29.09.15] The dynamically named Jetbone is a Swedish band that sounds as if they’ve been listening to their parent’s record collection. They’ve stepped into the studio with strong enough material to record an album full of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alin Riabouchkin, blues, funk, Gustav Sjodin, Jetbone, Little Feat, Magical Ride, Mikael Lyander, review, rock, Rolling Stones, soul, The Faces, Traffic
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Album review: COLIN HARPER – Sunset Cavaliers
Market Square Records MSMCD172 [Release date 16.02.16] www.colin-harper.com Like fellow music journalist/writer David Sinclair, Colin Harper has seen fit to cross the sometimes perilous divide between writer and performer (poacher turned gamekeeper?), evidently inspired by some of the subjects of … Continue reading
Album review: OLLOCS – Outer Edge
Self released [Release date: 24.10.15] Okay, let’s get the issue of the name out of the way first. Ollocs. What were they thinking of? Ollocs, whilst lending itself to a myriad of infantile jokes (I was thinking of giving it … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Ollocs, Outer Edge, prog, Progressive Rock, review
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