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DVD review: ZZ TOP – Live At Montreux 2013
Eagle Vision [Release date – out now] ZZ Top are proof, if proof was needed, that old rockers never die they just grow bigger beards: hell, these days even Frank Beard has a beard! The Texas trio also show that … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Gibbons, blues, Bluray, Claude Nobs, Dusty Hill, DVD, Eagle Vision, Frank Beard, gig, jazz, Live In Montreux 2013, Mike Flanigin, review, rock, Smoke On The Water, Texas, Van Wilks, ZZ Top
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Album review: DRAGONFORCE – Maximum Overload
earMUSIC [Release date – 15.08.14] Dragonforce are a band with the ability to split opinions within rock and metal fans. Some are amazed by their technical abilities and breakneck playing whilst others find the band a bit of a joke … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, Dragonforce, EarMusic, Herman Li, Johnny Cash, Marc Hudson, Matt Heafy, maximum overload, metal, Phantom Of The Opera, power metal, review, Ring of Fire, rock, Sam Totman, Trivium
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Album review: RICH ROBINSON – The Ceaseless Sight
The End [Release date 03.06.14] Rich Robinson’s ‘The Ceaseless Sight’ gently washes over you, invites you to immerse yourself in its deep textures and lyrical reflection, leaving you with a gentle uplifting feeling of having shared Rich’s heartfelt feelings and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Amy Helm, country rock, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Fleet Foxes, guitar, Jackson Brown, Joe Magistro, Leon Helm, Litte Feat, Marco Benevento, Neil Young, review, Rich Robinson, Rolling Stones, The Black Crowes, The Ceaseless Sight
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Album review: SHAMAN’S HARVEST – Smokin’ Hearts & Broken Guns
Mascot [Release date 15.09.14] If you had a secret liking for ‘Hero’ the Chad Kroeger song that featured Saliva’s Josey Scott in the original re-boot Spiderman movie, you will like Shaman’s Harvest. The band had some U.S. success with their … Continue reading
Gig review: MOONDANCE JAM – Walker, Minnesota, 17-19 July 2014
There cannot be many places that match the ambience of Moondance Jam as a rock festival, set in beautiful countryside of woods and lakes in northern Minnesota and with the friendliest atmosphere that can be imagined. Surely the Mid-West of … Continue reading
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Tagged ALTER BRIDGE, AOR, Autograph, Badfinger, classic rock, Don Felder, festival, Foreigner, George Thorogood, gig, melodic rock, Moondance Jam, REO Speedwagon, Styx, USA, Wallflowers
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Album review: PERVY PERKIN – Ink
Rock CD Records – Release Date: March 2014 OK, settle down at the back of the class – we’ve all had a dodgy teacher called Pervy Perkin at one time or another during our schooldays haven’t we? So why, given … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Ink, Pervy Perkin, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Spain
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Album review: EUPHORIA AUDIO
www.euphoria-audio.com [Released 08.09.14] Euphoria Audio hail from Wakefield in Yorkshire although listening to their debut album you’d be mistaken for thinking they were a US band used to playing arenas. This is in part no doubt due to having producer … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 Seconds, album, arena rock, Euphoria Audio, melodic rock, review
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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – August 2014 highlights
August 2014 Highlights More information at the dedicated website Check back here as we add new features throughout the month. All times, BST (GMT+1) Photo: Mark Hughes/MHP Tuesdays 19:00 Pete Feenstra Rock & Blues Pete signposts upcoming and established artists … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, NEWS
Tagged album, August 2014, Bernie Marsden, blues rock, book, Chris Daughtry, Coco Montoya, Ducks Deluxe, feature, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, guitar, guitarist, interviews, Jethro Tull, Marillion, Martin Barre, radio, Sean Tyla, Shine, Steve Hogarth, The Invisible Man, Tyla Gang, Whitesnake
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Quick plays: DEADAUDIOSAINTS, SYREN CITY, APHERIUM
DEADAUDIOSAINTS The Purge EP Self Release [Release date 01.09.14] DeadAudioSaints are a brand new band from Yorkshire who formed in 2013. They consist of two brothers, Danny and Corey Jones and Tyla-Joe Connett, they use a floating live drummer for … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative rock, Apherium, DeadAudioSaints, EP, Escape, metal, Neoteric, review, rock, Syren City, The Purge
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Album review: OVERKILL – White Devil Armory
Nuclear Blast – Out Now. Few bands have a work ethic and determination that is even remotely comparable to that of the New Jersey based Thrash/Speed Metal outfit Overkill. Even during the mid 90s, the time when Grunge’s dominance led … Continue reading
Album review: SEPTICFLESH – Titan
Season Of Mist – Out Now. When the members of the Symphonic Death Metal outfit Septicflesh (originally Septic Flesh) decided to call it a day back in 2003, there were quite a few of their fans, myself included, who truly … Continue reading
Interview with MICHAEL BASTHOL DAHL (Artillery) – 20 July 2014
Of the Thrash Metal bands that made their appearance in the early 80s, the one perhaps less deserving of the total lack of support provided by the music industry were the Danish quintet Artillery. Following a few well-documented break-ups and … Continue reading
Interview: 10Q’s with NEOPERA (Nina Jiers)
Neopera have just released their rather fine debut album ‘Destined Ways’ on earMusic. The band were founded in 2010 by DARK AGE lead guitarist Jörn Schubert, who was joined by GAMMA RAY bass player Dirk Schlächter, Mikis Trimborn (SYNDEMIC) on … Continue reading
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Tagged Dark Age, interview, Jorn Schubert, July 2014, metal, Neopera, Nina Jiers, operatic metal, symphonic metal
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DVD review: LIVE AT WACKEN 2013 – 24 Years Louder Than Hell
UDR [Release date 04.08.14] For the last 24 years a small village in Northern Germany has become the centre of the heavy metal universe for one weekend of drunken antics, sloppy mud and loud music. Welcome to Wacken Open Air! … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Alestorm, Alice Cooper, Anthrax, Black Messiah, Chrome Molly, Corvus Corax, Deep Purple, Die Kassierer, DVD, Hardcore, Heavens Basement, heavy metal, Lingua Mortis Orchestra featuring Rage, live, Motorhead, Nightwish, Northern Germany, punk, review, rock, Sabaton, Sonata Arctica, Thunder, UGLY KID JOE, Wacken, Wacken Open Air
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Album review: OTIS GIBBS – Souvenirs of A Misspent Youth
Wanamaker Recording Company [Release date 17.02.14] Otis Gibbs is a socio-politico story teller who infuses his blue collar characters with enough real urban grit for you to care about their trials and tribulations. He’s also recalls autobiographical stories and his … Continue reading
Album review: MAN – All’s Well That Ends Well
Esoteric [Release date 17.02.14] Man’s ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’ is a splendid reminder that there was still some great music being made just before punk hit the rock scene like an unexpected sledgehammer. This album was supposed to be … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, All's Well That Ends Well, Andy Dunkley, Barry Marshall, Deke Leonard, esoteric, jam band, John Cipolinna, John McKenzie, Man, Michael Heatley, Micky Jones, Phil Ryan, rock, Terry Williams, Wales, west coast rock
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Album review: THE PASS OUTS – Dead Technology
Self release [Release date 06.06.14] The Pass Outs hail from Mebourne in Australia, where they have built up a following strong enough to sell out a 250 capacity venue on the launch of their debut album ‘Dead Technology’. A loosely … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, Australian rock, Bret Woods, Chris Wahl, David Sirianni, Dead Technology, grunge, guitar, REM, rock, The Edge, The Pass Outs
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Album review: TEN YEARS AFTER – The Friday Rock Show Sessions Live At Reading 1983
Talking Elephant [Release date 21.07.14] 6 March 2013 was a sad day for British rock, when it was announced that Alvin Lee had died suddenly. He was 68 but had seemed to be invincible. However, with Ten Years After and … Continue reading
Quick plays: POLLY BARRETT, CATHERINE MACLELLAN, JANE KRAMER
POLLY BARRETT Probably Me [Release date 22.09.14] We had the release of Irish singer songwriter Polly Barrett’s 2011 debut Mr Bookshop down as the folk/pop album Andrea Corr should have made if she wanted to sustain her popular profile. Barrett … Continue reading
Quick plays: AMERICAN DOG, ALONE WITH WOLVES
AMERICAN DOG – Neanderthal Bad Reputation (Release date 19.07.14) American Dog are from Ohio and formed in 1999. They have released many albums, nine to be exact, three of them live albums, and an EP. Neanderthal is their latest and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alone With Wolves, American Dog, Bloodstock Festival, CD, Danilo Fiocco, EP, Killswitch Engage, Lewis Watson, metal, Michael Hannon, Neanderthal, Ohio, review, rock, Saxon, Scorpions, Tesla, The End Of Nothing
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Quick plays: NEOPERA, GRAMERCY ARMS, KNIFEWORLD
NEOPERA – Destined Ways earMusic www.neopera.com [Released 21.07.14] Neopera were formed by guitarist Jorn Schubert (Dark Age) in 2010 and the line-up includes Gamma Ray’s Dirk Schlächter, along with two operatic styled vocalist Nina Jiers (soprano) and Thorsten Schuck (baritone) … Continue reading
Album review: TOUCHSTONE – Live Inside Outside
www.touchstonemusic.co.uk 2-DVD/CD [Release date 28.07.14] The history of Touchstone almost parallels that of GRTR!. They are a band we’ve watched develop from small beginnings in 2003, via their debut album in 2007, and since that time they have consolidated their … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, 2013, album, DVD, High Voltage, Live Inside Outside, Oceans Of Time, review, Robin 2, Touchstone
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Album review: CARL VERHEYEN – Mustang Run
Cranktone Entertainment [Release date 17.03.14] Carl Verheyen is perhaps most familiar as the latter-day-Supertramp guitarist. He’s also had a parallel session and instructional career and ‘Mustang Run’ is an excellent introduction to this quality musician. He’s also enlisted the help … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bill Evans, blues, Carl Verheyen, fusion, Gregg Bissonette, guitar, guitarist, jazz, Jerry Goodman, John Helliwell, Mustang Run, review, Simon Phillips, Stu Hamm, Supertramp
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Album review: DEEP PURPLE – Live In Graz 1975
The Official Deep Purple (Overseas) Live Series earMUSIC [Release date 15.09.14] If you didn’t know the story you may be surprised that less than three months after this recording the Mark III version of Purple split, Blackmore continuing with Rainbow … Continue reading
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Tagged album, David Coverdale, Deep Purple, Glenn Hughes, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Live In Graz 1975, Mk III, review, Ritchie Blackmore
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Interview: 10Q’s with Wille Dowling of THE DOWLING POOLE
The Dowling Poole feature Willie Dowling (ex-Jackdaw4/Honeycrack) and Jon Poole (ex-Cardiacs). They have released their debut album, ‘Bleak Strategies’ and they have recently played a series of Pledger gigs as part of their recent Pledge Music campaign to fund the … Continue reading
