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THE TOM FULLER BAND TO SUPPORT LITTLE FEAT ON UK TOUR DATES
Since releasing his latest studio album, ‘Ask’, The Tom Fuller Band has been touring North America with the legendary rock band Little Feat. With the European leg of Little Feat’s tour about to get underway throughout February 2013, fans of … Continue reading
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Tagged Little Feat, The Tom Fuller Band, UK tour
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Gig Review: THE BLACKOUT – Edinburgh 22 January 2013
I first saw The Blackout a couple of years ago supporting My Chemical Romance at the SECC in Glasgow. That night the guys had the SECC crowd eating out of their hands by the second song, not bad for a … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham, Edinburgh, Institute, January 2013, Liquid Rooms, live, proxies, review, rock, Sonic Boom Six, Start The Party, The Blackout
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JOE WALSH – Ordinary Average Guy & Songs For A Dying Planet
It’s hard to believe that 20 years has elapsed since the release of second of these two albums in 1992 and Joe’s recent ‘Analog man’. But rather than absence making the heart grow fonder, both albums appear to be remnants … Continue reading
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Tagged Joe Walsh, Pete Feenstra, rock
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ERIC BURDON new album in April
ABKCO RECORDS TO RELEASE ERIC BURDON’S ‘TIL YOUR RIVER RUNS DRY APRIL 1ST – UK RELEASE BURDON’S NEW ALBUM COINCIDES WITH 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANIMALS Eric Burdon has completed his most personal album to date, titled ‘Til Your River Runs … Continue reading
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Tagged 50th anniversary, Eric Burdon, The Animals, Til Your River Runs Dry
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SONATA ARCTICA – Stones Grow Her Name
Nuclear Blast I know it’s been some time since the Finnish outfit has released this, but I feel I need to put in my two cents on what I think could be their strongest album to date… The band grabbed … Continue reading
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JAKOB SAMUEL – PastPresent
Sony Entertainment Sweden Jakob Samuel burst onto the international rock scene with The Poodles fifteen years ago and the band hasn’t looked back. The Swede has recorded his first solo album, “PastPresent”, a curveball from the Scandi rock norm… The … Continue reading
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Tagged Jakob Samuel, PastPresent, pop rock, The Poodles
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EDGE – Heaven Knows
Escape Music www.escape-music.com Edge are a new band, focused around the two main members Jonas Forss (vocals/guitars/keyboards) and Tobias Andersson (guitars/keyboards), who has been in Shadowland and Seven Wishes. Fellow Shadowland band member Olle Rodehn (drums) … Continue reading
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MY SOLILOQUY – The Interpreter
www.mysoliloquy.net (Released 18.02.13) This album has been in the works for the past couple of years and is the brainchild of Threshold’s Pete Morten (he also had a brief spell fronting the now defunct Power Quest). Pete Morten has written, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, my solilioquy, Pete Morten, prog, progressive metal, rock, The Interpreter, Threshold
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SNAFU – Situation Normal
Angel Air www.angelair.co.uk This is the band’s second album originally released back in 1974 and saw Pete Solley take more of the limelight, which as a result sees this album have a much more country rock leaning than the debut. … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel Air, Micky Moody, Situation Normal, Snafu, Whitesnake
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“Entertain Us- The Rise of Nirvana” by G Gaar
Jawbone Even if you are not a fan of Nirvana, you will be aware of how their story ended- band gets huge, singer doesn’t like that, has mad wife, shoots himself (or did he?!!), becomes a saint like figure for … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave Grohl, Entertain Us- The Rise of Nirvana, Gillian G Gaar, grunge, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana
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CAPTAIN ZORX – Maps Of The Ancient Sea Kings
Zorx Intergalactic Music (Release date – out now) Every so often an album comes along that treads a very thin line between genius and ‘what the f**k!’, this album is definitely one of those. This is the third … Continue reading
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MY OWN CHAOS – My Own Chaos
Self Release (Release date – out now) This is the first album from Vancouver based My Own Chaos. The band are the brainchild of frontwoman Connie Chaos who has drawn together a talented band to bring her slightly … Continue reading
Gig review: CARAVAN – The Lowry, Salford – 14 January 2013
The night was to start with a support slot from Garron Frith, A local Manchester singer songwriter who is building up a steady following. To describe a style is not always easy but he has been likened to Stephen Stills … Continue reading
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Tagged 14 January 2013, Canterbury Scene, Caravan, Geoffrey Richardson, gig, Jan Schelhaas, Lowry, prog, progressive, Pye Hastings, review, rock, Salford
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Single reviews: ARCADE PARADE, JOHN WHEELER, SHOWBIZ HEROES, RAGDOLL
ARCADE PARADE – Cave Of Swimmers Arcade Parade: a 4-piece Indie/Rock band from Shropshire. Formed in 2010, they have already played at many well-known venues in the Midlands – not bad for a band aged between 14 and 17. Their … Continue reading
GIRLSCHOOL – The Bronze Years
Cherry Red Lemon (4CD) No matter how good the music is (which in this case it REALLY is) you have to wonder how many times things get repacked, especially when there’s no new music added. But … Continue reading
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Tagged GIRLSCHOOL, NWOBHM, The Bronze Years
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KISS – The Casablanca Singles Collection 1974-1982
Universal (29 CD or 29 7” box) Now this is a very limited but seriously lavish box set – but then Kiss never did things by halves, especially during the makeup years. This set covers the classic era, considered by … Continue reading
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SAXON – Sacrifice
UDR/EMI 2CD [Release date 04.03.13 ] NWOBHM Legends Saxon have been on a bit of roll with recent albums and tours getting much acclaim. And this new album sees no let up at all. This album is to the last … Continue reading
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Tagged Biff Byford, metal, NWOBHM, Sacrifice, Saxon
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AUDREY HORNE – Youngblood
Napalm Records (Released 4th February) Audrey Horne are amazingly on their fourth album and feature members of Enslaved and Sahg, although Audrey Horne owe more to 70′s hard rock and modern rock. I had heard the name … Continue reading
CAROUSELS & LIMOUSINES – Home To Andy’s
(Released 25th February) Carousels & Limousines have changed a bit since they released an enjoyable EP last year under the name Grace. They have changed drummer and their style, switching from Quo riffs and a Led Zeppelin stomp to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Springsteen, Carousels & Limousines, Gaslight Anthem, Grace
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DALLAS FRASCA – Sound Painter
www.dallasfrasca.com Dallas Frasca hails from Australia and this is her second album getting a UK release (it has been out since last May in her homeland). She also has a famous fan in Slash who has been playing this album … Continue reading
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Tagged Dallas Frasca, Guns 'N' Roses, Slash, Sound Painter
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Gig Review – DROPKICK MURPHYS, Barrowlands, Glasgow- 16 January 2013
For those of you who don’t know Glasgow, the Barrowlands venue is a stone’s throw from Parkhead, the home of Celtic Football Club. With the close proximity a lot of the bars in the area have a distinctly Irish theme, … Continue reading
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Tagged 16/01/13, Barrowlands, Celtic, Crowns, Dropkick Murphys, gig, Glasgow, live, review, Teenage Bottlerockets
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LITTLE ANGELS,SKIN,THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT- SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE 16 DECEMBER 2012
Alone among the golden generation of British bands who progressed from Marquee sized hopefuls to top 40 chart regulars at the turn of the nineties (Thunder, Quireboys, Gun, Terrorvision, Skin etc), Little Angels resisted the temptation to reform. But good … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Nathan, Little Angels, Skin, Temperance Movement
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CIRCLE II CIRCLE – Seasons Will Fall
earMUSIC ( release date – 25.01.13) Circle II Circle have been around for a number of years now and this latest release is album number six from the guys. Main man in the band is vocalist Zak … Continue reading
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VALENCE – Sleepwalker
Valence is a four piece instrumental progressive rock band from New York and ‘Sleepwalker’ is their first forayinto the studio – a fact that reveals itself as the album progresses. ‘Sleepwalker’ is a 34 minute epic conveniently broken up into … Continue reading
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‘Inside Abbey Road: The Best Studio In The World’
‘Inside Abbey Road: The Best Studio In The World’ Abbey Road Studios announce new talks in Studio Two, open to the public in March 2013 “More than a few fans said they equated the visit to a religious experience” Time … Continue reading
