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Gig review: GREAT BRITISH ROCK AND BLUES FESTIVAL – Butlins, Skegness,17th to 20th January 2020
Skegness in early January is a bit of a strange place. Row upon row of empty caravans lie in wait for warmer weather and better times. When once again the sound of laughter and the smell of stale beer, cigarette … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th to 20th January 2020, AC/DC, Atomic Rooster, Bernie Marsden, blues, Burnt Out Wreck, Butlins, Chris Bevington Organisation, Chris Slade Time Line, Clearwater, Crow Black Chicken, David Coverdale, Gary Moore, Geordie, gig, Great British Rock And Blues Festival, Hollowstar, James Oliver Band, Joan ov Arc, Killit, live, Matt Pearce and the Mutiny, Mike Farris, NINE BELOW ZERO, Pete Feenstra, Peter Green, Redfish, Rhinos revenge, rock, Savoy Brown, SKAM!, Skegness, The Animals And Friends, Vambo, Whitesnake, Zoe Scwarz Blue Commotion
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Album review: BURNT OUT WRECK – This Is Hell
Burnt Out Wreckords/Cherry Red [Release date 11.10.19] After an extremely well-received 2017 debut ‘Swallow’, some barnstorming festival appearances and support slots for the likes of Anvil, Burnt Out Wreck – the band created by former Heavy Pettin’ drummer Gary Moat … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, album, blues rock, Burnt Out Wreck, classic rock, Gary Moat, hard rock, Heavy Pettin', review, This Is Hell
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Album review: ABLAZE – No Chaser
www.ablaze.com [Release date 08.10.18] Ablaze have been blazing their own trail (no more bad puns honest!) with an EP and debut album, plus a fair few live dates and support slots under their belts. Hailing from Australia, Ablaze are a … Continue reading
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Tagged Ablaze, AC/DC, album, classic rock, hard rock, No Chaser, review, rock
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Album review: CITY OF THIEVES – Beast Reality
Frontiers [Release date 12.10.18] City Of Thieves (who evolved out of Four Wheel Drive), are one of Frontiers much touted ‘new breed’ of up and coming rock & metal bands. Fair play to Frontiers as they try and find the next set … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, AIRBOURNE, album, Beast Reality, City Of Thieves, classic rock, debut, Mike Fraser, New Breed, review, rock, Toby Jepson
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Album review: NASHVILLE PUSSY – Pleased To Eat You
earMusic [Release date 07.09.18] For those of you unfamiliar with the sounds of Nashville Pussy, it could be described as Southern boogie on steroids (if you can imagine that), with lyrical content that at times makes Steel Panther look safe. … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, album, Alice Cooper, boogie, Nashville Pussy, Pleased To Eat You, review, rock, southern rock
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Album review: BAD TOUCH – Shake A Leg
Marshall Records [Release date o5.10.18] Bad Touch isn’t a band that is about to rewrite the rock and roll handbook, but ‘Shake A Leg’ neatly reaffirms the potency of riff-driven, fist pumping, hook-laden hard rock. They impressively focus on their … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, album, Bad Touch, hard rock, Led Zeppelin, Marshall Records, review, Rob Glendinning, Shake A Leg, Stevie Westwood
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Album review: THE NEW ROSES – One More For The Road
Napalm Records [Release date 25.08.17] Third album by the New Roses, who have been touring relentlessly and sound like they are from the US, when in fact they hail from Germany. The band’s line up is Timmy Rough (vocals/guitar), Norman … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, AIRBOURNE, album, Buckcherry, Napalm Records, One More For The Road, review, rock, rock 'n' roll, the New Roses
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Album review: KING KING – Exile & Grace
Manhaton [Release date 06.10.17] King King’s ‘Exile & Grace’ doesn’t so much attempt reinvent the wheel, as musically re-market old wine in new bottles. For while the CD comes stamped through with the band’s signature sound – sharp riffs, boisterous … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, Alan Nimmo, album, Audley Freed, Bad Company, blues, Bob Fridzema, Cry Of Love, Exile & Grace, funk, King King, Paul Rogers, review, rock, Rolling Stones, The Black Crowes, Thin Lizzy, Thunder, Whitesnake
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Album review: 42 DECIBEL – Overloaded
SPV/Steamhammer [Release date 23.06.17] When a band lists their influences as pretty much “Aussie Rock”, there’s no mistaking what’s going to be in that tin. And whaddya know…? Ditties about venereal disease, booze, loose women and fighting abound on the … Continue reading
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Tagged 42 Decibel, AC/DC, album, Argentina, Bon Scott, hard rock, Junior Figueroa, Overloaded, review, rock, SPV
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Quick plays: BURNT OUT WRECK, CHESS ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
BURNT OUT WRECK Swallow Cherry Red Records [Release date 24.03.17] Gary Moat was the drummer with Scottish rockers Heavy Pettin’ and for his new band, Burnt Out Wreck, he leaves his drum kit behind to head for the mic stand. … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, album, alternative, Anna Coogan, Bo Diddley, Burnt Out Wreck, Chess, Chuck Berry, compilation, country, folk, For All Our Sins, Gary Moat, Heavy Pettin', Just Go Wild Over Rock 'N' Roll, KROKUS, review, rock, rock 'n' roll, Sound of the Sirens, Swallow, The Lonely Cry of Space and Time
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Gig review: BROKEN WITT REBELS/BAD TOUCH – The Borderline, London, 8 April 2017
While the ‘Roadstars’ strapline may be a tad presumptuous for two bands who are still learning their craft, there’s no denying the capacity crowd’s enthusiasm for a double bill aimed at two related, but slightly different markets. Norwich’s Bad Touch … Continue reading
News: Win AC/DC Book and Black Sabbath ‘Ultimate Collection’ (Competitions)
“In Full Flight” is a limited edition 128 page photographic account of AC/DC during the years 1978-1982. Covering the final months with Bon Scott and earliest times with Brian Johnson, the book also features relevant quotes from contemporary magazines, memorabilia, … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, Black Sabbath, book, CD, competition, compilation, In Full Flight, Ozzy Osbourne, photographic, prize, The Ultimate Collection, Tony Iommi, win
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Book review: AC/DC In Full Flight – by Alan Perry
Wymer Publishing [Publication date: November 2016] www.wymeruk.co.uk This 128 page, A4-landscape coffee table tome documents the Aussie rockers during the years 1978-82. Photographed by Alan Perry – and with his own comments putting the gigs in context – this becomes … Continue reading
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Tagged 1978-1982, AC/DC, Alan Perry, book, gigs, In Full Flight, memorabilia, photographs, review, rock, Tour, Wymer Publishing
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Album review: ROADHOUSE – City Of Decay
This hour long special was first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 17 July. Gary Boner chats to Pete Feenstra about the band and new album. Krossborder [Release date 15.07.16] In a career spanning over 20 years … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, album, Americana, Bill Hobly, blues, City Of Decay, country, Danny Gwylim, Gary Boner, Krossborder, Mandy G, review, Roadhouse, rock, Roger Hunt, Sarah Harvey Smart
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Gig review: ROB TOGNONI BAND/Salvation Jayne – Boom Boom Club, Sutton,15 April 2016
It would be surprising if the Australian rock-blueser Rob Tognoni still had a lot to say lyrically after nearly 40 years on the boards. And while his early recording career was much more song-driven, he now lets his guitar do … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, Amy Benham, Australia, bues, funk, Gary Rackham, gig, guitar, Holly Kinnear, Humble Pie, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Mick Green, Mike Hellier, review, rock, Salvation Jayne
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Album review: LESLIE WEST – Soundcheck
Provogue [Release date 27.11.15] ‘Soundcheck’ is probably more of a significant album title than you might originally realize, if only because the arrangements on this album sounds like something Leslie West might tinker with in that dead time just before … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, album, Arielle Pizza, Brian May, guitar, Jack Bruce, Leslie West, Mike Goldberg, Peter Frampton, Rev Jones, review, rock, Soundcheck, The Beatles, Tracy Chapman
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Album review: ROB TOGNONI – Birra For Lirra
Blues Boulevard [Release date 27.11.15] Australian guitarist Rob Tognoni’s website suggests that his three elemental musical concepts are power, passion and presence. And while ‘Birra for Lirra’ undoubtedly embodies all three alongside his consistently good guitar playing, his material lacks … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, album, Australian rock, Birra For Lirra, blues, guitar, review, Rob Tognoni, rock, Rory Gallagher, Th Doors, The Shadows
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Gig review: VINTAGE TROUBLE – 02 Forum, London,17 November 2015
While Vintage Trouble front man Ty Taylor never actually mutters the immortal phrase ‘get on up’ – he frequently uses the line ‘I can’t even hear you’- he shares much in common with late godfather of soul, James Brown. There’s … Continue reading