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Album review: MASSIVE WAGONS – Fight The System
Off Yer Rocka [Release date – out now] Fight The System is the debut album by Massive Wagons, a band who have, through hard work and relentless gigging, built up a healthy following and a great live … Continue reading
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Tagged 80s, Adam Thistlethwaite, album, Baz Mills, Carl Cochrane, Fight The System, LA, Massive Wagons, metal, Motley Crue, Off Yer Rocka, Poison, Red Dress, review, rock
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Quick plays: BLASTED, LOST GRAVITY, ANOTHER DEAD HERO, BRYAN ADAMS
BLASTED – Curtain Call Self Release [Release date - Out Now] Blasted are a foursome from Switzerland who formed in 2006. They claim influences from Pantera and Lamb of God and aim to be ‘metal’ as well … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Another Dead Hero, AOR, Blasted, book, book review, Breno Val, Bryan Adams, Burnley, Carlos Fernandes, Curtain Call, Dystopia, ebook, EP, Foo Fighters, Guillaume Jordan, London, Lost Gravity, metal, Metallica, Neil Daniels, Nico Maret, Pantera, Rage Against The Machine, Reckless, review, rock, Simon Claret, Switzerland
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Album review: THE WILD MAGNOLIA MARIACHIS – Boogie Indians
NotNowMom! [Released 13.06.14] With a name like The Wild Magnolia Mariachis, you suspect this isn’t going to be anything less than a stomping party record. And so it proves, as the 9 piece band rock their way through old school … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Bo Diddley, boogie, Boogie Indians, Bruce Springsteen, Christian Sudendorf, Christos, Chuck Berry, Frenzy Erl, Manito, mariachi, Mosquito, review, rock& roll, Southside Johnny, Steven Van Zandt, Sudi, The Wild Magnolia Mariachis, Tito, ZZ Top
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Album review: BLACK BLITZ – Louder Than Thunder
Blitz Music [Released 13.12.13] In their own words, Black Blitz is ‘a high voltage riff thunderstorm from Munich Germany’. Formed three years ago, they are a hard rock outfit with AC/DC riffs and faux Guns ‘n’ Roses style hooks, who … Continue reading
Album review: MARTIN BARRE – Order Of Play
David Randall tries to help Martin Barre with his tour set-list. (7:12) On Sunday 28 September, the full version of this latest interview is repeated in the first hour of ‘Assume The Position’ (Get Ready to ROCK! Radio) followed by … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, guitar, guitarist, Jethro Tull, Martin Barre, Order Of Play, review, rock
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Album review: MAN – Call Down The Moon
Esoteric [Release date 28.07.14] ‘Call Down the Moon’ has a cult status among Man fans and not just because it’s frequently hard to track down. It’s probably more down to the wonderful jammed out highlight ‘Drivin’ Around’ and the lashing … Continue reading
Album review: MAN – The Twang Dynasty Clamshell Boxset Edition
Esoteric [Release date 28.07.14] ‘The Twang Dynasty’ was Man’s first studio album for 16 years, though being Man they did manage a couple of live albums. They split for 9 years between 1976 and ‘83 and after a couple of … Continue reading
Quick plays: JULIA HENNING, SARAH BORGES, JENNIE DEVOE, GIRLS,GUNS AND GLORY
JULIA HENNING Fledgling (www.juliahenning.com) In days gone by, record companies would sift the wheat from the chaff and, generally speaking, you got a fairly finished product. But in the digital age it’s every man, or woman, for him / herself … Continue reading
Album review: HOLLYWOOD MONSTERS – Big Trouble
Mausoleum [Release date 19.05.14] I am always a little wary of a seemingly star-studded cast assisting a lesser-known musician. Often these are vanity projects or designed to capture more attention for an otherwise mediocre release. Unfortunately “Hollywood Monsters”, the brainchild … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Big Trouble, Dio, Don Airey, hard rock, Hollywood Monsters, Iron Maiden, Paul Di'Anno, Rainbow, review, Stephane Honde, Tim Bogert, Vinny Appice, Whitesnake
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Album review: BLACKBERRY SMOKE – Leave A Scar Live in North Carolina
Earache [Release date 18.08.14] 2-CD/DVD Skynyrd fans, lovers of the Georgia Satellites and The Black Crowes – you need read no further, just go buy. If you like good, honest Southern rock – just go buy. The rest of you? … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blackberry Smoke, blues, Leave A Scar Live In North Carolina, review, rock
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Album review: A BLUES TRIBUTE TO CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
Cleopatra [Release date 25.08.14] It’s a measure of the contemporary music scene’s fascination with introspection that three quarters of ‘A Blues Tribute To Creedence Clearwater Revival’ is given a stripped down feel. The result is an album that isn’t so … Continue reading
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Tagged A Blues Tribute To Creedence Clearwater Revival, album, Blitzen Trapper, Bnois King, Bo Diddley, Canned Heat, Chris Lietz, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dale Hawkins, Danielle Schnebelen, Dave Simonett. Duke Robillard, Dead Man Winter, John Fogerty, Jurgen Engler, Kirk Fletcher, Mike Zito, review, Samantha Fish, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Smokin’ Joe Kubek, Sonny Landreth, South Memphis String Band, Spirit Family Reunion, The Mynabirds, Trampled Under Foot, Will Wilde
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Album review: LEVELLERS – Greatest Hits
On The Fiddle Recordings [Released 29.09.14] This greatest hits collection collects every one of the Levellers singles from the past twenty five years, of which twenty were hit singles. There is also an accompanying DVD which features some weird and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bellowhead, Billy Bragg, folk rock, Frank Turner, Greatest Hits, Imelda May, Levellers, review
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Album review: KIX – Rock Your Face Off
earMUSIC/Loud & Proud [Released 18.08.14] At last, a band whose main success was in the late ‘80’s has made a new album that sounds like it was actually recorded in 1991 and not “we’ve grown/we’ve updated our sound/ we were … Continue reading
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Tagged album, glam, hair metal, Kix, review, rock, Rock Your Face Off, Steve Whiteman
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Album review: MISS BEHAVIOUR – Double Agent
AOR Heaven [Released 01.09.14] Miss Behaviour have been going since 2004 and their last album, ‘Last Woman Standing’ won rave reviews. They were well in to writing this new album when a tragic accident saw the untimely passing of their … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR Heaven, Brother Firetribe, Double Agent, HEAT, melodic rock, Miss Behaviour, review, The Poodles
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Album review: JIM STAPLEY – Long Time Coming
Mita [Released 13.10.14] If you pair together a young up and coming singer-songwriter with a veteran rock producer sparks will surely fly. Jim Stapley is no ordinary singer and Tony Visconti is an A-list producer, and ‘Long Time Coming’ is … Continue reading
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Tagged ackson Brown, album, Americana, blues, Frankie Miller, JOE COCKER, Paul Rogers, review, rock, Steve Marriott, vocals
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Album review: RICHIE KOTZEN – The Essential Richie Kotzen
earMUSIC 2-CD/DVD [Release date 08.09.14] A re-appraisal of Richie Kotzen’s work is probably long overdue, and this 2-CD/DVD set – assembled by the man himself – goes some way to provide a suitable portal for the curious. Signed to Mike … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, blues, compilation, guitar, guitarist, Mr Big, Poison, review, Richie Kotzen, rock, The Essential Richie Kotzen, Winery Dogs
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Album review: PAUL GILBERT – Stone Pushing Uphill Man
Music Theories Recordings [Released 15.09.14] Former Racer X and Mr. Big Guitarist Paul Gilbert has always had a refreshing and thoughtful approach to his instrumental work. On the Sisyphusian concept of ‘Stone Pushing Uphill Man’ his 13th solo album, he … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerosmith, album, Elton John, Eric Carmen, guitar, James Brown, Jeff Beck, k.d lange, Kenny Aronoff, Loverboy, Mike Portnoy, Mr Big, Paul Gilbert, Paul McCartney, Peter Green, Racer X, review, Sting, Stone Pushing Uphill Man, The Beatles, the Police
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Album review: WASTED SHELLS – The Collector
Broken Bones Productions [Release date – out now] Yet more quality metal from Sweden, the clear waters in Scandinavia must have a high iron content which gets into the blood at an early age. Wasted Shells are the latest in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Broken Bones Productions, CD, In Flames, metal, Ola Svensson, review, rock, Sweden, The Collector, The Debt, Wasted Shells
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Quick plays: HENRIC BLOMQVIST & FRIENDS, DYLAN KAY, MICHAEL STANLEY
HENRIC BLOMQVIST & FRIENDS All Of Your Illusions www.henricblomqvist.com [Released 01.05.14] Guitarist Henric Blomqvist hails from Finland and has worked with various bands and musicians over the years. This album is his debut solo release and the friends include vocalists … Continue reading
Quick plays – MANUMIT, COLT 45, SUSAN AQUILA
Album review: MANUMIT – Digital and Hostile Lost Generation Records [Release date - 01.09.14] Manumit is a solo artist from Bridgend in Wales. Influenced by the likes of Pendulum and Paramore he attempts to ‘bond genres’. A DVD will also … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Lewis, album, Bandit, Bridgend, CD, Colt 45, Cumbria, Digital and Hostile, Download Festival, electro, Gareth Jenkins, Larusso, Manumit, Neil Harper, Paramore, Pendulum, pop, punk, review, rock, Skullfunk, Susan Aquila, Tanyth, The Tide Is Turning, Young Guns
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Album review: MICHAEL KATON – Hard On! (The Boogie)
Mystic [Release date 31.03.14] Michael Katon’s back with a hard hitting album full of boogie, blues and lashing of guitar. In fact he’s never really been away, except that his last few albums have been digital download only, so ‘Hard … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, boogie, Canned Heat, Erwin Gielen, F.P.White, guitar, Hard On! (The Boogie), hard rock, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Katon, review, rock
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Album review: JETHRO TULL’S IAN ANDERSON – Thick As A Brick – Live In Iceland
Eagle Vision [Release date 25.08.14] Also available as a DVD/Bluray When I interviewed Ian Anderson in 2010 he stated that “Thick As A Brick 2 is not on the cards” when asked about revisiting former glories. I wonder what changed … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bluray, DVD, gig, Ian Anderson, interview, Jethro Tull, live, review, TAAB2, Thick As A Brick - Live In Iceland, Tour
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Album review: CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN – El Camino Real
Freeworld [Release date 11.08.14] It’s not essential to have heard this album’s predecessor ‘La Costa Perdida’, but it certainly helps to explain the dark lyrical quality, David Lowery’s weary vocals and the sardonic nature of Camper Van Beethoven’s ruminations on … Continue reading
Album review: enkELINATION – Tears Of Lust
enkElination [Release date 21.07.14] Finnish opera singer Elina Siirala moved to the UK back in 2008 in order to study music. She formed enkElination back in 2011 and “Tears of Lust” is their first full album following on from an … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Elina Siirala, enkElination, female fronted rock, review, Tears Of Lust
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Album review: THE GRAND – The Rebel Son
Self release [Release date 15.03.14] The Grand hail from British Columbia Canada, but they play a very commercial brand of southern influenced rock with a big production. Their bristling style comes with a layered sound and impossibly catchy hooks, topped by … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, album, Anthony Fiddler, Craig David, Fleetwood Mac, James Hrankowski, Mark Needham, Neil Morgan, Nickelback, Randy Staub, review, Ryan Stead, Shylo Sharity. Spin Doctors, southern rock, The Grand, The Killers, The Rebel Son
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