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Album review: STATUS QUO – Bula Quo

Posted on May 2, 2013 by jason
Status Quo - Bula Quo

Fourth Chord Records/Warners (2CD) [Release date 10.06.13] Status Quo have gone silver screen in Kiss fashion with a film Bula Quo, shot in Fiji, with the band playing themselves. The film’s soundtrack (disc 1) features 9 new tracks and kicks … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: MARC RING, LENKA, THE PROWLERS

Posted on May 1, 2013 by jason
Marc Ring

MARC RING – The Long Road Home www.marc-ring.co.uk Marc Ring was previously a member of folk rockers Jasper (who have recently had a re-issue campaign through Angel Air) and Good Thinking, who released a comeback album back in 2011. For … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE JAN HOLBERG PROJECT – Sense Of Time, At Your Service

Posted on April 29, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
The Jan Holberg Project - Sense Of Time

Sense Of Time (2011) Norwegian bassist Jan Holberg has a good philosophy outlined in his liner notes to 2011′s ‘Sense Of Time’: that with music there should be no boundaries.  So in his first ‘solo’ venture he explores AOR and … Continue reading →

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Album review: TRUCKER DIABLO – Songs Of Iron

Posted on April 29, 2013 by david.wilson
Trucker Diablo - Songs Of Iron

Ripple Music [Release date – 13.05.13] Back in December 2011 Trucker Diablo’s first album ‘The Devil Rhythm’ dropped onto my door mat ripe for review. After listening to said disc my one issue with the album was that it had … Continue reading →

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Album review: MOON BIRD – Signs of Illusion

Posted on April 27, 2013 by petefeenstra
Moon Bird

      Kwinch Music/TSM [Release date:04.13] Moon Bird is a great name for a band that revels in layered sounds, sweeping melodies and David Gilmour style progressions. ‘Signs Of Illusion’ is probably too derivative to break new ground, but given … Continue reading →

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Album review: FLICKER – How Much Are You Willing To Forget?

Posted on April 27, 2013 by alanjones

Self-released – 28.1.2013 I wonder, historically, how many really good albums have never been given the chance to shine or be commercially successful due to an opening track being so naff that most reviewers Frisbee the disc to the wastebasket … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOE SATRIANI – Unstoppable Momentum

Posted on April 27, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Joe Satriani - Unstoppable Momentum

Interview edit: Joe Satriani, 24 May 2013 First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on 6 June 2013 Epic [Release date 06.05.13] With guitar instrumentals, in fact guitar rock per se, it nearly always comes back to Satch.  Well, nearly always.  How … Continue reading →

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Album review: SHADOWQUEEN – Don’t Tell

Posted on April 24, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
SHADOWQUEEN - Don

Bad Reputation [Release date 13.05.13] I realised recently – and unplanned – that the first half-hour of my weekly radio show was made up of several Aussie acts, including Tracer and original AC/DC vocalist Dave Evans.  Along with bands like … Continue reading →

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Album review: DEEP PURPLE: Now What?!

Posted on April 24, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Deep Purple - Now What?!

earMUSIC [Release date: 29.04.13] I remember seeing Purple on their 2009 tour and, between albums, it all seemed a bit lack-lustre with a perfunctory trawl through the familiar golden nuggets. Fast forward to their 19th studio album and the band … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: CRAIG JOHN DAVIDSON, ERICA NOCKALLS, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON,DERRIN NAUENDORF

Posted on April 23, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Craig John Davidson - The Last Laugh

Craig John Davidson – The Last Laugh (Fat Hippy Records) [Release date: 29.04.13] Being on Fat Hippy Records is somewhat appropriate in the case of this 4th solo album from acoustic troubadour Craig John Davidson.  Not because he’s fat, because … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE BEAUTIFUL OLD – Turn Of The Century Songs

Posted on April 23, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
THE BEAUTIFUL OLD - Turn Of The Century Songs

Doubloon Records [Release date 03.06.13) Who of those baby boomers amongst us can't immediately recall the strains of the [the man on] ‘The Flying Trapeze’ – a staple on Children’s Favourites? This loving re-visiting of parlour songs from the 1823 … Continue reading →

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Album review: RUTH MOODY – These Wilder Things

Posted on April 23, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Ruth Moody - These Wilder Things

A six day residency at The Royal Albert Hall (albeit opening for Mark Knopfler) says a lot about the rising status of Ruth Moody, founder and current member of Billboard topping band The Wailin’ Jennys. Produced and engineered by David … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALANIS MORISSETTE – Live At Montreux 2012

Posted on April 23, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Alanis Morissette - Live At Montreux 2013

Eagle Rock The fact that Alanis Morissette has sold over 60 million albums is pretty impressive.  The fact that over half have been her been her monumental 1995 ‘debut’ album Jagged Little Pill, suggests that it’s a career highpoint that … Continue reading →

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Album review: THEA GILMORE – Regardless

Posted on April 23, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Thea Gilmore - Regardless

Fulfill [Release date 14.05.13] Thea Gilmore is nothing if not prolific – Regardless is her 14th album in as many years, but look a little more deeply at her recent output and you’ll see that her last two offerings have … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: DANGER ANGEL, LORNE HIND

Posted on April 23, 2013 by jason
DANGER ANGEL - Revolutia

Perris Records www.perrisrecords.com Formed back in Athens, Greece in 2006 this is Danger Angel’s second album and they have enlisted Jeff Scott Soto to produce the album plus add his backing vocals. Jeff Scott Soto performed the vocals on their … Continue reading →

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Album review: ZENIT – The Chandrasekhar Limit

Posted on April 20, 2013 by alanjones

Galileo Records – [Released date: 28.1.2013] Often the clue’s in the name isn’t it? ‘The Chandrasekhar Limit’ (a mathematical term regarding black holes) could only be progressive rock couldn’t it? And not just any old progressive rock either – with … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE HYPER ACTIVES – Rock n’ Roll Lives Again

Posted on April 20, 2013 by david.wilson

Self Release (Release date – out now) This is an aptly named band as the rocking punk they produce is indeed hyperactive. These crazy Swedes have been together for 5 years and this is their debut album, it has actually … Continue reading →

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Album review: DESTROY SHE SAID – Down And Dirty

Posted on April 20, 2013 by david.wilson

Bad Reputation ( Release date – 25.05.13) This is the debut album from Destroy She Said, a Melbourne based five piece who like to rock! Low down and dirty hard rock is the band’s forte, blending together elements of AC/DC, … Continue reading →

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Album review: BREED 77 – The Evil Inside

Posted on April 16, 2013 by david.wilson

    Frostmetal (Release date – out now) Breed 77 have always been an interesting band, mixing heavy, post grunge riffs with a bit of latin flair to produce a unique sound. This album is the band’s first in three … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE RESISTANCE – Scars

Posted on April 16, 2013 by david.wilson

earMUSIC [Release Date – 10.05.13] What is heavy music ? A One Direction fan may consider Bon Jovi heavy, whereas a Bon Jovi fan may consider Iron Maiden heavy. He or she in turn may consider Slayer heavy, but what about … Continue reading →

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Album review: WANG CHUNG – Tazer Up!

Posted on April 16, 2013 by jason
Wang Chung - Tazer Up!

www.wangchung.com [Release date 03.06.13] Blimey here is a blast from the 80’s, a band I knew from the classic 80’s compilation album ‘American Heartbeat’ with their big hit ‘Dance Hall Days’ (although as one of my fellow melodic rock fans … Continue reading →

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Album Review: WIDOWMAKER – Widowmaker

Posted on April 16, 2013 by jason
Widowmaker

Angel Air Records [Release date 11.02.13 ] Another interesting release from revival specialists Angel Air. Widowmaker were a short-lived ‘70’s supergroup of sorts. Guitarist Luther Grosvenor was fresh out of a profitable stint with Mott The Hoople (and Spooky Tooth before … Continue reading →

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Album review: WOLF PEOPLE – Fain

Posted on April 15, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Wolf People - Fain

Interview edit: Jack Sharp, 30 April 2013 First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 5 May 2013 Jagjaguwar [Release date: 29.04.13] Not to be confused with Wolfmother, this four-piece recorded their second album proper in an isolated house in … Continue reading →

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Quick Plays: JESPER LETH, MASQUERAGE

Posted on April 15, 2013 by jason

JESPER LETH – Know Thyself www.jesperleth.com Jesper Leth has written and produced this album, previously having worked on an instrumental project called Drome. The album overall is a labour of love and he certainly knows his way around the guitar, … Continue reading →

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Album review: DORIS BRENDEL & LEE DUNHAM – Not Utopia

Posted on April 13, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Doris Brendel & Lee Dunham - Not Utopia

Sky-Rocket Records [Release date 07.01.13] www.dorisbrendel.com The late Eighties/early Nineties weren’t a great time for up and coming bands.  Many crashed and burned as the major labels applied the brakes to investment in new talent.  Liverpool four-piece River City People … Continue reading →

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