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Album review: PAUL KELLY – Seventy

Posted on October 22, 2025 by jason

Website [Release date 07.11.25] Question – how many Australian artists do you know? Not many I am thinking. There are the usual suspects, AC/DC, INXS, Midnight Oil possibly, Johnny Deisel perhaps, and Nick Cave who is really an honorary Brit. … Continue reading →

Feature: Albums that time forgot – PETER BARDENS – Heart To Heart (1979)

Posted on October 18, 2025 by GRTR! HQ

Arista (1979) Esoteric (Reissue, 2012) Peter Bardens has an interesting history. Although his career was cut short – succumbing to lung cancer in 2002 at the age of 56 – he spent time in the 1960s with Mick Fleetwood and … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROBIN ADAMS – The Beggar

Posted on October 18, 2025 by jason

Website [Release date 09.11.25] Ok, lets tackle the elephant in the room – this could be Nick Drake’s fourth album. And I say that with the utmost respect and admiration. From the phrasing to the melodies the guitar tone and style … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOHN LEES’ BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST – Relativity

Posted on October 14, 2025 by jason

Cherry Red Records [Release date 17.10.25] More than seven years in the making and some twelve years since the release of ‘North’ its 2013 predecessor, John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest’s second studio album, ‘Relativity’ proves that time well spent can … Continue reading →

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Album review: BRINSLEY SCHWARZ – Shouting At The Moon

Posted on October 12, 2025 by GRTR! HQ

Fretsore Records [Release date 14.11.25] Brinsley Schwarz emerged from the pub rock boom of the early 1970s. They will be best remembered for their infamous press junket in 1970 and a disastrous US debut. Oh, how times change. ‘Shouting At … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROOMFUL OF BLUES – Steppin Out!

Posted on October 11, 2025 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Chris Vachon from Roomful Of Blues for Get Ready to ROCK! radio. First broadcast 19 October 2025. Alligator Records [Release date 24.10.25] ‘Steppin’ Out!’ is Roomful of Blues’ first studio album for 5 years and their … Continue reading →

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Album review: PAVLOV’S DOG – Wonderlust

Posted on October 10, 2025 by GRTR! HQ

Ruf Records [Release date 03.10.25] As we’ve indicated elsewhere, reviewing the 5-CD retrospective, Pavlov’s Dog have never received the success they might deserve and never sustaining the acclaimed heights (and large sign-up fee) of their debut album released in 1974. … Continue reading →

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Album review: PAVLOV’S DOG – Essential Recordings 1974-2018 (5-CD box set)

Posted on October 10, 2025 by GRTR! HQ

Ruf Records [Release date 27.09.24] What are we to make of a fairly basic box set from a band that have been described as “legendary” but who – this side of the pond – have largely gone unnoticed? ‘Essential Recordings’ … Continue reading →

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EP review: JIMMY OWEN – 10Ft Squared

Posted on October 10, 2025 by petefeenstra

Self Release [Release date 24.10.25] ‘10Ft Squared’ is the perfect introduction to Jimmy Owen, a guitar driven, singer-songwriter and restless artistic spirit, who straddles prog, fusion, Californian tinged soft rock, pop and unexpectedly the blues. It’s a mini album or … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS – X’s For Eyes

Posted on October 9, 2025 by jason

Better Noise Music [Release date 03.10.25] The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, since their formation in the early 2000s, has carved a unique space in the alternative rock scene. With the release of their new album it’s clear the band has continued … Continue reading →

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Album review: NINE BELOW ZERO – Blues Power Volume 1

Posted on October 8, 2025 by petefeenstra

Zed Records [Release date 22.09.25] Nine Below Zero’s ‘Blues Power Volume 1’ does what it says on the tin. The album represents the best blues tracks they bands has recorded over the last 20 years. And if the South London … Continue reading →

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EP review: HOLLOW SOULS (featuring Kris Barras)

Posted on October 7, 2025 by andynathan

HOLLOW SOULS- EP (featuring Kris Barras)

Release Date 10.10. 25 Kris Barras has evolved his style fairly dramatically from his early blues rock days, embracing first more commercial melodic rock, and latterly a heavier modern rock style, even stating that last Kris Barras Band effort ‘Halo … Continue reading →

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Album review: PUNCHDRUNK SAINTS – S/t

Posted on October 7, 2025 by jason

Cadiz Records [Release date 24.10.25] In 2023 The Cockney Rejects’ guitarist and founder, Micky Geggus, after much soul searching, decided to leave the band that he created in 1979. Along with original Rejects’ bassist, Vinny Riordan, Mick decided to embark … Continue reading →

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Album review: MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP – Don’t Sell Your Soul

Posted on September 30, 2025 by david.wilson

earMUSIC [Release date 03.10.25] The announcement for this album came as a bit of a surprise to many. Michael had been out touring his UFO live set around the globe, so where he found the time to fit in the … Continue reading →

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Album review: BURNING ROPE – Burning Rope

Posted on September 29, 2025 by petefeenstra

Self Release [Release date 11.10.25] The self titled ‘Burning Rope’ debut album is the work of a band striving to find an equilibrium in musical styles and direction. It’s an old school album which achieves its goal with deep grooves, … Continue reading →

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Album review: LAURA EVANS – Out Of The Dark

Posted on September 28, 2025 by jason

Website [Release date: 17.10.25] Laura Evans returns with her second album, which is set to further her building musical reputation to add to daytime plays on BBC Radio 2, along with a recent tour supporting Robben Ford. ‘Out Of The … Continue reading →

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Album review: MAY THE MUSE – No Please, Yes Thank You

Posted on September 25, 2025 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date: 27.06.25] American/German singer/songwriter Désirée Mishoe who records under the name of May the Muse, has released an intriguing debut album full of musical variety. The album is produced by Justin Hawkins, who also plays most of the … Continue reading →

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Album review: PAUL ARCHER – Art

Posted on September 24, 2025 by jason

Website [Release date 08.08.25] First solo release from Disraeli Gears/Burning Codes frontman Paul Archer, which has been designed to be enjoyed best on vinyl. ‘Art’ splits in two: Leeds-recorded alt-rock anthems on Side A, and Belfast-grown cosmic soul on Side … Continue reading →

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Album review: NINEBARROW – The Hour of the Blackbird

Posted on September 21, 2025 by jason

Website [Release date 03.10.25] Over the course of 12 years and five studio albums Ninebarrow (Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere) have earned themselves a reputation for their songwriting, imaginative reworkings of traditional songs, skilled musicianship, and their exquisite vocal harmonies. Now, … Continue reading →

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Album review: DAVID PALFREYMAN – Opening Time For The Battered

Posted on September 21, 2025 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 26.09.25] David Palfreyman has released music in various guises in the past, including 2017’s ‘Decades’, a concept album with Nicholas Pegg. ‘Opening Time for the Battered’ David refers to as his debut solo album, musically aided by … Continue reading →

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Album review: LITTLE KING – Lente Viviente

Posted on September 20, 2025 by jason

Facebook [Release date 26.09.25] Little King was formed in November of 1996 by guitarist/singer/songwriter Ryan Rosoff in El Paso, Texas. Ryan is joined in the current Little King line-up by David Hamilton (bass, cello) and Tony Bojorquez (drums), and this … Continue reading →

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Album review: THREE DAYS GRACE – Alienation

Posted on September 20, 2025 by GRTR! HQ

RCA Records [Release date 22.08.25] The main recent development for Three Days Grace is the return of original vocalist Adam Gontier who now shares duties with Matt Walst (who replaced him in 2013). Formed in the late 1990s in Ontario, … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE RASMUS – Weirdo

Posted on September 17, 2025 by GRTR! HQ

Better Noise Music [Release date 12.09.25] It’s as if the last 20 years never happened. The Rasmus first came to our attention back in 2003 with their Scandi brand of pop/nu-metal and ‘Weirdo’ sees them on a bit of a … Continue reading →

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Album review: CORY MARKS – Sorry For Nothing Vol.2

Posted on September 15, 2025 by jason

Better Noise Music [Release date 03.10.25] Cory Marks new album is a follow-up to last year’s volume 1. Like its predecessor it was produced by Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne, Shania Twain), Kile Odell, and Andrew Baylis. The album, in Cory’s … Continue reading →

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Album review: FIRST TIME FLYERS – Bound To Break

Posted on September 10, 2025 by jason

Website [Release date 12.09.25] This is their debut album – get out of here, you gotta be kidding me!!! Seriously, the maturity of the songwriting, the palpable chemistry of the four artists, the harmonies, all seem way beyond a debut … Continue reading →