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Tag Archives: Austin Gold
News: Albums of the Month (July – September 2024)

A quarterly feature highlighting album releases rated highly by the GRTR! review team and worthy of your investigation KALANDRA A Frame Of Mind (By Norse Music) Turn on the heat, settle down with your favourite tipple, and let ‘A Frame … Continue reading
Album review: AUSTIN GOLD – Ain’t No Saint

TMR Rock Records [Release date 18.10.24] Austin Gold have made the Breakthrough Act category in successive years in our reviewer poll, most recently in 2022. That year’s album – ‘Those City Lights’ – saw the Cambridgeshire-based crew providing more distance … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS
Tagged Ain't No Saint, album, Austin Gold, classic rock, hard rock, review
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News: Albums of the Month (October – December 2022)

DYNAZTY Final Advent (AFM Records) What it does is incrementally fine tune the sound that’s now established as their MO. Their epic, keyboard driven symphonic/melodic metal just bursts with energy and invention, pushing them streets ahead of every other band … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), Albums of the Month, ALL POSTS
Tagged albums, ALTER BRIDGE, Austin Gold, classic rock, December 2022, Dynazty, Generation Radio, Gun, hard rock, heavy rock, melodic rock, November 2022, October 2022, Progressive Rock, review, Threshold
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Gig review: DAN BAIRD AND HOMEMADE SIN/Austin Gold – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 21 May 2018

Dan Baird And Homemade Sin remain a glorious anomaly in the contemporary rock scene. They are a southern rock band with one foot in Nashville and one foot in kick-ass rock and roll, all tied together by a lyrical twist. … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS
Tagged 21 May 2018, Austin Gold, blues, Boom Boom Club, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dan Baird And Homemade Sin, gig, Mauro Magellan, Neil Young, review, rock, Rolling Stones, Sean Savacool, southern rock, Sutton, The Georgia Satellites, Warner E Hodges
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News: THEA GILMORE tops popular poll for best album of 2017, Marillion voted Top Live Act

Singer songwriter Thea Gilmore has won the popular vote in Get Ready to ROCK!’s end of year poll. Thea’s album ‘The Counterweight’ was voted ‘Best of 2017′ by readers and listeners. Alan Jones from Get Ready to ROCK! has been … Continue reading
Posted in NEWS, The Best of 2017
Tagged Austin Gold, Best of 2017, breakthrough act, Marillion, poll, popular, rock, singer songwriter, The Counterweight, Thea Gilmore, top album, top live act, vote
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Rising stars: AUSTIN GOLD (interview)

Pete Feenstra chatted to Austin Gold for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio and an hour feature can be heard on Monday 9 October, 16:00 GMT and Thursday 12 October, 23:00 GMT Up and coming Peterborough rock band share their magic … Continue reading
Posted in INTERVIEWS, Interviews/Rising Stars
Tagged Andy hawkins, Austin Gold, Bad Company, Before Dark Clouds, blues, Chris Ogden, David James Smith, Deep Purple, Free, interview, Jack Cable, John Lord, Lee Chrchill, Olivia Johnston, Phil Spector, prog, Ritchie Blackmore, rock, Russell Hill, southern rock, Sue Merchant
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Album review: AUSTIN GOLD – Before Dark Clouds

Pete Feenstra chatted to Austin Gold for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio and an hour feature was first broadcast on Monday 9 October 2017. Jigsaw [Release date 01.09.17] Peterborough’s Austin Gold are well placed to tap into the current resurgence … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Austin Gold, Before Dark Clouds, blues rock, hard rock, interview, review, rock
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