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Gig review: SOUTH OF SALEM – Thekla, Bristol, 27 March 2025
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Gig review: JIZZY PEARL’S LOVE/HATE – The Underworld, Camden, March 13 2025
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Gig review: GRAHAM GOULDMAN – Cadogan Hall, London, 20 March 2025
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Gig review: THE DARKNESS – G Live, Guildford, 11 March 2025
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Gig review: FISH – O2 Academy, Glasgow, 9 March 2025
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Gig review: WILL WILDE- 100 Club, London, 4 March 2025
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Tag Archives: blues rock
Album review: BLACK SABBATH – Anno Domini 1989-1995
BMG [Release date 31.05.24] Another solid box from BMG, and four long out-of-print albums get a release. This set features Headless Cross (1989), Tyr (1990), Cross Purposes (1994) and Forbidden (1995). And before anyone goes “The Tony Martin Years”, this … Continue reading
EP review: REVENANT – What A Time To Be Alive
Facebook [Release date 10.05.24] Revenant are a new band, although the band’s members have plenty of musical experience, with Sugarman Sam (vocals, guitars) and Matthew Hudson (guitars) both previously in the Dead Jackals. They are joined bassist Robin Nutley and drummer Carl D. … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, EP, hard rock, Revenant, review, rock, southern rock, What a Time to Be Alive
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News: Albums Of The Month (January – March 2024)
MYRATH Karma (earMUSIC) They have big songs and even bigger ideas on how to present them live and are not short on confidence in their collective abilities, and rightly so. ‘Karma’ will only serve to further the Myrath cause … Continue reading
Gig review: SARI SCHORR- The Grace, London, 27 April 2024
It’s a mark of the ever growing respect East Coast powerhouse singer Sari Schorr is held in the blues world that the very best have been queuing up to collaborate with her, most recently Robin Trower joining forces on last … Continue reading
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Tagged Ash Wilson, blues, blues rock, gig, Matt Pearce, Matt Pearce and the Mutiny, Robin Trower, Sari Schorr
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Album review: THE MILK MEN – Holy Cow!
Website [Release date 03.05.24] The Milk Men comprise of former Pirates drummer Mike Roberts, Lloyd Green (son of guitar legend Mick Green, also a member of the Pirates in the past) on bass, vocalist Jamie Smy, and guitarist Adam Norsworthy … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, Holly Cow!, review, rock, The Milk Men
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Album review: ROBIN TROWER – Bridge Of Sighs (50th Anniversary Edition)
Pete Feenstra chatted to Robin Trower for his show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 30 June 2024 Chrysalis (3CD/Blu Ray, 50th Anniversary Edition) [Release date 17.05.24] Blues/rock guitarist Robin Trower has had a long and distinguished career, … Continue reading
Album review: MANIC EDEN
Mascot Records [Release date 12.04.24] When Manic Eden released their self-titled debut, and only, album back in 1994 I was keen to get hold of a copy (I seem to recall this was a Japanese only release at first and … Continue reading
Gig review: BAD TOUCH- Patterns, Brighton, 13 April 2024
For the thriving domestic rock scene, we have bands like Bad Touch to thank. For over a decade now, the blues rockers have been traipsing up and down the country, doubly praiseworthy as their Norfolk base is somewhat off the … Continue reading
Feature: Rock: Rewired – STEVE MARRIOTT Part 2 (Peter Frampton interview)
In the second part of our Steve Marriott feature, Iain McGonigal chatted to Peter Frampton in 2017 about their relationship, Humble Pie, and beyond… Sadly, Steve Marriott only lived for three and a half months of 1991. During this time, … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, classic rock, feature, hard rock, Humble Pie, interview, Peter Frampton, Steve Marriott, The Herd
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Feature: Rock: Rewired – STEVE MARRIOTT (Part 1)
In his show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 21 April David Randall played a selection of tracks celebrating Steve Marriott. It’s 33 years since the sad passing of Steve Marriott (20 April 1991). Here Iain McGonigal recalls … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, classic rock, feature, hard rock, Humble Pie, Steve Marriott, The Official Receivers, The Small Faces
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EP review: ROOM11 – We All Fall Down
Website [Release date 03.05.24] ROOM11 are an eclectic power duo from South London whose debut release is this EP, ‘We All Fall Down’. In a very short time, ROOM11 has managed to achieve a unique sound that incorporates an old-school … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, Chrisy Finn, debut, EP, review, Robbie Pinnetto, rock, Room11, We All Fall Down
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Gig review: JOE BONAMASSA – Royal Albert Hall, London, 4 April 2024
As he told us midway through the set, it’s now 15 years since the relatively inexperienced Joe Bonamassa gambled in following in the footsteps of his blues rock heroes at the Royal Albert Hall. It capped a meteoric rise, just … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 April 2024, blues, blues rock, CalvinTurner, gig, Joe Bonamassa, Josh Smith, Lemar Carter, London, Reese Winans, review, Royal Albert Hall
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Album review: FOGHAT – Slow Ride – Live In Concert
Cleopatra [Release date 05.04.24] British band Foghat, who were formed by members of Savoy Brown and Black Cat Bones in the early, have produced some of the finest blues/rock ever laid to record over the years, and some live albums … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, blues rock, boogie, CD, classic rock, DVD, Foghat, Lonesome Dave Peverett, review, rock, Roger Earl, Slow Ride - Live In Concert
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EP review: SILVEROLLER – At Dawn
Bandcamp [Release date 01.03.24] Silveroller announced their presence last year with a line-up of respected blues guitarist Aaron Keylock joined by drummer Joe Major, bassist Tadhg Bean Bradley, organist Ross Munro and a real vocal find in Jonnie Hodson. Boy, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Keylock, At Dawn, blues, blues rock, classic rock, debut, EP, hard rock, Jonnie Hodson, review, Silveroller
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Album review: SAMI YAFFA – Satan’s Helpers War Lazer Eyes And The Money Pig Circus
Livewire/Cargo [Release date 08.03.24] Friends will tell you that I am a huge fan of the Stones, Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crue or Def Leppard, and they are right, but for me there is one band that will always remain … Continue reading
Gig review: JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR- Indigo2, London, 22 February 2024
2024 is a big year for Joanne Shaw Taylor with a new album ‘Heavy Soul’ on the way, and already a single release, and a UK tour including this, her biggest London headline show to date, albeit in the Indigo’s … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, blues rock, Connor Selby, gig, Joanne Shaw Taylor
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Gig review: BRAVE RIVAL – Thames Side Brewery, Staines,18 February 2024
One of my biggest discoveries of 2023 was Brave Rival (a belated one, I know, as this website first marked them as a band to watch in 2019). I saw them three times during the year but the one that … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Dedman, blues rock, Brave Rival, Chloe Josephine, Donna Peters, Ed Clarke, gig, Lindsey Bonnick
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Gig review: SWEET CRISIS- The Cavern, Raynes Park, London, 17 February 2024
Cambridge based Sweet Crisis have been on the scene for quite a few years, peddling a classic rock imbued with large dollops of blues and soul. I’d only seen them before on a couple of impressive and well received support … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, gig, Leo Robarts, Piers Mortimer, Rob Bullock, Sweet Crisis, The Cavern
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Gig review: JACK J. HUTCHINSON – 02 Academy 2, Islington, London, 8 February 2024
Going somewhat under the radar, except for those in the know, Jack J Hutchinson has just put out his fourth album in the last few years, ‘Battles’, receiving a rave review from Jason Ritchie in the pages of GRTR! For … Continue reading
Album review: JACK J HUTCHINSON – Battles
Website [Release date 09.02.24] Jack J Hutchinson is back with another jam packed album full of riffs, hard rocking blues and catchy choruses. ‘Battles’ is produced & co-written with Josiah J Manning (Kris Barras Band, Inglorious), with fellow Kris Barras … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Battles, blues rock, guitarist, hard rock, Jack J. Hutchinson, melodic, review, rock
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Album review: ROBERT HART – Circus Life
Escape Music [Release date 26.01.24] A new solo album by former Bad Company and Distance singer Robert Hart is always a ‘must listen’ for any melodic hard rock fan. On this album he is joined by Heartland’s Steve Morris and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Bad Company, blues rock, Circus Life, FM, hard rock, Harry James, Heartland, Lonerider, melodic rock, review, Robert Hart, Solo, Steve Morris, Steve Overland, Thunder
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Gig review: JANUARY BLUES FESTIVAL (Laurence Jones, Ben Poole) – The Forge, Camden, London, 23 and 24 January 2024
For many years now the January Blues Festival has given the traditionally quiet gig calendar a welcome boost in that most depressing of months and showcased a variety of artists old and new. The 100 Club was its traditional habitat … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Poole, blues rock, festival, gig, Guy Smeets, January Blues Festival, Laurence Jones
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News: Albums Of The Month (October – December 2023)
HANFORD FLYOVER Source (Fruits De Mer Records) There are several bands operating in the psych/blues rock space and female fronted such as Dead Feathers and Blues Pills, and even label mate Crystal Jacqueline. But Hanford Flyover are less late sixties Jefferson … Continue reading
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Tagged 2023, albums of the month, Ann Wilson, blues rock, Care of Night, December, Hanford Flyover, instrumental, melodic rock, November, October, prog, progressive, Robin Trower, rock, Sari Schorr, Trevor Rabin, Tripsitter, Will Pike
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News: The Best of 2023 – The Get Ready to ROCK! Reviewer Selections (December 2023)
2023 marked the 20th anniversary of Get Ready to ROCK! This may not have been a vintage year for album releases but many artists consolidated their position with touring and the odd reissue. In spite of the economic crisis it … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, Best of 2023, blues rock, breakthrough, classic rock, live acts, metal, progressive, reissues, singer songwriter
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Book review: On track … BOB DYLAN, HAWKWIND, YES, LOU REED, THE JAM (Sonicbond Publishing)
“For the fan a chance to revisit songs and albums and for newcomers a roadmap to hopefully enhance their listening habits. Of course in an age of renewed vinyl interest these books may be the perfect complement.” We catch up … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, Bob Dylan, book, folk, Hawkwind, Humble Pie, Linda Ronstadt, Lou Reed, Progressive Rock, Ralph McTell, review, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, singer songwriter, Sonicbond, Suzanne Vega, The Byrds, The Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins, Yes
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