Tag Archives: blues

Gig review: DAN PATLANSKY with JOE SATRIANI – Hammersmith Eventim Apollo, London, 10 November 2015

DAN PATLANSKY – Hammersmith Eventim Apollo, London, 10 November 2015

As an exercise in strategic marketing, the pairing of tonight’s special guest Dan Patlansky with the innovative stunt guitarist Joe Satriani has much to recommend it. Where Satriani glides over the front ranks of the seated Hammersmith venue and then … Continue reading

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DVD review: JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE Electric Church/Atlanta Pop Festival

Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Church - Atlanta Pop Festival

Experience Hendrix/Sony [Release date 30.10.15] Also available as a 2-CD, Bluray Just eight weeks before his last major appearance  in the UK, Jimi Hendrix played the second Atlanta Pop Festival and the DVD version is now expanded to include material … Continue reading

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Album review: PAUL COX – Man Out Of Time

PAUL COX – Man Out Of Time

The Pete Feenstra Feature – Paul Cox (5 July 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Note [Release date 10.09.15] We may live in an age of instant downloads where music consumers immediately want to listen to their … Continue reading

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DVD review: ERIC CLAPTON – Slowhand At 70 Live At The Royal Albert Hall

ERIC CLAPTON - Slowhand At 70 Live At The Royal Albert Hall

Eagle Rock [Release date 13.11.15] Eric and the ‘Albert’ have become synonymous over the fifty years since he first played the venue with The Yardbirds.  Now in his 71st year he played his 200th gig there in 2015 and this … Continue reading

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Album review: WALTER TROUT – Battle Scars

Walter Trout - Battle Scars

The Pete Feenstra Feature – Walter Trout (8 November 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Provogue [Release date 23.10.15] Given his near miraculous recovery from liver failure and attendant medical problems, Walter Trout’s ‘Battle Scars’ is an unsurprisingly … Continue reading

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Gig review: JARED JAMES NICHOLS with GLENN HUGHES, Electric Ballroom, Camden, London, 1 November 2015

JARED JAMES NICHOLS - Electric Ballroom, Camden, London, 1 November 2015

Tonight the Electric Ballroom plays host to the master and apprentice as Glenn Hughes reinforces his credentials as a rock god, while Jared James Nichols shows plenty of energy and promise, but still has a way to go to reveal his … Continue reading

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Gig review: JOE BONAMASSA – Nottingham, Capital FM Arena, 25 October 2015

JOE BONAMASSA - Nottingham, Capital FM Arena, 25 October 2015

During his relatively short career – compared to his peers BB King, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton – Joe Bonamassa has become known for his relentless work ethic of touring and album releases and continues to keep blues music alive … Continue reading

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Album review: MIKE ZITO & THE WHEEL – Keep Coming Back

MIKE ZITO & THE WHEEL – Keep Coming Back

The Pete Feenstra Feature – Mike Zito (1 November 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Ruf [Release date 06.11.15] And so after three albums with the award winning Royal Southern Brotherhood super group, Mike Zito returns to … Continue reading

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News: DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION, Edgar Winter interview features – Sunday 25 October 2015

Downes Braide Association

Pop rock duo Geoff Downes and Chris Braide release their second album as Downes Braide Association (DBA) on 6 November.  Downes is best known as the keyboard maestro with bands like Asia and Yes whilst Chris Braide has written for … Continue reading

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Gig review: ROBERT CRAY – The Barbican, London, 13 October 2015

Once upon a time Robert Cray was the future of the blues, but tonight he’s cast in the role of a remarkably young looking veteran of the genre. Outside of Buddy Guy he’s almost the last man standing and tonight’s … Continue reading

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Gig review: MIKE BROOKFIELD BAND – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 9 October 2015

MIKE BROOKFIELD BAND – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 9 October 2015

Every now and then a buzz imperceptibly builds up around a new band on the circuit and by the time Mike Brookfield Band hits the Boom Boom Club they waste no time in clinically dispatching any weight of expectation with … Continue reading

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Interview: GEOFF EVERETT, blues guitarist (September 2015)

GEOFF EVERETT BAND - The Quick And The Dead

GRTR!’s Mark ‘Mad Dog’ Shaw catches up with blues guitarist Geoff Everett for a few Q’s… 1)  Thanks for taking the time to talk to GRTR! Geoff – talking of which, I’m curious….when you’ve finished your Starbucks and read the … Continue reading

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Album review: GEOFF EVERETT BAND – Cut And Run

GEOFF EVERETT BAND - The Quick And The Dead

www.thegeoffeverettband.co.uk Let’s just put a stake in the ground right from the get-go and call journeyman guitarist Geoff Everett one of Britain’s longest-standing blues/rock treasures. Geoff has been plying his trade since the ‘60s and, for the uninitiated, he can … Continue reading

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Gig review: LAURENCE JONES – The Tunnels, Bristol, 22 September 2015

LAURENCE JONES - The Tunnels, Bristol, 22 September 2015

Young blues guitarists come and go but every so often one stands out from the crowd and makes heads turn, a young Laurence Jones burst onto the scene with his debut album ‘Thunder In The Sky’ and since then has … Continue reading

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Album review: JOE BONAMASSA – Live at Radio City Music Hall

JOE BONAMASSA – Live at Radio City Music Hall

Provogue [Release date 02.10.15] In the fullness of time Joe Bonamassa ‘Live at Radio City Music Hall’ will be recognized as a career milestone for the kid who grew up in Syracuse, New York, dreaming of the time he might … Continue reading

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Album review: THORBJØRN RISAGER & THE BLACK TORNADO – Songs From The Road

THORBJØRN RISAGER & THE BLACK TORNADO - Songs From The Road

Ruf [Release date 25.09.15] If ever there was ever a case to be made for a European blues band emulating or surpassing their American counterparts, then you need look no further than Denmark’s Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado. ‘Songs … Continue reading

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Album review: MIKE BROOKFIELD – Love Breaks The Fall

MIKE BROOKFIELD – Love Breaks The Fall

Self release [Release date 13.03.15] Irish based, Liverpudlian guitarist Mike Brookfield has enjoyed a rich musical career from playing in the west end orchestra pits to being music coordinator, arranger and musical director for RTE, as well as copping a former … Continue reading

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Album review: WILY BO WALKER – Moon Over Indigo

WILY BO WALKER – Moon Over Indigo

Mescal Canyon [Release date 25.09.15] Blues award nominee, prodigious songwriter, multi band leader and genre hopping roots rock artist, Wily Bo Walker returns with the concluding part of his 2015 trilogy of solo albums. ‘Moon Over Indigo’ comes complete with … Continue reading

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Album review: DANNI NICHOLLS – Mockingbird Lane

DANNI NICHOLLS - Mockingbird Lane

Danni Nicholls Music [Release date 23.10.15] You’d never guess Danni Nicholls was from Bedford.  Mockingbird Lane, her second album, is an album that has the hallmarks of classic American folk, county and splashes of rock ‘n’ roll. Re-uniting with producer … Continue reading

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Album review: BEN REEL – 7th

BEN REEL - 7th

[Release date 22.06.15] www.benreel.com With each new release Northern Ireland songsmith Ben Reel steps inexorably closer to becoming the home soil torchbearer of American heartland rock.  That is, the mantle occupied across the pond by the likes of The Boss … Continue reading

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Album review: CHANTEL McGREGOR – Lose Control

Chantel McGregor - Lose Control

Tis Rock Music Ltd [Release date 09.10.15] For an artist who has made her mark by always being in control – she’s the songwriter, co-producer, guitarist, vocalist and is even responsible for the art work and photography of the CD … Continue reading

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News: DEBORAH BONHAM plays Bolanesque and John Otway gig this autumn

Deborah Bonham

Photo: MHP Studios Get Ready to ROCK! Radio Featured Artist Deborah Bonham plays UK dates this autumn. Deborah is a special guest at the “Bolanesque” event in aid of Marc Bolan Music School in West Africa, on 15 September.  Her … Continue reading

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DVD review: TASTE – What’s Going On – Live At The Isle Of Wight

TASTE - What

In this exclusive interview edit (17:49) Rory Gallagher’s brother and custodian of his legacy, Donal, tells David Randall about Taste’s tour with Eric Clapton/Blind Faith in the USA in 1969 and Rory’s growing frustration with tour/label management.  Donal also talks … Continue reading

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Interview: THE ZILLA PROJECT

Cyprus based blues band the Zilla Project have just released their debut album ‘This One’s for the President’. Here we catch-up with vocalist/guitarist Emmanuel ‘Big Mo’ Vourakis… Brief history of the band and how you got together… The Zilla Project … Continue reading

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Album review: MARTIN BARRE – Back To Steel

Martin Barre - Back To Steel

Assume The Position – Martin Barre Special (20 September 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Garage Records www.martinbarre.com [Release date 18.09.15] Described by Martin Barre as the “most important work in my career as a musician” sets … Continue reading

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