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Quick plays: COLOUR OF NOISE, WHITE WINE

COLOUR OF NOISE www.colourofnoiseofficial.com The band maybe new, however two key members aren’t as the line-up features former Little Angels guitarist Bruce J Dickinson and on vocals Matt Mitchell (Furyon/ex-Pride). The band’s sound is steeped in the bands of the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alternative, Bruce J Dickinson, classic rock, Colour Of Noise, esoteric, Furyon, hard rock, Little Angels, Matt Mitchell, punk, Quick Play, reviews, Sancho Panzer, Skin, synths, White Wine, Who Cares What The Laser Says?, Your Own Accord
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News: CHERRY PICKIN’ – Win six featured albums in our label showcase

Sunday 20 October, 18:00 (GMT) Thursday 24 October, 21:00 Saturday 26 October, 17:00 The latest of our Cherry Red Records showcases is broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio This hour long sequence signposts latest releases (August/September) from the Cherry … Continue reading
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Tagged BBR, Cherry Red Records, competition, esoteric, label, music, New releases, progressive, R&B, radio, reissue, rock, showcase, soul, Soul Music
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CRESSIDA – The Vertigo Years Anthology

(Esoteric) Much referenced by medieval authors and poets, Chaucer wrote of the treacherous lover of Troilus, “Alas, of me until the world’s end shall be wrote no good song”. This cultish epitome of early English progressive music threw sand into … Continue reading
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Tagged Cressida, esoteric, prog, Progressive Rock, seventies, uk, vertigo
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