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Album review: MOONSHINE SOCIETY – Sweet Thing

Bandcamp [Release date 05.11.21] Moonshine Society formed back 2009 to craft their own brand of soulful blues, roots rock and old-school R&B. The main focus is singer/songwriter Black Betty aka Jenny Langer, who has appeared on stage with the likes … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, gospel, Jenny Langer, Moonshine Society, R&B, review, soul, Sweet Thing
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Album review: ERIC BIBB – Dear America

Provogue Records/Mascot Label Group [Release date 10.09.21] Eric Bibb returns with possibly his most timely release to date, as Bibb explains the album “…a love letter, because America, for all of its associations with pain and its bloody history, has … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Americana, blues, Dear America, Eric Bibb, gospel, Lisa Mills, review, Shaneeka Simon, singer songwriter, soul
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Album review: STEPHEN FOSTER & HOWLER – Southern

Thoroughbred Music [Release date 21.04.21] With a career spanning Americana, r&b, blues, rock, country, zydeco, gospel, folk and even electronica, Stephen Foster has plenty of scope to dive into his southern roots for an album full of swampy grooves, strong narratives, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, country, folk, gospel, J.J. Cale, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Muscle Shoals, Percy Sledge, R&B, review, rock, Ronnie Van Zandt, southern, Stephen Foster, Stephen Foster & Howler, Wayne Perkins, Zydeco
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Album review: ONE THOUSAND MOTELS – Get In Where You Fit In

Universal Music [Release date 30.04.21] One Thousand Motels is a bit of a punk supergroup if you will, consisting of the Damned drummer Rat Scabies, and bassist/multi-instrumentalist Chris Constantinou, who has worked with Adam Ant, Sinead O’Connor, Bow Wow Wow … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Chris Constantinou, Get In Where You Fit In, gospel, One Thousand Motels, pop, punk, Rat Scabies, review, rock, The Damned
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Album review: KAT RIGGINS – Cry Out

Gulf Coast Records [Release date 14.08.20] ‘Cry Out’ is a high energy album full of heartfelt lyrics, stylistic diversity and booming arrangements that gives Kat Riggins the best possible context for her gritty and soulful vocals. The album’s arts work … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Castiglia, album, blues, boogie, Cry Out, gospel, Gulf Coast records, Johnny Sansone, Kat Riggins, Mike Zito, R&B, review, rock, soul, vocals
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Album review: THE CHRIS BEVINGTON ORGANISATION – Sand & Stone

Self release [Release date 18.07.20] The Chris Bevington Organisation’s fourth album ‘Sand & Stone’ is a booming, gospel tinged, big band blues-rock outing. And while the songs are written by guitarist Jim Kirkpatrick and vocalist /multi instrumentalist Scott Ralph, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bad Company, blues, Chris Aldridge, Chris Bevington, Climax Blues Band, Derek & The Dominos, funk, gospel, Jim Kirkpatrick, Kate Robertson, Led Zeppelin, Paul Rogers, review, rock, Sarah Miller, Scott Ralph, Stoke-on-Trent, Tedeschi Trucks Band, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, The Beatles, The Chris Bevington Organisation
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Feature: Albums that time forgot – VOODOO RAMBLE – That’s Why

Self Release [Release date 31.08.18] We’re currently in lockdown as I write this review. And having been encouraged to pen some reviews of albums that we may have missed for review – but have certainly played – there’s no better … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Billy F. Gibbons, blues, boogie, Boris Dugi-Novacki, Boris Zamba, Captain Beefheart, Croatia, Drago Smokrovic Smokva. The Fig, funk, Gary Moore, gospel, Hrvoje Kralj, Jethro Tull, Jimmy Page, Joe Satriani, Led Zeppelin, Little Feat, Mario Klaric, Memphis International Blues Challenge, Memphis soul, Nikola Fabijanić, review, rock, soul, southern rock, Steve Winwood, That's Why, Voodoo Ramble, Walter Trout, ZZZ Top
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Album review: THE REVEREND SHAWN AMOS & THE BROTHERHOOD – Blue Sky

Put Together [Release date 17.04.20] Americana tinged with a little bit of everything – electronica, reggae, ambience, psychedelia, the blues. And that’s the just gently flowing opener ‘Stranger Than Toda’y. Shawn Amos is a New York songwriter and record producer … Continue reading
Album review: SAMANTHA MARTIN & DELTA SUGAR – Run To Me

Gypsy Soul Records [Release date 27.04.18] Released in Canada in 2018, but finally gaining some overdue promo in Europe now, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar’s ‘Run To Me’ is a deeply wrought album full of heartfelt lyrics (3 originals and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Canadian, Dracy Yates, funk, gospel, Muscle Shoals, R&B, review, Run To Me, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, soul, Stax
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Album review: EDDIE MARTIN – Thirst

Blueblood Records [Release date 06.12.19] Eddie Martin’s ‘Thirst’ is an excellent contemporary blues album with strong songs and inspired playing sparked by a sense of adventure. He is one of the UK most underrated blues artists. Were he a footballer … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blueblood Records, blues, Dan Moore, Eddie Martin, Elmore James, funk, gospel, guitar, harp, Joe Garcia, Jonny Henderson, Mahalia Jackson, New Orleans, Nick Cave, review, Richard Johnston, rock, Ry Cooder, Thirst, Tom Gilkes
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Album review: ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND – Brighter Days

This interview with Robert Randolph was first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on 1 September 2019. Robert discusses the new album with Pete Feenstra (32:23) Provogue Records [Release date: 23.08.2019] Robert Randolph is a man on a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Brighter Days, Buddy Guy, Carlos Santana, Celtic, Danyel Morgan, Dave Cobb, Eric Clapton, funk, gospel, guitar, interview, Jimi Hendrix, Lenesha Randolph, pedal steel, radio, review, Robert Randolph, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, rock, Sly Stone, Stevie Wonder, Tedeschi Trucks
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Album review: CORMAC NEESON – White Feather

Cormac Neeson Music [Release date 26.04.19] The solo debut album from the Answer’s vocalist Cormac Neeson has had a bumpy ride as it was one of those caught up in the recent Pledge Music issues, which have scuppered plans for … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, Cormac Neeson, country, folk, gospel, melodic, Nashville, review, rock, singer songwriter, soul, THE ANSWER, White Feather
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Album review: MUSCLE SHOALS – Small Town Big Sound

BMG Soundstage [Release date 28.09.18] ‘Small Town Big Sound’ is an ambitious attempt to update the famous Southern Muscle Shoals sound for the new generation. A well received documentary led to this all star affair, on a musical meeting of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alison Krauss, Aloe Blacc, blues, Bob Dylan, Brently Stephen Smith, Chris Stapleton, Eli 'Paperboy' Reed, Fame Studios, funk, gospel, Grace Potter, Gregg Allman, Keb Mo, Michael McDonald, Muscle Shoals, Nuno Bettencourt, review, Rick Hall, rock, Rodney Hall, Rolling Stones, Small Town Big Sound, soul, Steven Tyler, Vince Gill, Wendy Moten, Willie Nelson
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Album review: JOHN SLOMAN – El Dorado

Facebook Slogger Records [Release date 04.02.19] John Sloman is known to rock fans of a certain age for his singing in Lone Star and the ‘Conquest’ album by Uriah Heep. He has released a series of solo albums starting with … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, country, El Dorado, former Uriah Heep, gospel, Lone Star, melodic, review, rock, vocalist
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Album review: MIKE SPONZA – Made In The Sixties

In January 2019 Pete Feenstra chatted to Mike Sponza and played tracks from the album ‘Made In The Sixties’ First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 20 January 2019 Epops Music [Release date 22.06.18] “Made In The Sixties” is … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbey Road, album, blues, Dana Gillespie, Eddi Reader, funk, fusion, gospel, Latino, Made In The Sixties, Michele Bonivento, Mike Sponza, Moreno Buttinar, Nathan James, Pete Brown, review, Rob Cass, Roby Maffioli, sixties, soul
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Album review: VICTOR WAINRIGHT AND THE TRAIN – s/t

Ruf Records GmbH [Release date 09.03.18] Victor Wainwright is a musician in motion. Where once he led the ‘Wildroots’ and briefly settled on ‘Southern Hospitality’, he’s spreading his musical roots again with ‘Victor Wainright And the Train’. Newly signed to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, BB King, blues, Doug Woolverton, funk, gospel, Josh Roberts, Mark Earley, Monster Mike Welch, Pat Harrington, piano, Reba Russell, review, Sam Cooke, soul, southern rock, Victor Wainright, Victor Wainright And The Train
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Gig review: JACK BRUCE: SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE – Tribute Concert Screening – The Curzon, London, 14 May 2018

Introduced by Scottish DJ Edith Bowman who later anchors a Q&A session, the Kyla Simone Bruce directed ‘Sunshine Of Your Love’ is an aptly titled film. It represents the triumph of the collective spirit over potential adversity, as the musicians … Continue reading
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Tagged Aruba Red, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Bernie Marsden, blues, Chantelle Nandi, Charlie Watts, Clem Clempson, Edith Bowman, Frank Tontoh, gig, Ginger Baker and members of Jack Bruce's Big band - including Paddy Milner, gospel, Hugh Cornwell, Ian Anderson, Jack Bruce, jazz, John McLaughlin, Joss Stone, Kip Hanrahan, Kyla Simone Bruce, Margarit Bruce, Mark King, Miles Brett, Neil Murray, Nitin Sawhney, Paddy Milner, Phil Manzanera, review, Ringo Starr, Robin Trower, rock, Sunshine Of Your Love, Tony Remy, Uli Jon Roth, Vernon Reid, vocal
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Gig review: BETH HART – Royal Albert Hall, London 4 May 2018

Tonight Beth Hart reaffirms her qualities as a great singer, a passionate performer and an unfettered spirit. She draws on every sinew of her professionalism to conquer the unforgiving spaces of the Royal Albert Hall and the claustrophobic presence of … Continue reading
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Tagged beth Hart, blues, gig, gospel, review, rock, Royal Albert Hall, singer songwriter, soul, vocal
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Album review: JONNY LANG – Signs

Provogue [Release date 25.08.17] Jonny Lang’s ‘Signs’ is his first album for 4 years and it’s a marriage of convenience. He’s still wedded to the soulful approach to be found on ‘Fight For My Soul’, but he replaces some of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, funk, Gary Clark Jr, gospel, guitar, Jonny Lang, review, rock, Signs, soul, Todd Rundgren
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Gig review: THE PRETTY THINGS & THE IMPERIAL CROWNS – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, SW France, 7 July 2017

There’s a lot to be said for the art of performance. And tonight The Imperial Crowns front man Jimmie Wood works hard to preach the blues to a sun drenched crowd initially cowering on the edges of the festival square, … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Champagne Sullivan, blues, Bo Diddley, Bordeaux, David Lynch, Dick Taylor, festival, France, Frank Holland, funk, gig, gospel, Jimmie Wood, Jimmy Reed, JJ Holiday, John Popper, Jon Avilla, Phil May, psychedelia, R&B, Rachel C.Wood, Relache Festival, review, rock, S.F. Sorrow, The Electric Banana, The Imperial Crowns, The Pretty Things
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Album review: SELWYN BIRCHWOOD – Pick Your Poison

Alligator [Release date: 19.05.17] Mentored by Sonny Rhodes and now some 7 years into his own solo career, Selwyn Birchwood’s second album ‘Pick Your Poison’ is a celebration of everything that makes him a unique presence on a blues circuit … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alligator, blues, Courtney “Big Love” Girlie, funk, gospel, guitar, Huff Wright, Pick Your Poison, Regi Oliver, review, Selwyn Birchwood, Sonny Rhodes, soul
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Album review: BLACK STAR RIDERS – Heavy Fire

Nuclear Blast [Release date 03.02.17] This is album number three from Black Star Riders and it is an album which does what is says on the tin as the old saying goes. ‘Heavy Fire’ is the heaviest record yet from … Continue reading
Gig review: KYLA BROX – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, 17 August 2016

There’s a lot to be said for mixing genres on a festival bill, as it provides contrast, dynamism and even brings in a different crowd during the course of 5 hours or more, of rock/blues related music. Tonight’s bill of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexis Evans Sextet, Americana, Aretha Franklyn, Bastien Cazebon, blues, Bordeaux, Danny Blomeley, Florian Royo, gig, gospel, James Brown, Jerry Garcia, Kyla Brox, Lennon & McCartney, Mark Knopler, Memphis soul, Ms Nikki & The Memphis Soul Connection, Neil Young, Nicole Whitlock, Paul Farr, Relache Festival, review, soul, T. Bo Ripault, The Possums, Tina Turner, Victor Brox
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Album review: AARON NEVILLE – Apache

Tell It Records [Released 15.07.16] Aaron Neville releases his latest album to mark not only his 75th birthday, but also the 50th anniversary of his first number one single, ‘Tell It Like It Is’ (also a hit for Heart in … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Neville, album, Apache, Eric Krasno, gospel, New Orleans, R&B, review, soul
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