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Album review: ELIZA NEALS – 10,000 Feet Below
E-H Records LLC [Release date 17.02.17] Eliza Neals’ brand of rock-blues shifts from hard edged noir narratives to emotive, heartfelt and spontaneous moments that you might call blues expressionism. It’s an album full of hard hitting colourful lyrics, unique phrasing … Continue reading
Album review: KRISSY MATTHEWS – Live At Freak Valley
Proper [Release date 14.04.17] Krissy Mathews lives or dies by the first take and his road tested band do him proud on an album full of tight interplay, scorching solos, raw aggression and a magnificent unexpected finish. He makes up … Continue reading
Album review: ERIC GALES – Middle Of The Road
Provogue [Release date 24.02.17] Eric Gales is a former child protégé and post Hendrix disciple who isn’t so much enjoying a comeback as pouring his big toned licks and life experiences into meaningful songs. ‘Middle Of The Road’ isn’t the … Continue reading
Book review: TOM RUSSELL – The Godfather of Rock by Martin Kielty
Published by Beard Books Tom Russell will be a familiar name to many, he has been a leading figure in the Scottish rock scene for many years and has broadcast on radio across the UK on occasion. It is in … Continue reading
Gig review: 2016 ROADSTARS – 02 ACADEMY, Islington, London, 7 December 2016
The 2016 Roadstars triumvirate is a triumph of musical hunger and passion over cultural and musical diversity. Mancunian powerhouse Federal Charm have a punk like fervour that taps into classic rock sensibilities with an occasional bluesy undertow. Aaron Keylock is … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Roadstars, Aaron Keylock, Adam Abrashoff, blues, Cream, Eddie Hinton, Elad Shapiro, Fatal Charm, Federal Charm, funk, George Clinton, gig, guitars, JD Simo, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Keith Richard, Paul Bowden, Paul Bowe, psychedelia, review, rock, Rory Gallagher, Simo, Sonny Greaves, soul
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Gig review: NINE BELOW ZERO/Chloe Marriott – Under The Bridge, London, 4 November 2016
Tonight, Nine Below Zero are reborn as a big band. They have all the essential qualities that an 8-piece combo requires, from the core duo of seasoned front man Dennis Greaves and the magisterial harp player Mark Feltham, to a … Continue reading
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Tagged 13 Shades Of Blue, Albert Collins, B.B. King, Ben Willis, blues, Charlie Austen, Chloe Marriott, Dennis Greaves, funk, Georgie Fame, gig, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Armatrading, Joanne Shaw Taylor, John Mayall, John Popper, Mark Felthan, Mickey Burkey, NINE BELOW ZERO, R&B, review, soul
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Album review: ERIC JOHNSON – EJ: Song Explorations on Acoustic and Piano
Provogue [Release date 07.10.16] ‘EJ’ is a stripped down celebration of simplicity and feel, bolstered by Eric Johnson’s dazzling technical ability on original material and some imaginative arranged covers. Austin guitarist Eric Johnson pushes himself into new musical avenues by … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Al Stewart, album, ambient, ECM, EJ, EJ: Song Exlorations on Acoustic Guitar and Piano, Eric Johnson, folk, Jackson Browne, Jimi Hendrix, Les Paul, Mary Ford, Mason Williams, piano, review, Simon & Garfunkel, vocals
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Gig review: ROBIN TROWER/Stevie Nimmo – Islington Town Hall, London,18 October 2016
Everything about tonight is a reminder of a bygone era. From the venue – a good old fashioned town hall with a cranked-up PA and ridiculous volume levels – to the whippersnapper support band Stevie Nimmo and a frisky London … Continue reading
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Tagged Band Of Gypsys, blues, funk, gig, guitr, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Dewar, review, Richard Watts, Robin Trower, Robin Trower Band, rock, Steve Nimmo Band
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Gig review: NEWARK BLUES FESTIVAL – Newark Castle, 11 September 2016
In this two-hour special Pete Feenstra plays some of those acts appearing at the 2016 Newark Blues Festival and some of the award-winners. First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 13 September 2016. It’s one of those days in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex McKown, blues, Blues Devils, British Blues Awards, DEL BROMHAM, Dudley Ross, festival, Frank Zappa, Free, Gary Grainger, Hamilton Loomis, Humble Pie, Ian Siegal, Jack J. Hutchinson, Jimi Hendrix, JOE COCKER, katie Bradley, King King, Lawrence Jones, Lewis Hamilton, Newark Blues Festival, Nick Hamilton, Ray Charles, Rebecca Downes, review, Robin Trower, rock, Simon Rinaldo, Tom Brundage, Traffic
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Album review: GARY HOEY – Dust & Bones
Provogue [Release date 29.07.16] ‘Dust & Bones’ is guitarist Gary Hoey’s 20th album, 12 of which are instrumental. It’s all you might expect from a rock-into-blues guitarist who has made his name by re-invigorating favourite 70’s rock songs with metal … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Brian Setzer, Deep Purple, Dick Dale, Dust & Bones, Eric Johnson, Gary Hoey, guitar, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Lita Ford, review, Rick Derringer, Robin Trower, rock, Stray Cats, Ted Nugent Joe Satriani, ZZ Top
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Gig review: JOE LOUIS WALKER – Dingwalls, London, 9 June 2016
On Sunday 12 June 2016 at 20:00 GMT Pete Feenstra chats to Joe Louis Walker on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio and plays tracks from the new album More information Tonight’s Joe Louis Walker show is a reminder that the … Continue reading
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Tagged B.B. King, blues, Earl Hooker, funk, gig, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Louis Walker, John Lee Hooker, Kat & Co, Kathleen Pearson, Lizard Brothers, Magic Slim, Mike Bloomfield, Muddy Waters, review, rock, soul
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Album review: ROBIN TROWER – Where You Are Going To
Manhaton [Release date 06.05.15] You don’t so much listen to a Robin Trower album these days as simply immerse yourself in his grooves. His combination of guitar artistry, syrupy grooves, heartfelt vocals and a constant search for the emotional core … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, funk, guitar, guitarist, Henrik Freischlader, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Green, review, Robin Trower, rock, Where You Are Going To
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Gig review: ROB TOGNONI BAND/Salvation Jayne – Boom Boom Club, Sutton,15 April 2016
It would be surprising if the Australian rock-blueser Rob Tognoni still had a lot to say lyrically after nearly 40 years on the boards. And while his early recording career was much more song-driven, he now lets his guitar do … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, Amy Benham, Australia, bues, funk, Gary Rackham, gig, guitar, Holly Kinnear, Humble Pie, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Mick Green, Mike Hellier, review, rock, Salvation Jayne
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Album review: DAN PATLANSKY – Introvertigo
Caroline International P&D [Release date 06.05.16] Dan Patlansky tell us ‘Introvertigo’ is a concept album, but you’d have to delve into an urban dictionary to discover that the title means: “The dizzy feeling an introvert gets when he or she … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Audioslave, blues, Dan Patlansky, funk, Gary Moore, guitar, Introvertigo, Jimi Hendrix, Philip Sayce, review, riffs, rock, Theo Crous
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Album review: SIMO – Let Love Show The Way
Provogue [Release date 26.01.16] Sometimes a new band needs a relevant context to make a splash. Happily for Simo, they seems to be in the right place at the right time to explode on to the contemporary blues-rock scene with … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Abrashoff, album, Allman Brothers, blues, Cream, Elad Shapiro, Grateful Dead, guitar, JD Simo, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Mountain, Peter Green, psychedelia, review, Simo, soul, Ten Years After, Zeppelin
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News: HANDEL & HENDRIX Museum opens in Brook Street, London – 9 February 2016
The Handel & Hendrix in London Museum opens its doors to Jimi Hendrix’s London Brook Street flat from 10 February . It’s a unique project that the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) committee member Rachel Hasted notes: “brings together Rock & the … Continue reading
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Tagged Barrie Wentzell, CHARLES SHAAR MURRAY, Christian Lloyd, Ed Vulliamy, George Frideric Handel, guitar, Handel & Hendrix In London, Jimi Hendrix, Kathy Etchingham, Madeline Bell, museum, Octavia, preview, Rachel Hasted, Roger Mayer, Stephen Dale Petit
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Album review: CRIMSON STONE – Crimson Stone
La Choza De Doe [Release date 07.06.15] Which came first the chicken or the egg? Put it another way, do bands like Crimson Stone try to fit a pre-existing musical mould? Crimson Stone show just enough imagination within a huge … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Black Sabbath, Crimson Stone, Deep Purple, dsert rock, Edgar Broughton, Eduardo Salazar, Emilio González, heavy metal, Ignacio González, Jimi Hendrix, Luis Henríquez, Ozzy Osbourne, punk, review, rock, stoner rock
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Album review: ARON SCOTT – Earthquake
CD Baby [Release date 04.08.15] Every now and then you stumble upon a kick ass album such as ‘Earthquake’ by Canadian rock guitarist Aron Scott, to remind us that the true spirit of rock & roll is very much alive. ‘Earthquake’ … Continue reading
Gig review: JOE JAMMER’S ALL-STAR CHICAGO BLUES REVUE – London Jazz Festival, Bulls Head, London,16 November 2015
Joe Jammer’s All-Star Chicago Blues Revue appears in Barnes as part of the London Jazz Festival. And whatever the debate about whether jazz or blues came first, Joe Jammer makes sure that his blues show is both essential and fun! … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerosmith, Annie Wright, Bob Dylan, Bobby Womack, Chicago Blues, Doyle Bramhall, gig, guitar, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Joe Jammer, Joe Jammer's All-Star Chicago Blues Revue, Joe Perry, John Scott, Ken Morland, Lamb Lamont, Led Zeppelin, London Jazz Festival, Olympic Runners, review, Robrert Cray, rock, Roger Daltry, Russell Gills, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Rolling Stones, THE WHO, Tom Brundage
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Gig review: CORKY LAING BAND /Rainbreakers – 100 Club, London,15 November 2015
Tonight, Mountain drummer Corky Laing looks like a man who is prospering without the combined egos of Leslie West and Jack Bruce in front of him (think Mountain and West Bruce & Laing). Pitching up at the 100 Club at … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Collins, Ben Edwards, Born Healer, Corky Laing, Corky Laing Band, Cream, Free, gig review, Jack Bruce, Jack Cooper, Jimi Hendrix, Leslie West, Monophonics, Mountain, Rainbreakers, Sonny Bono, Woodstock
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Gig review: DAN PATLANSKY with JOE SATRIANI – 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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Tagged 10 November 2015, blues, Dan Patlansky, funk, gig, guitar, guitarist, Hammersmith Eventim Apollo, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani, London, review, rock
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Gig review: JARED JAMES NICHOLS with GLENN HUGHES, 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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Tagged blues, David Randall, Doug Aldrich, gig, Glenn Hughes, guitar, Jared James Nichols, Jimi Hendrix, Leslie West, Mountain, Pontus Engborg, review, Rick Derringer, Robert Johnson, rock, vocals
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Gig review: JOE BONAMASSA, Brighton Centre, Brighton, 30 October 2015
And so to Joe Bonamassa in Brighton, on the Mascot magical mystery tour bus, with a stick of rock in my hand, blues in my veins, refreshments close to hand and ear plugs at the ready. The mystery is simply wondering … Continue reading
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Tagged Anton Fig, Big Boy Bloater, Brinsley Schwarz, Catfish, gig, guitar, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Bonamassa, Lee Puddefoot, Lee Thornburn, Leslie West, Mark Hughes, Mathhew Long, Michael Rhodes, Paul Long, Peter Noble, Reese Wynans, review, Shantih Lata, Steve Marsh, Walter Trout
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Gig review: 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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Tagged Alvin Lee, AYNSLEY LISTER, blues, Dublin, funk, Ger Farrell, gig, Gordon Sheridan, guitar, Jimi Hendrix, Mike Brookfield, Mike Brookfield Band, review, rock, soul
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Album review: JEFF FETTERMAN – Bottle Full Of Blues
Green Tea Music [Release date 2015] Jeff Fetterman ticks all the right boxes on ‘Bottle Full Of Blues’, a rock solid blues-rock album that works hard to convince you of its stature. Jeff’s a tasty guitarist, decent songwriter who leads … Continue reading
