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Gig review: BRAVE RIVAL- Thames Side Brewery, Staines, 8 December 2024
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Gig review: STRAY- The Cavern, Raynes Park, London, 7 December 2024
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Gig review: THE SHEEPDOGS, THE COMMONERS- Islington Assembly Hall, London, 5 December 2024
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Gig review: GUN – Barrowlands, Glasgow, 14 December 2024
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Gig review: THE DAMN TRUTH – The Grace, London, 26 November 2024
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Gig review: LAZARUS HEIGHTS – The Auditorium, Bassilac, SW France, 7 December 2024
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Gig review: ALICE COOPER – Hydro, Glasgow, 14 October 2024
Come October the mind starts to stray to thoughts of Halloween, of ghosts and ghouls and things that go bump in the night! What better to soundtrack those dark thoughts than a night with the king of scare himself, Alice … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th October 2024, Alice Cooper, Billy Gillespie, gig, Glasgow, Glen Sobel, Hydro, indie, live, Nita Strauss, No More Mr Nice Guy, Poison, Primal Scream, rock, Ryan Roxie, Schools Out, Tommy Henriksen, Too Close For Comfort, Vincent Price, Welcome To My Nightmare
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Album review : LIPZ – Changing The Melody
Frontiers [Release date : 15.03.24] Debut album from young Swedish quartet, Lipz, in which they attempt to breathe life into a dying genre, Glam Rock. We’re told. But how do you define “Glam Rock”? Would that be the early eighties, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alex K Klintberg, AOR, eighties, glam rock, Lipz, Motley Crue, Poison, Pop/Rock, Ratt, review, Sunset Strip
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Album review : HEAVEN’S EDGE – Get It Right
Frontiers [Release date 12.05.23] Allmusic describes Heaven’s Edge as “an obscure Glam Metal band from the early nineties”. It’s a reasonable observation on the basis of one (self titled) album released in 1990 (just about clinging on to the glam … Continue reading
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Tagged album, David Rath, Get It Right, glam rock, Heaven's Edge, Jared Gulino, Mark Evans, melodic rock, Motley Crue, MTV, Poison, Ratt, Reggie Wu, review, Steve Parry
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Album review: DANGER DANGER – Screw It (2022 Remaster)
Rock Candy Records [Release date: 07.10.22] Somebody lost the “best before 1989” label when Danger Danger were recording Screw It (1991), the follow up to their gold album debut. The sexist album cover; the impossible to misinterpret, double entendre song … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bon Jovi, Cinderlla, Danger Danger, Erwin Musper, Melodic Glam Rock, MTV, Poison, remaster, Scorpions, Screw It, Van Halen
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Album review: KIK TRACEE – No Rules and Field Trip (2 CDs)
Bad Reputation [release date 14.05.21] Kik Tracee were one of the fallen in 1992′s Grunge assault on the Sunset Strip/Glam/Bandana/Sleaze (delete as appropriate) Rock’n’roll supremacy. A young band, clearly “inspired” by Guns’n’Roses, you can hear they had something to offer, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bad Reputation, Dana Strum, expanded version, Filed Trip, glam rock, Guns'n'Roses, Kik Tracee, No Rules, Poison, review, Slaughter
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Album review: SMITH KOTZEN (Adrian Smith, Richie Kotzen)
BMG [Release date 26.03.21] What have rock stars been doing in Lockdown? Streaming, recycling back catalogue, a bit of gardening, maybe even new material. And some have joined forces with others. Strength in numbers, or something. Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Smith, album, blues rock, guitar, hard rock, Iron Maiden, melodic rock, Mr Big, Poison, review, Richie Kotzen, Smith Kotzen
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Album review: TRAGEDY: ALL METAL TRIBUTE TO THE BEE GEES & BEYOND – Goes To The Movies
[Release date 11.02.19] Do you remember the Disco/Metal Peace accord of 1977? No me neither, however from this momentous event came the seeds for the founding of Tragedy: All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees & Beyond. Looking like the … Continue reading
Album review: MIDNITE CITY – There Goes The Neighbourhood
AOR Heaven [Release date 19.10.18] Midnite City’s debut album released last year picked up favourable reviews with the band’s sound harking back to the 80′s hair metal of Poison, Danger Danger, Trixter et al. Album number two ‘There Goes The … Continue reading
Gig review: THE WINERY DOGS/ Inglorious – Bristol O2 Academy, 2 February 2016
Mike Portnoy announces to the crowd that The Winery Dogs don’t often play outside of the main cities of London/Manchester, so the Bristol fans wasted no opportunity to sign up for something special and – although not a sell out … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Sheehan, classic rock, Dream Theater, gig, Inglorious, Mike Portnoy, Mr Big, Poison, review, Richie Kotzen, rock, The Winery Dogs
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Album review: DEVIL CITY ANGELS
Century Media [Release date 11.09.15] You may hear that Devil City Angels comprises of members of L.A Guns, Cinderella and Poison and think ”oh great, yet another super group”, and yet this time the band really may be on to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic, Devil City Angels, LA Guns, melodic, Poison, review, Rikki Rockett, rock, Rudy Sarzo, Tracii Guns, Whitesnake
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DVD review: ALICE COOPER – Raise The Dead Live From Wacken
UDR [Release date – 20.10.14] No one would begrudge Alice Cooper a quiet retirement, playing away his twilight years on the golf course fairways he loves almost as much as the concert hall stage. Alice, thankfully, shows no signs of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Alice Cooper, CD, Chuck Garric, DVD, Glen Sobel, live, Orianthi, Poison, Raise The Dead, review, Ryan Roxie, Tommy Henrikson, Wacken Festival, Welcome 2 My Nightmare
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News: RICHIE KOTZEN radio special and interview on Sunday 21 September
Sunday 21 September, 19:00 GMT Richie Kotzen recently played a London gig and Get Ready to ROCK! Features Editor and radio presenter Pete Feenstra caught up with him to chat about his career. Kotzen got his first record deal with … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, guitar, guitarist, interview, Mr Big, Poison, radio, Richie Kotzen, rock, special, Stanley Clarke, The Winery Dogs
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Album review: MASSIVE WAGONS – Fight The System
Off Yer Rocka [Release date – out now] Fight The System is the debut album by Massive Wagons, a band who have, through hard work and relentless gigging, built up a healthy following and a great live … Continue reading
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Tagged 80s, Adam Thistlethwaite, album, Baz Mills, Carl Cochrane, Fight The System, LA, Massive Wagons, metal, Motley Crue, Off Yer Rocka, Poison, Red Dress, review, rock
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Album review: RICHIE KOTZEN – The Essential Richie Kotzen
earMUSIC 2-CD/DVD [Release date 08.09.14] A re-appraisal of Richie Kotzen’s work is probably long overdue, and this 2-CD/DVD set – assembled by the man himself – goes some way to provide a suitable portal for the curious. Signed to Mike … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, blues, compilation, guitar, guitarist, Mr Big, Poison, review, Richie Kotzen, rock, The Essential Richie Kotzen, Winery Dogs
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Def Leppard announce US tour dates
DEF LEPPARD + POISON + LITA FORD Jun 20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheater Jun 22 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Jun 23 – Las Vegas, NV @ Red Rock Amphitheatre Jun 25 – Denver, … Continue reading
