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Quick plays: GEORGIA SOUND, BOB BRADSHAW

Posted on September 17, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
GEORGIA SOUND - Love Can Change

GEORGIA SOUND Love Can Change [Release date 20.02.15] If you like a decent soft rock singer/songwriter tune, look no further than self-released indie folk / pop debut from Georgia Sound – Ryan Roy and Shannon Magee, a duo from Calgary, … Continue reading →

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Album review: DANNI NICHOLLS – Mockingbird Lane

Posted on September 17, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
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: BETTYSOO – When We’re Gone

Posted on September 17, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
BETTY SOO - When We

[Release date 30.10.15] I was rather taken with Bettysoo’s last album – Heat Sin Water Skin (2009).  But a lot happens in five years.  For a start, the singer songwriter, and the Americana market in particular, has exploded. For an … Continue reading →

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Album review: BEN REEL – 7th

Posted on September 17, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
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: LISA RONSON – Emperors Of Medieval Japan

Posted on September 17, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
LINDA RONSON - Emperors Of Medieval Japan

Maniac Squat Records [Release date 09.11.15] Back in 1974 David Bowie, regaled us with tales of a skeletal post-apocalyptic landscape of Diamond Dogs.  By then, Mick Ronson was no longer his trusted foil, but 40 years later Ronson’s daughter seems … Continue reading →

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Album review: DANA IMMANUEL – Dotted Lines

Posted on September 17, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
DANA IMMANUEL - Dotted Lines

Self-release [Release date 23.10.15] Eight tracks over 32 minutes isn’t the most expansive of albums.  But in the case of banjo-toting, whiskey-drinking north London-based singer-songwriter Dana Immanuel, the quality that oozes through every track on the follow up to her … Continue reading →

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Album review: HEATHER CROSSE – Groovin’ At The Crosse Roads

Posted on September 17, 2015 by petefeenstra

        Ruf [Release date 04.09.15] Heather Crosse is a bass playing soulful blues vocalist who recently introduced herself to European blues audiences on the back the 2015 Girls With Guitars/Blues Caravan tour. She draws on the rich … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOEL HOEKSTRA’S 13 – Dying To Live

Posted on September 16, 2015 by jason
JOEL HOEKSTRA

Frontiers [Release date 16.10.15] www.joelhoekstra.com Current Whitesnake and former Night Ranger guitarist Joel Hoekstra has released a handful of instrumental only solo albums and this time he’s gone for vocals. He’s not the singer, instead we have two vocal giants … Continue reading →

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Album review: CHANTEL McGREGOR – Lose Control

Posted on September 16, 2015 by petefeenstra
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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Gig review: RICKY WARWICK AND DAMON JOHNSON – Camden Underworld, London, 10 September 2015

Posted on September 15, 2015 by andynathan
RICKY WARWICK AND DAMON JOHNSON - Camden Underworld, London, 10 September 2015

Can there be a harder working band at present than Black Star Riders? The band that Thin Lizzy mutated into to write and play new material, toured with Europe in the Spring and seem to be on every festival bill. … Continue reading →

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Gig review: IAN ANDERSON (JETHRO TULL) – The Lowry, Salford, 14 September 2015

Posted on September 15, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
IAN ANDERSON (JETHRO TULL) - The Lowry, Salford, 14 September 2015

It’s Jethro Tull, but not as we have known them.   ‘The Rock Opera’ continued the format of previous outings with a large screen and a theme.  A few things have grated in recent years, not least the use of Ryan … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: C.O.P., MARTINA EDOFF, TAD MOROSE

Posted on September 14, 2015 by jason
MARTINA EDOFF - Unity

C.O.P – State Of Rock AOR Heaven [Release date 25.09.15] C.O.P. are a new band featuring Grand Illusion’s vocalist Peter Sundell, who is joined by Ola af Trampe (guitar/bass) and his younger brother Christian (keys/drums). Take the first letter of … Continue reading →

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Album Review: – STAHLMANN – CO2

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Phil Berisford

AFM Records [release date 28.08.15] Another AFM release and another German band I’ve never heard of…”CO2” is Stahlmann’s fourth studio album and follows on from “Adamant”, which made number 34 in the German album charts, back in 2013. Stahlmann were … Continue reading →

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Album review: GLORYHAMMER – SPACE 1992: Rise Of The Chaos Wizards

Posted on September 13, 2015 by david.wilson

        Napalm Records [release date 25.09.15 ] Angus McFife and his merry band are back in another tale of daring do. This time taking on the galactic hordes in the defence of the mighty galaxy of Fife … Continue reading →

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Album Review: – PYOGENESIS – A Century In The Curse Of Time

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Phil Berisford

AFM Records [release date 14.08.15] Pyogenesis are back with “A Century In The Curse Of Time”…their first studio album in over 13 years…but as I’ve never heard of them this isn’t really much of a concern. The accompanying press release … Continue reading →

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Album review: THIRD EYE BLIND – Dopamine

Posted on September 12, 2015 by jason

[Released 23.10.15] Third Eye Blind return with their first new studio album in six years. A band I have heard of, just not heard anything by until this album.  Centred around Stephan Jenkins they have a love of a 80′s … Continue reading →

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DVD review: JEFF LYNNE’S ELO – Live In Hyde Park

Posted on September 12, 2015 by jason
JEFF LYNNE

Eagle Vision [Release date 11.09.15] Having being very lucky to be at this concert I was witness to Jeff Lynne and ELO’s first UK gig in nearly thirty years. Jeff Lynne was joined by longtime ELO member Richard Tandy, with … Continue reading →

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Gig review: Cambridge Folk Festival, 30 July-2 August 2015

Posted on September 12, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
Cambridge Folk Festival, 30 July-2 August 2015

Any festival with a continuous run of 51 years must be doing something right! Over that time the acts have constantly been of the highest quality and offered a diverse and eclectic mix of music from all corners of the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: Breaking Bands Festival – 22-24 May 2015

Posted on September 11, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
Haerken - Breaking Bands Festival - 22-24 May 2015

Stoke Prior Sports and Country Club, Worcestershire With the glut of festivals out there at present and certainly those of sub-1000 capacity you have to wonder is there space for more? Well, whilst the few big festivals continue to charge … Continue reading →

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Gig review: CROPREDY – Oxfordshire, 13-15 August 2015

Posted on September 10, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
Cropredy - Oxfordshire, 13-15 August 2015

My 21st consecutive year attending the festival and the event is so much more than the music.  Kids, once clinging to parents midway up the field, are now grown up and dancing at the front. Last year the festival had … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 9, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
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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Gig review: NAZARETH – Brooklyn Bowl, London, 2 September 2015

Posted on September 8, 2015 by andynathan
NAZARETH - Brooklyn Bowl, London, 2 September 2015

The health-induced retirement of singer Dan McCafferty has created a king sized headache for veteran Scottish rockers Nazareth. It is not uncommon for bands of their vintage to plough on without several key members, but it is particularly difficult for … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE JOKERS – Hurricane

Posted on September 8, 2015 by jason
THE JOKERS - Hurricane

SPV www.spv.de [Release date 18.09.15] The Jokers return with their third album and like fellow hard rock revivalists The Answer, they need this album to bump them up to the next level. Heck if a distinctly average band like Rival … Continue reading →

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Album review: SAGA – The Beginner’s Guide To Throwing Shapes/The Security Of Illusion

Posted on September 8, 2015 by jason
SAGA - The Beginner

earMusic [Release date 04.09.15] www.ear-music.net Following on from the recent best of, earMusic start their Saga re-issue campaign in earnest. They are releasing, in chronological order, the band’s studio albums between 1989 and 2007.  Each has bonus songs, often recently … Continue reading →

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Album review: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – Got Your Six

Posted on September 7, 2015 by david.wilson

        Eleven Seven Music [Release date 04.09.15] I think in years to come 2015 will be seen as a pivotal point in the career of FFDP. The band has been headlining arena shows in America for a … Continue reading →

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