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Album review: ELVIN BISHOP – Can’t Even Do Wrong Right
Alligator [Released 18.08.14] Elvin Bishop’s albums are like the welcome return of a long lost friend. Of course he’s never really been away, save for the 7 year recording gap in the 80’s, but his post-Alligator comeback years have been … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alligator Records, blues, Bo Diddley, Bob Welsh, Can't Even Do Wrong Right, Charlie Musselwhite, Cheech & Chong, Elvin Bishop, fats Domino, guitar, harp, Lionel Hampton, Mickey Thomas, Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, records, review, slide guitar, Starship, Steve Willis
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Album review: LUCKY PETERSON – I’m Back Again
Blues Boulevard [Released 08.07.14] Lucky Peterson’s ‘I’m Back Again’ is an 11 track live CD, culled from the mammoth 3 3DVD/2 CD ‘Live at the 55 Arts Club in Berlin’ box set. For those who can’t face such a huge … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Collins, album, blues, guitar, I'm Back, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Rogers, Jimmy Smith, Johnny Guitar Watson, Lucky Peterson, organ, Ray LaMontagne, review, Rico McFarland, Shawn Kellerman, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Willie Dixon
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Album review: DANNY BRYANT – Temperature Rising
Jazzhaus [Released 01.09.14] 2014 has been a truly ground breaking year for Danny Bryant. Aside from starring at the high profile Walter Trout benefit show in London, he’s also toured the US with Trout’s band and at the time of … Continue reading
Album review: THE MEN THEY COULDN’T HANG – The Defiant
www.tmtch.net [Released 22.09.14] The Men They Couldn’t Hang (TMTCH) return with their first new album since 2009 and one that marks the band’s 30th anniversary (they were on hiatus between 1991 and 1996 though!). Amazing to think that thirty years have … Continue reading
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Tagged album, folk, folk rock, punk, review, The Defiant, The Men They Couldn't Hang
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Album review: MICHELLE RENEE – Michelle Renee
Yelloweed [Released 14.07.14] Ideally you need a great voice and equally good material to make the transition from being a backing singer to establishing a solo career. Michelle Renee undoubtedly has a sultry voice, but her choice of material from syrupy … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Amanda Lear, disco, funk, John Legend, Michael Jackson, Michelle Renee, R&B, review, Rodney Shelton, soul, vocals
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Album review: J.HOUSTON BAND – The Hunter
CD Baby [Released 24.04.14] Canadian soft rock outfit the J.Houston Band combine heartfelt lyrics with mid tempo rock and Americana on a song driven album in search of a decent producer. ‘The Hunter’ grows on you with repeated plays, but the … Continue reading
Album review: COREY HARRIS – Fulton Blues
Blues Boulevard [Released 09.05.14] Corey Harris is an elemental traditional blues artist and story teller. He’s got an essential grasp of his own culture and he’s unafraid to voice the socio-historical legacy as means of making sense of the present and … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, blues, Corey Harris, Fulton Blues, Gordon Jones, Hook Herrera, John Hiatt, review, Skip James, Taj Mahal
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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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Quick plays: BLASTED, LOST GRAVITY, ANOTHER DEAD HERO, BRYAN ADAMS
BLASTED – Curtain Call Self Release [Release date - Out Now] Blasted are a foursome from Switzerland who formed in 2006. They claim influences from Pantera and Lamb of God and aim to be ‘metal’ as well … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Another Dead Hero, AOR, Blasted, book, book review, Breno Val, Bryan Adams, Burnley, Carlos Fernandes, Curtain Call, Dystopia, ebook, EP, Foo Fighters, Guillaume Jordan, London, Lost Gravity, metal, Metallica, Neil Daniels, Nico Maret, Pantera, Rage Against The Machine, Reckless, review, rock, Simon Claret, Switzerland
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Album review: THE WILD MAGNOLIA MARIACHIS – Boogie Indians
NotNowMom! [Released 13.06.14] With a name like The Wild Magnolia Mariachis, you suspect this isn’t going to be anything less than a stomping party record. And so it proves, as the 9 piece band rock their way through old school … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Bo Diddley, boogie, Boogie Indians, Bruce Springsteen, Christian Sudendorf, Christos, Chuck Berry, Frenzy Erl, Manito, mariachi, Mosquito, review, rock& roll, Southside Johnny, Steven Van Zandt, Sudi, The Wild Magnolia Mariachis, Tito, ZZ Top
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Album review: BLACK BLITZ – Louder Than Thunder
Blitz Music [Released 13.12.13] In their own words, Black Blitz is ‘a high voltage riff thunderstorm from Munich Germany’. Formed three years ago, they are a hard rock outfit with AC/DC riffs and faux Guns ‘n’ Roses style hooks, who … Continue reading
Album review: MARTIN BARRE – Order Of Play
David Randall tries to help Martin Barre with his tour set-list. (7:12) On Sunday 28 September, the full version of this latest interview is repeated in the first hour of ‘Assume The Position’ (Get Ready to ROCK! Radio) followed by … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, guitar, guitarist, Jethro Tull, Martin Barre, Order Of Play, review, rock
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Single & EP reviews : WHEN WE WERE WOLVES, TEN PERCENTER, ASA, SHAFT OF STEEL
WHEN WE WERE WOLVES – Heartless EP Self Release [Release date 22.09.14] When We Were Wolves are a post hardcore fivesome from South Wales. They formed in 2011 and Heartless is their second EP. Later this year they will be … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, AOR, Asa, Dead Again, EP, Fight Of Your Life, Hardcore, Heartless, I Could Never Say, melodic rock, metal, Mitch Block, review, rock, Shaft Of Steel, singer, songwriter, South Wales, Ten Percenter, The Blackout, Tigerpunch, When We Were Wolves
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Album review: MAN – Call Down The Moon
Esoteric [Release date 28.07.14] ‘Call Down the Moon’ has a cult status among Man fans and not just because it’s frequently hard to track down. It’s probably more down to the wonderful jammed out highlight ‘Drivin’ Around’ and the lashing … Continue reading
Album review: MAN – The Twang Dynasty Clamshell Boxset Edition
Esoteric [Release date 28.07.14] ‘The Twang Dynasty’ was Man’s first studio album for 16 years, though being Man they did manage a couple of live albums. They split for 9 years between 1976 and ‘83 and after a couple of … Continue reading
Quick plays: JULIA HENNING, SARAH BORGES, JENNIE DEVOE, GIRLS,GUNS AND GLORY
JULIA HENNING Fledgling (www.juliahenning.com) In days gone by, record companies would sift the wheat from the chaff and, generally speaking, you got a fairly finished product. But in the digital age it’s every man, or woman, for him / herself … Continue reading
Album review: HOLLYWOOD MONSTERS – Big Trouble
Mausoleum [Release date 19.05.14] I am always a little wary of a seemingly star-studded cast assisting a lesser-known musician. Often these are vanity projects or designed to capture more attention for an otherwise mediocre release. Unfortunately “Hollywood Monsters”, the brainchild … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Big Trouble, Dio, Don Airey, hard rock, Hollywood Monsters, Iron Maiden, Paul Di'Anno, Rainbow, review, Stephane Honde, Tim Bogert, Vinny Appice, Whitesnake
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Album review: BLACKBERRY SMOKE – Leave A Scar Live in North Carolina
Earache [Release date 18.08.14] 2-CD/DVD Skynyrd fans, lovers of the Georgia Satellites and The Black Crowes – you need read no further, just go buy. If you like good, honest Southern rock – just go buy. The rest of you? … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blackberry Smoke, blues, Leave A Scar Live In North Carolina, review, rock
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Album review: A BLUES TRIBUTE TO CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
Cleopatra [Release date 25.08.14] It’s a measure of the contemporary music scene’s fascination with introspection that three quarters of ‘A Blues Tribute To Creedence Clearwater Revival’ is given a stripped down feel. The result is an album that isn’t so … Continue reading
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Tagged A Blues Tribute To Creedence Clearwater Revival, album, Blitzen Trapper, Bnois King, Bo Diddley, Canned Heat, Chris Lietz, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dale Hawkins, Danielle Schnebelen, Dave Simonett. Duke Robillard, Dead Man Winter, John Fogerty, Jurgen Engler, Kirk Fletcher, Mike Zito, review, Samantha Fish, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Smokin’ Joe Kubek, Sonny Landreth, South Memphis String Band, Spirit Family Reunion, The Mynabirds, Trampled Under Foot, Will Wilde
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Album review: LEVELLERS – Greatest Hits
On The Fiddle Recordings [Released 29.09.14] This greatest hits collection collects every one of the Levellers singles from the past twenty five years, of which twenty were hit singles. There is also an accompanying DVD which features some weird and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bellowhead, Billy Bragg, folk rock, Frank Turner, Greatest Hits, Imelda May, Levellers, review
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Album review: KIX – Rock Your Face Off
earMUSIC/Loud & Proud [Released 18.08.14] At last, a band whose main success was in the late ‘80’s has made a new album that sounds like it was actually recorded in 1991 and not “we’ve grown/we’ve updated our sound/ we were … Continue reading
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Tagged album, glam, hair metal, Kix, review, rock, Rock Your Face Off, Steve Whiteman
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Album review: MISS BEHAVIOUR – Double Agent
AOR Heaven [Released 01.09.14] Miss Behaviour have been going since 2004 and their last album, ‘Last Woman Standing’ won rave reviews. They were well in to writing this new album when a tragic accident saw the untimely passing of their … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR Heaven, Brother Firetribe, Double Agent, HEAT, melodic rock, Miss Behaviour, review, The Poodles
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Album review: JIM STAPLEY – Long Time Coming
Mita [Released 13.10.14] If you pair together a young up and coming singer-songwriter with a veteran rock producer sparks will surely fly. Jim Stapley is no ordinary singer and Tony Visconti is an A-list producer, and ‘Long Time Coming’ is … Continue reading
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Tagged ackson Brown, album, Americana, blues, Frankie Miller, JOE COCKER, Paul Rogers, review, rock, Steve Marriott, vocals
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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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Album review: PAUL GILBERT – Stone Pushing Uphill Man
Music Theories Recordings [Released 15.09.14] Former Racer X and Mr. Big Guitarist Paul Gilbert has always had a refreshing and thoughtful approach to his instrumental work. On the Sisyphusian concept of ‘Stone Pushing Uphill Man’ his 13th solo album, he … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerosmith, album, Elton John, Eric Carmen, guitar, James Brown, Jeff Beck, k.d lange, Kenny Aronoff, Loverboy, Mike Portnoy, Mr Big, Paul Gilbert, Paul McCartney, Peter Green, Racer X, review, Sting, Stone Pushing Uphill Man, The Beatles, the Police
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