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Album review : THE MIGHTY BOSSCATS – Normal

Self release [Release date : 19.09.26] Having made his name with an impressive back catalogue of some 17 albums, in which he’s moved effortlessly though imagery-laden Americana, with all shades of blues, country and even jazzy influences, Richard Townsend and … Continue reading
Album review: DIAMOND RAIN – Chapter One

Pride & Joy Music [Release date 23.10.26] Diamond Rain are a new band led by the silver masked High Priest, who is backed by Arch Lector and The Faithful Disciples. It sounds on paper like a Lidl version of Ghost, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Chapter One, Diamond Rain, Ghost, hard rock, melodic rock, review, rock
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Album review: IT – The Stranger Inside The Self

Website [Release date 16.10.26] An interesting album by IT as the original album was written, recorded and produced by Nick Jackson back in 1994, and it was only ever released on self-made cassettes. Nick takes up the story, “In 2020, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alternative, IT, It Bites, Nick Jackson, Pink Floyd, progressive, review, rock, The Stranger Inside the self
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Album review: OZRIC TENTACLES – Harmonic Mind

KScope [Release date 18.09.26] Festival favourites Ozric Tentacles formed at the Stonehenge Free Festival in 1983 and have kept a solid fanbase ever since. They released a number of cassette only albums during the 80s, releasing their first full album … Continue reading
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Tagged album, ambient, Harmonic Mind, Ozric Tentacles, prog, progressive, psychedelic, review, rock
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Album review: WOOD BURNT RED – Hold On Tight

Website [Release date 04.09.26] Before I get started on the album, I just want to say that given good management and keeping their shit together Wood Burnt Red could be massive. You just know something special when you hear it, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Burnt Red Wood, country rock, Hold On Tight, review, rock, southern rock, Wood Burnt Red
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Album review: SHA-BOOM – Another Nail in the Coffin

Silver Lining Music [Release date 26.08.26] Sha-Boom appeared in 1988 and disappeared almost as quickly in 1992. Fast forward to 2005 and they released ‘The Race Is On’, then radio silence for a couple of decades until they re-emerge with … Continue reading
Album review: THOSE MADE BROKEN – A Door You Can Never Close

Website [Release date 01.09.26] I’m always very excited when I hear of an album that is not just made for pleasing the musical mainframe, but from a place of education and awareness of situations that many may not know is happening … Continue reading
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Tagged A Door You Can Never Close, album, alt rock, grunge, review, rock, Those Made Broken
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Album review: ROB TOGNONI – Black On Black

Bandcamp [Release date : 09.07.26] Rob Tognoni’s ‘Black On Black’ is a hard rocking album, full of his unrelenting energy, focussed intensity and uncompromising lyrics, which frequently mirror his steely riffs (or vice versa). ‘The Tasmanian Devil’ enjoys moments of … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, album, Black On Black, Bob Dylan, Derrin Neundorf, Frank Zappa, review, riffs, Rob Tognoni, rock, Stratocaster
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Album review: KINDRED NORTH – Kindred North

Pride & Joy Music [Release date 21.08.26] Although melodic rock and AOR is my first musical love (along with folk music), recent albums in this genre have not made much impression. Pride of Lions, Acacia Avenue and Creye come to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andi Kravljaca, Andreas Nergård, debut, hard rock, Kindred North, melodic rock, review, rock
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Single review: BIG COUNTRY REDUX – Winter Sky

Website Big Country Redux return with ‘Winter Sky’, the latest single taken from their forthcoming album ‘Eastworld’, due for release on September 18. The track was originally written by Watson and Stuart Adamson during sessions for the band’s 1984 album … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Country Redux, Bruce Watson, indie rock, review, rock, single, Stuart Adamson, Tony Butler, Winter Sky
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Album review: RAINBOW – In Concert 1976 Live In Nurnberg

Demon Records [Release date 28.08.26] Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow’s three German live shows, originally released on CD some years ago and long out of print, were reissued more recently as part of Demon’s Temple Of The King box set. The label … Continue reading
Album review: ROBIN TROWER – Shine

Provogue / Artone Label Group [Release date : 25.09.26] ‘Shine’ admirably lives up to its name. It’s taut, precise, fluid, balanced and represents honest emotive guitar-driven music from the heart. It’s a marvellous album, full of deep grooves, sculpted tones and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Chris Taggart, groove, guitar, review, Richard Watts, Robin Trower, rock, Shine
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Album review: THE FIERCE AND THE DEAD – Regional Theatre

Bandcamp [Release date 11.09.26] A new album by the Fierce And The Dead is always a musical treat. On ‘Regional Theatre’ they have gone a bit cinematic in scope and sound yet retain their signature shoegaze meets indie rock sounds. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, grunge, indie, Regional Theatre, review, rock, shoegaze, the Fierce and the Dead
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Gig review: HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES – AO Arena Manchester, 18 August 2026

I was walking my dog in the park the other day, and a fellow dog walker come music enthusiast came into my space. I’m going to see The Hollywood Vampires tomorrow says I. Ooooh! Says he have you seen the … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 August 2026, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, AO Arena Manchester, classic rock. blues rock, gig, Hollywood Vampires, Joe Perry, Johnny Depp, review, rock
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Album review: TEN YEARS AFTER – Cricklewood Green (Deluxe Edition)

Chrysalis [Release date 28.08.26] Ten Years After are a British blues rock group who really don’t get enough love. After several breaks, reunions and line-up changes, they’re still going strong, after their formation in the mid 60s. With their roots … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alvin Lee, classic album, classic rock, Cricklewood Green, deluxe edition, reissue, review, rock, Ten Years After
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Album review: ALBERT BOUCHARD – Imaginos IV: Rhyme of the Star Clock

Deko Entertainment [Release date 25.09.26] The story so far… In 1981, Albert Bouchard was fired, mid-tour, from Blue Öyster Cult, the band he helped to form back in the 1960s. His immediate response was to hook up with the band’s … Continue reading
Gig review: ERIC JOHNSON – Lytham Lowther Pavilion, 4 August 2026

Joined by Nashville’s Daniel Kimbro on bass and ex-Joe Bonamassa and Chaka Khan, Tal Bergman on drums, Eric Johnson was playing the last date of a five week tour, taking in Europe and the UK. The great thing about catching … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 August 2026, blues, Eric Johnson, gig, guitarist, Lytham Lowther Pavilion, review, rock
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Album review: BYWATER CALL – Broken Souvenirs

Bandcamp [Release date 29.07.26] Diversity is definitely this Bywater Call’s strength. From Al Green type soul to stark americana acoustic Davey Graham style guitar picking with a vocal, to almost goth style moods, and the glue sticking this all together … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Green, album, Americana, blues, Broken Souvenirs, Bywater Call, Meghan Parnell, review, rock, soul
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Single review: THE COMMONERS – Runnin’ Blind

Website Orange is the new black, forty is the new thirty, The Commoners are the new Black Crowes, with ear worm chorus’s. It grabs you with a descending guitar riff whilst another clashes with power chords till the organ swirls … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, review, rock, Runnin' Blind, single, The Black Crowes, the Commoners, Tour
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