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Gig review: DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT – The Garage, Glasgow, 30 April 2013
There is a fine line between genius and madness and it is one that Devin Townsend has been balancing on precariously for many years. I recall seeing him for the first time fronting Vai when they supported Aerosmith on their … Continue reading
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Tagged 30/04/13, Devin Townsend, Devin Townsend Project, Epicloud, For The Imperium, gig, Glasgow, live, metal, review, rock, The Garage
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Album review: STATUS QUO – Bula Quo
Fourth Chord Records/Warners (2CD) [Release date 10.06.13] Status Quo have gone silver screen in Kiss fashion with a film Bula Quo, shot in Fiji, with the band playing themselves. The film’s soundtrack (disc 1) features 9 new tracks and kicks … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bula Quo, review, rock, soundtrack, Status Quo
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Quick plays: MARC RING, LENKA, THE PROWLERS
MARC RING – The Long Road Home www.marc-ring.co.uk Marc Ring was previously a member of folk rockers Jasper (who have recently had a re-issue campaign through Angel Air) and Good Thinking, who released a comeback album back in 2011. For … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Good Thinking, Jasper, Lenka, Marc Ring, power metal, review, rock, THE PROWLERS
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Album review: THE JAN HOLBERG PROJECT – Sense Of Time, At Your Service
Sense Of Time (2011) Norwegian bassist Jan Holberg has a good philosophy outlined in his liner notes to 2011′s ‘Sense Of Time’: that with music there should be no boundaries. So in his first ‘solo’ venture he explores AOR and … Continue reading
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Tagged Age Sten Nilsen, album, At Your Service, funk, fusion, Jan Holberg Project, Joe Lynn Turner, Rainbow, review, rock, Sense Of Time, Tony Carey, Wig Wam
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Album review: TRUCKER DIABLO – Songs Of Iron
Ripple Music [Release date – 13.05.13] Back in December 2011 Trucker Diablo’s first album ‘The Devil Rhythm’ dropped onto my door mat ripe for review. After listening to said disc my one issue with the album was that it had … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, metal, Northern Ireland, review, rock, Songs Of Iron, Trucker Diablo
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Album review: JOHN NICKOLOFF – Get Out Of My Way
Independent/TSM [Release date: 02.05.13] John Nickoloff opens his debut 5 track EP/CD ‘Get Out Of My Way’ with hard rock pretensions but gradually moves towards radio friendly MOR material. Either way he’s got a great rock voice that effortlessly brings … Continue reading
Album review: SWEETKENNY – Jennifer’s Box Of Junk
Waterfall Records/TSM [Release date: 2013] ‘Jennifer’s Box of Junk’ is both a title and concept. As song writer/ guitarist Kenny Sutton explains: ‘each song had to be something you would put in a box of junk’. Make of that what … Continue reading
Album review: VIRGIL & THE ACCELERATORS – Live at Marshall 31/8/12
Mystic Records [Release date: 29.04.13] One of the hardest working and talented young kick ass rock-blues bands on the circuit, Virgil & The Accelerators are like a lightning bolt out of the starting block. Having shown their raw ability in … Continue reading
Album review: JOE SATRIANI – Unstoppable Momentum
Interview edit: Joe Satriani, 24 May 2013 First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on 6 June 2013 Epic [Release date 06.05.13] With guitar instrumentals, in fact guitar rock per se, it nearly always comes back to Satch. Well, nearly always. How … Continue reading
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Tagged album, guitar, guitarist, Joe Satriani, Mike Keneally, review, rock, Unstoppable Momentum, Vinnie Colauita
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Album review: JULIAN SAS – Bound To Roll
Cavalier Recordings Voted best blues-rock guitarist in the Benelux countries by the influential Dutch Guitarist magazine, the key to any Julian SAS CD is his tasteful, fluid soling, an array of wholesome tones and his ability to transform any given … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, blues rock, boogie, Bound To Roll, Cavalier Music, Dutch guitarist, guitarist, Julian Sas, Michael Katon, rock
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Quick plays: CRAIG JOHN DAVIDSON, ERICA NOCKALLS, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON,DERRIN NAUENDORF
Craig John Davidson – The Last Laugh (Fat Hippy Records) [Release date: 29.04.13] Being on Fat Hippy Records is somewhat appropriate in the case of this 4th solo album from acoustic troubadour Craig John Davidson. Not because he’s fat, because … Continue reading
Album review: RUTH MOODY – These Wilder Things
A six day residency at The Royal Albert Hall (albeit opening for Mark Knopfler) says a lot about the rising status of Ruth Moody, founder and current member of Billboard topping band The Wailin’ Jennys. Produced and engineered by David … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Mark Knopfle, review, rock, roots, Ruth Moody, singer, songwriter, These Wilder Things
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Album review: ALANIS MORISSETTE – Live At Montreux 2012
Eagle Rock The fact that Alanis Morissette has sold over 60 million albums is pretty impressive. The fact that over half have been her been her monumental 1995 ‘debut’ album Jagged Little Pill, suggests that it’s a career highpoint that … Continue reading
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Tagged Alanis Morissette, album, DVD, Jagged Little Pill, Live At Montreux 2012, review, rock
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Album review: THEA GILMORE – Regardless
Fulfill [Release date 14.05.13] Thea Gilmore is nothing if not prolific – Regardless is her 14th album in as many years, but look a little more deeply at her recent output and you’ll see that her last two offerings have … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Regardless, review, rock, singer songwriter, Thea Gilmore
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Album review: TRACER – El Pistolero
Mascot Records [Release date: 06.05.13] Take one young retro sounding Australian band and send them to Europe to make a splash and build up a following. Sign them to a Dutch label and then record them in LA under the wing … Continue reading
Quick plays: DANGER ANGEL, LORNE HIND
Perris Records www.perrisrecords.com Formed back in Athens, Greece in 2006 this is Danger Angel’s second album and they have enlisted Jeff Scott Soto to produce the album plus add his backing vocals. Jeff Scott Soto performed the vocals on their … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Danger Angel, Hardreams, Jeff Scott Soto, Lorne Hind, Perris Records, review, Revolutia, rock, Zuess
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DVD review: PETER FRAMPTON – Live In Detroit
When discussing the recording techniques of the six million selling ‘Frampton Comes Alive’ in the bonus interview section of this excellent DVD, Peter Frampton remembers asking: ‘Why release a live album if you can’t hear the audience?’ It was the … Continue reading
Gig review: HELLOWEEN – The Forum, Kentish Town, London, 16 April 2013
If you are a frequent visitor to our pages, especially our gig reviews section, you would have undoubtedly noticed that on the 15th of April, a day prior to the one featured in this review, I attended a magnificent Pain … Continue reading
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Tagged 16 April 2013, Gamma Ray, gig, Helloween, Kai Hansen, Kentish Town Forum, London, metal, power, review, rock, Shadowside
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Gig review: WORLD PARTY, RNCM, Manchester,15 April 2013
The RNCM main concert hall provided a suitably majestic setting for what was to be an evening of wonderful music, the stage arranged on the hexagon floor had the backdrop of the rather impressive Hradetsky Concert Organ and the theatre … Continue reading
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Tagged 15 April 2013, gig, Karl Wallinger, Manchester, pop, review, RNCM, rock, singer, songwriter, Todd Dorigo, World Party
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Single and EP Reviews: FUTUR PRIMITIF, ISOLATED ATOMS, CENTRE EXCUSE, MILESTONE
FUTUR PRIMITIF – Digital Space Integrity Records (Release date – 06.05.13) Futur Primitif are a new band put together by Daniel Lefkowit, former member of American indie outfit The Low Anthem. This is the band’s first single and it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Moth, Centre Excuse, EP, FUTUR PRIMITIF, indie, ISOLATED ATOMS, MILESTONE, review, rock, single, The Low Anthem, Witch Hunt
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Album review: THE HYPER ACTIVES – Rock n’ Roll Lives Again
Self Release (Release date – out now) This is an aptly named band as the rocking punk they produce is indeed hyperactive. These crazy Swedes have been together for 5 years and this is their debut album, it has actually … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, punk, review, rock, Rock n Roll Lives Again, Sweden, The Hyper Actives
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Album review: DESTROY SHE SAID – Down And Dirty
Bad Reputation ( Release date – 25.05.13) This is the debut album from Destroy She Said, a Melbourne based five piece who like to rock! Low down and dirty hard rock is the band’s forte, blending together elements of AC/DC, … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, album, Bon Scott, CD, Destroy She Said, Down And Dirty, review, rock
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Gig review: PAIN OF SALVATION – The Relentless Garage Islington, London,15 April 2013
Support Acts: Anneke van Giersbergen, Arstidir Review and photos by Yiannis (John) Stefanis At my age, venturing out on a Monday night to a gig can only be prompted by some pretty special events, among which I count the fact … Continue reading
Album review: STEVE BONINO – Peace Rocks
Self release – www.stevebonino.com – out now They say you should always start with your best and balance things out afterwards. Well Steve Bonino obviously missed that initial piece of advice, as this excellent album builds from an inauspicious opener … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's rock, harmony vocals, Peace, Peace Rocks, Progressive Rock, psychedelia, rock, Steve Bonino, The Beatles, Tod Rundgren
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Album review: BREED 77 – The Evil Inside
Frostmetal (Release date – out now) Breed 77 have always been an interesting band, mixing heavy, post grunge riffs with a bit of latin flair to produce a unique sound. This album is the band’s first in three … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Breed 77, CD, metal, post grunge, review, rock, The Evil Inside
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