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Album review: BRIJITTE WEST & THE GREENOWSKIS
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Album review : HEAVEN’S EDGE Philadelphia
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Album review : DAN SEALS – 4 albums on 2 CDs – Stones/Harbinger/Walking The Wire/All Fired Up
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Album review: SCARLET REBELS – Flawed By Design
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Album review: CATS IN SPACE – Suit of Armour
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Album review: HANOI ROCKS – The Complete Collection 1981-1984
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Tag Archives: rock
Album review: THE FIERCE AND THE DEAD – The Euphoric
Bad Elephant Music [Release date 18.05.18] The Fierce and the Dead – Matt Stevens (guitar, synth, piano), Kev Feazey (bass, programming, synth, percussion), Steve Cleaton (guitar, piano) and Stuart Marshall (drums, percussion) – return with their fourth album. Opener ‘Truck’ … Continue reading
Album review: GUILD OF AGES – Rise
Escape Music [Release date 29.06.18] Guild Of Ages are this year’s ‘Missing In Action’ band now returning to action, following on from the return of Boulevard last year. They called it a day in 2002 before being tempted back for … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CITA, Escape Music, Guild Of Ages, hard rock, melodic, melodic rock, review, Rise, rock
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Album review: SMASH FASHION – Rompus Pompous
Electric Pudding Recordings [Release date 13.07.18] It has been a long wait since Smash Fashion gave us the power pop-tastic treat that was their debut album ‘Big Cat Love’. Now they are back with their new album, the gloriously titled ‘Rompus … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's rock, album, David Bowie, melodic, Mike Garson, pop rock, power pop, review, rock, Roger Deering, Rompus Pompous, Smash Fashion
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Gig review: VOLBEAT – ABC, Glasgow, 6 June 2018
There can’t be many bands who have their own personal busker, but walking down Sauchiehall Street towards tonight’s venue I could hear the strains of an acoustic guitar and someone blasting out a decent version of ‘Lola Montez’. Apparently the enterprising gentleman had been there most of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 6 June 2018, ABC Glasgow, Elvis, Fangclub, gig, Johnny Cash, live, Lola Montez, metal, Michael Poulson, review, Rob Caggiano, rock, Seal The Deal And Lets Boogie, VOLBEAT
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Album review: BIG BOY BLOATER AND THE LIMITS – Pills
Provogue [Release date 15.06.18] Big Boy Bloater And The Limits new CD ‘Pills’ strips things down to the bone in a power trio format, with Bloater on guitar and lead vocals, Matt Cowley on drums and bv’s, bassist Steve Oates … Continue reading
Album review: DARE – Out Of The Silence II
Legend Records [Release date 29.06.18] Amazing to think the classic album ‘Out Of The Silence’ is thirty years old, and also frightening to think where did the time go?! Like fellow melodic rockers FM did on ‘Indiscreet’, Dare have decided … Continue reading
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Tagged 30th anniversary, album, AOR, Brian Cox, Celtic, Classic Albums, Dare, Darren Wharton, melodic rock, Out Of The Silence II, review, rock, Vinny Burns
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Album review: SPACE ELEVATOR – II
SPV/Steamhammer [Release date 25.05.18] Album number two from Space Elevator still sees the flamboyant singer The Duchess and guitarist David Young leading the band. In a neat twist they have collaborated with a Canadian space tech company Torth Technology who … Continue reading
Gig review: BEARDED THEORY, Catton Park, Derbyshire, 24-27 May 2018
Thursday 24 May Thursday morning and the weekend was finally here. Bearded Theory was finally here. So, giddy as a kitten in a box of tinsel we loaded up and hit the road. The sun shone brighter as we drew … Continue reading
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Tagged 24-17 May 2018, Bearded Theory, Blossoms, Catton Park, Derbyshire, dub, Dub Pistols, festival, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Idles, Jake Bugg, Jimmy Cliff, Led Zeppelin, Reverend and the Makers, Robert Plant, rock, Show Of Hands, ska, Spring Gathering, The Coral
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Album review: PARKER MILLSAP – Other Arrangements
Thirty Tigers [Release date 15.06.18] The new album from Parker Millsap who has earned praise from among others Elton John for his live performances, who he supported at an Apple Music Festival show in London. He is backed by Daniel … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, country, Other Arrangements, Parker Millsap, pop, review, rock, singer songwritwer
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Album review: JEAN BEAUVOIR – Rock Masterpieces Vol 1
AOR Heaven [Release date 29.06.18] Jean Beauvoir has a had a long and varied career working with Kiss, the Plasmatics, an album with cult faves Voodoo X and melodic rockers Crown Of Thorns, whose 1993 debut album featured Beauvoir alongside … Continue reading
Album review: DOKKEN – Return To The East Live 2016
Frontiers [Release date 20.04.18] Well, where can I start? Dokken’s classic line up disbanded in 1989, got back together in 1993 but split again five years later. They then reformed for a short spell in 2016 for some live dates … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, Dokken, Don Dokken, George Lynch, hard rock, live, Return To The East Live 2016, review, rock
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Album review: THE SHARPEEZ – Wild One
Pete Feenstra interviewed Bill Mead for his Sunday Feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. This hour special features tracks from ‘Wild One’ 3Ms Music [Release date 30.05.18] The Sharpeez ‘Wild One’ makes a big statement of intent. For … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Baz Payne, Bill Mead, Brendan O'Neill, Ducks Deluxe, funk, guitar, Loz Netto, Mark Knopfler, Paul Madden, Rebel, review, rhythm & blues, rock, Rolling Stones, Teresa Revill, The Sharpeez, THE WHO
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Album review: THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT – Heart & Soul
MelodicRock Records [Release date 30.05.18] Guitarist Dennis Heltorp and drummer Henrik Zetterlund formed the Senior Management in 2015. They recruited vocalist Göran Edman (Malmsteen/John Norum/Kharma/Street Talk et al) and bassist Magnus Rosen to complete the band, so far so AOR. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, country, Goran Edman, Heart & Soul, melodic, MelodicRock Records, review, rock, the Senior Management
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Album review: BRAM TCHAIKOVSKY – Strange Men, Changed Men (The Complete Recordings 1978-1981)
Cherry Red [Release date 27.04.18] Bram Tchaikovsky left The Motors in 1978 after playing on their 1977 debut album. Born Peter Bramall, he’d been christened Bram Tchaikovsky by fellow Motor, Andy McMaster. This new 3CD set collects all three albums … Continue reading
Quick plays: SAGA, CUDDLY SHARK, THADEUS GONZALEZ
SAGA Live In Hamburg earMUSIC [Release date 01.06.18] ‘Live In Hamburg’ was recorded back in 2015 in one of Saga’s main national fan bases Germany. It was originally released as limited-edition, however now it gets a full release. Some of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alternative, CUDDLY SHARK, live, Live In Hamburg, prog, punk pop, reviews, rock, Saga, Silver Inside, Thadeus Gonzalez
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Album review: BLACK COFFEE – Take One
[Release date 21.04.18] Columbus, Ohio represents the US industrial heartland the same way Birmingham and Wolverhampton do in the UK so it’s entirely unsurprising that Black Coffee hail from there. Formed in 2017 by drummer Tommy McCullough, singer/bassist Ehab Omran … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Black Coffee, classic rock, debut, Ehab Omran, melodic, review, rock, Stoner, Take One
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Quick plays: TALITHA RISE, GIULIA MILLANTA
TALITHA RISE An Abandoned Orchid House Sonicbond [Release date 01.06.18] This full length debut from Sussex based indie folk singer songwriter Talitha Rise is an ambitious, ethereal, set that at times bears the hallmarks of Robert Plant’s Zeppelin and solo … Continue reading
Album review: DS4 – Sweet Georgina
Critical Discs [Release date 11.05.18] DS4′s ‘Sweet Georgina’ is a lyric-led album, full of Ray Davies style vocals and coloured by imaginative narratives that leap from the page. And right there at the bottom of the credits is the great … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Becci Wallace, blues, Bob Dylan, David Sinclair, Derek White, DS4, Geoff Peel, Jimi Hendrix, Keir Adamson, Laurie Garman, Neil Young, Ray Davies, review, rock, Rolling Stones, songwriting, soul, Sweet Georgina, The Beatles, Ursula K. Le Guin
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Album review: JOE BONAMASSA – British Blues Explosion Live
Provogue [Release date 18.05.18] ‘British Blues Explosion Live’ is the latest conceptual vehicle for the prodigiously talented Joe Bonamassa and his constant search for a meaningful context with which to keep the blues alive. Playing to a seated outdoor crowd … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alvin Lee, Anton Fig, blues, Bluesbreakers, British Blues Explosion Live, Cream, Eric Clapton, Free, George Harrison, guitar, Ian Anderson, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Joe Bonamassa, John Martyn, Led Zeppelin, Liverpool, Reese Wynans, review, Robert Plant, rock, Rod Stewart, Rory Gallagher, Russ Irwin, Steve Winwood, The Cavern, The Yardbirds
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Album review: ASH JOHNSON – The Mad Ship
Stunted Records www.stuntedrecords.co.uk [Release date 25.06.18] Ash Johnson has been a key figure on the North Lincolnshire music scene for many years working in various bands in the area. Now on the suggestion of the record label boss he has … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alternative, Americana, Ash Johnson, Mad Ship, review, rock, singer, songwriter
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Gig review: DAN BAIRD AND HOMEMADE SIN/Austin Gold – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 21 May 2018
Dan Baird And Homemade Sin remain a glorious anomaly in the contemporary rock scene. They are a southern rock band with one foot in Nashville and one foot in kick-ass rock and roll, all tied together by a lyrical twist. … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 May 2018, Austin Gold, blues, Boom Boom Club, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dan Baird And Homemade Sin, gig, Mauro Magellan, Neil Young, review, rock, Rolling Stones, Sean Savacool, southern rock, Sutton, The Georgia Satellites, Warner E Hodges
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Interview: JIM LEA
Jim Lea, the former Slade bass-player and one half of the mega-hit Holder-Lea song-writing duo, has a brand new six-track EP out: Lost In Space. I caught up with Jim to discuss the inspiration behind the title track and the … Continue reading
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Tagged bassist, Classic Albums, classic rock, Cuz I Luv You, Dave Swarbrick, EP, interview, Jim Lea, Lost In Space, Noddy Holder, rock, Slade, songwriter
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Quick plays: MISHAPED PEARLS, LORDS OF BLACK
MISHAPED PEARLS Shivelight [Release date 25.05.18] Mishaped Pearls latest album’s title Shivelight comes from a word created by the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins. The word describes the lances of sunshine that pierce through a woodland canopy. An apt description as Mishaped Pearls have … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, country, folk, Frontiers, Lords Of Black, metal, Mishaped Pearls, Rainbow, review, Ritchie Blackmore, rock, Ronnie Romero, Shivelight
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Book review: JIM McCARTY with DAVE THOMPSON – Nobody Told Me: My Life With The Yardbirds, Renaissance and Other Stories
http://www.jamesmccarty.com/ 305 pages paperback ISBN 978-0-244-96650-8 [Publication date: May 2018] ‘Nobody Told Me’ is a suitably titled autobiography that documents the life and times of Jim McCarty, The Yardbirds founder member, drummer and rock and roll hall of fame inductee. … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, book, Box of Frogs, British Invasion All Stars, Chas McDevitt, Chris Dreja, Cream, Dave Thompson, Eric Clapton, Georgio Gomelski, Jeff Beck, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Reed, New Age Music, Nobody Told Me, Peter Grant, psychedelic, R&B, Renaissance, review, Robert Plant, rock, Rolling Stones, Ruthless Blues, Simon Napier Bell, The Country Gentleman, The Yardbirds, Top Topham
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Album review: MANSUN – Attack Of The Grey Lantern
Kscope [Release date 08.06.18] Mansun’s ‘Attack Of The Grey Lantern’ gets a 21st anniversary re-issue with all the bells and whistles you’d expect. This reissue is remastered from the original multi-tracks and is available on all digital platforms and as a media book … Continue reading
