Tag Archives: Rolling Stones

Gig review: ANDY SHARROCKS &The Incurable Romantics – 100 Club, London, 14 February 2024

Posted on February 17, 2024 by petefeenstra

If you invited your better half to spend St. Valentine’s night at London’s 100 Club, the chances are your relationship could soon be in trouble. Imagine my surprise then to discover a fair sprinkling of women as part of an … Continue reading →

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Album review: GARRET T. WILLIE – Same Pain

Posted on October 6, 2023 by petefeenstra

Self release [Release date 15.09.23] Canadian rock bluer Garret T. Willie has a wise head on young shoulders and it goes some way to explaining his song craft. His 7 studio cuts co-written with bassist Parker Bossley are full of … Continue reading →

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Album review: MOTORHEAD – Bad Magic: SERIOUSLY BAD MAGIC

Posted on February 12, 2023 by david.wilson

Silver Lining Music [Release date 24.02.23] “If the guys wanted to prove a point with this record then they have achieved that goal and then some. ‘Aftershock’ was a great album but with ‘Bad Magic’ Lemmy, Phil and Mikkey have … Continue reading →

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News: JOURNEY, REVOLUTION SAINTS, STONEDEAD, (November 2022)

Posted on November 1, 2022 by jason

The original line-up of Biohazard has reformed and play a series of summer festival dates including Bloodstock next year. The band are also planning to record new music. Buckcherry have completed work on their tenth studio album due for release … Continue reading →

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Album review: SLYDER SMITH & THE OBLIVION KIDS – Charm Offensive

Posted on August 13, 2022 by jason

Ray Records [Release date 19.08.22] Slyder Smith you may know from glam-tinged power popsters, Last Great Dreamers, who have released four studio albums and one live album to date. He’s now decided to take the place behind the mic stand. … Continue reading →

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EP review: HILLBILLY VEGAS – Greetings From Hillbilly Vegas

Posted on July 31, 2022 by jason

Conquest Records [Release date 17.06.22] Hillbilly Vegas have been around since 2011 making quite a name for themselves in their native USA and now look set to repeat that success in the UK & Europe. They already have UK dates … Continue reading →

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Album review: GODLEY and CREME – Frabjous Days, The Secret World Of, 1967-69

Posted on June 3, 2022 by brianmc

Cherry Red/Grapefruit [Release date: 10.06.22] Kevin Godley and Lol Creme didn’t know what they were doing. Well, that’s not strictly true. To be accurate : There’s a thrill in not knowing what you’re doing but aiming high anyway and that, … Continue reading →

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Gig review: VIRGIL McMAHON – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 8 April 2022

Posted on April 9, 2022 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Virgil McMahon for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 6 March 2022 They say you should never go back, but they were wrong. Sure the levels of expectation are sometimes beyond reality and sometimes an … Continue reading →

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Feature: Albums that time forgot…CALVERT FLEMING PROJECT – Shotgun Pixie

Posted on September 23, 2021 by petefeenstra

Amazing Radio 2021 ‘Shotgun Pixie’ is the ultimate album that time forgot, except it’s not been forgotten. This post psychedelic gem of an album by Ohio guitarist Jimmy Fleming and Robert Calvert’s grand daughter Maya Calvert is very much available … Continue reading →

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DVD review: RONNIE WOOD – Somebody Up There Likes Me

Posted on October 30, 2020 by jason

Eagle Vision [Release date 27.08.20] In essence “Somebody Up There Likes Me” is a film telling the story of the remarkable career of Ronnie Wood, however, it is much more than that. In the film Wood says that in his … Continue reading →

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Film review: ICON – Music Through the Lens

Posted on October 27, 2020 by jason

Sky Arts from 06/11/20 Think of all the iconic music images you have enjoyed, think of those which are both timeless and yet capture a moment in time and this new six-part Sky series ICON – Music Through the Lens … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE COMPULSIONS – Ferocious

Posted on October 22, 2020 by jason

Indie [Release date 13.11.20] The Compulsions have a long pedigree of fine musicians from the likes GnR to the New York Dolls to Bowie, and it shows – this is rock n roll at its finest and the album proves … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE STRUTS – Strange Days

Posted on October 18, 2020 by jason

Polydor [Release date 16.10.20] They may hail from Derby, but the Struts have that glam meets classic rock appeal that goes particularly well in the US. Neat idea behind this album to record it in ten days whilst in lockdown. … Continue reading →

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Album review: JAN JAMES – Justify

Posted on February 15, 2020 by jason

Website [Release date 27.03.20] Jan James met her partner, songwriter/guitarist Craig Calvert, at Michigan State University, before the pair of them moved to Chicago. They performed regularly in Chicago, released a series of albums, including one on the blues label … Continue reading →

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Album review: LAURENCE JONES – Laurence Jones Band

Posted on August 6, 2019 by petefeenstra

Top Stop Music [Release date 27.09.19] ‘Laurence Jones Band’ is a career departure for the former rock-blues hero who makes a major pitch for the pop market. They say the most significant thing about the blues genre is that historically … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALBERT CASTIGLIA – Masterpiece

Posted on July 26, 2019 by petefeenstra

Gulf Coast Records [Release 15.07.19] It’s often said that an artist discovers their best work when they find their muse. And when Albert Castiglia tells us that his new ‘Masterpiece’ album resulted from finding a daughter he didn’t know he … Continue reading →

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Album review: REBECCA DOWNES – More Sinner Than Saint

Posted on May 15, 2019 by jason

Mad Hat Records [Release date 24.05.19] This is Rebecca Downes third studio album and one with a more straight ahead rock sound, although she still digs into the blues on some songs. All the songs were written by Downes and … Continue reading →

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Album review: MUSCLE SHOALS – Small Town Big Sound

Posted on February 9, 2019 by petefeenstra

BMG Soundstage [Release date 28.09.18] ‘Small Town Big Sound’ is an ambitious attempt to update the famous Southern Muscle Shoals sound for the new generation. A well received documentary led to this all star affair, on a musical meeting of … Continue reading →

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Album review: DEL BROMHAM – White Feather

Posted on February 4, 2019 by petefeenstra

In February 2019 Pete Feenstra chatted to Del Bromham for his Feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, playing tracks from ‘White Feather’. Estoteric Antenna [Release date 12.10.18] After a 50 odd year career, ‘White Feather’ finally reveals who … Continue reading →

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Album review: RHR (REDFERN HUTCHINSON & ROSS) – Mahogany Drift

Posted on September 25, 2018 by petefeenstra

Taller Records [Release date 01.11.18] ‘Mahogany Drift’ is an exciting new album by RHR (Troy Redfern, Jack J. Hutchinson and Mike Ross), a potential new riff heavy powerhouse super group with southern roots rock and blues antecedents. From the sepia … Continue reading →

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Album review: JAMIE WILLIAMS & THE ROOTS COLLECTIVE – Diff’rent Gravy

Posted on August 27, 2018 by petefeenstra

3Ms Music [Release date 20.04.18] What’s in a name? Well, Jamie Williams & The Roots Collective is a suitably titled, all encompassing name for a band that is rooted in 60’s British R&B – minimalist production with evocative vocals – … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE SHARPEEZ – Wild One

Posted on June 2, 2018 by petefeenstra

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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Album review: DS4 – Sweet Georgina

Posted on May 27, 2018 by petefeenstra

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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Gig review: DAN BAIRD AND HOMEMADE SIN/Austin Gold – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 21 May 2018

Posted on May 23, 2018 by petefeenstra

DAN BAIRD AND HOMEMADE SIN – 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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Book review: JIM McCARTY with DAVE THOMPSON – Nobody Told Me: My Life With The Yardbirds, Renaissance and Other Stories

Posted on May 18, 2018 by petefeenstra

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 →