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Album review: NASHVILLE PUSSY – Pleased To Eat You
earMusic [Release date 07.09.18] For those of you unfamiliar with the sounds of Nashville Pussy, it could be described as Southern boogie on steroids (if you can imagine that), with lyrical content that at times makes Steel Panther look safe. … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, album, Alice Cooper, boogie, Nashville Pussy, Pleased To Eat You, review, rock, southern rock
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Album review: RHR (REDFERN HUTCHINSON & ROSS) – Mahogany Drift
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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Tagged album, Americana, country, Dan Baird, gothic rock, guitar, Jack J. Hutchinson, Keith Richard, Led Zeppelin, Mike Ross, review, Rolling Stones, southern rock, The Allman Brothers, The Black Crowes, The Byrds, The Doobie Brothers, The Eagles, The Faces, Troy Redfern
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Album review: HOGJAW – Rise To The Mountains
Snakefarm Records [Release date 2015] Hogjaw embark on their maiden UK tour this autumn and they have a new album, ‘Way Down Yonder’ to promote, along with this, their 2015 album which is now getting a full UK release via Spinefarm … Continue reading
Album review: LYNYRD SKYNYRD – Live In Atlantic City
earMUSIC [Release date 21.09.18] Lynyrd Skynyrd, undoubtedly the world’s favourite Southern rock band, is touring for the final time. With this news you can expect a flurry of live releases, greatest hits albums and people selling their stories, and not … Continue reading
Quick plays: S.K.o.R., DUSTER BENNETT, SAGA
S.K.o.R. Tellus GMR Music Fronted by singer Emil Gammeltoft (who I’ve known since running the Nazareth fanclub in the 90′s), a vocalist who has recorded with Nerved and original Nazareth guitarist Manny Charlton, SKoR are a Swedish band who mix … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Horizon, blues, Duster Bennett, Emil Gammeltoft, Hercules Morse, Lynyrd Skynyrd, melodic rock, Nazareth, prog rock, reissue, review, rock, S.K.o.R., Saga, So Good So Far, Some Kind Of Rubus, southern rock
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EP review: THE JUPITER BLUES
Facebook [Release date 01.09.18] Formed in 2017 under the moniker Jupiter Hollow, the Jupiter Blues play a mix of blues, southern rock and a little bit of soul. The band’s line-up is Dale Orenda (vocals, percussion), Chris Mitchell (lead guitar) Rick … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, country, EP, melodic, review, rock, southern rock, The Allman Brothers, the Jupiter Blues, The Outlaws
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Album review: VICTOR WAINRIGHT AND THE TRAIN – s/t
Ruf Records GmbH [Release date 09.03.18] Victor Wainwright is a musician in motion. Where once he led the ‘Wildroots’ and briefly settled on ‘Southern Hospitality’, he’s spreading his musical roots again with ‘Victor Wainright And the Train’. Newly signed to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, BB King, blues, Doug Woolverton, funk, gospel, Josh Roberts, Mark Earley, Monster Mike Welch, Pat Harrington, piano, Reba Russell, review, Sam Cooke, soul, southern rock, Victor Wainright, Victor Wainright And The Train
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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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Album review: BLACKBERRY SMOKE – Find A Light
Earache Records [Release date: 06.04.18] Another fine, fine release from Southern/country rockers, Blackberry Smoke. Following on the fletchings of ‘Like An Arrow’ in 2016 and ‘Holding All the Roses’ in 2015, the band are becoming increasingly prolific and relentlessly excellent. … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackberry Smoke, CD, Charlie Starr, country rock, Find a Light, review, southern rock
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Album review: VERN DAYSEL – Shootin’ The Breeze/Blood Of A Wolf
In this special showcase, Vern Daysel introduces his music with tracks from ‘Blood Of A Wolf’. First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 17 December 2017 (38:26) Remember the philosophical story about the optimistic kid who wakes up on … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blood of a Wolf, Free, Quireboys, review, rock, Shootin' The Breeze, southern rock, The Faces, Vern Daysel
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Rising stars: AUSTIN GOLD (interview)
Pete Feenstra chatted to Austin Gold for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio and an hour feature can be heard on Monday 9 October, 16:00 GMT and Thursday 12 October, 23:00 GMT Up and coming Peterborough rock band share their magic … Continue reading
Posted in INTERVIEWS, Interviews/Rising Stars
Tagged Andy hawkins, Austin Gold, Bad Company, Before Dark Clouds, blues, Chris Ogden, David James Smith, Deep Purple, Free, interview, Jack Cable, John Lord, Lee Chrchill, Olivia Johnston, Phil Spector, prog, Ritchie Blackmore, rock, Russell Hill, southern rock, Sue Merchant
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Album review: TOM KILLNER – Live
Cleopatra Records [Release date 02.06.17] Rotherham based blues rocker Tim Killner plays the blues the way he feels them. Uninterested in the disposable music that holds its thrall on many of his musical contemporaries, the young Killner taps into the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, Chicago Blues, Cleopatra, guitar, guitarist, Jimi Hendrix, JOE COCKER, Muddy Waters, review, rock, southern rock, Steve Wonder, The Allman Brothers, Tom Killner, Tom Killner Live CD, Warren Haynes
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Album review: ANTHONY ROSANO AND THE CONQUEROOS – Anthony Rosano And The Conqueroos
Self release [Release date 11.04.17] Anthony Rosano & The Conqueroos hail from Virginia, so presumably the decision to hook up with producer/guitarist Mike Zito and high profile engineer David Ferrell and record in New Orleans was in the hope that … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Anders Osborne, Anthony Rosano, Anthony Rosano & The Conqueroos, blues, David Ferrell, funk, Jeremy JB Bustillos, Johnny Sansone, Michael Harvey, Mike Zito, Paul Warren, review, rock, roots, Scott Smith, southern rock, The Band, The Rolling Stones
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Album review: BLACKWATER CONSPIRACY – Shootin’ The Breeze
Bulletproof 20/20 Records [Release date 09.06.17] Still barely 2 years old, Blackwater Conspiracy is a Northern Irish band whose debut album ‘Shootin’ The Breeze’ boasts their own take on classic rock, which they play with drive, purpose, passion, and deliver … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bad Company, Blackwater Conspiracy, Brian Mallon, Chuck Leavell, country, Guns 'N' Roses, hard rock, James Wilson, Kevin Brennan, Led Zeppelin, Phil Conalane, Phil May, review, rock, Rolling Stones, Sean Douglas, Shootin' The Breeze, southern rock, The Allman Brothers, The Pretty Things, The Rolling Stones
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Album review: REX BROWN – Smoke On This
[Release date 28.07.17] Judge a book by its cover at your peril, especially when that man is former Pantera/Down bass-slinger turned six-stringer, Rex Brown – who comes off an entire life of rocking the road with a firm vow to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Down, Pantera, review, Rex Brown, rock, Smoke On This, southern rock
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Album review: HONEYJACK – 8 Track
www.honeyjackband.com Honeyjack are a duo of Mark Summerlin (vocals/guitars) and T.J. Scarlett (guitars). Mark Summerlin has been the guitarist and musical director for Seal and he was planning this to be a solo album, that was until he hooked up … Continue reading
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Tagged .38 Special, 8 Track, album, AOR, Honeyjack, interview, Mark Summerlin, melodic, review, Rising Stars, rock, Seal, southern rock, TJ Scarlett
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Album review: RICH HOPKINS AND LUMINARIOS – My Way Or The Highway
Blue Rose [Release date 27.01.17] You can tell a ‘serious’ musician when their album credits lists both the guitars and amplifiers they use, but Tuscon guitar slinger and songwriter Rich Hopkins comes across as one laid back dude. He might … Continue reading
Gig review: BROKEN WITT REBELS/BAD TOUCH – The Borderline, London, 8 April 2017
While the ‘Roadstars’ strapline may be a tad presumptuous for two bands who are still learning their craft, there’s no denying the capacity crowd’s enthusiasm for a double bill aimed at two related, but slightly different markets. Norwich’s Bad Touch … Continue reading
Quick plays: THE WEEKS, ABEL RAISE THE CAIN, HAPPYNESS
THE WEEKS Easy Lightning Rod Records [Release date 07.04.17] The Weeks have been around since 2006 and they consist of Cyle Barnes (vocals), Samuel Williams (guitar/vocals), Cain Barnes (drums) and Damien Bone (bass). They have toured with the likes of Kings Of Leon … Continue reading
Album review: ADAM ECKERLSEY BAND – The Second Album
Universal Australia [Release date 15.08.15] Although released some 18 months ago, this album seems to be getting a more belated push in Europe. The Adam Eckersley Band infuse harmony laden country rock with a southern rock feel in well crafted … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Eckersley Band, album, Allman Brothers, Australian, Benny Elliot, Black Stone Cherry, blues, Charlie Daniels, country, Dan Biederman, harmonies, Little Feat, Neil Young, Rascall Flatts, review, rock, Scotty Greenaway, soul, southern rock, The Second Album
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Gig review: BLACK STONE CHERRY – Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 5 December 2016
To say Black Stone Cherry deliver the kind of impassioned Southern tinged classic rock that their fans demand, is to grossly underestimate the versatility of a remarkable performance and the strength of their songs. Tonight they lyrically bare their soul … Continue reading