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Daughtry

WIN DAUGHTRY VIP PACKAGE!

Multi-platinum selling recording artist Daughtry brings his band to the UK for five dates (21-27 May)

We have four exclusive VIP packages to giveaway to four lucky winners who wish to attend one of these shows.

The package includes a pair of tickets to a gig of your choice, early entry and soundcheck party, meet and greet, and merchandise.

The competition is being run in conjunction with our Facebook page - to qualify your entry just like our page and the competition entry.

Competition (Closes 08.05.16)


WIN COLOURED VINYL!

There's still a chance to win Access All Areas limited edition coloured vinyl in our Record Store Day promotion.

"Access All Areas" is the series from Demon Records that features rare gigs originally broadcast on shows such as Central TV's 'Bedrock'.

Our competition prize includes two album bundles.

Competition  (Closes 24.04.16)

Winner of Saxon 9-album boxed set: Lee Berry, Hyde, Cheshire


Albums of the Month

Tony Patterson

TONY PATTERSON Equations Of Meaning (Esoteric Antenna)
...together with a coterie of stellar musicians, has helped him ... to produce an exceptional album of melodic progressive rock   (Alan Jones)


The Raptor Trail

THE RAPTOR TRAIL New World (indie)
The band have been incubating for a couple of decades and, to date, appears to be something of a cottage industry. It would be a real shame if ‘New World' didn't find a much wider audience. Refreshing and totally compulsive.   (David Randall)


Toronzo Cannon

TORONZO CANNON The Chicago Way (Alligator)
... a contemporary blues man with old school values who has the ability to communicate outside of the realm of cliché. A conversation with the blues never sounded so fresh and honest.   (Pete Feenstra)


Spiritual Beggars

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS Sunrise To Sundown  (Century Media)
...will appeal to all those who crave Hammond-infused heavy rock, a glorious genre that maybe is not being delivered now by the most obvious candidates or in a diluted or unpleasantly plagiarised form.  (David Randall)


Stevie Nimmo

STEVIE NIMMO Sky Won't Fall (Manhaton)
...overall he attacks his material with such gusto and self belief that he's never less than totally convincing. Marvellous stuff.  (Pete Feenstra)



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This month in ROCK
April 15 - May 16

The Rolling Stones release their first LP in 1964


In 1983, the 1000th edition of  Top Of The Pops is broadcast on BBC TV


T Rex debut on UK chart in 1968 with Deborah


Elvis Presley reaches the top of the US charts with Heartbreak Hotel in 1956


New to our Radio Playlist
w/c 18 April 2016

SANTANA IV (Santana IV Records)
MASSIVE WAGONS Welcome To The World (Off Yer Rocka)
DIAMOND HEAD S/T (Dissonance)
BLACK STONE CHERRY Kentucky (Mascot)
 


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Alan enthusiastically embraces the prog genre with a particular interest in contemporary bands from unusual places.  He sequences "The Eclectic Mix" once  a month on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio.  Expect some prog.

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Our reviewers have reported on TOSELAND, ROMEO'S DAUGHTER, HRH PROG and HRH AOR, HAMMERFEST, FISH, NERINA PALLOT and the OFF YER ROCKA tour, amongst others...

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RECOMMENDED UK TOURS/GIGS/FESTIVALS (APRIL/MAY 2016)

COLIN BLUNSTONE 15-24 April
RENAISSANCE/Curved Air 17-26 April
DIAMOND HEAD 22 April-1 May
THE TREATMENT/The Amorettes 27 April-13 May
YES April 27-10 May
STEVIE NIMMO/Ben Poole 29 April-22 May
DANNY VAUGHN & DAN REED 4-22 May
MAGNUM/Vega 11-30 May
THE DOWLING POOLE 12-14 May
KING KING/Dan Patlansky 12-21 May
FROME & ST.IVES BLUES FEST (Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash, Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion and more) St.Ives, 7 May
LINCOLN BLUES FEST (Stan Webb, Corky Laing and more) Lincoln, 15 May
DAUGHTRY 21-27 May

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