Post by Woody on Apr 30, 2010 20:37:18 GMT
LIVE REVIEW - Idlewild @ The Slade Rooms Wolverhampton
Time to welcome another new face on board the good ship Midlands Rocks, as Steph Jennings sends in her review of last Thursday's Idlewild gig at The Slade Rooms in Wolverhampton.
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/idlewild_sladerooms_22apr2010
LIVE REVIEW - The Primitives @ The Slade Rooms Wolverhampton
Forgive the cheesy headline, but it had to be used! Coventry legends The Primitives arrive at the Slade Rooms for the Wolverhampton show in their first UK tour for almost 18 years, and Midlands Rocks' Paul Broome heads down there to see them (after only waiting for 20-odd years for the chance to get close to Tracy Tracy!)
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/primitives_sladerooms_25apr2010
LIVE REVIEW - The Union @ The Slade Rooms Wolverhampton
A bill featuring two bands with a lot of promise, with a fair bit of pedigree between them, is more than enough to tempt Midlands Rocks' Rob Stanley to the Slade Rooms (one of the region's best new venues - I think we've covered enough gigs there now to say that officially!)...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/theunion_sladerooms_16april2010
LIVE REVIEW - Breathing Space @ The Robin 2 Bilston
We've got a bit of catching up to do here at MR - even we were significantly impacted by the Icelandic volcano! Anyway, a few weeks ago Midlands Rocks' Paul Quinton headed to the Robin 2 for another 'farewell gig' - this time, vocalist Olivia Sparnenn was saying goodbye to Breathing Space, after taking over the vocal duties with Mostly Autumn...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/breathingspace_robin_4apr2010
LIVE REVIEW - Gorefest @ Northampton Roadmender
Who doesn't enjoy a good excuse to dress up like a zombie and a have a good time? Well, GoreFest at the Roadmender in Northampton certainly provided a good opportunity. Midlands Rocks' J Appleby headed over there to see how the horror unfolded...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/gorefest_roadmender_9april2010
LIVE REVIEW - Airbourne @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Aussie rockers Airbourne tear into town on their latest UK tour to support their latest album 'No Guts, No Glory', and they bring one of MR's current favourite UK bands Black Spiders (who seem to be spending more time in the Midlands than their native Yorkshire at the moment!). Midlands Rocks' Tony Gaskin is more than happy enough to head to the Civic to enjoy the night...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/airbourne_wulfrun_10april2010
LIVE REVIEW - Panic Cell @ Birmingham Academy 3
Midlands Rocks' Cath Holland heads to the most compact of the O2 Academy venues in Birmingham, to check out the underrated Panic Cell...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/paniccell_o2academy3_09april2010
ALBUM REVIEWS - Woody’s Global Rock tour continues
Midlands Rocks' king of melodic rock and AOR is on his travels again, this time visiting South America and Scandinavia to bring us the following reviews:
ALBUM REVIEW - Auras - New Generation
Well the clouds of volcanic ash don't seem to have grounded Woody's private AOR jet, he's back in Brazil now to bring us his review of the debut album from Auras...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/auras_newgenerationcd
ALBUM REVIEW - Treat - Coup de Grace
and after topping up his tan in South America, next stop for Woody's jet is Sweden...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/treat_coupdegrace_cd
DVD REVIEW - Chickenfoot Live
The release of the much anticipated live Chickenfoot DVD/Bluray is almost upon us, Midlands Rocks' Dave Evans takes a sneak peak and likes what he sees...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/chickenfoot---getyourbuzzondvd
LIVE REVIEW - Suffocation @ Birmingham O2 Academy 2
In the words of Midlands Rocks' Chop himself, there can't be many better ways to spend a Good Friday than by being hammered into submission by a quintet of death metal bands ...can there?
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/suffocation_o2brum_2april2010
INTERVIEW - Toyah Wilcox
J Appleby managed to catch up with the colourful personality that is Toyah ahead of her gig at the Asylum in Birmingham later this month, and found out about her new project The Humans and how she feels about returning to her home town...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/features-interviews/articles/toyahwillcox
LIVE REVIEW - Metal 2 The Masses @ The Queens Hall Nuneaton
The ever busy whirling dervish of activity that is Midlands Rocks' Tony Gaskin heads toward north Warwickshire for a change, for Heat 4 of the Metal 2 the Masses competition, and discovers a new venue that he just can't get over...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/metal2masses_nuneaton_11apr2010
INTERVIEW - Gareth Noon - Serpentine
Serpentine's debut offering 'A Touch Of Heaven' is the culmination of two and a half years of work and dedication of a band founded by trio Gareth David Noon, Gareth Vanstone and Chris Gould. Midlands Rocks' Woody caught up with keyboard player Gareth Noon to ask him a few questions...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/features-interviews/articles/serpentine-garethnoon
LIVE REVIEW - Davy Knowles @ Birmingham Academy 3
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/davyknowles_bhamacademy3_6apr2010
LIVE REVIEW - Mostly Autumn @ The Assembly Leamington Spa
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/mostlyautumn_assembly_2apr2010
LIVE REVIEW - Panic Room @ The Robin 2 Bilston
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/panicroom_robin_28mar2010
ALBUM REVIEW - Hard - Time Is Waiting For No One
Woody's working on his frequent flyer miles again, this time it's off to Hungary for the new album from the confidently-named Hard...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/hard-timeiswaitingfornoone-cd
ALBUM REVIEW - Sora - Desire & Truth
Lots of new album reviews for you all, to begin with Woody ventures out of his AOR comfort zone to bring us reviews of two albums from a couple of acclaimed virtuosos:
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/sora_desireandtruth_cd
ALBUM REVIEW - Jayce Landberg - Good Sleepless Night
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/jaycelandberg_goodsleeplessnight_cd
ALBUM REVIEW - Anubis - Waking The Dead
Tony Gaskin passes his verdict on the long-awaited new album from Anubis
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/anubis_wakingthedead_cd
ALBUM REVIEW - Exit State - Death Of A Superstar
J Appleby gets hold of a copy of the forthcoming debut album from Exit State
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/exitstate_deathofarockstar_cd
LIVE REVIEW - Flyleaf @ Birmingham Academy 3
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/flyleaf_academy2_31mar2010
LIVE REVIEW - My Great Affliction @ Birmingham Academy 2
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/mga_o2academy_04apr2010
LIVE REVIEW - Bad Company @ LG Arena Birmingham
If anyone has the right to be described as rock legends, then surely it's Bad Company - who arrived in Birmingham to remind everyone of the songs that made them just that. Midlands Rocks' Paul Quinton suffered the parking charges to check them out.
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/badcompany_nia_1apr
LIVE REVIEW - Winger @ JB’s Dudley
Midlands Rocks' Woody has barely able to contain his excitement for this particular gig, ever since it was first announced at the end of last year. But would the arrival of Kip and the guys in Dudley fulfil all of the initial promise?
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/winger_jbs_26mar2010
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Time to welcome another new face on board the good ship Midlands Rocks, as Steph Jennings sends in her review of last Thursday's Idlewild gig at The Slade Rooms in Wolverhampton.
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/idlewild_sladerooms_22apr2010
LIVE REVIEW - The Primitives @ The Slade Rooms Wolverhampton
Forgive the cheesy headline, but it had to be used! Coventry legends The Primitives arrive at the Slade Rooms for the Wolverhampton show in their first UK tour for almost 18 years, and Midlands Rocks' Paul Broome heads down there to see them (after only waiting for 20-odd years for the chance to get close to Tracy Tracy!)
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/primitives_sladerooms_25apr2010
LIVE REVIEW - The Union @ The Slade Rooms Wolverhampton
A bill featuring two bands with a lot of promise, with a fair bit of pedigree between them, is more than enough to tempt Midlands Rocks' Rob Stanley to the Slade Rooms (one of the region's best new venues - I think we've covered enough gigs there now to say that officially!)...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/theunion_sladerooms_16april2010
LIVE REVIEW - Breathing Space @ The Robin 2 Bilston
We've got a bit of catching up to do here at MR - even we were significantly impacted by the Icelandic volcano! Anyway, a few weeks ago Midlands Rocks' Paul Quinton headed to the Robin 2 for another 'farewell gig' - this time, vocalist Olivia Sparnenn was saying goodbye to Breathing Space, after taking over the vocal duties with Mostly Autumn...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/breathingspace_robin_4apr2010
LIVE REVIEW - Gorefest @ Northampton Roadmender
Who doesn't enjoy a good excuse to dress up like a zombie and a have a good time? Well, GoreFest at the Roadmender in Northampton certainly provided a good opportunity. Midlands Rocks' J Appleby headed over there to see how the horror unfolded...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/gorefest_roadmender_9april2010
LIVE REVIEW - Airbourne @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Aussie rockers Airbourne tear into town on their latest UK tour to support their latest album 'No Guts, No Glory', and they bring one of MR's current favourite UK bands Black Spiders (who seem to be spending more time in the Midlands than their native Yorkshire at the moment!). Midlands Rocks' Tony Gaskin is more than happy enough to head to the Civic to enjoy the night...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/airbourne_wulfrun_10april2010
LIVE REVIEW - Panic Cell @ Birmingham Academy 3
Midlands Rocks' Cath Holland heads to the most compact of the O2 Academy venues in Birmingham, to check out the underrated Panic Cell...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/paniccell_o2academy3_09april2010
ALBUM REVIEWS - Woody’s Global Rock tour continues
Midlands Rocks' king of melodic rock and AOR is on his travels again, this time visiting South America and Scandinavia to bring us the following reviews:
ALBUM REVIEW - Auras - New Generation
Well the clouds of volcanic ash don't seem to have grounded Woody's private AOR jet, he's back in Brazil now to bring us his review of the debut album from Auras...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/auras_newgenerationcd
ALBUM REVIEW - Treat - Coup de Grace
and after topping up his tan in South America, next stop for Woody's jet is Sweden...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/treat_coupdegrace_cd
DVD REVIEW - Chickenfoot Live
The release of the much anticipated live Chickenfoot DVD/Bluray is almost upon us, Midlands Rocks' Dave Evans takes a sneak peak and likes what he sees...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/chickenfoot---getyourbuzzondvd
LIVE REVIEW - Suffocation @ Birmingham O2 Academy 2
In the words of Midlands Rocks' Chop himself, there can't be many better ways to spend a Good Friday than by being hammered into submission by a quintet of death metal bands ...can there?
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/suffocation_o2brum_2april2010
INTERVIEW - Toyah Wilcox
J Appleby managed to catch up with the colourful personality that is Toyah ahead of her gig at the Asylum in Birmingham later this month, and found out about her new project The Humans and how she feels about returning to her home town...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/features-interviews/articles/toyahwillcox
LIVE REVIEW - Metal 2 The Masses @ The Queens Hall Nuneaton
The ever busy whirling dervish of activity that is Midlands Rocks' Tony Gaskin heads toward north Warwickshire for a change, for Heat 4 of the Metal 2 the Masses competition, and discovers a new venue that he just can't get over...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/metal2masses_nuneaton_11apr2010
INTERVIEW - Gareth Noon - Serpentine
Serpentine's debut offering 'A Touch Of Heaven' is the culmination of two and a half years of work and dedication of a band founded by trio Gareth David Noon, Gareth Vanstone and Chris Gould. Midlands Rocks' Woody caught up with keyboard player Gareth Noon to ask him a few questions...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/features-interviews/articles/serpentine-garethnoon
LIVE REVIEW - Davy Knowles @ Birmingham Academy 3
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/davyknowles_bhamacademy3_6apr2010
LIVE REVIEW - Mostly Autumn @ The Assembly Leamington Spa
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/mostlyautumn_assembly_2apr2010
LIVE REVIEW - Panic Room @ The Robin 2 Bilston
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/panicroom_robin_28mar2010
ALBUM REVIEW - Hard - Time Is Waiting For No One
Woody's working on his frequent flyer miles again, this time it's off to Hungary for the new album from the confidently-named Hard...
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/hard-timeiswaitingfornoone-cd
ALBUM REVIEW - Sora - Desire & Truth
Lots of new album reviews for you all, to begin with Woody ventures out of his AOR comfort zone to bring us reviews of two albums from a couple of acclaimed virtuosos:
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/sora_desireandtruth_cd
ALBUM REVIEW - Jayce Landberg - Good Sleepless Night
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/jaycelandberg_goodsleeplessnight_cd
ALBUM REVIEW - Anubis - Waking The Dead
Tony Gaskin passes his verdict on the long-awaited new album from Anubis
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/anubis_wakingthedead_cd
ALBUM REVIEW - Exit State - Death Of A Superstar
J Appleby gets hold of a copy of the forthcoming debut album from Exit State
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/album-reviews/exitstate_deathofarockstar_cd
LIVE REVIEW - Flyleaf @ Birmingham Academy 3
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/flyleaf_academy2_31mar2010
LIVE REVIEW - My Great Affliction @ Birmingham Academy 2
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/mga_o2academy_04apr2010
LIVE REVIEW - Bad Company @ LG Arena Birmingham
If anyone has the right to be described as rock legends, then surely it's Bad Company - who arrived in Birmingham to remind everyone of the songs that made them just that. Midlands Rocks' Paul Quinton suffered the parking charges to check them out.
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/badcompany_nia_1apr
LIVE REVIEW - Winger @ JB’s Dudley
Midlands Rocks' Woody has barely able to contain his excitement for this particular gig, ever since it was first announced at the end of last year. But would the arrival of Kip and the guys in Dudley fulfil all of the initial promise?
www.midlandsrocks.co.uk/reviews/live-rock-reviews/winger_jbs_26mar2010
Woody