I must admit that I wasn’t familiar with the work of Gregory Lynn Hall prior to receiving an e-mail notifying me of the forthcoming release of his album “Heaven To Earth” through AOR Heaven on 28th July. He has been around the music scene in California and Nashville since the 70s playing with Rat Sally and 101 South and being involved with numerous projects. On this new album he is a bit of a one man band really - playing guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and harmonica as well as singing. There are however a number of guest guitarists performing solos and some additional support on drums.
Read more: NI ROCKS Recommends "Heaven To Earth" by GREGORY LYNN HALL
Usually I try to get album recommendations posted around the time that the album is being released. This one slipped through the net though as it was released through Rat Pak Records on 24th June. I did play a track on the Friday NI Rocks Show recently however. “Electric Wake” is the third solo album from Ronny Munroe, the former frontman for Metal Church. It follows on from an EP in 2007 and full length albums in 2009 and 2011.
Read more: NI ROCKS Recommends "Electric Wake" by RONNY MUNROE
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Iconic rockers Y&T return to Belfast on 12th November to play a gig in The Limelight. We spoke to singer and guitarist Dave Meniketti to record an interview for Rock Radio NI. This was broadcast on the Friday NI Rocks Show on Friday 25th July. It is now available on our Mixcloud site - https://www.mixcloud.com/NIRocks/interview-with-dave-meniketti-from-yt/
Amongst the topics discussed are plans for celebrating the band’s 40th anniversary, a new Y&T studio album, potential future releases and tours by the Meniketti band, musical influences and the current music scene.