Category Archives: Reviews

Single review: Brian Ray – “Got a New Thing”

GetAttachmentThumbnailHas this crazy Covid cataclysm got you all turned around and shook up? Yeah? Me too! Well fear not, Brian Ray is back with “Got a New Thing”, a powerfully punchy brand new single to rock us all back in the general direction of some semblance of normality. Continue reading

Single review: Brian Ray with Gia Ciambotti – “I Ain’t Superstitious”

i aint superstitiousThe world is a crazy and kind of scary place right now, and we’re all in need of something uplifting to pick us up and help sooth the troubled waters. Well luckily singer/songwriter extraordinaire Brian Ray has just the thing for you: A fiery cover of Willie Dixon’s I Ain’t Superstitious that is sure to blow the blues away! Continue reading

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Single review: Brian Ray – “Pirate Radio”

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Pirate Radio. The title itself conjures up thoughts and images of a fun bygone era of illicit music, and singer/songwriter Brian Ray capitalizes on his memories and experiences of this extraordinary time in his thumpingly catchy new single. Continue reading

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Bullet point books – Star Wars: Lando’s Luck (Justina Ireland)

Lando27s-Luck.jpgDon’t want to read an entire book but know what happens in it? Well Bullet Point Books gives you a rundown of the main points of the book! Today we tackle Lando’s Luck by Justina Ireland.

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Single review: Brian Ray – “One Heartbeat” (feat Smokey Robinson)

IMG_4005-1‘Reluctant rock god’ Brian Ray is back with a garage-soul cover of the 1987 hit “One Heartbeat”, boasting hot ‘n’ fuzzy guitars, roaring brass and featuring the original man himself: Mr Smokey Robinson! Continue reading

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Album review: The Bayonets – Crash Boom Bang!

The Bayonets CoverComplete with two brand new tracks, the re-release of The Bayonets’ whirlwind debut album Crash Boom Bang! has got to be one of the freshest, most exciting, engaging and anticipated rock pop albums of 2017. From start to finish Crash Boom Bang! is a schooling in brilliantly crafted songs, be it from slowly paced, heartfelt tunes to high octane rockers. Continue reading

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Single review: The Bayonets – I Feel Love

The Bayonets Cover Insistently driven with non-stop drums and shining lyrics, I Feel Love is the second of the two brand new singles put out to mark the re-release of their smash hit debut album Crash Boom Bang!  Continue reading

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Single review: The Bayonets – Like She Does

The Bayonets CoverTo mark the re-release of their smash hit debut album ‘Crash Boom Bang!’ The Bayonets are back with two hot-off-the-press new singles. First up is the swaggeringly confident Like She Does. Continue reading

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Single review: Brian Ray – Here For You

61ukpoonlul-_ss500Brian Ray’s first solo single in a long while is the rapturously uplifing yet surprisingly simple Here For You: a driven electric guitar rocker that barrels excitedly along with a fantastic vocal until it is crowned with a blustering, confident bridge. Continue reading

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Single review: Brian Ray – Cinnamon Girl / Mr Soul

61ukpoonlul-_ss500Bayonets co-founder and all round rock and roll connoisseur Brian Ray is back with a hot off the press single Here For You. Oddly enough the song that debuts is it’s B-side: a smouldering cover of Neil Young’s Cinnamon Girl. Continue reading

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