http://rockandrollreport.com The Rock and Roll Report is a place to go when you are tired of the same music played over and over on commercial rock radio. Playing great rock and roll from indie and unsigned bands. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Flame - self titled Fallout Records Those who love the late, lamented, oft-troubled band known as Badfinger are hereby put on notice to check out Fallout Record's 2006 reissue of the eponymously titled Stateside debut album of South African pop-rock band The Flame. Originally released by the band in 1970, the ... http://rockandrollreport.com/some-like-it-hot-the-flame-gets-reissued/ Groovegrinder are new friends to me and highly treasured. The day after this initial point of contact I found their new album in my post hole, ’The Daily Grind’. This is a great album containing nine top feel good funky rocking tunes. In the spring of 2007 Ross Cordrey ... http://rockandrollreport.com/intense-nick-checks-out-groovegrinder/ Honestly, I have been getting pretty weary of Train. A huge fan of their first couple records, I found their subsequent ones to be hit and miss. Their last one, 2006's "For Me, It's You", was a real snoozefest - more fun could be had watching CSPAN. Making matters even ... http://rockandrollreport.com/cd-review-train-save-me-san-francisco/ When it comes to music, I find that most of my favorite albums are the ones that take some time to grow on me. However, every once in a while I hear an album with which I fall in love instantly and this was the case with Trevor Hall's latest ... http://rockandrollreport.com/love-all-serve-all-and-tell-the-truth-trevor-hall-eternal-optimist-and-musician/ Them Crooked Vultures are finally here for our auditory pleasures. The band is composed of Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age, Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters, and the legendary bassist John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin. Being a huge fan of all three bands I had no doubt ... http://rockandrollreport.com/them-crooked-vultures-self-titled-debut-album-available-now/ Doobie is the former Bass Player of 80's bands Counterfeit and John Rundle & The Maulers and also became half of the successful Fred & Doobie project. He was then hand picked and persuaded by Midnight Oils ex Manager and the Producer of The Jac Dalton Band to become their ... http://rockandrollreport.com/the-rock-and-roll-report-artist-of-the-week-is-doobie-whitehorn/ Sure, it’s great to go out and see a concert for the main headliner; but as a music reviewer, it’s the opening bands that get my attention. If you don’t take the time to listen to opening bands, you may miss out on that next band that will grab your ... http://rockandrollreport.com/cd-review-like-bells-st/ No less an authority on such subjects as the late, very great George Harrison once proclaimed they picked straight up from where The Beatles left off. However, that’s but one reason I report today on something not always thought of as rock, or even roll. That something in question, comprising of ... http://rockandrollreport.com/pigshit-by-gary-pig-gold-and-now-for-something-almost-completely-different/ The "Open for Mew" contest gives local artists an opportunity to perform with Mew in the following markets: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, Portland, and New York City. Absolute Punk has created a forum to give up-and-coming bands the opportunity to submit their music to Mew, whom will ... http://rockandrollreport.com/opening-acts-wanted-for-mews-u-s-tour/ Heard of a little band called Phoenix lately? Even if it doesn't ring a bell, you've definitely heard the song 1901 in a car commercial, a TV show, or just turning on the radio. Well that band is great...and now commercially popular obviously. But that's old news, and ... http://rockandrollreport.com/rockangels-radar-goes-indie-introducing-the-temper-trap/