I try not to start every Magnum review talking about the past because let’s face it we all know so much about albums like ‘Storytellers’ and the great landmarks of the 80’s but the […]
If nice clean uplifting Melodic Rock/AOR is your thing then you couldn’t go far wrong with Memoria Avenue – listen to opener ‘Stuck’ and you’ll know what I mean. If you want to know how […]
The second year of lockdown for us here in Australia 2021 was a hard year. Not having any international visitors to our shores also made it a year when local artists had their big chance […]
An Atmospheric one minute and nine seconds of ‘The Rising’ lead into real opener ‘Blood and Money’ a decent pacey opener from the axis of Lynch, Pilson and Mason and now with replacement drummer […]
I’ve waited a long time to hear this one, after enjoying the lead up singles over the last months I knew it would be good, but you know what? This has to be one […]
Ten new tracks after 5 years of waiting since 2016’s ‘Total Tranquility’ means the gaps between albums are blowing out as we waited a mere 4 years between the debut and the follow up […]
Spoiler alert – this isn’t an album of ballads… I remember when Ginger was a Quireboy and when he was a Throb, I was there at the first gigs in the UK, saw the […]
For me it’s been a love/love relationship with Dirtbag Republic since I first heard them and that continues with record number three. ‘Main Objective’ is a wonderful opener with lyrics about growing old and […]
Some bands really know how to lose momentum. Forming in 2013 and releasing the ‘Hard to Get EP’ (I’m still after that one!) it took three years to release their debut and here with […]
If you listen to opener and title track ‘Not the End of the Road’ with it’s huge melodies, uber-catchy chorus and sublime guitars and fail to be moved you probably don’t like the same kind […]
Jeez it will be 40 years next year since I bought my first albums – one of which was by the man himself – Alice Cooper’s ‘Love It To Death’ – an album that […]
The Darkness have always been great band in my book, some of course might not be able to get past Justin’s voice, others might find their fun levels disturbingly high but it’s hard to […]
Metal veterans Bullet For My Valentine are now on their seventh album, which sees them hitting out into heavier territory or as vocalist/guitarist Matt Tuck sees it – “This is the beginning of Bullet 2.0” I […]
Poison Boys – a name that conjures up both a retro and an underground somewhat Glam feel have been with us since 2014 releasing a few killer vinyl singles before they got to a debut […]
The first full-length biography of Eddie Van Halen—a searching, affectionate, and in-depth look at the remarkable life of a genuine musical virtuoso who changed the course of rock ’n’ roll. “The game changing guitar […]
Tumbleweed is a name those of you around the live music scene of the early 90’s in New South Wales will remember well. A band out of time they captured the spirit of the day […]
CHANGE OF DATE: Allegiance “Resurrection” – Saturday 11 December 2021 – Gate One Theatre NEW DATE: SATURDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2022 Due to unforeseen circumstances, Allegiance’s scheduled show to take place at GATE ONE THEATRE, […]
Way back in the 80’s Germany had a band to rival Scorpions, Accept and Helloween – Victory, who produced a string of fine albums from 1985 on, including my favourite 1989’s ‘Culture Killed the Native’. […]
It came as a surprise to almost all of us when it was announced that a new Wolfmother album was about to be unleashed into the world. These days of course publicity campaigns are well […]
With the latest classic ‘Street Lethal’ upon us we caught up with Crazy Lixx’ main man Danny Rexon to find out more about the new record. Their seventh studio album sees Crazy Lixx show no […]
The Damaged Goods EP features La Roux’s cover of the Gang of Four classic from the multi-artist compilation album The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four plus five brand new club remixes […]
THE ICONIC BLACK SABBATH GUITARIST RELEASES NEW SINGLE ‘SCENT OF DARK’ AND LAUNCHES ACCOMPANYING FRAGRANCE THROUGH ITALIAN LUXURY PERFUME HOUSE XERJOFF LISTEN/BUY ‘SCENT OF DARK’ HERE: Tony Iommi, iconic guitarist for Black Sabbath, […]
15 albums in Dream Theater is a band I must admit that has never really grabbed me, but 2021 is year to try new things whilst we’re all still so restricted so here we […]
“It had to happen one day didn’t it?” I said to Chip the other day, who laughed and said “Of course it did!” So here it is Enuff Z’Nuff the band who wear their […]
MÖTLEY CRÜE are The World’s Most Notorious Rock Band. Hailing from Los Angeles, CA, the quartet—Vince Neil (vocals), Mick Mars (guitars), Nikki Sixx (bass), and Tommy Lee (drums)— have commandeered the rock pantheon for 40 years. 40 […]
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