Searing guitar, horns, a funky groove and a lot of fuzzy noise in the background are the best of things here as we kick things off with a remix of Tommy’s ‘Shake the Devil’ […]
For those that were there at Rocklahoma back in the day when it all began there was a constant, a band that initially sneaked onto the bill and the came back every year to become […]
The wonderful Melodic Rock of Captain Blackbeard has been on my playlist since 2011 when I heard their first record and 2021 sees them with a new EP hot on the heels of last […]
The hype around these guys has of course been kinda crazy, but after a hugely solid debut EP there was nothing to believe that the debut album wouldn’t be just as solid. The path […]
Snake Bite Whisky’s own website states that the band embodies “Full throttled, no compromise, in yer face sleaze soaked rock n’ roll. A much needed injection of nitro glycerine, “fuck you” heavy rock with attitude […]
This one comes bursting out the speakers nicely before settling into a groove and rocking out, adding a wonderfully soul-touched vocal and some wonderfully toned thrusting guitars. It’s a song whose insistent rhythm and […]
Three years after Kennedy’s debut solo record ‘Year of the Tiger’ comes his second full-length solo album, ‘The Ides Of March’ out on May 14th. It is, shall we say, an ‘interesting mix,’ taking […]
Th press release tells a familiar story the world over “New album, Tail End of a Hurricane, is released on 7th May 2021, and is preceded by the feel good tune ‘Rock Kids of […]
The second album from Joel Hoekstra’s 13 is upon us and it sounds great! Joel Hoekstra, of course is best known as the current guitarist for Whitesnake and Trans-Siberian Orchestra as well as his work […]
I spoke to Jay R, vocalist with Snake Bite Whisky recently (interview up 28th April) and he described his voice as sounding like he wakes up in the morning and gargles with concrete. Now […]
Opening track and first single ‘Make My Getaway’ had me from that first riff – its a riff that sounded remarkably familiar and a melody that echoes songs you’ll have heard before, and that […]
Gilby Clarke has played in both Guns N’ Roses and The MC5 – who else can claim membership in two of the most life-altering and influential rock ’n’ roll outfits to ever exist on the planet? None of that […]
The press release around ‘No Tell Hotel’ reads: “Black Diamonds are the unmistakable proof that Rock and Roll is neither dusty nor old fashioned. Since the band was founded in 2004, the four guys from […]
Mason Hill is a band making big waves at the moment in the UK with their long awaited album ‘Against the Wall’ hitting the UK Top 20 and the Rock Chart number one. For […]
There’s a big fat rock riff and great groove to open up ‘Vampin” and some smooth melodies to follow. With four albums in the last five and a bit years Lee Aaron is certainly […]
With cover art that looks suspiciously like the doors of Saint Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, in Midtown Manhattan New York, (great place to visit if we can ever get back to the US again) Graham […]
Saturday saw Perth’s BOY GIRL launch their new single ‘Twitchin’ in Your Sleep’ at Badlands with an impressive line-up of Perth bands in support. It was a solid reminder if you needed it not […]
Plastic Tears – Anthems For Misfits is an album you need to hear! It’s one of those albums that if you ‘get it’ then it will become completely addictive. Musically the rock band from […]
I’m guessing that most reader’s will know of The Treatment from Cambridge in the UK – a band who play good old fashioned hard rock full of energy and passion. Their new album ‘Waiting for […]
I’ve been listening to music made by Mark Knight since I was in my teens (and to be fair he wasn’t that much older). I saw Bang Tango tour the UK in 1992 when […]
My love for these guys started back in 1989 when I heard the original Swedish pressing of their classic debut “Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride” in 1989 (a far superior album to the rejigged US release […]
The Quill’s ninth studio album hits the streets on the 26th March, and with every release I wonder more and more whey this Swedish Hard Rock institution isn’t a name everyone out there knows! […]
Sweet has been around all my life. One of the first bands I heard as a kid growing up in the 70’s in the days of just three TV channels and not many more […]
April 9th sees the release of The Treatment’s 5th album since the glorious 2011 debut ‘This Might Hurt’ and first since 2019’s ‘Power Crazy’ and it’s a storming way to raise the finger to […]
Does it get any better than old school hard rock and heavy metal? The free, don’t give a shit, riff and roar that I loved as a kid and love still. The sound of […]
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