Founded in Örebro, Sweden, Backwood Spirit has been together since 2014. Formed by guitarist and songwriter Kent Engström they produced my album of the year back in 2017 when they released their debut on […]
I get a lot of classic era Rush in the first few spins of Greta Van Fleet’s new long-player ‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’ – not just in Josh Kiszka’s vocals which seemed to […]
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 […]
“The true spirt of rock n’ roll is a relentless pursuit that consumes me on a daily basis. Chasing after it, making this record was a race well run” – Ricky Warwick. If you’ve followed Ricky’s […]
30 years after their first album Slammin’ Gladys release sophomore album, the cunningly titled ‘Two’ on Feb. 12th almost 30 years after debut record. It’s an interesting proposition isn’t it – a band you’ve only […]
We open with lilting guitars that seem to herald an 80’s alt rock introduction before strummed guitar washes in with a persistent vocal that cajoles and questions. This isn’t staple ‘verse-chorus-repeat’ fare this is […]
Midnite City have to be one of the best live acts around at the moment so it must be doubly cutting for them that they won’t immediately be able to support their new album […]
Five years ago now Joel Hoekstra released the first Joel Hoekstra 13 record ‘Dying to Live’. At the time he’d been in Whitesnake just a year, replacing Doug Aldrich for a year after a 7 […]
It’s been a while since Magnum brought out The Valley Of Tears – The Ballads, “a compilation that focused on the British rock act’s quiet, more otherworldly and dreamy side.” 3 years later the […]
It’s been over three long years since we were rocking to ‘Once Upon A Time’ Black Diamond’s last full-length release and listening to his new one plus the pandemic stopping us all in out […]
Who doesn’t love s bit of Blues to kick off the year? Chicago-based slide guitar virtuoso and singer-songwriter, Joanna Connor, who is best known as one of the reigning Queens of blues rock guitar, […]
Jeff Pilson and George Lynch are of course former Dokken bandmates and have played together in various other ventures over the years most recently and notably in ‘T&N’ and ‘The End Machine’ – the latter […]
You don’t often meet people with the level of enthusiasm and drive as Steelheart Mili Matijevic, the man with the golden voice seems t have a million things on the go these days but it’s […]
I have no doubt that ‘Retransmission’ is W.E.T.’s best album to date. Big call I know, but when you hear it I know you’ll know what I mean. Indeed I’d actually go as far to […]
It’s been a crazy 2020 without live music and one of the bands that had big plans for touring before Covid struck were the latest incarnation of The Dead Daisies. Those plans currently have been […]
Brian Wheat is best known as the bass guitar player for the multi-platinum rock band, Tesla. In addition, he is a gifted song writer, producer, recording studio owner, manager, and talented photographer and artist. […]
I have no doubt that this is W.E.T.’s best album to date. Big call I know, but when you hear it I know you’ll know what I mean. Indeed I’d actually go as far to […]
Kickin Valentina’s eagerly anticipated new album ‘The Revenge Of Rock’ drops on 22nd January via Mighty Music and for fans of the band its well worth the wait. Indeed if you love a bit […]
What could be better than to start the year with an interview with the creator of one of the best albums of 2020? Rich Kid Express’ debut long player ‘Psychodelic’ is a great take […]
Man I loved these guys when the debut album came out a couple of years ago and of course you do always fear that they’ll change something next time around or things won’t quite […]
“Hearts & Hand Grenades is an explosive American hard rock group from Buffalo, NY fronted by Stephanie Wlosinski on lead vocals and bass guitar. The band was originally founded as a cover band in […]
It’s been a decade since 2012’s ‘Wall Street’ hit the stores and prior to that release the Norwegian Glam Rockers had been remarkably consistent over the previous decade releasing 4 cracking studio and one […]
Occasionally a great album slips past you for one reason or another and one of the very best I missed in 2020 was ‘Freddy and the Phantoms – A Universe From Nothing’ which kicks […]
If you like a vocal that will remind you of a sleazy Myles Kennedy and a song that will remind you a bit of Gunners or Sash then opener ‘Easy Ride’ is for you. […]
Way back in 1990 EMN or Every Mother’s Nightmare as they were put out one of the best albums of the year in a year full of giant albums. That records is one I […]
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