Interviews
INTERVIEW: Steve Riley – L.A. Guns
There are of course two versions of L.A. Guns going around at the moment, something that we got used to a few years ago when Steve Riley and Phil Lewis led one version of the […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Brother Firetribe – Feel The Burn
If you love big production, high energy, feel-good melodic rockers with the European vibe then this soaring release from the ever consistent Brother Firetribe will be high on your list of purchases this year. […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Blackbird Sons – Dance With the Devil
Some bands you just instantly ‘get’ and when I first heard Blackbird Sons debut EP ‘Back in the Game’ I knew people had to hear it – featuring a track ‘Scream For Me’ on […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Reb Beach – A View From The Inside
Reb Beach is a great song-writer and over the years with Winger and Whitesnake, not to mention The Mob, Fiona and the very impressive Black Swan he’s shown he can pen a more than […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Twister – Cursed and Corrected
No matter how many times I spin ‘Cursed and Corrected’, I never tire of it. There’s just something that little bit eclectic about Twister’s new record that sets it apart from the pack in […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Eclipse – Viva La Victouria
When was the heyday of the live album? Some might suggest it was way back in the 70’s or 80’s when bands were expected to intermittently release a live record to add to the […]
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INTERVIEW: Doro
Metal Queen DORO proves once again that she literally gives her all when she cares about something. On this November 13th, DORO’s own label, Rare Diamonds Productions, will release her long-awaited best-of album Magic Diamonds […]
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INTERVIEW: Ron Young – Little Caesar
1990 was a huge year for music and so this year I ‘ve been chasing up some of my favourite albums of that year. One of the very best was Little Caesar’s debut album ‘Little […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Rich Kid Express – Psychodelic
This is very good. Listening to the first couple of tracks on this record by Rich Kid Express you feel that you’re at the end of the 80’s on the dark end of the […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: P.J. Farley – Accent the Change
Taken at face value P.J. Farley’s second solo album is a humble little offering, 9 songs, plenty of melody and largely unheralded. Then you listen to it – and man it just comes alive! […]
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INTERVIEW: P.J. Farley (solo artist, ex-Trixter) – Accent the Change interview
Anyone that knows me will know I’m a big Trixter fan, and way back in the early days of the website I caught up with both Pete and Mark from the band to talk […]
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INTERVIEW: Ben Wells – Black Stone Cherry
2020 has been a horrible year for music fans. Here in Australia we’re still cut off from the rest of the world and whilst it means that we get no overseas artists paying us a […]
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INTERVIEW: Stevie Stoker – Twisted
Twister’s long awaited debut album ‘Cursed & Corrected’ is set for release on Friday 13th November, and it is an album that is well worth your time and consideration. Twister’s sound is based on huge […]
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The Best Hard Rock albums of 1990 – 30 years on!
Which year was best for Hard Rock in the late 80’s golden age? Was it 86? ’87? or 88? I must admit for me at least the best two years for the type of music […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Hustler – Reloaded
Is that Bad Company? The smooth Blues Rock stylings of opener ‘Stay Close To Me’ might hint at that. It sports a great groove, a cool vocal and harmonies and a feel that takes […]
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INTERVIEW: Jim Lea – Slade (The ‘Cum On Feel The Hitz’ Interview)
Slade was one of the very biggest bands of the 70’s and to people of a certain age and younger fans all over the globe their hit singles are standards that have more than […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Warrior Soul – Cocaine and Other Good Stuff
If you want to read my ramblings about how much a better place the music scene would have been had Warrior Soul got the breaks and the publicity Nirvana did then just look back […]
News: General
Doug Aldrich reveals news on Kal Swan and Lion
Doug Aldrich recently caught up with Mark Rockpit to talk all about The Dead Daisies latest single ‘Bustle and Flow‘ and a the end of the interview talk turned to the 30th Anniversary of […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Dear Lord – Surrender
Ten tracks that sound like we’re still in the wonderful 70’s, you know that decade when even the bad music was great and you know those little things like singers could sing without computer […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Rory Gallagher – The Best of Rory Gallagher
When you get to a guy like Rory releasing a ‘Best of’ compilation is surely the definition of an impossible task? the man created so much wonderful music over his all too short career […]
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INTERVIEW: Myke Gray (Shades of Grey, ex-Skin, ex-Jagged Edge)
It’s been 30 years since Jagged Edge released their sole album ‘Fuel For Your Soul’ a first and last long player before the band split. It was an album full of great songs and hinted […]
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INTERVIEW: Doug Aldrich – The Dead Daisies
After the global success of their first single, The Dead Daisies have been chomping at the bit to release ‘Bustle and Flow’, the next track from their upcoming album ‘Holy Ground’ which itself is coming […]
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INTERVIEW: Matt Pearce – Voodoo Six
Voodoo Six release their new studio album “Simulation Game” on Friday October 16. The critical consensus is that they’ve raised themselves to another level with this release. And this time the critics are right. We […]
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INTERVIEW: Craig Skelton and Chris Gibbs – Triple Engine
New Perth power trio Triple Engine, is a band born out of lock-down and isolation, but it’s music with a mission! With Chris Gibbs on guitar/vocals, Craig Skelton on bass/vocals and Dan Skelton on drums/vocals […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Black Stone Cherry – The Human Condition
Wow! All I can say is wow! In these crazy times Black Stone Cherry has produced a monster of an album. ‘The Human Condition’ is an absolute triumph! If you’ve followed the band as […]