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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I must admit Slow Burning Car is a new name to me, but the L.A. band already has 15 years on the clock and released four previous albums: Blowback (2007), Vol. 2-The Scattering (2009), Assumption […]
Covers albums are normally at their best hit and miss, essentially there’s two kinds – the ‘tribute’ type album that relies on your love of a particular artist and contains covers by multiple bands […]
For Immediate Release – Contante & Sonante is very proud to present the most anticipated album from Tomi Malm, as he delivers his most compelling collection of music titled Coming Home. Three years after […]
17 years old this year Voodoo Six have been through a good few line-up changes over the years and now sport their third vocalist. Since those early days only Tony Newton (Iron Maiden’s live […]
I remember buying the first ‘Vandenberg’ album way back in the early 80’s and I can recall that it must have been 1982 because that was the year for some unknown reason I bought […]
There’s a really dirty, punky sound to Diamond Rexx’s ‘The Answer’ the opening song from new album ‘Psych Ward’ a tale of a dark city and even more grit but less furor under the […]
There’s a big chunky riff that opens up ‘Hurricaned’ and instantly you’re back headbanging at a show sometime in the 80’s and if you like bands like Dokken, Bonfire and Scorpions, you’ll feel right […]
When I was a young kid just getting into Rock music there were a few songs that really made a mark on me. Along with Boston’s ‘More Than a Feeling’, Argent’s ‘Hold Your Head […]
Surely there are some people left in the world who think that art has its time and place and has to be appreciated through the lens of the times, lets face it there’s so […]
Things like this just shouldn’t happen – after releasing two great albums under the name Janet Gardner along comes album number three, billed this time as Gardner/James and it’s better still. The song-writing partnership of […]
I was talking to Gordon from Heavy Pettin’ just the other day about Argus the Wishbone Ash album that introduced us to this particularly English Rock band and the twin guitars it featured that […]
We sat down with Heavy Pettin’ founder member and guitarist Gordon Bonnar to talk all about the new lease of life the band has had since getting back together in 2017 for the Winterstorm Festival. […]
If you’re not taken in by the wonderful instrumental opening to ‘Gates of Heaven’ and the almost Ian Astbury vocal that rears in over the graceful Steppenwolf-like guitars then this probably isn’t the album […]
Sons of Legendary fathers lay down a fitting new chapter to the Allman and Betts legacies. The first thing that hits you about ‘Pale Horse Rider’ the atmospheric opening track and first single from The […]
Electric Mob was formed in Curitiba, Brazil by Renan Zonta (vocals), Ben Hur Auwarter (guitar), Yuri Elero (bass) and André Leister (drums) – four young guys who sound on this debut like seasoned professionals […]
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