Never heard of Snakebite? Well neither had we, but with a tagline like ‘Snakes, Drugs and Rock N Roll’ they had to be checked out. As it turns out we’d rather missed the boat with […]
It’s been an interesting ride so far for Sweden’s Grand Design who released their fourth album ‘Viva La Paradise’ in March. Recorded at Studio Underground in Västerås, Sweden just like previous releases it’s another winner […]
June 15th saw the release of first new Lizzy Borden offering in 11 years and this time it’s very much a solo offering with Lizzy working up the songs with only drummer and long-time collaborator […]
If ever there was a band that deserved a big fat live album it’s The Darkness, as anyone who’s seen them live will testify: and as a veteran of their shows on three continents I […]
Walking Papers are proud to announce a 7 date September UK Tour, for what promises to be one of the essential tours of 2018. Starting in Nottingham at The Bodega on Wednesday 12th September, the […]
Dan Reed Network are delighted to announce their upcoming “Origins” November 2018 Headline UK Tour that will see the band take in major cities across the UK in support of their impending new album […]
There are few Australian bands with the pedigree of The Angels and none we’d ague with a catalogue quite like they have built over the years. Tonight The Angels’ 40th Anniversary Tour of the classic […]
‘Rock N’ Roll Outlaw’, was recorded at the famed rock ‘n’ roll Alberts studios, produced by the legendary team, Vanda & Young and, released through Albert, Repertoire Records in late 1978. The bands debut […]
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Whenever you hear an Australian Rock band in the international press there are always the inevitable home-grown comparisons and whenever you hear of a new female-fronted Rock Band again those comparisons always come. It’s understandable […]
You know what sometimes you hear an album that just hits the spot. Max Goedecke is that man this month with his self-produced debut album ‘Newspeak’ a record that will have you reaching for superlatives […]
Now I’ve been to Ballarat a few times but never stumbled upon the Balawat that lends it’s title to the opening track on Graham Green’s newest offering ‘Rage of the Innocents’. For those not in […]
Extreme are on their way to Australia after far too many years away. We caught up with Nuno to talk all about the Extreme and Mr Big Tour.He also updates us on new music from […]
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band has today announced an East Coast tour of Australia in October 2018, his first visit in more than six years. Blues fans are in for a rare treat with Ash Grunwald […]
You Can’t Kill My Rock ‘N Roll is the 11th album from Gothenburg’s Hardcore Superstar, consisting of 12 ear splitting anthems that drive home the fact that Rock isn’t dead, it is in fact alive […]
Mr Big is in Australia this week and we caught up with Paul Gilbert to find out all about the tour, the likelihood of new music from the band and ‘rediscovering the Blues’ 40 years […]
I feel like the work of James Stevenson has been with me as a soundtrack playing in the background pretty much all of my adult life: from Punk sounds of Chelsea and Generation X through […]
With a band with a pedigree like Foreigner an introduction seems rather redundant – a classic rock giant with songs that have more than stood the test of time. For fans in Australia and New […]
Melbourne’s The New Savages are coming back to WA at the end of May as part of a 50 date national tour, in support of their new single “Brother, I am Your Keeper.” We caught […]
When I hear the name Europe I immediately think of their string of fine recent releases this millennium, especially the last four albums – the classic hard rock of ‘Last Look At Eden’ (2009), the […]
Rags N Riches new album ‘Heaven is only a moment away’ (released on 1st May 2018) comes a couple of years after the release of ‘Shipwrecked Out in the Street’ and features more original recordings […]
If you crave a fun 80’s Hard Rocking fix then look now further than Rockford IL and Drama Queen who released their debut album via Drama Queen Media Inc in March.It may just be one […]
If you’re honest with yourself there really are few Rock bands out there that really pull off the whole ‘symphonic’ make-over, though some obviously fare better than others. After giving this new release a spin […]
As far as my personal Metal education goes I started rather late, being far more entranced by the sounds of Heavy Rock and the likes of Humble Pie and Led Zeppelin than the more metallic […]
Dave Gleeson is a busy man not only are The Angels about to embark on the 40th Anniversary Tour for their second album ‘Face to Face’ which they will be playing in its entirety along […]
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