Now this is good! Jimi Anderson I must admit was a name I hadn’t heard before, and reading his bio and seeing his background in cover bands all I can say is tat I’m so […]
Music is all about the songs and should always only be about the songs. Sadly these days with such a relentless flow of music from anyone who can hold a guitar and press ‘record’ […]
Back in the 80’s (and early 90’s) there were some amazing debut albums released, and for me they were almost completely interdependent on each other, adding to the ideas that preceded them but all unique in […]
Imagine a band forged in the little known city of Orebro, Sweden that gives an immediate hit like The Black Crowes mixed carefully by way of classic rock alchemy with Badlands, but who also have […]
ECLIPSE is one of the best modern rock bands out there at the moment, tag them how you will, they manage to combine a real sense of melody and power, have a song-writing prowess that […]
The Darkness is about to descend upon Australia again in what is getting to be a thankfully pretty regular occurrence these days. This time though it’s looking like it might be extra special with the […]
I love my 70’s Glam more than most and whilst in these eyes at least, the names of Slade and The Sweet loom far larger than that of Suzi Quatro, you have to applaud Suzi […]
FEATURING THE ORIGINAL MSG VOCALISTS GARY BARDEN, GRAHAM BONNET AND ROBIN MCAULEY AND MSG MUSICIANS: STEVE MANN (GUITAR, KEYS), CHRIS GLEN (BASS), TED MCKENNA (DRUMS) Celebrated rock guitarist Michael Schenker is proud to announce that […]
It’s been far too long since we heard from Brother Firetribe hasn’t it? But here it finally is, album number four and the first good thing to come out of Nightwish’s 2017 ‘hiatus’. Nightwish’s […]
High Octane, rip-roaring hard rockers THE DEAD DAISIES have announced a massive World Tour in celebration of the release of ‘LIVE & LOUDER’, the band’s highly-anticipated live outing, out on May 19th 2017 via Spitfire […]
Last Autumn’s Dream have been producing real quality Melodic Rock for 15 years now, and this is incredibly their 14th album in that time and their first of purely cover songs (though we’ve always loved […]
Let’s face it ECLIPSE is one of the best modern rock bands out there at the moment, tag them how you will, they manage to combine a real sense of melody and power, have a […]
You have to admire Krokus the band that sounded like Bon Scott era AC/DC before AC/DC existed are still going strong in their 32nd year and here we have their 18th studio album – a […]
If you crave lush melodies, a golden voice and a swathe of great songs then you are probably already familiar with UNRULY CHILD, if not then welcome to one of the best bands in Melodic […]
Vancouver, BC Glunk Rockers “Dirtbag Republic” have gone live with the pre-order of their highly anticipated sophomore release entitled “Downtown Eastside” on Spawner Records. The official release date was moved to April 7th for the […]
If you like your Rock N Roll with a distinct sleazy edge then pray welcome the new Danish sleaze rock kings! ‘Sin and Tonic’ is a record with a real Sunset Strip, late eighties sonic edge […]
Screaming Metal guitar, a high pitched scream and an immediate segue into a melodic refrain heralds the subtly titled ‘Goin’ in the Backdoor’ – the opener to Steel Panthers latest Hair Metal ‘smut-athon’. Ending […]
Great White was one of the best bands to surface out of the 80’s hard rock explosion, forming in 1977 as Dante Fox they released their first EP as Great White: ‘Out in the Night’ […]
The year was 1977. Jimmy Carter was President. Star Wars was #1 at the box office. And Foreigner’s self-titled debut album was sweeping the charts with unprecedented fanfare. Cheap Trick released their first two […]
FIVE ASTRONOMERS DISCOVER 7 EARTH-SIZED PLANETS ORBITING NEARBY STAR! THE SOVEREIGN HOLY KINGDOM OF AVATAR COUNTRY TO SEND A MANNED MISSION TO THE “NEW LAND” March 6, 2017 — Avatar of Sweden have released a […]
GETTING THE RIGHT HANDS ON OUR TICKETS (AT THE RIGHT PRICE!) IRON MAIDEN’S STANCE AGAINST EXPLOITATIVE TICKETING PROVES A HUGE SUCCESS AS THEY CHAMPION THEIR FANS WITH A SERIES OF ANTI-TOUT INITIATIVES FOR THEIR UK ARENA TOUR – LISTINGS […]
Ginger has just launched his PledgeMusic campaign for his new country album, Ghost In The Tanglewood. He says: “I’m beyond chuffed to bring you this, my first album in a country style. Ghost In The […]
Dan Reed Network’s show at The Borderline in London on Friday 10th March is sold out. Tickets for the remaining tour dates for their “Fight Another Day” UK tour, except for the show at the […]
GET READY TO ROCK WITH THE LAST NIGHT OF THE ELECTRICS TOUR Revered as one of the best classic rocks bands of all time, Status Quo have announced their final full-on electric shows for […]
LOS ANGELES – AXS TV presents an unforgettable performance by one of rock’s most influential performers in the premiere of ROBERT PLANT & THE SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS – LIVE AT DAVID LYNCH’S FESTIVAL OF DISRUPTION—airing […]
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