The first things that strike you about Brain Wilson’s aided autobiography are the subtitle ‘The genius behind the Beach Boys’ and the ‘voice’ that greets you from almost page one. It’s a voice that has […]
After the wonderful ‘Crash Course’ (2007) and ‘Raising the Stakes’ (2009) New Generation Superstars were one of the most vibrant and most likely to succeed Rock bands in the UK. Then for a while I […]
THE BEST OF 2016 THE HARD ROCK RELEASES THAT PROOVE THAT ROCK IS FAR FROM DEAD After a great 2015 especially for those inclined towards Melodic Rock, 2016 seemingly had it all: more of the […]
THE AUSTRALIAN RELEASES THAT PROVE THAT DOWN UNDER IS ALIVE AND KICKING! This year we’ve seperated out all of our Australian Hard Rock and Blues releases for the year from the main lists and present […]
Australian band ‘Blow’ have put together a great collection here of catchy hard rockers that thirty years ago would be catching far more ears than they are likely to do today; maybe even bothering […]
What is it with releases like this? Three new songs, three live songs and a ‘Bonus track’? What’s that all about? Not only that – this is a special ‘European Edition’ meaning those […]
Originally released in 1986 and re-released this year on its 30th Anniversary Scott Ginn’s ‘One Man Army’ still sounds damned good today. Indeed find me a Hard Rock album from any continent from 1986 that […]
This is a blast from the past – I first heard Rags ‘N Riches back in Sydney in the late eighties and like so many of the bands in that Hard Rock scene its hard […]
If you’re from outside the United States then it’s unlikely you grew up on Night Ranger unless you were pretty driven. Night Ranger was just one of those big US Rock bands whose label never […]
The Roth Brock Project on paper has to be one of the great Melodic Rock team-ups – the vocals of Terry Brock (Strangeways, Giant and others) and the guitars of John Roth (Winger, Starship, Giant) – it’s the sort […]
Like a lot of people out there it was Kyng’s second album ‘Burn the Serum’ that introduced me to the band, and whilst that album (and especially the stunning title track) spent a lot of […]
Friday March 10, Saturday March 11, Sunday March 12 2017 Melbourne’s iconic Royal Botanic Gardens is set to come alive with music with the announcement today of a brand new concert event beginning next year […]
This is an interesting release from San Francisco’s Down & Outlaws and whilst the cover just strikes me as plain odd and the title of the album conjures up…nah still nothing… what you can’t […]
Before we get to the review here’s the pedigree: Boneyard Dog is an Irish Classic/Blues Rock Band founded in 2015 and the brainchild of German/Italian Rock Singer Rob Mancini (Hotwire, Crush, Rob Mancini Band & […]
“Possibly best known as one of the founding members of DGM, guitarist Diego Reali left the Italian progressive power metal band in 2005 to pursue other musical interests. He dabbled with various forms but came back […]
Two time Grammy award winning band, Living Colour, are heading back to Australian shores in May 2017 and fans will no doubt welcome their return. They were last here in 2014 as part of the […]
Including a day on the green concerts! With Special Guest Jewel and Richard Clapton & Melody Pool Frontier Touring and Roundhouse Entertainment are honoured to announce the return of the Eagles co-founder, vocalist and drummer […]
Always a fan of the sleazier end of the late eighties Sunset Strip, I love bands like Niterain who just seem to get it. If you liked 2013 debut ‘Crossfire’ then you’ll probably, like me, have […]
Well this is a turn up, 2016 just over and one of the many releases sat in my backlog turns out to be a real cracker! For an EP by an unknown Australian band this […]
Reading the bio attached to ‘An Overnight Low’ you get the feeling that Denny Smith might be an interesting guy to hang with. His musical pedigree and journey is certainly an interesting one, and […]
Always as intelligent as he is beguiling, a new release by Australia’s Graham Greene unfailingly opens your ears just that little wider. We all, of course, know the accolades bestowed upon the man by fellow […]
I’ve long believed that the real direct spark for Hard Rock came from two songs – The Kinks’ ‘You Really Got Me’ and The Troggs ‘Wild Thing’. This year ‘Wild Thing’ is 50 years […]
Beth Hart has probably just released the album of her career to date. ‘Fire on the Floor’ should be the album that makes everyone, who isn’t already, sit up and listen. We caught up […]
Acclaimed Irish rockers the Answer released their latest album “SOLAS” on October 28 via Napalm Records. As the press release says: “While some may see this as a departure for the band, this album […]
Indoor shows & a day on the green They’re two of music’s most iconic artists, the wondrous BLONDIE and the bewitching CYNDI LAUPER. In a world first, these two amazing artists are teaming up to […]
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