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Russell Morris revisits his alter-ego Jack Chrome, in this follow up to the acclaimed album he penned with Rick Springfield in 2021, ‘Jack Chrome & The Darkness Waltz’. ‘The Dreams of Jack Chrome’ continues as […]
RAW, a new album from the original line up of ZZ Top — Billy F Gibbons, Frank Beard and Dusty Hill — created in a singular circumstance is out now. The album, released through Shelter Records/BMG […]
“The Swedish band Ghost reliably hits the three Ps hard: proggy, punky and poppy. Its fifth album, IMPERA, packs the ambitious sprawl of ’70s rock epics into (relatively) bite-size packages with amusingly confounding story lines. […]
Glaswegian rockers GUN are back with their latest release from the forthcoming album, ‘The Calton Songs’ and finally it’s the turn of ‘Word Up’ TODAY, 28 July. So tell all the boys and girls, Tell your brother, your sister, And mama too… This massive […]
A Celebration Of Rock’n’Roll that, as Ginger explains it, is in “the spirit of the music that we all collectively love, from childhood to the present day. Little Feat, The Allman Brothers, Wilco, The Band, Creedence, […]
On August 19, 2022, Swedish heavy rock queens THUNDERMOTHER will release their hotly anticipated, new album, Black And Gold (AFM Records). Read our review of the album HERE. New video for title track “Black and […]
Multi-award-winning blues guitarist Sunjay is pleased to announce his long awaited and highly anticipated new studio album, Black & Blues Revisited (the follow up to 2015’s Black & Blues) is released by Mighty Tight Records on Friday 14th October 2022, and is […]
BMG are delighted to announce a brand new CD release from Smith/Kotzen, ‘Better Days…And Nights’ comprising five previously unreleased live tracks, plus for the first time ever on CD, the four studio tracks featured on […]
Multi-platinum UK rock icons The Darkness will be returning to Australia & New Zealand this October, playing shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth, Auckland & Wellington. Tickets are selling incredibly fast and most shows are set […]
Iconic rock legends George Thorogood & The Destroyers will deliver a gut-bustin’, guitar-wailin’, face-meltin’, fiery-tempoed, rock & roll show to Fremantle. Celebrating 45 years of rock on the Good To Be Bad Australian Tour, the […]
Bernie Marsden — “one of the best guitarists and songwriters in the country” (as Loudersound put it) — premieres and presents a special video for his new single ‘Na Na Na’ from his latest Inspirations album: ‘TRIOS’ (released […]
THE BLACK CROWES have announced two new headline shows on their 2022 Shake Your Money Maker Australian tour. With the first Sydney show now totally sold out, they have added a further Enmore Theatre date for […]
2021 saw UK artist Sam Fender catapult to rockstar status with the release of his massive album Seventeen Going Under which received a BRIT Award, a UK #1 album and triple j Feature Album, while also playing to sold-out crowds in arenas across the UK, […]
Legendary, heavy metal band Stryper have released their latest single “See No Evil, Hear No Evil” off their upcoming album set for release later this year. This single release follows the successful release of first single “Rise To The Call,” […]
QUEENSRŸCHE releases their new track and music video for “Forest”, off their upcoming album, Digital Noise Alliance, which is set for release on October 7th. “The ballad of the album, ‘Forest’ embodies the sorrow of losing a loved one, […]
Famed Finnish glam rock heroes Hanoi Rocks were never shy about wearing their collective influences on their fishnet sleeves. Starting with their acclaimed debut album, the group frequently included surprising cover versions among their killer […]
When recording his many solo albums Snowy White has always gone his own way. ‘Driving On The 44’ is a further example of how he has matured and developed over the years. Ten great tracks of relaxed riffs, cool […]
The Teenage Wildlife album and tour perfectly encapsulates the trio’s entire recording career and includes – ‘Girl from Mars’, ‘Oh Yeah’, ‘Goldfinger’, ‘Kung Fu’, ‘Shining Light’, ‘Burn Baby Burn’, ‘Walking Barefoot’, ‘Orpheus’, ‘A Life Less Ordinary’ and More! Ash’s […]
‘RADIANCE’ is ten tracks of pure unadulterated brilliant rock. The power of Doug Aldrich and David Lowy’s dual guitars provide a wall of sonic nectar. Front man Glenn Hughes rock solid bass grooves and unmatched […]
Scorching Australian rock band The Poor have today released their brand new single and video, ‘Cry Out’. Download / stream HERE and view HERE. The powerhouse track follows their massive return with the release of comeback track ‘Payback’s A Bitch’ and […]
Already festival headliners in their native USA, and with a string of Billboard top 20 Rock and Country singles under their belt, Hillbilly Vegas are to bring their special blend of Southern Rock and Country […]
On the heels of their stellar Fourth of July performance on CNN’s The Fourth in America special, emerging from the pandemic with a supercharged new studio line-up, the release of JOURNEY’s epic, fifteen-track set of new […]
Hot off the back of their European Summer Tour, The Dead Daisies are primed to hit the USA this Fall !! The band have been busy radiating some heat in the EU playing with the […]
SiriusXM announced today that Pearl Jam will perform at the historic Apollo Theater in a special invitation-only concert as part of SiriusXM’s Small Stage Series on Saturday, September 10. The exclusive concert marks the first […]
Clutch shares more in common with The Grateful Dead, Rush, and the Allman Brothers than their heavy riffs and heady twists-of-phrase might suggest. Because like those bands, the supporters who adore Clutch are there for the experience, community, […]
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