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Start off with a killer song and keep the party going till the last note of the very last track appears to have been Vega’s ‘raison d’être’ going into album number five ‘Only Human’ and […]
If you’ve followed Melbourne’s The Radio Sun over the last five years you’ll have witnessed a band who aren’t afraid of hard work – playing stages around the world and still making the time to […]
The UK’s obsession with Blackberry Smoke has always been a fascination for me, not that I’m not a fan of the band, just that it’s not the sort of music that traditionally the UK’s rock […]
Melbourne melodic masterminds To An End release their debut album Redefine. When you hear the term melodic and put it in front of metal, any die hard fan would expect to hear the very […]
Formed last millennium and with a line-up that’s changed more than most over the years Uriah Heep in 2018 is still a must for lovers of Classic Rock. If you’re uncertain or wonder how that […]
Sulo has to be one of the most prolific artists out there these days clocking in an average of 5 releases a year in either solo mode or as part of other projects, and as […]
It has been a while since Lizzy Borden’s last studio outing – 11 years in fact (since the wonderful Appointment With Death), and during that time the band has continued to tour and been through […]
You know sometimes when a vocalist’s voice just doesn’t click with you. Well this is one of those albums for me sadly and Peter Ellis’ voice joins Geddy Lee, Ozzy and Klaus Meine on my […]
Back in the day way before the internet the US was full of Radio Rock bands that never ever seemed to look outside the Country, let alone tour. Fast-forward a few years to the eighties […]
Sometimes you read press releases from bands who don’t have English as their first language and have a chuckle at some of the wording but there’s no excuse really from an agency getting it wrong, […]
As pet hate’s go a few seconds of music passed off as a track is right up there, so the 48 seconds of ‘atmospheric keys’ that make up ‘Delusion’ are aptly titled. Look if these […]
Ten years and five albums isn’t a bad return for any band these days let alone an AOR band from Melbourne Australia,but over the last decade White Widow have proved that it doesn’t matter where […]
The world is full of Melodic Rock or so it seems at the moment and over the last few years a fair chunk of it to these ears at least is starting to sound remarkably […]
Moab, not normally my cup of tea for sure, but there’s something about these Los Angeles based Doom/Stoner/Psych rockers that is timeless. So 5 years after their last release and despite the tragic loss of […]
If you’re a big fan of the band or have seen them over recent years this year’s live release ‘Live from Milan’ is a faithful rendition of their current setlist with all the bells and […]
Where do you start with Hendrix? Well years ago as a seven year old kid I started here. My dad already had the first two Jimi Hendrix Experience albums and I went out with my […]
A new album from Donnie Vie is always a wonderful thing for those that consider him to be one of the very best writers of his generation and up there with the greats of yesteryear. […]
Track listing: 1. Turn To Darkness 2. Last Chance To Love 3. Fortune Hunter 4. Way To Go 5. Shadowdance 6. Affair Of The Heart 7. Electricity 8. Freak 9. Giving Up On Love 10. […]
There’s a powerful sound to the Greybeards that draws from early eighties hard rock, a certain rawness, but a great feeling of relentlessness and it’s all encased in melody that comes replete with a punky […]
After a gap of what seemed like years from mainstream Rock in 2016 Lee Aaron released ‘Fire and Gasoline’, a mere two years later she’s back with another rocker which contains some original music but […]
Described as a melodic hardcore band, SETYØURSAILS come out from Cologne, Germany who are no strangers to some great music and this band are no different. The sheer energy that these guys exude is […]
Hailing from the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, metalcore band Hollow Haven return with their second EP Echo Chamber, and WOW!!!…this release is a small package of unrelenting power. First track, Alarmist opens the […]
This is a great Rock record and no one is more surprised that me to find it slip nicely and easily into my list of top releases of the year. What’s in a name? When […]
Well this is all rather 70’s in outlook. Poor Little Things debut EP recalls a time when rock was simpler and acts like Suzi Quatro was huge and that’s largely the vibe I get from […]
I’ve always liked Ted ever since I first saw Danger Danger support Kiss way back in 1992, and over the years his projects and solo albums have been pretty consistent – especially Melodica, Poley/Rivera and […]
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