Roxx Gang were a band that had a big impact on me back in the day. With a singer I always felt had more than a bit of Paul Stanley about him, a penchant […]
If you like your rock with a hint of Southern, a whole lot of Joplin, a dusting of the 70s and a real groove to keep you coming back for more, then look no further […]
Eclipse is one of the greatest Rock bands of the 21st Century. Album number ten is magnificent… Things kick off with the infectious ‘The Hardest Part Is Losing You’ a Pop rocker you all […]
For a few brief years in the early 80’s Canada’s Coney Hatch were a band that you wanted to see. With their first three albums ‘Coney Hatch’ (1982), Outa Hand (1983) and Friction (1985) they […]
I love this album. There’s a real joy about it and a nice melodic 80’s thrust to the opener ‘One More Time’ with lyrics spiked with song references – it’s a great way to […]
‘When Life Treats You Funky’ the opening track on what is 8th Electric Boys album is all fans will need to hear to know that things are sounding very good indeed. There’s an immediacy […]
The law of the internet pretty much says that tall poppies are fair game, and sons of famous fathers are always in the cross-hairs simple because of their parentage. Some of course will be waiting […]
I must admit that at the time with so much music around and no real profile outside of the U.S. that King Kobra pretty much passed me by early on even though they boasted […]
I must admit that some AOR, even when it is produced by undoubted talent, can still bore the pants off me. But some bands get it just right as the ‘unusually named’ Boys From […]
And out of nowhere it’s here – with no fanfare and no publicity, Mark Knight & The Unsung Heroes new record ‘Lonesome Songs’ has arrived, landing unannounced on June 6th. As someone who has followed […]
So here we are with Part two of the opus that I noted part one as being an album of real substance. I stand by that recommendation and if you love the guitar driven […]
I always liked Extreme, a great live band and super talented musicians. They’ve put out some great albums over the years but I never thought they managed to nudge things into ‘classic’ territory – until […]
I must confess to being a big fan of the Helsinki Vampires. They are of course one of the few bands who really nailed a hard rocking approach to that old school Goth vibe. […]
It’s been a long three years since Gardner James last hit us with ‘Synergy’ – an album that somehow managed to build upon the wonderful ‘Your Place in the Sun’ from 2019, the first […]
I never knew whether six tracks on an album outside of Prog Rock constituted an album, a mini-album or an EP but when it comes to a new release from Tyler Bryant & The […]
One of my biggest regrets is that I never got to see Thin Lizzy live back in the day, only catching them after Phil passed. Ironically I was in Great Yarmouth to catch the […]
Sometimes you have to sit with an album for a while to properly appreciate it rather than blast off a review and only capture part of the magic. 4 albums in, you see, Midnite […]
I must admit I’d never heard of ‘Bourbon House’ until this one landed and here we are with album number four. Bourbon House is essentially a vehicle for the voice of Lacey Crowe and the […]
Sweat aren’t your usual 20’s Rock outfit. Indeed the sheer weight of the 70’s Rock influences that pervades music these days normally side steps Prog or goes all-in. Sweat somehow manages to take onboard […]
This one is a handful and a real joy to dig into! The entire album will catch you up and not let you down till that final note. Indeed Birchwood’s third Alligator release is […]
Let me be controversial for a while. I prefer the version here of ‘Lady of the Valley’ to the original. To be honest it was never one of my most favorite White Lion songs […]
French Rock and Roll for most begins and ends for mist outside the Country with Jonnie Halliday but like any local scene there’s plenty to love if you know where to look. So look this […]
I met the Bai Bang guys back in the States in 2009 at a place called The Backyard Bar in Tulsa Oklahoma when we dropped in to see Gypsy Pistoleros play a warm up gig […]
Do I like this! Sydney’s Raising Ravens debut album ‘Leaving With The Halflight’ which contains a number of released and unreleased tracks including new single and video ‘Don’t Stay’ hits in a couple of days […]
Back in 2019 I was introduced to Tommy Castro by the wonderful people at Alligator Records via a simply wonderful Live album ‘Killin’ It Live’ of which I said: “I’ve always loved a ‘live’ […]
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