Randy Rhoads by Ross Halfin – pre-sale now open
When Randy Rhoads joined the Ozzy Osbourne band at the end of 1979 he not only helped to transform the career of the ex-Black Sabbath front man, he also helped to redefine the metal scene of the 1980’s and has been a prominent influence for hundreds of guitarists ever since and well after his tragic […]
‘Pure’, a brand-new instrumental studio album by Robben Ford is released 27 August 2021 on earMUSIC
‘Pure’ is Robben Ford’s brand-new instrumental studio album – the first one since “Tiger Walk” from 1997 – is released 27 August 2021 on earMUSIC. With nine unique tracks, the album features a “pure” Robben Ford – this guitar virtuoso who has a tremendous music vocabularly of jazz, blues and rock. ‘Pure’ is an album which […]
GOO GOO DOLLS ANNOUNCE RARITIES LP FOR JUNE 30TH
GOO GOO DOLLS ANNOUNCE RARITIES A NEW COMPILATION ALBUM OF RARE & PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SONGS FROM 1995 TO 2007 – RELEASE DATE: JUNE 25TH VIA WARNER RECORDS PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE HERE LISTEN TO “DON’T CHANGE (LIVE)” HERE May 14, 2021. Goo Goo Dolls have announced Rarities, a brand-new compilation album arriving in digital, vinyl and CD formats […]
Ramblin’ Man Fair pushed back again…
The RMF team made the following, somewhat expected, announcement earlier today: With great regret Ramblin Man Fair 2021 will not happen. We thank everyone for their patience while we held our line until the last possible moment to make an informed decision. The reasons are many but all – unsurprisingly – are linked to the […]
Skarlett Riot to drop a new album, Invicta, on May 7th
With only 2 days to go until their brand new album ‘INVICTA’ drops worldwide (07.05.2021), the band share the tracklisting for the album with you all!! Are you ready for this?! Pre save here:https://despotz.ffm.to/invicta Pre Order bundles:https://despotz.bigcartel.com/artist/skarlett-riot Tracklist: 01. Breaking The Habit 02. Gravity 03. Black Cloud 04. Under Water 05. Stronger 06. Cut The […]
Bloodstock Festival – M2TM21
A re-booted version of the #M2TM scheme is under way, with 21 regions hosting one-off events to fast track a selection of local bands to the BLOODSTOCK New Blood Stage, as BLOODSTOCK continues to champion grassroots metal, year in, year out. Check out the participating locations below and if you’d like to enter your band […]
Bloodstock Festival – Bands Announcement
#BOA21 ANNOUNCEMENT NOT 1, NOT 2, BUT 19 BANDS ADDED TO BLOODSTOCK 2021 Landing the Sunday night Sophie stage headline slot are festival favourites, Evil ScarecrowWith the #M2TM events happening soon, as well as the winners from that initiative, the New Blood bill is rounded out with a number of bands selected from online applications […]
MARILLION RELEASE SPECIAL LIVE ALBUM, RECORDED DURING A MAGICAL EVENING WITH THEIR FRIENDS FROM THE ORCHESTRA.
“With Friends At St David’s” will be available on May 28th, 2021. On May 28th, Marillion will release their new live album “With Friends At St David’s”, recorded in Cardiff in November 2019. It all started with the release of “With Friends From The Orchestra” in 2019, when Marillion teamed up with “In Praise of […]
Marillion Weekends 2022 – news from the Marillion camp.
We have some bad news and some good news. Bad News 1We have been advised by our European tour agents, that the concerts on-sale in France, The Netherlands and Germany for October 2021 may not be able to take place as planned. We have reluctantly agreed that we should move that part of the tour […]
Peter Green – ‘The Albatross Man’
Legendary Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green passed away, peacefully in his sleep, on July 25th 2020. For the past 4 years Peter worked directly with Rufus Publications to produce a huge, illustrated visual book of his life and career. Mark Smith at Rufus has been travelling down to Canvey Island on a regular basis to […]