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Pre-Order Now Status Quo release “The Early Years (1966-69)” on 15 March 2024 via BMG on 5CD clamshell boxset [Cat No BMGCAT900BOX]. This collection features songs from the Pre-Status Quo days, as the first iterations of the bands that developed into Status Quo found their feet, […]
NewsStatus Quo’s bass player, John ‘Rhino’ Edwards, will release the album ‘Just Sayin’’ – again produced by long term collaborator Mike Paxman – through Molano Music on 1 March 2024, preceded on 9 February by two new songs from it. The pairing of the songs ‘Never Too Old To Rock And Roll’, featuring a guitar solo […]
NewsTHE EXPANSIVE, INTERNATIONAL TOUR WILL HIT 35 CITIES IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE THIS SPRING.TICKET ON SALE TO BEGIN JANUARY 26TH AT 10 A.M. LOCAL TIME; HAPPINESS BASTARDS IS SET FOR GLOBAL RELEASE ON MARCH 15. Fresh off the heels of announcing their first album […]
NewsJAG PANZER – Prey! (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmWAcWFJstQ Recorded at Production Point, Colorado Springs; Edited by Pete Schuermann; Video wall graphics/FX by Mark Briody. L-R:Mark Briody (guitars), John Tetley (bass), Harry Conklin (vocals),Ken Rodarte (guitars), Rikard Stjernquist (drums)Photo Credit: Randall Fishburn Jr. After successfully releasing […]
NewsThedus born in Parma (IT) at the end of 2018. The components Roberto Amoruso (guitar), Ivan Belisardi (bass) and Simone Silvestre (drums) find themselves working in the room on songs elaborated from Rob’s ideas and, between a rehearsal and the first live shows, they meet again in February 2019 to record their first self-titled […]
NewsLISTEN TO LEAD SINGLE: “MELODY’S MOTHER’S JAM” & WATCH VIDEO HERE Spearmint will return in 2023 with the brand new album ‘This Candle Is For You’. Arriving in tandem with the announcement today, the London band are pleased to share its lead single “Melody’s Mother’s […]
NewsLISTEN HERE Praise for Naked Lungs: ‘’Doom-ridden noise punk that sounds like Trent Reznor’s been on the Guinness’’ NME (NME 100)“That’s spicy” – Anthony Fantano (The Needle Drop)“a snapshot of the current explosion of energy coming out of the country”SPIN“Distorted madness” – Jack Saunders (BBC Radio 1)“[a] […]
NewsPre-order album here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ravenbanner/rise-up-clan “Rise Up Clan”, the first important milestone for Raven Banner, was produced by Alexander Backlund (Soen, In Mourning, October Tide) in Fascination Street Studios, where world-renowned producer Jens Bogren (Opeth, Sepultura, Kreator) took care of mixing and mastering. The end result is an album […]
NewsSelected praise for “I Am Not There Anymore”: “After decades building up to it, The Clientele have produced what is probably their finest, most enjoyable record.”– The Quietus “The Clientele deserve to be up there with the greats – and the band’s new album could […]
News‘North Korea’ lifted from incoming album ‘COLD WAR CLASSICS VOL.2’, due October 27th via Submarine Cat Records. Alabama 3, the legendary band from Brixton, South London are sharing their new single ‘North Korea’ today. Telling the tongue-in-cheek tale of a man attempting to woo his […]
NewsPLAYDEAD DUE 27TH SEPTEMBER via UNFD Genre-blending Japanese metal, punk and reggae powerhouse SiM have released their new single ‘DO THE DANCE’ alongside an accompanying visualiser. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming full-length album PLAYDEAD, due 27th September via UNFD. Watch the visualiser for ‘DO THE DANCE’ […]
NewsALLMAN BROWN SHARES NEW SINGLE: “BEWILDERED” WATCH VISUALISER HERE || STREAM ON ALL SERVICES HERE London Singer-songwriter – ALLMAN BROWN – has unveiled his new single, “Bewildered”, taken from a forthcoming EP which is being slated for release this Winter. Having initially started out as […]
NewsOrder Here Portraits of Phil Lynott is a photographic celebration of the legendary Phil Lynott, lead singer, bassist and driving force of Thin Lizzy. Starting in the early 70’s this book traces the career of the charismatic Lynott from the early days of Thin Lizzy […]
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