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An unusual acceptance to cover the show at Huntingdon Hall, having the press along, particularly photographers, is not usually their thing. I’m glad they made an exception! Early entry meant I could look around for places to photograph from even with the knowledge that the […]
Gig reviewsWatch the video for ‘Oslo (feat. Démira)’ HERE Praise of new album Race The Night:“A heady collection of anthems and proves they still have it after 30 years of nuclear sound” – Louder Than War ★★★★ ½“The kind of grandstanding solos and punky dramas that made 1977 such an […]
NewsListen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhjhKjhLOUc Following their latest, much-acclaimed studio album, Medicine (released in February 2023 through AFM Records, order HERE), Boston-based rockers LANSDOWNE have shared a brand new single, ‘Safeword’. “We wanted to give our fans that familiar sexy dirty rock sound they love from Blue Collar Revolver, but […]
NewsFull album streaming via Black Metal Promotion. The blackened death metal machine based in Trondheim, Norway NEXORUM have just released their sophomore album “Tongue Of Thorns” via Non Serviam Records. Black Metal Promotion is hosting an exclusive full album streaming. Listen to “Tongue Of Thorns” […]
NewsHANNAH ROSE PLATT is thrilled to release her new album: ‘Deathbed Confessions’. STREAM THE ALBUM IN FULL HERE Produced by Ed Harcourt, the album is her first release with the Xtra Mile Recordings label and comprises a collection of ghoulish ghost stories, melodious murder ballads, […]
NewsIt’s a huge news day in the world of Lacey. The Nottingham alt-rock four piece – frontman and bassist Graham “Graz” Turner, drummer Dave Pearson and guitarists Pete Maksymiw and Josh Lewin – are delighted to confirm details of their long awaited new album. This […]
NewsCheck out the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25alHZj5t88 June 23, 2023 sees Danish prog-and power metal band, PYRAMAZE, unleash their seventh studio album, entitled Bloodlines, through AFM Records. Following previously-released, first album singles, “Broken Arrow” and “Fortress”, today, PYRAMAZE are premiering a music video for the stunning track “Alliance”, featuring Melissa Bonny (Ad Infinitum, The Dark […]
NewsWe’re at Teddy Rocks that weekend…where…Teddy Rocks, it’s down near Blandford…you’d love it…oh, ok, I’ll have a look, and I’ll ask Reg if he wants it covered, if it’s my sort of thing I said skeptically? That was the initial conversation that I had with […]
Gig reviewsOn April 29th, I saw a major Italian band playing in London for the very first time. This may come as a surprise, as being Italian, people may think I am all over what comes from my land, but reality is far from it. So […]
Gig reviewsQ. What could possibly better than a night of AOR in the heart of Nottingham on a Saturday night? A. Not much to be honest and judging by the long queue eagerly awaiting the early doors, it isn’t just me who is thinking this. The […]
Gig reviews– FRIDAY 2nd JUNE 2023 – 41 years on since they first formed – THE MARCH VIOLETS – are delighted to announce plans for their live reunion. With an appearance planned at Manchester Academy 3 on Friday 2nd June 2023, the boundary-shredding post/punk band from […]
NewsIt’s here, it’s arrived . . . the day this triple-header tour kicks off and it’s going to be fantastic – if you can get any of the few remaining tickets. If you still need a ticket, try here here: https://planetrock.gigantic.com/tyketto-tickets, no guarantees though! http://www.tyketto.com/ […]
NewsThere’s still tickets left – the King’s Coronation is over and done with and now it’s back to business. This is a triple-header not to miss with the bands taking headline status on a night-by-night basis – so who will be headlining at your nearest […]
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