Music News & Reviews from the Rock, Metal, Blues, Prog, Punk & Jazz Genres as well as stage and festival shows
Blue October is sharing a brand new video for “Down Here Waiting” the first single from Spinning the Truth Around Part II, the next chapter in the band’s three-part opus (album is out 29 Sept). The band will be touring the US this Autumn, following their […]
NewsHear It Now! Celebrate the keenly-anticipated release of GRAHAM PARKER’s new album LAST CHANCE TO LEARN THE TWIST with the street date release of a diabolical new single. The album’s lead track (and perhaps its manifesto) “The Music Of The Devil” gets a standalone release […]
NewsFrench/Irish alternative rock-metal outfit MOLYBARON, known for their energetic, hard-hitting sound, are set to release their new album Something Ominous in just 2 weeks, on the 15th of September via InsideOutMusic/Sony Music. Today, MOLYBARON are pleased to share the epic 4th single from the album “Reality Show,” a high-energy […]
NewsSo much black in view, everyone was in black but the imagery on the t-shirts was very well split between all three acts due on tonight. KK’s Steelmill has become one of THE venues to go to for music of all types – tonight it […]
Gig reviewsLooking around the venue on the Sunday ‘morning’ there are certainly some there who may have drunk slightly more than they anticipated they were going to the previous evening (again?), some even have facial bruising, gained apparently by successfully face planting whilst falling off the […]
Gig reviewsI saw Focus play live in Liverpool around the time that Focus II (aka Moving Waves) [not to be confused with Focus 11 – see below] was released . This album, and the iconic single, Hocus Pocus, got played to death during the university years […]
NewsGoing into this review is going to be a weird one, you have three bands here that kind of differ from each other in quite a few ways but also bring each other together at the same time. We have Solstafir along with Katatonia supported […]
Gig reviewsSaturdays festivities started with The Forged Hearts, who hail from Northern Ireland. They describe themselves as a ‘female fronted, classic rock inspired band’ and had travelled just to be at Winters End. The first two tracks (I Touched The Fire and Stupid Games) rattled the […]
Gig reviews“Any festivals you want to cover, particularly in the first few months of the year, then let me know?” Those were words from Reg that led me to Planet Rocks Winters End Festival, a little all in one rock festival, held in Porthcawl, Wales. Where? […]
Gig reviewsDo you ever get that feeling when things do not seem to work out, whatever good you try to do? This is what Imperial Age must have felt while organising their last, almost four years in the making, tour, after Covid (twice), the Russia-Ukraine war […]
Gig reviewsAvatar have recently released their 9th Studio album, the previous being Hunter Gatherer being released in 2020. Three years ahead we’re welcomed with their brand new album Dance Devil Dance! The best way I can describe this album from start to finish is badass. It’s […]
Album reviewsAmerican punk band, Black Flag are back in the UK on an insane 7 day UK tour. Tonight they take over Manchester’s O2 Ritz with special guests Total Chaos to start the night with a bang. With an insane 19 song set list this is […]
Gig reviewsFollowing the success of Lenmania in Manchester recently, Jamie Lenman has put together a new, short tour of England. Taking in spots from Plymouth to Leeds and from Bristol to London make sure you get out to see him when he’s anywhere near you – […]
News