Music News & Reviews from the Rock, Metal, Blues, Prog, Punk & Jazz Genres as well as stage and festival shows
Day 2, August 24th. Saturday begins with a brew in the Media Centre, or to be more precise 4 brews, luckily none made by my new found friend Angela, from Avondale Radio; top tip here, if she ever offers you a brew, be cautious, be […]
Gig reviewsDay 1, August 23rd. First things first; Stonedead 2024, when all is considered, you were absolutely bloody magnificent! Before you all start, just let me quantify that opening line for you, remember that this is ‘my’ take on it, it’s as I saw it, and […]
Gig reviewsAmerican punk rock band make their long awaited return to Manchester with a short headline UK tour. With only two dates on the tour it was bound to sell out almost instantly, the band from Chicago known for their against the system themed music teamed […]
Gig reviewsSkindred, the Welsh legends, are in Manchester on their short UK tour. Skindred for me is a band that should’ve been massively popular way earlier on, before the days of TikTok. I’ve seen these guys before at Download Festival with my shirt in hand whipping […]
Gig reviewsWith a discography of 10 studio albums and more than a decade of being revered as a global blues icon, DAN PATLANSKY has solidified his status as one of the most exceptional blues-based storytellers of his generation, earning legendary recognition worldwide. In 2024, Dan has […]
News“You can’t come in, doors are at 7.30”, says the disinterested security goon, “…says here doors at 7 Fella” I say in reply, showing him the blurb “….it changed today” says he….I try a different tack, “…where do I collect my media pass please?”, a […]
Gig reviewsAmerican heavy metal band Fozzy landed in Manchester for night three of their UK tour. The band formed in 1999 when lead vocalist Chris Jericho was just known as the wrestling superstar that he is. After their huge performance at AEW’s All In Pay Per […]
Gig reviews40 spectacles in 14 countries across the continent: Finnish hard rock / metal group LORDI are about to start haunting Europe with the eerily beautiful with tunes that can be found on their current album »Screem Writers Guild« (released on March 31, 2023). In anticipation of […]
NewsCurrently confirmed to perform is Chris Holmes Mean Man, the very special Steve Grimmett’s Grim Reaper Tribute, Fury, Beth Blade & The Beautiful Disasters, Desolation Angels, The Darker My Horizon and Tysondog. TICKETS The life of one of Swindon’s most famous residents will be celebrated […]
NewsPre-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 […]
NewsGrammy-nominated band SUM 41 has shared their newest single “Waiting On A Twist Of Fate”, out now via Rise Records, from their upcoming final album Heaven :x: Hell. The second single from the double album’s pop-punk Heaven side, “Waiting On A Twist Of Fate” harkens back to the earliest days of […]
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