Independent [Release date 08.01.21] The first few bars of interplay between rhythm and lead guitar from King Of The Dead could be Status Quo, but once the vocals are launched we’re back in NWOBHM territory. Pacey, piercing, high pitched, they … Continue reading → The post Single review: KING OF THE DEAD – Destroy My […]
Continue ReadingBritannia Ruled the airwaves in 1964. In the front ranks, marching in formation behind the Beatles were The Animals who became the second British band to top the American charts after The Beatles. Featuring original members John Steel and Mickey Gallagher alongside Danny Handley and Bobby Ruiz, music fans can expect a fantastic concert […]
Continue ReadingIn April 2021, Nancy Wilson of Heart will release the first-ever solo album of her storied career via Carry On Music. Nancy plays guitar and sings every song on the new album which features collaborations with Sammy Hagar, Duff McKagan, and Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters). The first single “The Rising,” is Nancy’s stunning rendition […]
Continue ReadingThe ELECTRIC BOYS are much loved for their idiosyncratic combination of hard rock and other forms of music such as funk beginning with their first album “Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride” in 1989. On April 30th 2021 the band will release worldwide their seventh album “Ups!de Down” which continues and advances this fusion of music styles […]
Continue ReadingBrisbane based Progressive Metal Sensations The Stranger just dropped their immersive new single ‘Eleventh Hour’ via Octane Records. ‘Eleventh Hour’ is a riveting piece of pure progressive power with hard hitting synths layered beneath aggressive guitar work, meticulously arranged instrumentation and addictively complex grooves. Vocalist Tom explains ‘Eleventh hour is an impassioned retaliation against climate denial and environmental […]
Continue ReadingAustralian Alt-Rockers TORIZON are back with their heaviest track yet “Burning Away” produced by Robb Torres (LA) & Ian Sefchick (Captiol Records). Opening with “We could do so much more without you” the song sets a tone of urgency underpinned with frustration. Vocalist Mish explains “The inception of this song was from a place […]
Continue ReadingBoff Whalley is best known for being the guitarist in anarchist collective Chumbawamba who scored one of the most unlikely hit records ever when Tubthumping shot up to Number 2 in the charts – only held off top spot by Will Smith’s Men In Black. In more recent years he has turned his songwriting skills […]
Continue ReadingThis week our Government of All Talents debated in Parliament the debacle of touring in the EU. Caroline Dineage a junior minister in the Culture department rejected a letter from some of the UK’s biggest artists who want action now but she claimed that the door is still open to the EU to […]
Continue ReadingThe Shop Window have released a new video for their single Out Of Reach, relesed on Spinout Nuggets. The Shop Window are a four-strong IndiePop/Jange guitar band, fronted by partners in musical crime Carl Mann and Simon ‘Syd’ Oxlee. Their journey began over two decades ago when they landed their first record deal in the […]
Continue ReadingPost Glastonbury cancellation : are other music festivals still possible? The cancellation of Glastonbury sent a shudder though the music scene but does it mean that all festivals will go down like a pack of cards? Paul Reed, the head of the Association of Independent Festivals feels that smaller events can still happen. The size […]
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