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Gig review: TOBY JEPSON – Online, Thursday April 23 2020
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Gig review: PAUL CARRACK – London Palladium, 14 March 2020
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Gig review: JAKE BUGG – Cambridge Corn Exchange, 5 March 2020
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Feature: Call Collect – An introduction to STEVE HACKETT
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Feature: Gigs of the Millennium – Steve Tilston, Argent, Camel, The Tubes
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Feature: Albums that time forgot – NOTHING BY CHANCE – Ghosts Of Love
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Tag Archives: Michael Monroe
Album review: SUPERSUCKERS – Play That Rock n Roll
SPV/Steamhammer [Release date 07.02.20] It’s got touches of country, it’s got a bit of blues, it’s got rock n roll- but most importantly it’s got attitude, swagger and riffs a plenty. It is “Play That Rock n Roll” and it … Continue reading
Gig review: HRH FESTIVAL, DAY 3 – Vauxhall Holiday Park, Gt Yarmouth, 9 November 2019
After the high of Saturday there was a more subdued feeling around the smaller arena as the early unplugged sessions got underway with CADENCE NOIR and DEVILFIRE. A little thin on the ground at this early hour, the previous long … Continue reading
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Tagged 9th November 2019, Ablaze, Brian Tatler, Candece Noir, Chemia, Chic, Devilfire, Diamond Head, Doro, gig, Great Yarmouth, Hand of Dimes, Hard Rock Hell, HRH, HRH Awards, live, Massive, metal, Michael Monroe, review, rock, Stonedeaf, Wolf Jaw, Zodiac Mindwarp
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Album review: MICHAEL MONROE – One Man Gang
Silver Lining Music [Release date 18.10.19] Vocalist Michael Monroe, once best known as the Hanoi Rocks frontman, has long since made his name fronting his own band, and the quality remains as high as ever. This new album is his … Continue reading
Album review: HANOI ROCKS – Reissues
HANOI ROCKS Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks/Oriental Beat/All Those Wasted Years (Dissonance Productions) Finish band Hanoi Rocks are a glam sleaze metal band largely responsible for an influence that directed the 80s metal scene. Formed in 1979 and recording … Continue reading
Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL AOR – Pwllheli, 9-12 March 2017
The HRH franchise is probably the most successful of these three day indoor events and rightly so, they found a spot in the market and have developed a fluid, tightly run operation that always delivers. The AOR weekend was slightly … Continue reading
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Tagged 9-12 March 2017, AOR, Bonafide, FM, gig, Hard Rock Hell AOR, Lita Ford, melodic rock, Michael Monroe, Mike Tramp, Paul Laine, Pwllheli, review, Romeo's Daughter, Slaughter, Vega
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Album review: HANOI ROCKS – Strange Boys Box
Cleopatra Records [Release date 21.10.16] Vastly underrated yet hugely influential, Finnish legends Hanoi Rocks are said to have sold one million albums back in the Eighties. That is not many when you consider that without them we would not have … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andy McCoy, box set, Cleopatra Records, glam, Hanoi Rocks, Michael Monroe, review, rock, sleaze, Strange Boys Box
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Gig review: STONE FREE FESTIVAL Day 1 – 02 Arena, London, 18 June 2016
Once upon a time, gigs took place indoors, or in football stadiums for the very largest acts, and festivals in a muddy field. While rock festival demographics have gradually got older, the havoc wreaked by the vagaries of the English … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Cooper, Apocalyptica, Blackberry Smoke, blues rock, festival, gig, glam, Jackaman, Jared James Nichols, Michael Monroe, review, rock, southern rock, Stone Free, The Darkness, THERAPY?
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Album review: DUST BOWL JOKIES – Dust Bowl Jokies
Rodeostar/ SPV [Release date – 22.04.16] This is the second album by the Swedish sleaze rockers Dust Bowl Jokies following on from their debut released back in 2012. Swaggering sleaze/ glam rock is the order of the day here with … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerosmith, album, CD, Dust Bowl Jokies, glam, Michael Monroe, review, rock, Rolling Stones, sleaze, Sweden
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Album review: MICHAEL MONROE – Blackout States
[Release date 09.10.15] Michael Monroe is back with his latest album the follow-up to 2013′s well received ‘Horns And Halos’. One change in his band with guitarist Rich Jones joining (former Company Of Wolves man Steve Conte is still in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blackout States, Hanoi Rocks, Michael Monroe, review, rock, rock 'n' roll
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Album review: CLOSE QUARTERS – Always A Lot, Never Little
Fassberg & Osterlind Music “Always A Lot, Never Little” is the second album from Sweden’s Close Quarters, a band who slot in nicely somewhere between the Backyard Babies, Hardcore Superstar and Michael Monroe- all of which have recently released new … Continue reading
News: SHOOTING STAR, MICHAEL MONROE, ART NATION – Saturday 25th July 2015
Shooting Star have released their new album ‘Into the Night’ for free as a download on their website. Download by going to www.shootingstarmaniacs.com and using the code “1980″. Art Nation release their new album ‘Revolution’ on AOR Heaven on 28th … Continue reading
News: MARK SLAUGHTER, KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD, MICHAEL MONROE – Wednesday 11 March 2015
Mark Slaughter, of Slaughter fame, releases his solo album ‘Reflections In A Rear View Mirror’ on May 22nd on Escape Music. The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band release an EP entitled ‘A Little Something From The Road, Vol.1′ on limited edition … Continue reading
Posted in Album News, All Posts, Gigs and Tour News, NEWS, Re-issues/special editions
Tagged Kenny Wayne Shepherd, King's X, Living Color, Mark Slaughter, Michael Monroe, news, Record Store Day, Rich Robinson, rock, upcoming albums
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Gig Review: MICHAEL MONROE – Thekla, Bristol, 2 December 2013
Michael Monroe’s illustrious career in the history of rock and roll started in 1980 when he was the flamboyant, fun and edgy vocalist of Hanoi Rocks. This new sounding glam punk band had a strong influence over many bands including … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 December 2013, BLACKWOLF, Bristol, gig, goth, Hanoi Rocks, Her Dark Embrace, live, Michael Monroe, review, rock, Sam Yaffa, Steve Conti, Thekla
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Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL 7 – Pwllheli, Wales, 28-30 November 2013
Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up (Rizlas? ed.) for the greatest show on earth, this certainly encompasses the feeling around the HRH community as “Hard Rock Hell 7 – Cirque De Rock” rolls into its now well established new home … Continue reading
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Tagged 28-30 November 2013, AIRBOURNE, Alunah, Arthur Brown, Attica Rage, Bernie Torme, Black Spiders, Black Star Riders, Blaze Bayley, Cage The Gods, festival, Hard Rock Hell 7, heavy rock, Kyrbgriner, metal, Michael Monroe, Pat McManus, Paul Di'Anno, Phil Campbell, Pwllheli, Skindred, THE ANSWER, THE JOKERS, The Screaming Eagles, The Treatment, Wales
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