Category Archives: ALL POSTS

Interview: BRIJITTE WEST

Posted on November 11, 2026 by jason

Former NY Loose frontwoman Brijitte West returns with a brand-new album, Brijitte West and the Greenowskis. West first made her mark in New York’s Lower East Side, drawing on the explosive musical aesthetics of the Ramones, the Stooges and the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BRAVE RIVAL- West Hampstead Arts Club, London, 6 November 2026

Posted on November 10, 2026 by andynathan

After playing it loud over the past couple of years as their journey to full on rock band has accelerated, this autumn sees Brave Rival doing something a bit different, recording an acoustic EP ‘Candlelights and Echoes’. They have also … Continue reading →

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Gig review: FRANCIS ROSSI – Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow – 4th November 2026

Posted on November 10, 2026 by david.wilson

Back in the 70’s and early 80’s any band’s UK tour itinerary usually included a night or two at Greens Playhouse, a venue which would later become the much feared and revered Glasgow Apollo. This was a venue that could … Continue reading →

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Album review : DAN SEALS – 4 albums on 2 CDs – Stones/Harbinger/Walking The Wire/All Fired Up

Posted on November 9, 2026 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date : 13.11.26] Talented Texas brothers, Dan and Jim Seals were big in popular music in the 80s and 90s, mostly in the USA. Jim nicknamed his brother “England Dan”, as a reference to the fact that, … Continue reading →

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Album review: SCARLET REBELS – Flawed By Design

Posted on November 8, 2026 by jason

Earache Records [Release date 13.11.26] No pressure on the lads in Scarlet Rebels as their previous album, 2024′s ‘Where Colours Meet’ made the Albums of the Year selections for myself and fellow scribes, Karen Clayton and Andy Nathan. Amazingly this … Continue reading →

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Album review: CATS IN SPACE – Suit of Armour

Posted on November 7, 2026 by andynathan

Cherry Red Records/Esoteric Antenna (Release Date 6.11.26) The last couple of years have seen some changes in the Cats in Space camp with two long-time members leaving. Allied to their inexplicable failure to make the big time, I did fear … Continue reading →

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Album review: HANOI ROCKS – The Complete Collection 1981-1984

Posted on November 7, 2026 by jason

UMR [Release date 13.11.26] Helsinki, 1979. A band forms itself that would go on to have a massive impact on some of the biggest bands of the eighties and nineties. They are also, hands down, my favourite band. Vastly underrated … Continue reading →

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Album review : IRON SAVIOR – Death Bringer

Posted on November 6, 2026 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date : 13.11.26] Back blending power metal with popular science fiction, Iron Savior are one of a crop of European Power Metal bands who are currently cresting a resurgent wave of interest in the genre. Their all new … Continue reading →

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Album review: MASON HILL – World So Wonderful

Posted on November 6, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

7Hz Productions [Release date 23.10.26] The latest Mason Hill album is a significant departure for the band, following the loss of original vocalist Scott Taylor and the arrival of Tom Ward. They seem to have toughened up for a more … Continue reading →

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Album review : HARMONY IN MY HEAD – The Music That Inspired The Genius Of Brian Wilson

Posted on November 4, 2026 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date 13.11.26] It’s tempting to say that this is a departure for the Cherry Red label. But that would not be true. This is a label who takes his music from a diversity of sources and styles. … Continue reading →

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Feature: GRTR! Greats – DANNY VAUGHN

Posted on November 4, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Photo: Andy Nathan (Malmo Melodic, July 2026) For every artist who makes it big, there are several equally talented musicians who for whatever reason are destined to enjoy more modest success to a narrower audience. New Yorker Danny Vaughn is … Continue reading →

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Album review : ASIA – Indigo

Posted on November 3, 2026 by brianmc

Frontiers Music [Release date: 6.12.26] Nowadays, Asia is Geoff Downes, Virgil Donati, John Mitchell and Harry Whitley. We reviewed the band’s most recent release, Live In England, back in March this year. This new studio album is quite special. The … Continue reading →

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Gig review: GRAHAM GOULDMAN- Cadogan Hall, London, 29 October 2026

Posted on November 3, 2026 by andynathan

Best known as a founder member of 10cc who still leads the current touring line up to this day, it is easy to forget quite what a significant career Graham Gouldman has had, as a songwriter just as much as … Continue reading →

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Quick play reviews: CHRISTOPHER GORDON, AVRAK

Posted on November 1, 2026 by jason

CHRISTOPHER GORDON Macbeth Madfish [Release date 30.10.26] An ambitious project by noted English born Australian composer, he was originally commissioned for a full-length ballet score for the Royal New Zealand Ballet and West Australian Ballet, This 8-movement suite has been … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE PINEAPPLE THIEF – Far And Wide

Posted on November 1, 2026 by jason

InsideOut Music [Release date 09.10.26] After 20 years with KScope, prog metal band The Pineapple Thief make their debut with Inside Out. With roots going back to 1999, the band centre around vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Bruce Soord, and bassist … Continue reading →

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Album review: PURE REASON REVOLUTION – Terrifying Angels

Posted on November 1, 2026 by jason

InsideOut Music [Release date 25.09.26] Pure Reason Revolution formed in 2003, heavily influenced by the 90s alternative metal scene, giving a solid yet aggressive edge to the metal. A few line-up changes, and a split/reformation later, the band’s new album … Continue reading →

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Album review : NEAL MORSE & THE RESONANCE – River Of Light

Posted on November 1, 2026 by jason

InsideOut Music [Release date 27.11.26] ‘River of Light’ is the second album released by Neal Morse & The Resonance, following on from 2024’s ‘No Hill For A Climber’. Although that initial release raised a few eyebrows, mainly around Morse’s decision … Continue reading →

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Album review: RAINBURN – thirty-seven

Posted on October 31, 2026 by jason

Website [Release date 04.11.26] Formed in Bangalore in 2011, Rainburn have built an international reputation through a series of releases and extensive touring across India. After surviving a near-death experience while stranded at sea, Rainburn frontman Vats Iyengar transformed the … Continue reading →

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Album review: KELLI BAKER – Mother

Posted on October 31, 2026 by petefeenstra

Gulf Coast Records [Release date 13.11.26] ‘Mother’ is a well honed and passionately sung conceptual rock-blues debut album from a New York based, Arizona raised vocalist, who makes the most of some cross-genre impulses to broach funk, soul and Americana. … Continue reading →

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Album review: ADAM SWEET – Mortuary Blues

Posted on October 29, 2026 by petefeenstra

Mortuary Music [Release date 02.10.26] Adam Sweet’s 3rd album ‘Mortuary Blues’ (he’s also released 2 EP’s), is a well crafted roots rock album which straddles classic rock, blues, funk and occasional hints of Nashville. The album title is not the … Continue reading →

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Album review: AFTERLIFE – The Pain That Shapes Us

Posted on October 29, 2026 by jason

Mascot Records [Release date 06.11.26] This album is a lyrical letter of a pain and suffering that nobody should have to experience. Battling with inner demons and substances that surround us. The downward spirals we have and not seeing a … Continue reading →

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News: DYNAZTY, BLACK STONE CHERRY, OZZY OSBOURNE (November 2026)

Posted on October 29, 2026 by jason

Lee Aaron will release her new studio album, ‘Re-Vamp’, on January 22 via Metalville. The album will feature re-recorded tracks plus four new songs. Crownshift will release their second album, ‘The Shadows We Buried’, on January 29 via Nuclear Blast … Continue reading →

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Album review : HOLY TERROR – Total Terror (4 CD + DVD Clamshell Box Edtn)

Posted on October 29, 2026 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date 30.10.26] CD1 : Terror And Submission (1987) CD2 : Mind Wars (1988) CD3 : El Revengo, Rare Demo Material (1988) CD4 : Live In Dendermonde, Belgium (1988) DVD: Live In Milwaukee, Chicago and Anaheim (1988) To … Continue reading →

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Interview: Elevenses with…IT

Posted on October 28, 2026 by jason

First in a new series of interviews with various musicians and those involved in and around the music business. Nick Jackson of IT, who have just released their new album ‘The Stranger Inside the Self’… Before the questions, what is your brew … Continue reading →

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Album review: ANN WILSON & TRIPSITTER – Consecrated Ground

Posted on October 28, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

ANN WILSON & TRIPSWITCH - Consecrated Ground

Label Logic [Release date 14.08.26] 2023′s ‘Another Door’ was an indicator that Ann Wilson had reignited her musical mojo. Often referred to as one of the greatest female vocalists in rock, since 2019 Heart reunions have been affected by both … Continue reading →