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Gig review: CARDINAL BLACK – Sub 89, Reading, 15 November 2024
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Gig review: SUZI QUATRO – London Palladium, 13 November 2024
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Gig review: HRH XVII, Great Yarmouth, 7-9 November 2024
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Gig review: WHEN RIVERS MEET, CHANTEL MCGREGOR, XANDER AND THE PEACE PIRATES – Dingwalls, London, 7 November 2024
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Gig review: DEEP PURPLE – 02 Arena, London, 6 November 2024
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Gig review: ELLES BAILEY- Islington Assembly Hall, London, 2 November 2024
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Featured Album Reviews
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Book Review: ON TRACK (every album, every song…) – IRON MAIDEN (by Steve Pilkington) and THIN LIZZY (by Graeme Stroud)
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Album review: STONE THE CROWS, MAGGIE BELL (reissues)
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Album review: RICHARD ROZZE – Lion
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Album review: MANY THINGS – Burn Together
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Album review: SAXON – Solid Book Of Rock (Box set)
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Album review: KISS THE GUN – We See You
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Category Archives: NEWS
New band Grace release their debut single ‘Stealing Kisses’
Grace Stealing Kisses 30.04.12 “Lenny Kravitz meets Status Quo meets Led Zepelin. It works.” Venue Magazine “I woke at 4 in the morning with the chorus ‘breaking hearts and stealing kisses’ singing in my head. (Josh J Macrae. Producer for … Continue reading
ZZ Top & Aerosmith announce US summer dates
DELAIN + TRILLIUM 26-04-2012 Gruenspan Hamburg – GERMANY 27-04-2012 Lido Berlin – GERMANY 28-04-2012 Progresja Warsaw – POLAND 29-04-2012 Masters of Rock Cafe Zlin – CZECH REP. 02-05-2012 Club 202 Budapest – HUNGARY 03-05-2012 Arena Wien – AUSTRIA 04-05-2012 Backstage … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, classic rock, Delain, Fleetwood Mac, Lindsay Buckingham, Trillium, ZZ Top
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Paul and Linda McCartney’s Legendary Album RAM Set for Deluxe Reissue
UK Release: 21st May 2012 – US Release: 22nd May 2012 Paul and Linda McCartney’s 1971 album will be released across a variety of formats with new and exclusive content including a beautifully packaged Deluxe Edition Box Set – the … Continue reading
24-7 SPYZ LIVE TV SHOW APPEARANCE FROM HOLLAND
Fresh off the road from a successful European tour to celebrate their 20th anniversary of the 1992 release of “Strength In Numbers” on Eastwest/Atlantic Records, heavy metal funk/soul pioneers 24-7 SPYZ featuring the CDs original lineup, Jimi Hazel (guitar and … Continue reading
Greg Lake at Orpheum Theatre on May 18th
Greg Lake at Orpheum Theatre on May 18th “Songs of a Lifetime 2012” tour. The show will feature an intimate autobiographical musical journey in song and story. The performance will feature some of the best-known songs from Emerson Lake and … Continue reading
JOE WALSH TO RELEASE ANALOG MAN ON JUNE 5TH
FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN TWO DECADES Grammy Award winning rock and roll legend Joe Walsh returns with Analog Man, his first solo album in two decades to be released on June 5th, 2012 from Fantasy Records/Concord. Analog Man is both … Continue reading
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Tagged Analog Kid, ELO, Jeff Lynne, Joe Walsh, Ringo Starr
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KISS + MOTLEY CRUE US dates & THE CULT UK tour
KISS + MOTLEY CRUE Jul 20 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live Jul 21 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach Jul 22 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek Jul 24 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre … Continue reading
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Tagged Killing Joke, Kiss, Motley Crue, The Cult, The Mission
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Bad Company, Heart, Big Country & more tour dates
HEART Fri 06/29/12 Saint Paul, MN Myth Fri 07/06/12 Hammond, IN The Venue At Horseshoe Casino Fri 07/20/12 New Lenox, IL New Lennox Commons @ Moondance Jam Sat 07/21/12 Walker, MN Moondance Events Thu 07/26/12 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE Fri … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Company, Big Country, Feeder, Heart, Mike & the Mechanics
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House of Progression at the Peel Kingston
THE VENUE The Peel 160 CAMBRIDGE RD, KINGSTON, SW LONDON KT1 3HH Phone 020 8546 3516. SAT 31st MARCH …..TOUCHSTONE + GUESTS THE CITY SLEEPS SHOW £12 ADV Doors 7.30pm THE PEEL FRI 27th APRIL….. DeeEXPUS & TINYFISH KING OF … Continue reading
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Tagged House of Porgression, IQ, It Bites, Kingston, Pallas, prog rock, The Peel, Tinyfish, Touchstone
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Big Country announced for Isle of Wight festival
MAIN STAGE… BIG COUNTRY Featuring special guest Elizabeth McGovern (from ‘Downtown Abbey’) Saturday 23 June GARDEN STAGE… SADIE AND THE HOTHEADS Saturday 23 June 21 – 24 June 2012 www.isleofwightfestival.com Elizabeth McGovern, one of the star’s of the hit TV … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Country, Downtown Abbey, Elizabeth McGovern, Isle of Wight festival
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Paul Sabu re-releases on Z Records
PAUL SABU SIGNS ANOTHER MULTI ABLUM DEAL WITH Z RECORDS! Its with great pleasure that we can announce that Paul Sabu has extended his dealings with Z Records for 3 classic reissues! Over the past two decades so … Continue reading
Tainted Nation news
UK’s modern hard rock band “TAINTED NATION“ have sign a worldwide management deal with Germany’s ROCK N GROWL MANAGEMENT. TAINTED NATION are: Pete Newdeck – Vocals (Eden’s Curse, Grim Reaper, Killers, Steve Grimmett), Pontus Egberg – Bass (The Poodles, Lions … Continue reading
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Tagged Eden's Curse, Helloween, Ian Nash, Lionsheart, Mark Cross, Pete Newdeck, Pontus Egberg, Rock n Growl, Steve Grimmett, Tainted Nation, The Poodles
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Frames new album ‘In Via’ released 23rd April on SPV
FRAMES SECOND INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM, ‘IN VIA’ RELEASED APRIL 23RD ON STEAMHAMMER/SPV “Incredibly, Jonas Meyer (guitars) Manuel Schonfeld (keyboards) Julian Hoffman (bass) and Kiryll Kulakowski (drums) have only been together since 2007. I say incredibly, because the music on ‘Mosaik’ is … Continue reading
King’s X news
King’s X drummer Jerry Gaskill had a heart attack on Feb 26th. After complications, (pneumonia) he has remained in the hospital so far where he is now off a respirator and responding to doctors. The band has set up a … Continue reading
GYPSY PISTOLEROS new album in April
GYPSY PISTOLEROS release ‘Forever Wild, Beautiful & Damned! Greatest Hits Volume 1’ on April 9th & single ‘Livin La Vida Loca’ on March 26th. “The Pistoleros are sheer musical escapism” – Classic Rock “a thrill-a-minute collection of melodic eye patch … Continue reading
Foo Fighters for the Reading festival
Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, streamed via Facebook. In 2023 he signed a recording deal with Sony in Canada and released a new single on 15 September. Next … Continue reading
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Tagged Foo Fighters, Kasabian, Reading festival, The Cure
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Paul Liddell new video
I have a new video up on you tube from a session recorded at www.ontsofa.com The song is my cover of ‘The Ghost Of Tom Joad’ by Bruce Springsteen/Rage Against The Machine. You can have a little look here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGH0Wux0yGA I … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Springsteen, Paul Liddell, Rage Against The Machine
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Def Leppard announce US tour dates
DEF LEPPARD + POISON + LITA FORD Jun 20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheater Jun 22 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Jun 23 – Las Vegas, NV @ Red Rock Amphitheatre Jun 25 – Denver, … Continue reading
Frozen Rain announce a new album
Frozen Rain CD ‘Ahead Of Time’. Info and sound clips can be found at: http://www.frozenrain.be/ http://www.reverbnation.com/frozenrain http://www.facebook.com/frozenrain.music A video clip of the song ‘Believe it or not’ will also be online very shortly. Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK Since early 2020 Josh … Continue reading
Z Rock 2012
www.zrecords.net www.z-records.com www.facebook.com/ZRECORDS.OFFICIAL Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, streamed via Facebook. In 2023 he signed a recording deal with Sony in Canada and released a new single on … Continue reading
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GRAND MAGUS sign with Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast proudly announces the signing of Swedish Heavy Metal combo GRAND MAGUS. JB of GRAND MAGUS comments: “Grand Magus have finally found their hailing port – we’ve wrapped up a deal with the mighty Heavy Metal label Nuclear Blast. … Continue reading
Stampede line-up change and charity event
British melodic hard rockers STAMPEDE have announced that they are going back to basics as a four piece lineup with a special headline appearance at Hard Rock Big Noise Transmission – a charity event in Wolverhampton on 30th March. The band’s … Continue reading
Posted in Band Entrees & Exits, Gigs and Tour News, NEWS
Tagged Hard Rock Big Noise Transmission, Stampede
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Ringo & the Roundheads Live DVD and Blu Ray
Ringo & The Roundheads Live was filmed at this historic Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, Illinois – this one-night-only event presents Ringo Starr performing five Beatles classics along with his greatest solo hits in a career-spanning set with The Roundheads. Captured … Continue reading
Radiohead UK dates and Marshall Amps 50th anniversary gig
RADIOHEAD October 6th Manchester MEN Arena 8th/9th London O2 Arena Marshall Amps 50th anniversary concert at Wembley Arena on Saturday, September 22nd Billy Duffy (The Cult), Brian Tichy (Pride & Glory/Foreigner/Billy Idol/Whitesnake), Corey Taylor, Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake), Joe Satriani, Nicko … Continue reading
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Tagged Corey Taylor, Iron Maiden, Joe Satriani, Marshall Amps, Paul Gilbert, Radiohead, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde
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Europe announce UK tour dates
EUROPE Wed 21 Nov – Birmingham O2 Academy Thurs 22 Nov – Glasgow O2 ABC Fri 23 Nov – Manchester HMV Ritz Sun 25 Nov – Newcastle O2 Academy Mon 26 Nov – Leeds O2 Academy Tue 27th Nov – … Continue reading
