Review: Steel Panther, Bowling For Soup & Buckcherry – Wembley Arena
I remember seeing Steel Panther for the first time, it was in a stuffy tent at Download ’09. We ran over to the third...
Review: Fair Warning – Pimp Your Past
Let’s all skip back to the 80’s when AOR was in its infancy and get into the groove. Fair Warning are masters but after...
Review: Art of Dying – Nevermore
My first impressions of this EP was that it holds no punches, first track ‘All or Nothing’ jumps straight in with hard hitting riffs,...
Review: Junior Bruce – Endless Descent
Founded August 2007 Junior Bruce are soon to release their newest ten track album Endless Descent - not long to wait!
I love the album cover...
Review: Aynsley Lister – Eyes Wide Open
Looking like a young Ben Affleck cradling his guitar as it were a baby on publicity shots, you can see why Aynsley Lister would...
Review: Dope – Blood Money Part 1
This latest album by DOPE still has a familiar feel reaching back to their previous work. Lyrically the songs haven’t become anymore intricate but...
Review: NOFX – First Ditch Effort
The last ten years have seen a generation of punk bands feel the need to grow up. Green Day went political while Blink-182 started...
Review: Dorje – Centred And One
Back in June, I was shopping for a new bass guitar and happened to zone in on the Ibanez SR1306. When researching the bass,...
Review: Blackberry Smoke – Like an Arrow
If you hear the word “Americana” and your face turns sour and your eyes come-over all glassy — Wait a minute. Figure this: Americana...
Live: Ugly Kid Joe, Riverside, Newcastle
Some see Ugly Kid Joe as an oddity of the grungey, post-glam metal scene. A one-hit wonder even. They will for sure be remembered...
