Deep Purple formulate album 23… =1
Having been a fan of Deep Purple for over 50 years, I was delighted to have the chance to listen to their latest album...
Clutch Deliver the Perfect End to 2025 in Manchester
One of the very last major tours of 2025 made its way through the UK and finally ended in Manchester. Southern rock/stoner metal band...
Jerry Only is the Anti Hero we all need
Legendary bassist and founding member of the Horror Punk pioneers The Misfits, Jerry Only, has released his debut solo album Anti-Hero via Misfits Records...
Tarja releases From Spirits and Ghosts to explore the other side of Xmas
Tarja Soile Susanna-Turunen Cabui (just Tarja to her fans!) has carved a niche for herself since her departure from Nightwish in 2005; pushed out...
Matt Stocks shares his Life In The Stocks in new book
When a book has a truly considered foreword by someone like Jesse Malin (of D Generation and solo career) then you know there must...
Bob Dylan In the 1980’s – Every Album, Every Track
In the 1980s Bob Dylan released ten albums, of which seven were studio recordings, two were ‘live’ albums and the other being 1985’s Biograph,...
Live Review: Soccer Mommy + Francis Of Delirium in Manchester
The next generation of pop grunge rockers are here! Soccer Mommy swayed the house down with Francis Of Delirium. In the modern world of...
Status Quo: Quo’ing in – The Best of the Noughties
Everybody knows Status Quo, they’ve been around so long they’re part of the scenery people take for granted. Everyone and their maiden auntie knows...
Armored Saint can and do deliver across the UK
Armored Saint are what you would consider a cult favourite in heavy metal. They may not be the biggest name in the genre but...
Three Days Grace start a riot in Manchester
Three Days Grace are so much more than Linkin Park for the Affliction crowd, they're a bastion of positivity and well-placed aggression for a...
