Jan Akkerman Live Album Review: Focus Classics Revisited
When Jan Akkerman left Focus in 1976, after seven years with the band and achieving renown as a stellar guitarist (Melody Maker, in 1972,...
Review: Discharge – End of Days
“Make noise not music!” is a great way to describe these hardcore punks who formed in the dark distant past of 1977 in Stoke...
Gary Numan: The Pleasure Principle of Replicas Live
In the first of three intimate sold out shows, Gary Numan celebrates the 45th anniversary of Tubeway Army’s Replicas album as well as Gary's...
Slaughter to Prevail in Manchester: the wokest show of January 2026?
Every single article written about Slaughter to Prevail starts the same: an awkward fence-sitting diatribe wherein the writer tries to circumvent whatever hostility that's...
Review: Wilson – Right to Rise
Tittle track 'Right to Rise' is an even tempered track with plenty of grit and determination! Its textures are gruelling and bold, holding a...
Review: Ace Frehley – Anomaly
Legendary guitarist Ace Frehley surely needs no introduction. Following his exit from KISS the second time around, he bounced back and unleashed a rather...
Review: Bad Touch – Truth Be Told
A five piece from Norfolk playing Southern rock? Truth Be Told is Bad Touch’s second full-length player and features a couple of radio remixes by...
EP Review – Suicide Silence – Sacred Words
Suicide Silence’s woes have been well documented over the last few years. The tragic death of Mitch Lucker would have knocked most bands down...
Rise Against (Acoustic) @ Pryzm, Kingston
If you’ve seen Rise Against live, you’ll know how energetic and electric the atmosphere can be. With over 20 years of performance and an...
Review: Lynyrd Skynyrd – Vinyl Box Set 1973-1977
What can you say about an iconic band like Lynryd Skynyrd that hasn't been said before? A band who are the essence of Southern...
