Bloodstock – a metal family reunion? 2017 festival highlights
Since the inaugural Bloodstock in 2001, there has been a sense of community among fans of the Midlands festivals. In a way - it's...
Ray Wilson – Makes Me Think of Home
Ray Wilson’s Song For A Friend has proved to be one of my favourite albums of 2016. The former Stiltskin and Genesis frontman delivered...
Review: Northern Oak – Of Roots and Flesh
'Of Root and Flesh' is Northern Oak's third studio album. Northern Oak are something of a unique band within metal combining black metal with...
Saxon and Uriah Heep Headline Maid of Stone 2026 – Review
Still held in the gorgeous surrounds of Mote Park, this warm July weekend saw Maidstone become the epicentre of the rock universe with the...
Review: Heart of a Coward – Deliverance
Every musical movement can be stripped down to three phases. The excitement, when a band with a new idea appears and takes the world...
Neck Deep ‘A History Of Bad Decisions’
At the start of the year people normally start looking for and talking about bands they think are going to burst into the scene...
Pröwess dispense some Blacktop Therapy
After two EPs, North Carolina rock band Pröwess are about to release a powerful 70's centric rock album called Blacktop Therapy. (Note the umlaut, which I...
Steve Hill The One-Man Blues Rock Band – In Concert
Steve Hill’s Solo Recording series of albums are pretty much all recorded live, so what could an actual album recorded live in front of...
Mott the Hoople Icon Ian Hunter Career Captured in Rare Ross Halfin Photo Book
First off, let's get one thing straight: Ian Hunter is a rock 'n' roll legend. His work in making Mott the Hoople the band...
Erja Lyytinen – Lockdown Live 2020
Finnish slide guitarist Erja Lyttinen’s last two albums, Stolen Hearts and Another World, have seen her stretching out beyond the blues into AOR and...
