Review: Extreme – Pornograffitti (25th Anniversary Edition)
Even 25 years on, it's hard to imagine Extreme's unlikely success. Well, it isn't as they were still riding on the last hurrah of...
Album Review: Robin Trower – Something’s About To Change
70s stadium super-stardom in the USA was not a manufactured thing. You could get on a major touring bill, pay payola to get a...
Album Review: Von Hertzen Brothers – New Day Rising
If you were to stumble upon the Von Hertzen Brother’s New Day Rising with little prior knowledge, you would be forgiven for thinking you...
Takedown Festival 2015
It's not scorching here at Southampton Uni today, but the rain is keeping off and the sun is just resting behind the clouds. Optimum...
HRH United 2015: Highlights
It's hard to believe that the first overnight festival of the season is over already! Oh yes, the season is fast approaching, and what...
Live Review: Wednesday 13, Think Tank, Newcastle
In the modern rock era, it is hard to find bands that still believe in the theatrical side of live performances. I can count...
Live Review: Steel Panther, Academy, Newcastle
The story of Steel Panther is an unlikely one: front-man Michael Starr has recorded lead vocals with LA Guns, backing vocals for AFI, and...
Live Review: Europe & Black Star Riders, Academy, Newcastle
If you told me I'd be seeing live versions of 'The Final Countdown' and 'The Boys Are Back in Town' performed by the original...
Kerrang! Tour: Beartooth, Bury Tomorrow, Young guns, We Are In The Crowd, and Don...
This has been an unforgettable night! Five fantastic bands - it’s a mad mix of 2015's hottest bands on the scene: Beartooth, Bury Tomorrow,...
Review: TOTO – TOTO XIV
If we’re to believe the press spiel, TOTO XIV is the album that guitarist Steve Lukather, keyboard players David Paich and Steve Porcaro, and...