Hanoi Rocks are back on the Oriental Beat
The great Finnish band, often called ‘glam-punk’, Hanoi Rocks are at last releasing a remixed version of their defining second album, Oriental Beat (40th...
Review: Kari Rueslåtten – To The North
Soprano singer, songwriter and keyboardist Kari Rueslåtten was lead vocalist with Norwegian doom metal/experimental band The 3rd And The Mortal, inspiring future female-lead bands such...
Mario Rossi Band turn the blues Heavy
Brazilian blues phenomenon, Mario Rossi, just keeps on getting better; after two very good albums (Electric Art and Same Old Street), he has put...
Review: Desertfest 2016 split EP, Monster Magnet/Raging Speedhorn
The phenomenal Desertfest that resides in Camden, London once a year (and now for those lucky Europeans, Berlin, Germany and Antwerp, Belgium) seem to...
Beartooth and Motionless In White rip Manchester apart
First up was New York-based hardcore punk Stray From The Path and they were really well received for good reason. Their stage presence was...
Bad Wolves Live at O2 Ritz Manchester
Bad Wolves have been in the spotlight over the past few months highly due to their cover of The Cranberries 'Zombie' which is a fantastic...
Black Label Society – Sonic Brew 20th Anniversary Blend 5.99 – 5.19
I remember vividly first getting into Black Label Society, it was the days of dial-up internet and CD’s were the go to listening source....
KISS – Portraits Edition (Rufus Publications)
This book is published in 2023, the year Kiss celebrate their fiftieth anniversary as a viable entity and also the year when after the...
Troy Redfern + The Commoners at The Bourne Music Club
This doubleheader at The Bourne Music Club, Sittingbourne, a small but rocking little venue, saw two of the more highly rated lesser-known bands combining...
Review: King King – Reaching For The Light
Should someone play you a number like ‘Crazy’ or ‘Stranger To Love’ from King King’s Reaching For The Light you might understandably mistake them...
