Australia has always done Blues well, and often taken its own slant on the genre that began in the fertile soil of the Mississippi Delta. “For Perth guitarist, songwriter and bandleader Matty Wall, it’s all about […]
Laden heavy with big chunky riffs and with the axle kept from the ground with some liquored, smoky vocals ‘A Rebel Few’ have a great starting point. The fact that they have the songs and […]
No one needs to be reminded what a groundbreaking band The Runaways were in so may ways and it was Cherie Currie holding centre stage flanked by the likes of Joan Jett and Lita […]
So Motley is over, DJ has left Guns ‘N’ Roses and the band has finally had the time to really get their teeth into writing not just one but two new albums, sounds like the […]
I’ve always loved Cheap Trick and ‘live’ they have few peers but in the studio oddly I don’t think I’ve ever really loved one of their albums completely. Equally Cheap Trick has never put out […]
What is it about Perth Rock bands and EP’s – there’s just something about the format! The best bands always leave you wanting so much more and the worst leave you thinking that could have […]
It’s been 24 years since Candlebox hit the ground running with their self-titled debut, which sold shedloads of copies riding the tail end of the grunge wave. Not that Candlebox were necessarily really grunge (though […]
When you think of melodic rock bands from SWEDEN, the names , MIA KLOSE, the brilliant LOUD `N` NASTY,THE MURDER OF MY SWEET, NUBIAN ROSE, ELECTRIC BOYS and of course EUROPE come to mind, […]
Bruno Ravel certainly like to keep busy. Apart from his long standing DANGER DANGER career, he has also worked with the likes of Y&T, TNT,HAREM SCAREM & STARZ, now he turns up with THE […]
After not quite having a Eurovision adventure with track ‘Pipped It, Popped It’ Tigertailz is back with what is their first new album in ten years, and with new vocalist Rob Wylde on vocals they […]
With a vintage organ intro and a shouted rant from one of Ford’s ex’s – Chris Holmes, Lita Ford’s new album follows hot on the heel of her tell-all book and attempts to capture […]
Ace Frehley is back sooner than we might expect after what was surely one of the highpoints of his career in the release of ‘Space Invader’ (2014) – an album that climbed to number 9 […]
Back in April I caught up with POA main-man Lesli Sanders in the US just after he and his band had done double duty supporting Pretty Boy Floyd and playing with them. I must admit […]
Hardcore legends Hatebreed return with a new album titled “The Concrete Confessional”, a fiercely aggressive and somewhat political album that touches on what’s happening in the world around us. We speak to frontman and […]
Spanish thrash metallers Crisix may be under the radar to some people out there but if you love thrash metal, this band is for you! Their third album “From Blue To Black” has just […]
Chris Gibbs is one of Perth’s most respected musicians, playing in a variety of bands over the years he now produces material for two bands: ‘Graphic Fiction Heroes’ and ‘Chris Gibbs and the Transmission’ […]
Deftones have been one of those bands in the rock and metal scene that have made a tremendous impact among their peers and their fans, “White Pony” still regarded as one of the best […]
Shotgun Messiah was surely one of the coolest names for a Rock band ever, and not only did they have the music and the looks they delivered live too. But after just one album […]
Ministry called it a day in 2015 with their final tour in support of their final album “From Beer To Eternity” which was released in 2013 and Australia was one of the lucky places […]
With 20 years experience behind the band, Millencolin are not looking to stop any time soon. Helping to forge the skate punk sound all those years ago while continuing to shape today’s genre, the […]
From the eerie opening stanza of the instrumental title track that paints the first strokes of the album ‘Back to Zero’ and the vocal opening of ‘Shine’, which rolls on with its sweeping groove, elevated […]
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