LOS ANGELES (Feb. 16, 2017) — Rock legends REO SPEEDWAGON and STYX, along with very special guest star DON FELDER—formerly of the Eagles—will join forces for the “United We Rock” U.S. summer tour, which […]
“The band LIONCAGE was founded in 2013 by Thorsten Bertermann (vocals), Torsten Landsberger (drums) and Lars König (guitar & mix). All three musicians had known each other for many years performing in professional tribute bands, […]
Well to be honest this one came at us out of nowhere and I’m so glad it did. Over the years there have been some great female voices in Rock and they’ve varied from those […]
Recorded in 1982, mastered for 2017: ‘Tatts:’Live in Brunswick’ is a record for those that like their Rock N Roll with no airs and graces: it’s dirty, hard, fast and real. To be honest although ‘Live […]
You always remember the great ones, like that first time you dropped the needle on ‘Lynyrd Skynyrd’ or ‘ZZ Top’, the very first time you heard ‘The Black Crowes’ or the time ‘Mountain’ came on […]
You always remember the great ones, like that first time you dropped the needle on ‘Lynyrd Skynyrd’ or ‘ZZ Top’, the very first time you heard ‘The Black Crowes’ or the time ‘Mountain’ came on […]
This has to be one of my favourite albums of the year so far: Black Diamonds, formed in 2004, are a hard rock band based in the Rhine Valley in eastern Switzerland and if you […]
Glenn Hughes is a true original whose music blends hard rock, soul, and funk.The Glenn Hughes “Storytellers” event, held at London’s historic Cafe de Paris from 12 noon to 4pm on Saturday 25th February 2017, is a […]
ON TOUR IN THE UK FROM MARCH 2017 Rainbreakers are pleased to announce the release of their highly anticipated second EP “Rise Up” on Friday 7th April. The 5-track EP was recorded at Purple Door […]
Dontcha sometimes just hate some aspects of record labels, sure they put out the goodies for us when we want them but this whole re-packaging thing should surely contain a ‘this material has been previously […]
WORLDWIDE TOUR STARTS IN THE U.S. APRIL 21 IN AGOURA HILLS, CA February 9, 2017 — RICHIE KOTZEN has never been an artist known for playing by the rules. And for this ever-adventurous triple-threat songwriter/guitarist/vocalist, […]
DURING THE 1980s the music scene was exploding with an abundance of great rock bands – including multi-platinum sellers such as Mötley Crüe, Quiet Riot and RATT – but there was always room for talented […]
Celebrated South African blues rock guitarist Dan Patlansky returns to the UK for his April / May 2017 UK Tour with special guest Ash Wilson. This will be the first tour Patlansky will undertake […]
In my humble opinion THUNDER is the UK’s greatest Rock band of the 80’s and I’ve been a paid up member of the ‘Thunder Channel’ ever since I saw them supporting AEROSMITH back on the PUMP tour. […]
Years ago when I was a kid they used to have these comics called Marvel Team-Up that threw together two of your favourite superheroes and let the games begin. Well Frontiers records seems to have […]
Great band Armored Saint – to me they were the one band that perfectly stood astride Metal and Hard Rock and really ‘got’ both genres. Since The Rockpit’s inception there have been two albums – […]
“TATTS: LIVE IN BRUNSWICK” OUT NOW Tatts: Live in Brunswick is a 14-track album recorded at Melbourne’s Bombay Bicycle Club in Brunswick in 1982 and mastered for loyal fans in 2017. Released via powerhouse indie […]
In my humble opinion THUNDER is the UK’s greatest Rock band of the 80’s and I’ve been a paid up member of the ‘Thunder Channel’ ever since I saw them supporting AEROSMITH back on the PUMP tour. […]
Legendary AEROSMITH guitarist JOE PERRY is pictured here after being presented with the Les Paul Award at 32nd Annual NAMM TEC Awards. Perry presented with the prestigious honour by his Hollywood Vampires bandmate Johnny Depp, […]
Best known for his own band Prophets of Addiction and his stint in 80’s Glam legends Pretty Boy Floyd Lesli Sanders latest solo release may only be 5 tracks long but it packs a punch […]
Recorded in 1982, mastered for 2017: “TATTS: LIVE IN BRUNSWICK” out now. Tatts: Live in Brunswick is a 14-track album recorded at Melbourne’s Bombay Bicycle Club in Brunswick in 1982 and mastered for loyal fans in […]
Australian singer/songwriter, Rick Price has walked the journey many musicians dreams are made of. In the 90’s very few southern hemisphere radio stations would go a day without a Rick Price song on high […]
Fast rising northern stars, The Jerry Cans, create music inspired by their hometown of Iqaluit, Nunavut in Canada’s frozen far north. They fuse their unique mix of Inuktitut alt-country, throat singing, and reggae with a […]
Groovin The Moo has announced its 2017 lineup, lined with a bunch of international and local favourites. The regional festival will trip around to six locations in Australia over April and May, and there are […]
Every so often an album drops that you feel might just be one that will stay with you for a very long time, less frequently you hear an album that perfectly exemplifies a certain genre […]
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