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The Best Of 2016 – Hard Rock
THE BEST OF 2016 THE HARD ROCK RELEASES THAT PROOVE THAT ROCK IS FAR FROM DEAD After a great 2015 especially for those inclined towards Melodic Rock, 2016 seemingly had it all: more of the […]
Articles by Mark Diggins
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Best Australian Hard Rock Releases 2016
THE AUSTRALIAN RELEASES THAT PROVE THAT DOWN UNDER IS ALIVE AND KICKING! This year we’ve seperated out all of our Australian Hard Rock and Blues releases for the year from the main lists and present […]
Reviews - Music Releases
ALBUM REVIEW: Blow – When I’m Gone
Australian band ‘Blow’ have put together a great collection here of catchy hard rockers that thirty years ago would be catching far more ears than they are likely to do today; maybe even bothering […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Jetboy – Off Your Rocker (European Edition) (EP)
What is it with releases like this? Three new songs, three live songs and a ‘Bonus track’? What’s that all about? Not only that – this is a special ‘European Edition’ meaning those […]
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Ginn – One Man’s Army (30th Anniversary Edition)
Originally released in 1986 and re-released this year on its 30th Anniversary Scott Ginn’s ‘One Man Army’ still sounds damned good today. Indeed find me a Hard Rock album from any continent from 1986 that […]
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Rags ‘N Riches – Shipwrecked Out in the Street
This is a blast from the past – I first heard Rags ‘N Riches back in Sydney in the late eighties and like so many of the bands in that Hard Rock scene its hard […]
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Night Ranger -35 Years and a Night in Chicago
If you’re from outside the United States then it’s unlikely you grew up on Night Ranger unless you were pretty driven. Night Ranger was just one of those big US Rock bands whose label never […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Roth Brock Project – Roth Brock Project
The Roth Brock Project on paper has to be one of the great Melodic Rock team-ups – the vocals of Terry Brock (Strangeways, Giant and others) and the guitars of John Roth (Winger, Starship, Giant) – it’s the sort […]
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Kyng – Breathe In The Water
Like a lot of people out there it was Kyng’s second album ‘Burn the Serum’ that introduced me to the band, and whilst that album (and especially the stunning title track) spent a lot of […]
News: General
New Concert event for Melbourne’s favourite Botanic Garden
Friday March 10, Saturday March 11, Sunday March 12 2017 Melbourne’s iconic Royal Botanic Gardens is set to come alive with music with the announcement today of a brand new concert event beginning next year […]
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Down & Outlaws – Above Snakes
This is an interesting release from San Francisco’s Down & Outlaws and whilst the cover just strikes me as plain odd and the title of the album conjures up…nah still nothing… what you can’t […]
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BONEYARD DOG – BLUESBOUND TRAIN
Before we get to the review here’s the pedigree: Boneyard Dog is an Irish Classic/Blues Rock Band founded in 2015 and the brainchild of German/Italian Rock Singer Rob Mancini (Hotwire, Crush, Rob Mancini Band & […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Hevidence – Nobody’s Fault
“Possibly best known as one of the founding members of DGM, guitarist Diego Reali left the Italian progressive power metal band in 2005 to pursue other musical interests. He dabbled with various forms but came back […]
News: General
Living Colour to Tour Australia in May 2017
Two time Grammy award winning band, Living Colour, are heading back to Australian shores in May 2017 and fans will no doubt welcome their return. They were last here in 2014 as part of the […]
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Don Henley Australian Tour March 2017
Including a day on the green concerts! With Special Guest Jewel and Richard Clapton & Melody Pool Frontier Touring and Roundhouse Entertainment are honoured to announce the return of the Eagles co-founder, vocalist and drummer […]
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Niterain – Vendetta
Always a fan of the sleazier end of the late eighties Sunset Strip, I love bands like Niterain who just seem to get it. If you liked 2013 debut ‘Crossfire’ then you’ll probably, like me, have […]
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The Iron Eye – Foreign Bodies (EP)
Well this is a turn up, 2016 just over and one of the many releases sat in my backlog turns out to be a real cracker! For an EP by an unknown Australian band this […]
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Denny Smith – An Overnight Low
Reading the bio attached to ‘An Overnight Low’ you get the feeling that Denny Smith might be an interesting guy to hang with. His musical pedigree and journey is certainly an interesting one, and […]
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Graham Greene – The Guitar Vinci Code (EP)
Always as intelligent as he is beguiling, a new release by Australia’s Graham Greene unfailingly opens your ears just that little wider. We all, of course, know the accolades bestowed upon the man by fellow […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Chris Britton – The Troggs
I’ve long believed that the real direct spark for Hard Rock came from two songs – The Kinks’ ‘You Really Got Me’ and The Troggs ‘Wild Thing’. This year ‘Wild Thing’ is 50 years […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Beth Hart
Beth Hart has probably just released the album of her career to date. ‘Fire on the Floor’ should be the album that makes everyone, who isn’t already, sit up and listen. We caught up […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Paul Mahon – The Answer
Acclaimed Irish rockers the Answer released their latest album “SOLAS” on October 28 via Napalm Records. As the press release says: “While some may see this as a departure for the band, this album […]
News Feature
Cyndi Lauper & Blondie join forces for Australian Tour
Indoor shows & a day on the green They’re two of music’s most iconic artists, the wondrous BLONDIE and the bewitching CYNDI LAUPER. In a world first, these two amazing artists are teaming up to […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Michael Arbeeny – Tyketto
After five years of relentless touring that included playing on some of the most prestigious stages on the planet, Tyketto took their revitalized energy in to the studio in the spring of 2016. The […]
Reviews Live
LIVE REVIEW: Lacuna Coil – October 12th 2016
A sold out show in Perth’s Amplifier Bar kick started Lacuna Coil’s first ever headline tour of Australia in style and it seemed even the weather chimed in to welcome Italy’s finest with an […]