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With her latest single, ‘Mixed Signals’, rising star Jessica Lynn steps out of her native territory of Modern Country with sass and confidence aplenty into lively rock and pop with added soul. Like a boss. […]
Glenn Hughes will perform Deep Purple’s legendary rock album “BURN” and will also perform Deep Purple MKIII and MKIV songs. Glenn’s band will feature Soren Andersen (guitar), Ash Sheehan (drums) and Bob Fridzema (keyboards). Glenn […]
Described by Planet Rock as “rock n roll livewires”, Kira Mac release their brand-new single, ‘Scorned’ on all streaming platforms. The band’s eponymous frontwoman Kira Mac (a.k.a. Rhiannon Hill) explains, “‘Scorned’ is about being underestimated and […]
Swedish industrial cult act DEATHSTARS finally return with their latest sonic output Everything Destroys You, which will be released on May 5th via Nuclear Blast. Their first release in over eight years marks a long-awaited comeback with everything that is DEATHSTARS: […]
Sweet are back, and you’re not going to want to miss out come December as they go Full Circle! A National Treasure and Glam Rock Royalty who have taken the world by storm for six […]
Award-winning South African Blues-Rock guitarist Dan Patlansky Announces May 2023 UK Headline Tour which will see him returning with a full band electric tour to the United Kingdom for eight dates commencing on Friday 12th […]
Ian Moss has rightfully earned his place as one of the world’s premier guitarists. Noted for his subtlety and nuance of touch, coupled with a voice as smooth as honey and exquisite tenderness, Mossy has […]
Steve Earle is one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation. A protege of legendary songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, he quickly became a master storyteller in his own right, with his […]
2023 finds Britain’s beloved rock band The Darkness celebrating 20 years since they birthed Permission To Land, the multi-platinum, chart-topping debut album which changed the face of rock music forever. To celebrate the landmark occasion, The […]
Hard rock and heavy metal foursome TRADING ACES (feat. members of Warrior Soul, Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs, and The City Kids) unleash a first video taken from their upcoming album “Rock ‘n’ Roll Homicide” on Ripple Music, and announce an […]
With TOMORROW’S GHOSTS due to return for a HALLOWEEN GATHERING later this year, the festival is thrilled to complete its 2023 line-up with the announcement of its exceptional Friday night headliners… THE MISSION […]
Over the past few years, Bristol-based, multi-award-winning singer/songwriter Elles Bailey has climbed to the very peak of the mountain in the British blues and roots scene and confidently crossed genre borders into wider territory. This year […]
‘Spinning Stopped’ is the second single taken from Elles Baileys’ Deluxe Edition of her chart-topping album ‘Shining in the Half Light’. Amongst all the songs Elles has written, this has proved to be one of her favourites. The track […]
Chris Shiflett returns to the UK for a run of headline dates this March, the guitarist’s first solo shows there since 2019. In advance of the tour and as a hard-drivin’ taste of things to come, long-time Foo Fighters member Shiflett releases […]
Ever-rising star of Americana, Blues, Rock and beyond, Elles Bailey earned further acclaim in the UK music Scene by picking up two awards from the UK Americana Awards 2023. Not only did Elles win the highly coveted Artist of […]
GUN will be hitting the road in 2023 for a series of special acoustic shows this Spring. Following a benchmark year that saw them release the critically acclaimed new album ‘The Calton Songs’, pick-up multiple […]
Rising like a rocket, maxxed-out rockers Kira Mac announce their ‘Downfall’ 9-date headline tour: an impressive feat, given that the band is not yet one year old! But this is a band that’s been making a hell of an impact, […]
After stepping into the spotlight with cover versions of blues & rock classics on YouTube (500K subscribers – 105 million views), Laura Cox managed to become the guitarist & singer with the most views in the French […]
Hertfordshire, UK indie punk favourites THE SUBWAYS are set to release their long-awaited fifth studio album Uncertain Joys on January 13 via Alcopop! Records/Bodan Kuma Recordings. Uncertain Joys was recorded and produced by front man and producer in his own […]
The Finnish four piece Apocalyptica announce the release of their new song Rise Again which features Simone Simons of Epica on vocals. Rise Again is a new version of Apocalyptica’s instrumental track Rise, taken from their most recent album Cell-0. Eicca Toppinen from Apocalyptica on Rise Again: “It was so great to […]
Scottish stalwarts GALLUS announce a brand new UK tour kick off 2023 in style. Made up of six shows, culminating in the band’s largest show to date at SWG3 in Glasgow, GALLUS are ready to take on the […]
Helsinki’s longest serving gothic rock vampires THE 69 EYES are proud to announce that they will embark on a European tour in March 2023. Besides some classics fans can expect as bloody appetizer some songs taken […]
The Quireboys are preparing to turn back the clocks to the summer of 2022 and a special evening in the City of London. As we enter the festive season, summer may seem like a distant […]
An emphatic return for Dylan Gers as this time he teams up with Noah Yorke for their upcoming collaboration single ‘Red Skies’ available on all streaming platforms on December 2nd through independent record label sly-tone. […]
British rock n rollers The Quireboys have released ‘Lie to Me’, the first new music in almost 4 years! The single isn’t available as a physical release, but you can stream or download it now. […]
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