I must admit to having a lot of love for a certain Robin McAuley’s voice over the years from Grand Prix and MSG to Fairport Convention and his solo material. Black Swan is a […]
The cynical might suggest that Frontiers releasing yet another live Journey album without even mentioning the year in the title is a bit of a money grab (It was recorded in 2021). Let’s be honest […]
Prepare for a slab of good old Aussie Rock and Roll. Mick Adkins, Steve Adkins and Sam Adkins are making some righteous noise as Rogue Sharks release ‘In For the Kill’ a weighty collection […]
Every year you discover something unexpected on your listening journey that turns out to be golden, and this year my find of the year was arguably by little known South African band ‘Black Cat […]
Over the last 25 years The Erotics has never once let me down and their latest release ‘Rot in the Shade’ preceded by the single ‘Helltown Boogie’ is another instant Sleazy classic. It’s another […]
In the early 2000s, The Cure announced a massive reissue and expansion of their studio albums as deluxe editions. Late December of 2004, Three Imaginary Boys (1979) appeared in stores. The Cure worked their […]
Frontiers put out an awful lot of product these days and to be honest at sometimes they all seem to wash into one, that’s not saying that there aren’t some real gems out there it’s […]
If you’re like me and love a bit of Melodic Rock after time things can start to sound pretty similar so it’s great when something takes you by surprise and puts a huge smile […]
There’s a rootsy drive to opening track ‘Bare Bones’ that makes you think that the new album ‘Shake the Roots’ night just be that – a collection of Bluesy backward-looking nostalgia trips but the deeper […]
Joanne Shaw Taylor’s new album ‘Nobody’s Fool’ is realized on the 28th October and what a cracker it is too. It was recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles and is produced by Joe Bonamassa […]
Its been 30 long years since we got to hear new music from Australia’s iconic rockers Noiseworks but they are back with a brand new album ‘Evolution’ and it seems to have been well worth […]
Rabbit Junk mastermind JP Anderson has been making music since the 90s, Beginning his career with his band The Shizit and recording two albums before that band ended. He created Rabbit Junk with his […]
Band used to release records at this rate back in the day but Chip Z’Nuff’s Enuff Z’Nuff seem to always have something under wraps awaiting release and when you add to that the recent Demo […]
Six albums in Adelaide’s William Street Strikers are sounding as good as ever. I love the opener ‘Poor Boy’ which is built on a jangly guitar riff, a great understated vocal and just a […]
Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners have released their debut album, via Wicked Cool Records and it’s a scorcher! If you love a taste of country mixed with Ginger’s trademark melodies this is the one […]
I loved 2018’s ‘Remarkable Rock’ from Norway’s Northwind. And if you love your classic Rock with Progressive leanings you’ll love it too. Covid of course has delayed this one but it’s definitely worth the […]
Vinyl Floor is a Copenhagen rock band and his their fourth studio album might just be the best. ‘Funhouse Mirror’ might be a step away from the raw stripped back production of 2018’s ‘Apogee’ instead it’s […]
Wow, a band formed in the 1989 who fell asleep only to wake in 2022, well that’s effectively what happened with Nestor. According to the bio the band “…decided to reunite, reinvent the iconography […]
It’s been far too long since The New Roses wonderful 2019 release ‘Nothing But Wild.’ Since then of course we’ve all endured the curse of Covid that kept capitalism’s wheels greased yet managed to bring […]
This is the Punk that inspired bands like Hanoi Rocks and the raw sound you will love – an absolute underappreciated gem. After Hanoi Rocks broke up in 1985 Monroe looked at starting a solo […]
It’s been a year and a half since Chez Kane released her debut self titled solo album and took the hard rock world by storm, Even though there’s no shortage of great female artists […]
Six years have passed since Dystopia (2016), Megadeth’s last studio record. Much has changed since then. We’ve endured an ongoing global pandemic. Cofounder David Ellefson was dismissed from the band after a scandal. His […]
I was first introduced to the world of hard rock in 1992, the cultural impact of grunge hadn’t hit yet and I was hearing albums that were relatively new then but are now considered […]
One thing I really love about the modern bands is that they capture the essence of certain eras of rock music and do so in a way as to not seem like they’re imitating […]
This is the sort of music that can make the young pick up those guitars and the old remember how great Rock and Roll is eternal. The Dead Daisies celebrates their ten year anniversary […]
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