I must confess to being a big fan of the Helsinki Vampires. They are of course one of the few bands who really nailed a hard rocking approach to that old school Goth vibe. […]
It’s been a long three years since Gardner James last hit us with ‘Synergy’ – an album that somehow managed to build upon the wonderful ‘Your Place in the Sun’ from 2019, the first […]
One of my biggest regrets is that I never got to see Thin Lizzy live back in the day, only catching them after Phil passed. Ironically I was in Great Yarmouth to catch the […]
I must admit I’d never heard of ‘Bourbon House’ until this one landed and here we are with album number four. Bourbon House is essentially a vehicle for the voice of Lacey Crowe and the […]
Sweat aren’t your usual 20’s Rock outfit. Indeed the sheer weight of the 70’s Rock influences that pervades music these days normally side steps Prog or goes all-in. Sweat somehow manages to take onboard […]
Let me be controversial for a while. I prefer the version here of ‘Lady of the Valley’ to the original. To be honest it was never one of my most favorite White Lion songs […]
French Rock and Roll for most begins and ends for mist outside the Country with Jonnie Halliday but like any local scene there’s plenty to love if you know where to look. So look this […]
Do I like this! Sydney’s Raising Ravens debut album ‘Leaving With The Halflight’ which contains a number of released and unreleased tracks including new single and video ‘Don’t Stay’ hits in a couple of days […]
THE ANSWER are back after seven long years with the highly anticipated ‘Sundowners’, released via Golden Robot Records… and it could possibly be their best body of work to date since debut album ‘Rise’. Mixed […]
Steel Panther is on the prowl again with their 6th album of questionable pleasures and delight and believe me this is a hot and sticky one! If you thought that things might change with […]
When I talked to Åge and Bernt earlier this month I told them my story about discovering Wim Wam way back in 2004 when the first album came out. They, along with The Poodles […]
Black Star Riders is responsible for four pretty peerless Hard Rocking releases from 2013 to 2019. They’ve also dominated our end of year BEST OF charts more than any other band starting with the […]
There’s no need to review this one when the press release nails it – just enjoy! If you love the unhinged sound of creation and dig the dudes who brought you wild psych buzz […]
Sometimes you get to look back over your shoulder to years gone by when you review albums. Often that’s when a band hones in on a particular style but occasionally it comes when bands […]
I won’t speak for anywhere else in the world, but for America in the early 2000’s the state of rock music was very bleak. There was very little going on in terms of new […]
I’ve loved these guys for years and this year ‘Final Advent’ might just be vying for their very best. If you love high energy rock with soaring melodies and that ‘feel good’ factor then […]
I saw Kiss of the Gypsy live couple of times back in the day off the back of the ‘Whatever it Takes’ single and mightily impressive they were too: and then seemingly in the […]
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 […]
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