ALBUM REVIEW: Vain – Disintegrate Together
If like me you’ve been there from the off – a glorious 35 years later we have what I as a huge fan of the artistic endeavors of Mr. Davy Vain and his band consider […]
If like me you’ve been there from the off – a glorious 35 years later we have what I as a huge fan of the artistic endeavors of Mr. Davy Vain and his band consider […]
It was an incredible privilege to be invited to the opening of Jonathan Rach’s Nine Inch Nails gallery. While standing outside waiting for the doors to open a handful of us gather outside 524 Flinders […]
With a forward by David Fricke, Editor at Rolling Stone (a magazine who have never really been keen on Hard Rock) we get to shine a light on a band with a huge legacy. […]
Joe Matera has been a musician and a music writer for years, and based in Melbourne at the centre of the Australian music scene he’s been part of it all for a number of […]
Released to coincide with their incredible 50th anniversary in 2019, this documentary traces the history of a band who became the unlikeliest stars of the generation. It starts off setting the scene with shots […]
KISS have released a phenomenal amount of merchandise over the years, with a lot of it being hit and miss. The MONSTER book, limited to 1000 at a price of US$4250 ? No thank you. […]
Jonny Z, real name Jonathan Zazula is a name some people will recognise, particularly those familiar with the early 80’s thrash metal scene and the history behind some of those now iconic bands such […]
After what seems like forever with talks of Motley Crue’s infamous autobiography “The Dirt” being turned into a film, 2019 finally saw the release of a story that is as wild as the […]
Last night I attended a local showing of the brand new biopic Lords Of Chaos, a film based on the book of the same name about the early days of the Norwegian black metal […]
Bowie graced us with new music literally right until he died with the release of 2018’s Blackstar, which appeared just two days before he succumbed to liver cancer. Perhaps that’s why it’s hard to […]
King of heavy metal King Diamond has had a long and influential career. Starting in the 70s and constantly writing and performing ever since, there are few other people who could be considered living […]
Compiling lists has always been one of journalism’s passions especially when copy has been in short supply. As long as I can remember I’ve been lazily obsessed with reading lists of the Best Movies, Best […]
Very rarely does a documentary film leave me speechless as the credits role at the end, but Scream for me Sarajevo did just that last night. The impact of the horror and heartbreak these […]
If you’re honest with yourself there really are few Rock bands out there that really pull off the whole ‘symphonic’ make-over, though some obviously fare better than others. After giving this new release a spin […]
I grew up listening to Meatloaf – back in the day he was just part of that teenage soundtrack that also included Queen, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Pink Floyd, The Stones and a dozen other bands. It’s […]
FEATURING THE NIGHTMARE 1975 TV SPECIAL Everyone has a favourite ALICE era whether it be the original band, the initial solo era, the “lost” 80’s era, the rebirth or the modern stuff but nobody […]
There have been a huge number of books on AC/DC over the years (though nothing official so far) and almost, it seems, as many books about their highly original and influential former lead singer Bon […]
Dimebag Darrell (aka Darrell Abbott), best known as the axeman for the legendary Pantera was truly a unique character. That term gets thrown around a lot when describing someone who passed away but Dimebag […]
With the recent news that both Classic Rock Magazine and Metal Hammer were under threat of closure we look at the latest physical offering to hit the streets for fans of rock music… PLANET ROCK MAGAZINE […]
There are surely only so many times you can reach back into your own history and light the spark again hoping it catches? Uli Jon Roth is a master guitarist make no mistake, but his […]
Of all Rock’s great guitarists there are few that have had a career as ‘colorful’ as Michael Schenker and few that have been in the hot seat for two hugely influential bands before embarking on […]
OK so who needs a new Def Leppard live album? OK What about a live DVD? To be honest the answer to those questions might be very different when you see the show. ‘And There Will […]
If ever there was a band whose story was going to jump right off the page larger than life, especially with last year’s latest twist in the tale, it would have to be the Gunners. […]
The first things that strike you about Brain Wilson’s aided autobiography are the subtitle ‘The genius behind the Beach Boys’ and the ‘voice’ that greets you from almost page one. It’s a voice that has […]
I like Mick Wall as a writer, he’s eminently readable and always manages to draw you in so that without noticing you’re often well into the book before you know it. When you look at […]
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