I used to be 'Neil Young,' but I love digital these days! What a difference a year-and-a-bit can make. When we last encountered veteran glam-rockers Sweet on these pages in December 2019, they were in the midst of a UK tour and discussing the possibility of releasing their first album of new material after a..
MAJESTICA: ANNOUNCE LONDON SHOW AS PART OF DEBUT HEADLINE TOUR ‘THE CHRISTMAS CAROL TOUR 2021’
This Christmas, power metal fans can look forward to a unique staging of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol; Sweden's Majestica are planning to bring their exceptional soundtrack album to stages across Europe as part of their debut headline tour, due to kick off on 16th December at London venue The Garage. Vocalist Tommy Johansson commented, "It's with great pleasure we can announce..
SUZI QUATRO – The Devil In Me (Steamhammer / SPV)
(The title track)... would have hit Number One if released in 1974, of that there is simply no doubt. It couldn't be more 'Quatro' if it crashed your party in a black leather catsuit. Marvellous stuff... You know what you're gonna get when a new album by Suzi Quatro drops, right? Concise, punchy, bikes-and-leather rock..
U.D.O. – Live in Bulgaria 2020 – Pandemic Survival Show (AFM Records)
If ever one man could claim the title of 'larger than life' then it surely must be Udo Dirkschneider, the German metal vocalist who seems to live and breathe heavy metal! Everyone must know this Titan of metal so no brief history lesson is needed for the former Accept vocalist who formed U.D.O. in 1987..
T2 – Will things finally work out in Boomland?
T2, along with a few other late '60s/early '70s bands, enjoy the kudos of having released an album regarded by many as a gem, but which failed to elevate the band to the heights it was assumed they’d achieve. Few bands in rock history have ever released a debut album as good as T2 did,..
Kimono Drag Queens – Life Down Under
One of the most wonderful things about being a rock fan is that every now and then you are blown away by someone you've never heard of before, and your musical taste buds are revitalised as a result. Last Autumn I got to review an unusual looking album by a band with the fantastic name..
ERIC BIBB : GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter Eric Bibb announces new Single, “Whole World’s Got The Blues” + new album will be released this summer via new label home, Provogue Records / Mascot Label Group
Today, with the release of his new single Whole World's Got The Blues, the Grammy nominated guitarist and troubadour Eric Bibb announces his signing to Provogue Records/Mascot Label Group, and the anticipated release of his new album in summer 2021. "The title of Whole World's Got The Blues refers not only to the current global pandemic..
Slaves To Fashion – The History Of Heavy Metal (Independent Release)
Slaves to Fashion is a Norwegian band out of Haugesund which formed in 2002 initially with the name P:O:B and the boys in the band seem to have a rather wicked sense of humour as they certainly like to play around with their style of rock and roll. They released their debut progressive metal concept..
SILENT SINGING: THE COMPLETE LYRICS OF IAN ANDERSON AND JETHRO TULL (Book Review) (Rocket 88 Books)
Books of lyrics are nothing new, of course. Many rock wordsmiths have toyed with the format since the groundbreaking The Beatles' Illustrated Lyrics was published in 1969, with its remarkable cavalcade of colourful illustrations by the masterful Alan Aldridge. Bob Dylan has had the treatment, with his own drawings. Peter Hammill has put out a..
Ellis Mano Band announce new single “Keep It Simple” followed by new album “Ambedo”
Swiss-based four-piece blues rock band the Ellis Manos Band will release their second album "Ambedo" on 25th June 2021 via Jazzhaus Records. The band describe their trademark well-produced sound as "a sort of rock n' soul, rooted deep down in the blues." Before then, the band release the first single off the album "Keep It Simple" on Friday 9th April. It refers to the..