Both of David Minasian's previously released albums have been reviewed by Velvet Thunder so you can check back to look at these in detail if you wish but, basically, David Minasian' is an American keyboard player, vocalist, songwriter and producer and, as I have said before, appears to be one of those people who can..
Various Artists – Rock For Myanmar (Golden Robot Records)
We can only applaud Golden Robot Records for releasing this very fine compilation of new and established talent to help raise awareness of the plight of the people of Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar but more probably remembered as Burma in the UK and it is the largest country in Southeast Asia. The people have..
The Hollywood Stars – Live On The Sunset Strip (Golden Robot Records)
The Hollywood Stars go back to 1973 and were put together by impresario Kim Fowley, who would later go on to unleash the Runaways onto an unsuspecting world, in what was his idea of the West Coast's answer to the New York Dolls. For sure, there was a lot of hype about the band and..
Cousin Betty – Overs EP (Golden Robot Records)
Cousin Betty is an indie rock band from Sydney in Australia and we recently covered the bands Left EP which showed a talented garage rock band with plenty of fuzz and distortion about their sound. The brainchild of Damian Stofka, we now have the next instalment which sees another four short songs with a retro..
King Zebra – Survivors (Crusader Records/Golden Robot Records)
The Swiss hard rock band King Zebra began life in 2012 and put out a couple of self-released albums but it has taken quite a while for their first and official full length album to finally come out on Crusader Records which is sure to build on the clamour that the band's self-titled EP created..
STONETRIP release their video for single ‘Nightmare’, new self-titled EP set for release on 10th December, out on Golden Robot Records
Melbourne hard rockers STONETRIP, produce a groove laden modern rock sound mixed with classic rock sensibilities. The band are known for their explosive live show, complete with arena-ready sounds and are well on their way to reinvigorating the local rock scene and making a huge dent globally. Having recently released two blistering arena rock influenced singles Runaway and Nightmare (via Golden Robot Records)..
EVIL SCARECROW release new single ‘Master Of The Dojo’, out now on Dead Box Records
In celebration of finally being allowed to get back on the road Evil Scarecrow release their new single Master of the Dojo. This track is premiered on Bandcamp but will also be available through the usual vendors and streaming services. A song about a well-known '80s karate movie doesn't exist in the Evil Scarecrow catalogue, does it?..
MC Roads – No Nostalgia (Golden Robot Records)
MC Roads is the new rock vehicle for guitarist Mike Cross out of Detroit, Michigan and you may already know of him as one of the founding members of the American rock band Sponge. He left the group after three albums due to the usual 'creative differences' and had a short period of time out..
David Minasian – Room With Dark Corners/Summers End (Golden Robot Records)
This double A side digital single features 2021 remixes of two songs by the acclaimed American film producer, director, songwriter and musician David Minasian. We have relatively recently covered his new album, The Sound Of Dreams, and the re-release of Random Acts Of Beauty which originally came out in 2010 with both albums being stunning Camel/Moody..
Hookers & Blow – Hookers & Blow (Golden Robot Records)
Hookers & Blow is a rock and roll band put together in 2003 by Dizzy Reed of Guns N' Roses and Alex Grossi of Quiet Riot and was formed simply to be a fun band for them to experiment and play around with. The line-up has changed over the years to suit the prevailing moods..