Temperament, strength of personality and amazing perception. This new album is self-possessed, serene and sometimes oh-so sober — yet it still radiates with sunflower brightness and huge bear-claws of passion and generosity…
Album Review
The born New Yorker — Joe Bonamassa — has been playing since the age of four, gigging since the age of twelve. He’s played all over the world, from the Beacon Theatre on Broadway to the Royal Albert Hall in London, from Vienna’s Opera House to the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado. But one place …
On May 2nd UK rock band Lincoln’s (UK) melodic alt-rock band “Lock Up Laura” will be releasing their highly anticipated 2nd album titled “Masquerade”. Lock Up Laura were recently announced for the main stage at SOS Festival Saturday 18th July. We had a listen to the new album: ‘The Jury’s Out’ will be the first …
We always supposed that living in Eden was like living in the Big Brother house. Except worse. There is not much going on. There are a lot of small, annoying tasks. And an omnipresent authority figure watching over you. Criticizing everything you try to do. In Eden you would get up around midday. You would …
The word ‘CARNIVAL’ has its roots in the eating of flesh. The derivation is from hungrily gnawed bones, guzzled cartilage and flapping skin (think ‘Carnivore’.) The word brings to mind cadavers and murderous ravaging. Or so it should! Carnival should bring a chill to the bone. In this respect, the title of the new album …
Originally founded in 2011 by former members of Whitesnake – Snakecharmer is a super-group that is made up from some of the best musicians in this country – Micky Moody and Neil Murray (Whitesnake), Laurie Wisefield (Wishbone Ash), Harry James (Thunder), Adam Wakeman (Ozzy Osbourne) and Chris Ousey (Heartland.) The band have now issued their …
Ayreon is the flagship musical project by Dutch composer and multi-instrumentalist Arjen Anthony Lucassen. As with every Ayreon album, “The Theory Of Everything” – the new concept album – has each character being portrayed by one singer. Singers on this project include former King Crimson and current Asia member John Wetton, Marco Hietala of Nightwish …
He’s one of the most original performers in the world – he’s The God Of Hellfire – Arthur Brown. The founding father of theatrical progressive rock – the movement that influenced Alice Cooper, Peter Gabriel, and more recently, The Prodigy. Arthur is now more than 70 years old, with over 45 years heavy rocking under …
Welsh classic rock outfit BUFFALO SUMMER have been announced as special guests to KADAVAR (Nuclear Blast Records) on their UK tour this October. Their new self-titled alum is released this week on Cargo Records. This latest news follows a highly successful year for Buffalo Summer – already in 2013 this young classic rock band have …
Cyril Neville was born in the “Big Easy” in 1948 and has been pedalling his brand of Southern funk & soul around the New Orleans club circuit for over 40 years. With ‘The Neville Brothers’, ‘The Meters’ and the ‘Royal Southern Brotherhood’ he has stamped out a breathtaking reputation. He founded the New Orleans Musicians …
Neil Mach 