Tonight was a gig I’d been looking forward to since it was announced – Anthrax playing a small venue like the Oxford Academy. Judging by the fact that tickets sold out quickly then plenty of other people were looking forward to tonight as well. There were large queues outside the venue before the doors opened…
Robert Cray – the legendary guitarist and five time Grammy Award winning rock/R&B/soul and blues icon, today confirmed his new studio album will be released in September 2012. He’ll also undertake a European tour during June that will include three UK concerts. The Blues Hall of Fame Inductee heads into the studio this month to…
Australian hard rock trio TRACER have today unveiled the new video for their breakthrough single “Devil Ride”, view it here – http://youtu.be/paoOYyecZZc The video is released in anticipation of the band’s debut UK headline tour, which kicks off at London’s Islington O2 Academy on Tuesday 24th April. Tickets, priced at just £8 regionally and £9…
Howard Jones is offering fans a free mp3 download of “Like To Get To Know You Well” to coincide with his Nationwide UK Tour, which starts on Wednesday April 11th. This is the first time Howard will undertake a nationwide tour to perform his first two studio albums ”Human’s Lib” and ”Dream Into Action” back…
Shakespeare’s poetry. Shakespeare’s instruments. Modern songs. Out on April 23rd (Shakespeare’s birthday) Written during the time of Elizabeth I and re-imagined for the Diamond Jubilee year of Elizabeth II, these are the most precious words ever written about love. Performed on instruments from the early 17th century, played by the cream of the world’s period…
I spoke to Georg Neuhauser and Thomas Buchberger from Serenity in their dressing room before their headline show at the Underworld in Camden, London on 25th March 2012. Pythia singer Emily Ovenden who was also in the dressing room and who I know well, joined in at times with a few comments starting moments after…
The night started with Rival Sons who had a very impressive turnout – often here people stay in the pub till the headliner but Rival sons had the place packed out for their set and the huge amount of applause proved people were here early to see them not just to get a good spot…
Eklipse are a group of four young ladies who play classical music and who joined forces in 2011. As Eklipse they play classical versions of various pop and rock songs. This is obviously going to draw comparisons with Apocalyptica who play heavy metal songs on the cello. Unlike Apocalyptica, Eklipse don’t just use cellos –…
Various Artists Northern Soul: 20 Original Classics Volume 2 Out 16th April 2012 on Spectrum Audio Since its release in July 2010, Northern Soul: 20 Original Classics has sold over 74,000 o.t.c. Now two years later the same team are pleased to present volume 2. This collection of 20 Original Northern Soul classics provides the…
With the release of her nineteenth album, Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt is starting anew. The album marks her return to studio recording after seven years; it’s coming out as the launch of her own label, Redwing Records; and it delivers some of the most surprising and rewarding music of her remarkable career, thanks in part to…
Germanys thrash export no. 1, KREATOR, have revealed more details on the bands upcoming album, „Phantom Antichrist“. The tracklist of the album reads as follows: CD: 01. Mars Mantra 02. Phantom Antichrist 03. Death To The World 04. From Flood Into Fire 05. Civilisation Collapse 06. United In Hate 07. The Few, The Proud, The…
Three vinyl reissues – ‘Arthur’, ‘Face To Face’ and ‘Something Else’ – released April 21st on Universal The Kinks jump on board for Record Store Day 2012 with three vinyl reissues; classic albums ‘Arthur’ (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)’, ‘Face To Face’ and ‘Something Else’, released April 21st on Universal. Based…