Bruce Dickinson: The Mandrake Project (2024)

Bruce Dickinson: The Mandrake Project (2024)

Back in 1980 I turned 17, and NWOBHM was everywhere: I was in my element. I grabbed Sounds when it came out every week to find out about new bands, and religiously listened to TV on the Radio on Friday nights to hear the latest and greatest. It was through these means...
Alice Cooper: Breadcrumbs (2019)

Alice Cooper: Breadcrumbs (2019)

A few months ago Alice Cooper reissued his 2019 EP, ‘Breadcrumbs’, with two additional tracks, “Don’t Give Up” (his message of hope during the COVID-19 pandemic) and a live version of “Go Man Go”, the studio of which appeared on the original....
Steve Hunter: The Deacon Speaks (2024)

Steve Hunter: The Deacon Speaks (2024)

When it comes to being a guitarist’s guitarist, then Steve ‘The Deacon’ Hunter would probably top many lists, having worked with the likes of Gabriel, Mitch Ryder, Lou Reed, Aerosmith and many others, including a very long running relationship with producer Bob Ezrin....
Pete Ham: Gwent Gardens (2023)

Pete Ham: Gwent Gardens (2023)

One can only imagine what music the world would have heard from Pete Ham if he had not succumbed to his mental illness and committed suicide when he was just 28. By that time he had already written multiple massive hits, including Badfinger’s “No Matter...