by Kev Rowland | Aug 18, 2024 | Reviews
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...
by Kev Rowland | Aug 18, 2024 | Reviews
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....
by Kev Rowland | Aug 18, 2024 | Reviews
Born in Dublin, Alison recorded her first single, “Feeling High” for SNP’s Simon Napier Bell and David Hemmings at the age of 15 with the cult folk-rock band, Mellow Candle. They signed to Decca’s Deram label in the early 70’s and gigged their album ‘Swaddling Songs’...
by Kev Rowland | Aug 18, 2024 | Reviews
I don’t grab all the music which is sent to me for review, but there was something about the cover which made me think of the 90’s underground metal scene so I dove into this one, and I am so very glad I did. What we have here are three tracks each from blackened...
by Kev Rowland | Aug 18, 2024 | Reviews
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....
by Kev Rowland | Jul 28, 2024 | Reviews
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...