May 2012
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Jolly June gigs!
Slash
The top hatted front man returns to UK shores for a one off appearance at the legendary Hammersmith Apollo on June 6th. With Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators in tow and a brand spanking new album to show off, you don’t want to miss this! More here.
Bruce Springsteen
The Boss himself is back for a stadium tour this June after the recent release of his 17th studio album Wrecking...
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Joe Bonamassa - Driving Towards The Daylight
A master of blues guitar, Joe Bonamassa is one of the hardest working musicians around. When he’s not focusing on his well acclaimed solo career, he is part of super group Black Country Communion.
Sticking to the typical blues singer-songwriter style, Driving Towards The Daylight is another strong album in Bonamassa’s collection. The majority of the album is covered material with a few...
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Scissor Sisters - Magic Touch
It was eight years ago that Scissor Sisters released their disco fuelled cover of Comfortably Numb, the song that turned them into both roaring success and household name practically overnight. And now they are back with their 4th album Magic Hour in which they describe as ‘future-pop’, quite what that means I don’t know but it certainly seems a move in the right direction, taking a couple of...
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Download 2012!
All this glorious sunshine has got us excited for festival season. In little over a week, thousands of rockers will be heading to the legendary Donington Park for this years Download Festival.
In preparation, we have put together a little playlist of some of the bands we are most excited to see and bands you should definitely head to see yourself!
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Introducing...Slam Cartel!
With a self description of ‘We sound like Heaven, We feel like God’s burning a hole into your heart, We play like demons, and We smell like Rock ‘n’ Roll,’ Slam Cartel set you up perfectly for their diverse brand of rock. Their debut album Handful Of Dreams has everything covered with an extra injection of character and energy.
The heavy metal riffs of opening track Wishing Eye...
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The Cult - Choice of Weapon
Almost 30 years into their career, The Cult are back with new album Choice of Weapon, their first in five years. Since the uninspiring release of Born Into This in 2007, Ian Astbury vowed never to release a full length album again, just the odd single here and there. I don’t know what changed things but Choice of Weapon is the bands 9th studio album, and quite possibly one of their...
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Tenacious D - Rize Of The Fenix
After many speculations of album titles and release dates, Tenacious D have finally made their studio return with their third album, their first since The Pick Of Destiny in 2006.
The title track Rize Of The Fenix lifts the lid on the well known acoustic D sound with jokey lyrics regarding critics response to their last album and comedic conversations between Jack Black and Kyle Gass. Dave...
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Aerosmith premiere new song
Last night saw Aerosmith premiere new track Legendary Child on American Idol, the show in which frontman Steven Tyler is a judge. The band also performed classic Walk This Way on the shows finale.
You can hear the single below….let us know your thoughts!
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Black Sabbath - O2 Academy, Birmingham 19.05.2012
Saturday night saw the live return of the worlds greatest metal band, the creators of heavy metal itself infact, Black Sabbath. Playing to an intimate crowd at the O2 Academy in their hometown of Birmingham, it was a special night for many reasons.
As Ozzy bounded onstage shouting ‘C’mon you fuckers!’, to the roaring crowd, the band launched into Into The Void. The sense of celebration and...
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Silverjet release free-to-download album "Push...
Kickstart your summer with a free to download album, entitled “Push Kick Bravado”, from Sheffield band Silverjet! Head on over to http://pushkickbravado.com/ to download now!
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Introducing...Broken Hands!
Emerging from Kent, Broken Hands come blasting towards you with their modern version of indie rock. With a slight touch of psychedelia, they’re of the Kasabian genre utilising hazy guitar tones and echoing vocals. New single If You Need To Lie has a catchy opening which very easily gets stuck in your head. The addition of synths only adds to their sound, rather than hampering their talent.
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Slash feat. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators -...
Slash’s first solo album was a work of variety. Full of guest vocalists, chop and change, a real party of songs. After the fantastic job Myles Kennedy did on said album, and the amazing work touring the album with Slash around the world, a brand new project was born. Apocalyptic Love features Kennedy as the sole vocalist, and also includes Todd Kerns and Brent Fitz on bass and...
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Interview: Spit Like This
They have been hailed as the coolest looking band around, but with a variety of different influences (musical, artistic and otherwise), a hefty dosage of outrageous attitudes and killer songs - there’s definitely more than meets the eye with Spit Like This. At the eve of the release of album “Normalityville Horror”, Let The Music Do The Talking takes a glimpse at the world of...
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Introducing...rumHoney!
Influenced by blues rock greats such as The Rolling Stones and Aerosmith; rumHoney tap back into that blues swagger with sliding guitar and plenty of character. The gravelly undertones of vocalist Sky Wood give him that charming edge to carry off a blues melody and, on occasion, has a feel of Rod Stewart, particularly in Cindy. All Over You features a clever distorted guitar solo, with excellent...
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Bill Ward officially rules out playing with Black...
Sadly, original Sabbath drummer Bill Ward has finally and firmly ruled out taking part in any of the reunion shows this year.
You can read his full statement right here:
“Dear Sabbath Fans and Fellow Musicians,
I sincerely regret to inform you that after a final effort to participate in the upcoming Sabbath shows a failure to agree has continued. At this time I have to inform you that I...
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Dee Snider - Dee Does Broadway
Dee Snider is arguably one of the most charismatic frontmen around; Twisted Sister already tried their hand at Christmas album, now it’s the singers time to tackle Broadway!
In true Broadway style, there’s plenty of booming brass, drama and a star studded line up. Featuring the likes of Cyndi Lauper and Patti Lupone, Snider has pulled out his best theatrics for this CD! Opening with...
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Velvet Revolver reunion confirmed??
Scott Weiland has revealed to ABC News radio that he is indeed back with Velvet Revolver. I don’t think we really saw this one coming for a long time….
He told the station that he’s happy to be back making music with the band. “We’ve all grown a lot,” explains Weiland. “We’re able to put egos and differences and old conflicts aside and so that’s really cool.”
He went on to say...
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Tyketto - Dig In Deep
With on an off reunions since 2004, Tyketto have finally decided to released their first studio album since 1995. A band that got lost in under the emerging grunge scene, reforming for more dates in 2008 has proven a popular decision and seen demand for the band rise. Is that demand justified in the new record?
First track Faithless has an explosive opening, one that certainly makes you sit up...
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The Treatment - Then & Again
Originally recorded as a special EP for Record Store Day in April, Then & Again was limited to 300 copies and only made available to buy from an actual record shop (not online) on the day itself, each copy signed by the band. Now Spinefarm have announced that the EP will be widely available from May 16th for those who missed out the first time.
The EP contains 5 songs, all covers, all...
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Introducing...The Rag N Bone Man!
When I hear the term 1 man band, I think of a Dick Van Dyke joker like in Mary Poppins; Lew Palgrave couldn’t be further from it! From the bowels of Scotland, Lew brings his version of distorted, bluesy music. As in the early days of rock n roll, it is one man and his guitar, except he adds some drums and harmonica in too! With song subjects of of alcoholism, sex and drugs told by a the...
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DZ Deathrays - Bloodstreams
Deeming themselves as ‘party music’, DZ Deathrays hail from Brisbane. When that term gets thrown around you may be misled to thinking it is some awful breed of dance or drum and bass type thing. Actually what DZ Deathrays are doing here is picking up where Death From Above 1979 left off and redefining the thrash pop genre with gripping guitars and blasting screams.
Shane...
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Song of the day
Babylon by New York Dolls. Happy belated birthday to the late Jerry Nolan!
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Spit Like This to release "Normalityville Horror"...
Spit Like This have been described as “punk as fuck glam cult heroes” - but does their upcoming release “Normalityville Horror” support this? It’s a definite yes from me. This second SLT album marks the tenth year of the band, and is quite possibly the best release to date in their sizeable discography.
If you are unfamiliar with their sound, try Metallica, Iron...
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Fearless Vampire Killers - Militia Of The Lost
If their band biography is anything to go by, their music will be as charismatic as their description. Officially forming in 2008, Militia Of The Lost is Fearless Vampire Killers debut album; do the self confessed death pop group have what it takes?
If their title didn’t convince you they loved death, first track Necromania should confirm that for you. It’s a pretty hectic opener and it’s hard to...
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RIP MCA! →
The very sad news was announced yesterday that The Beastie Boys Adam Yauch aka MCA lost his battle with cancer aged 47.
Yauch co-founded the group in 1979 along with “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Ad-Rock” Horowitz. Their music was an innovative hybrid of hardcore punk and hip-hop. Albums like Licensed to Ill, Paul’s Boutique, Check Your Head and Hello Nasty cemented their place among the most...
