The Professionals have just blown us away. They sailed through a number of gutsy new tracks from their freshly released album What In The World, and they've treated us to three Sex Pistols tracks in light of the 40th anniversary of Never Mind The Bollocks. It was enough to make one member of the audience climb up the front of the stage and dive into the unaccomodating crowd in a…
Read MoreAs I sink a large wine before the show, I notice that this once cosy pub usually reserved for local post-work drinks has quickly become a hive for punks. Silver zips and Mohicans as tall as a hardware store shelf surround me. The '70s band Penetration are in town and are celebrating their 40 year anniversary with a number of UK shows including tonight at the O2 Islington Academy. I'm…
Read MoreMGM TV and Davey Holmes have announced that they are developing a new bio on the life of Rolling Stones journo Hunter S. Thompson. The new series is to be called Fear & Loathing, named after the writer's selection of writing under the same name. Hunter S. Thompson's life was an eventful one, more notably documented in the book Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas. He has also locked heads…
Read MoreWe're fed up with being spoon fed 'Thriller nights' and we're sick of losing friends after being driven insane by their pelvic thrusts during 'Time Warp'. So we've binned the cliche spook soundtracks and flicked through our vintage record collection. It's time to bring back the Halloween classics. For this playlist we've compiled a number of classic songs from the late '60s, '70s and a few from the early '80s.…
Read MoreRod Stewart will be back on tour again in 2018; this time performing his “Live in Concert” tour, a classic set of hit singles that spans several decades of his life as a rock ‘n’ roll icon. The tour begins on January 27th in Germany with six more dates to follow into mid-February. Tickets are already available for the shows, varying according to the date and arena. Rod Stewart…
Read MoreRoger Daltrey has announced the release of his own memoir. The Who founder and singer has always resisted the urge to publish his own memoir and now feels he has had enough perspective to write one. "When you've spent more than half a century at the epicentre of a band like The Who, perspective can be a problem." Daltrey said in a statement, "Everything happened in the moment. One minute,…
Read MorePink Floyd are reissuing two of their albums on vinyl for the first time in more than two decades. Delicate Sound Of Thunder and A Collection Of Great Dance Songs are following a number of remastered collections from the '70s band. Both of these records were released in the '80s. A Collection Of Great Dance Songs was birthed in '81 and included some classic tracks like 'Money', 'Comfortably Numb' and…
Read MoreA collection of Gary Moore's blues studio recordings is being released. Blues and Beyond will bring the collection of Gary Moore's blues studio recordings all together in one package. BMG is releasing Vinyl, CD and box set versions that include some interesting extras. The box set will feature the official Gary Moore biography I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow by Harry Shapiro plus bonus CDs featuring live recordings and reproductions of…
Read More50 years ago today, in 1967, the Summer Of Love began. It was the rise of the hippie counterculture and a time for love to win. People flocked to Haight Ashbury in San Francisco (dubbed 'Hashbury' by Hunter S Thompson) to become part of the movement. Jefferson Airplane singer Grace Slick was part of it all. She spoke of her time during the Summer Of Love in an article for…
Read Morehttps://youtu.be/eZWB0VF2vDIThe Doors have re-released their 1967 video for Strange Days.This is the title track of their second album Strange Days. The record is currently celebrating its 50th birthday. There will be an anniversary edition released in November which you can pre-order below!What do you think of the video? Tell me in the comments below!
Read MoreThe Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame announce nominees for the class of 2018. The shortlist includes Bon Jovi, Kate Bush, the Moody Blues, Nina Simone, Judas Priest, Kate Bush, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Zombies, Link Wray, the Cars, Dire Straits, Depeche Mode, Eurythmics, J. Geils Band, MC5, the Meters, Rage Against The Machine, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan and LL Cool J. The most voted for will be announced in…
Read MoreIron Maiden show us behind the scenes of making their new Hallowed beer. The band have joined forces with Robinsons brewery again to create a new Belgian-style beer. This follows their successful ales The Trooper and Red 'n' Black porter. They have uploaded a video which shows Bruce Dickinson with the Head Brewer Martyn Weeks and Technical Brewer Alistair Rushton. Bruce heads into the laboratory to learn more about the…
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