Total Rock radio have announced a big charity event next month featuring band members from Uriah Heep, Black Star Riders and more. Total Rock are throwing a party in aid of Drums and Disabilities- a non-profit organisation who pioneered the Healing Art Of Drum Therapy. The London radio station has rounded up some famous friends to play 3 hours of classic covers. Taking part will be Jimmy Degrasso (Black Star…
Read MoreYou may have been quite sad to hear that the adult ball pit bar BallieBallerson closed down, but they've now reopened as a space age themed bar. The balls have turned translucent and 10k LED lights have been installed in the floor to create a "space age" style feel. 250k balls all light up in unison and in time to the music. The drinks have now turned into planets with…
Read MoreHere's our Valentine's playlist. As you can tell we've mixed it up a bit. Rather than going for clichéd ballads, we've picked the dirtiest tracks we could get it on to. What would have you put on your Valentine's playlist? Open it in your Spotify here.
Read MoreOver 500 of you voted for your favourite bars, bands and booze to win our annual Carouser Awards this year. We had fun watching the winners swap and change constantly but now, we have crowned your champions after a live Facebook video on Friday 10th February. Thank you for taking part and without further ado, here, are your winners. Soundtrack of 2016: Best Album Black Sabbath - The End 65.7%…
Read MoreThunder have always aimed to strive better than their last record and this is certainly true of Rip It Up. What was produced and recorded at Rock Field Studios, Wales in 2016 is 11 tracks of pure hard rock gold. Rip It Up is plucked from the creativity of the Thunder founders Danny Bowes and Luke Morely, backed by Ben Matthew, Chris Childs and 'Harry' James. Thunder gave birth to Backstreet Symphony…
Read MoreThe former bassist of April Wine has passed away at the age of 67. The news was announced by friend and April Wine singer Myles Goodwyn. Steve Lang was reported to have been suffering from Parkinson's disease. Goodwyn issued a statement saying, “My dear friend Steve Lang passed away this weekend. Steve played bass with April Wine for years and his musicianship was exceptional. Steve was a very intelligent guy that used…
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Out of all the spirits in the world, I find that vodka is the hardest to review. Not just because it tastes like chucking petrol down my throat, but because most vodkas taste pretty similar - unless they’re flavoured with something like a stick of vanilla or some tiny gold metallic flakes. Despite this, people still buy it and mix it with strong tasting mixers like orange juice, coke and…
Read MoreDeep Purple have revealed the full track list of their upcoming album InFinite. InFinite is to be Deep Purple's 20th album and is produced by Bob Ezrin. The album will be accompanied by a tour mysteriously named The Long Goodbye. Though the band haven't said that this is the end, the name certainly suggests it is. According to Classic Rock, frontman Ian Gillan said of the tour name, "If you…
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