The annual punk festival makes its return. During the height of the English summer, punks flock in packs to Blackpool city. Hair glue in one hand and a tinny in the other, they come to attend Rebellion Festival- a four day event rammed with a melange of old and new punk bands. Bad Religion, Slaves, …
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Listen To Motörhead Cover Bowie’s “Heroes”
Motörhead have released a video for the cover of David Bowie’s “Heroes”. The band’s cover of the 1977 song will appear on their upcoming album Under Cover. Their version of the track was recorded during the 2015 sessions for Black Magic and was compiled shortly before Lemmy’s death. The video features candid clips of the …
The Yardbirds Launch Pledge Campaign
The Yardbirds have launched a new pledge campaign for their next album. The band are partnering with PledgeMusic to release their next studio album and are asking fans to ‘preserve one of the founding most influential bands in rock history’. Pledges start from as little at £11 for a digital download to a massive £11,321 …
George Harrison’s Son Is Releasing His First Solo Album
George Harrison’s son , Dhani Harrison, has announced he will be releasing his first solo album this Autumn. Harrison’s new debut will be titled IN///PARALLEL which will feature 10 new songs including the single ‘All About Waiting’ (above). He has previously had some releases with thenewno2 group, working on scores as well as talk of …
UFO Will Release A New Covers Album
The classic rock kings UFO are releasing their first ever covers album. The Salentino Cuts will be packed full of a UFO homage to the songs that they’ve loved over the years. Amongst the covers are The Yardbird’s ‘Heartful Of Soul’, Bill Withers’ ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’, ZZ Top’s ‘Just Got Paid’ and even The Door’s …
Neil Finn To Record Album On Livestream
Neil Finn announces that he will be recording his new album on Facebook livestream. The former Split Enz frontman has announced he will record his entire new album Out Of Silence on livestream and invites everyone to watch. Every Friday in August, Neil proposes to go live from his studio in Auckland, to record the …
Guide: New York Bars
From Blondie to The Velvet Underground, New York has been a focal point for rock ‘n’ roll just as much as London has. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere, Sinatra once sang. So it’s no wonder that the bar scene is thriving. Though our trip was shorter than we hoped, …
Ronnie James Dio’s Hologram Announces Tour Dates
A hologram of the late singer Ronnie James Dio will be embarking on a new world tour. The ‘Dio Returns’ tour will be backed by musicians who have played with the man himself and will begin in European theatres this November. The hologram will perform differently each night and has previously made an appearance at …
Ozzy’s Solar Red Wine Available Now
To celebrate Ozzy Osbourne’s performance during this year’s total solar eclipse, a new Solar Red Wine has been released. The bottle of plonk has been released to celebrate the Prince Of Darkness’ performance during the US solar eclipse on 21st August. Naturally, he will begin his Moonstock set with ‘Bark At The Moon’ in Carterville. …
Motorhead To Release New Album
Motörhead are releasing Under Cöver– a new collection of their best cover songs. Under Cöver will feature some of Motörhead’s best covers as well as a previously unreleased version of Bowie’s “Heroes”. “Heroes” was one of the last songs that the band recorded together during the Bad Magic sessions in 2015. Other songs will include …
What I’ve Learned In My 5 Years As Editor
The past 5 years has been absolutely ridiculous. If someone told me where this path would have taken me 5 years ago, I would have probably told them to shut up and buy me a drink. Today, I sat down to begin filling out my plan for the tenth issue of The Carouser and I …
Album Review: Chris Robinson Brotherhood – Barefoot In The Head
Barefoot In The Head is the band’s third studio release in just two short years. What they have created is a psychedelic country record which has the typical atmosphere of a saloon bar. Banjos and blues-style twangs decorate the fabric of this record matched with the soothing tones of former Black Crowes member Chris Robinson. …