The Rolling Stones have announced that they are coming to the UK this summer. Last year The Stones announced their European No Filter tour which excluded their home country, much to my dismay. Thankfully, the band have announced that they will be adding dates in London, Manchester, Cardiff & more. Keith Richards says, “It’s such …
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Public Image Ltd Celebrate 40 Years
40 years have passed since John Lydon left the Sex Pistols and formed Public Image Limited with guitarist Keith Levene (The Clash), bassist Jah Wobble and drummer Jim Walker. Though the line up has since changed, John Lydon still remains the face and tour de force of the band. Their debut album Public Image: First …
The Osbournes Make A Comeback… Sorta
If you owned a television in the early noughties (2000s for those who hate that word) then you probably saw The Osbournes. Or a version of the programme dubbed by animal noises. It was one of the first reality shows of its kind, following around a family headed by none other than the ‘prince of …
Watch The Last Known Footage Of The Doors Performing ‘Light My Fire’
Underneath the reddish glow of the festival lights, The Doors performed for the last time on camera. The face of Jim Morrison emerged from the shadows but hidden under a newly grown thick beard. The strength of his voice commanded the stage but his on-stage personality seemed more subdued than what was written about in …
New Music & Film Festival Comes To London
A new music and film festival is making its way to the capital. Soundscreen Festival promises to offer a blend of new music documentaries, Q&A sessions and live music in March of this year. Uncaged, the story of Brix Smith and The Extricated, will premiere on the opening night at the 100 club followed by …
6 Iconic Rock n Roll Relationships
Matching clothes, eating off of the same plate and Eskimo kisses all make me want to set my eyelashes on fire. Maybe I am a potential cat owner in the making, but the idea that one person is incomplete before they find their other half just unsettles my stomach. In a bid to join in …
Brian Downey On Getting Carried Away With Fame
Every crisp Irish January, Thin Lizzy fans come together for the Vibe for Philo, an event celebrating the life and legend of Phil Lynott. Even though the event signified the end of something, it has now become the start of something too. Thin Lizzy’s much loved drummer Brian Downey attended the event and left with …
Book Review: Punk Is Dead
A book that paints a clearer picture of this glue-stained story called punk. Punk means a lot of things to a lot of people. For some, it’s the embodiment of all repulsive human behaviour like swearing, spitting and anything close to shitting your pants. GG Allin probably contributed to that idea. But, to others, it’s …
The Lion-Hearted Year
If I could stamp 2017 with a single word, it would be ‘struggle’. Last year, I felt like the world had trapped me in a Lemony Snicket book from which there was no end. I will not bore you with the finer details, but please note, it was not a swell time for me. I …
Top Gigs & Festivals for 2018
Standing in a room full of people who all share the same love of a particular sound, watching familiar-looking humans recreate that sound in front of you is a strangely intoxicating experience. Live music seems to stitch memories on to our favourite songs and makes us feel as though we’re a part of the music. …
Joe Perry – Sweetzerland Manifesto
A record of pure, raw, pelvic-thrusting, tight-leather rock ‘n’ roll is hard to come by these days. My old favourite pastime of thumbing through the latest releases, currently makes my ears cry. Recently, I began to wonder if anyone can save us from the turd tsunami of songs dedicated to large body parts and “paper”. …
Listen To Jimi Hendrix’s Muddy Waters Cover
Listen to the first track from Jimi Hendrix’s upcoming release. The track is a cover of Muddy Waters’ 1955 blues classic ‘Mannish Boy’. This is just one of the many recordings taken from 1968 to 1970 sessions. They are to appear on a new Hendrix album titled Both Sides Of The Sky. ‘Mannish Boy’ was …