Next year, it will be 40 years since the release of Thin Lizzy’s highly influential record Live & Dangerous. It became one of the most iconic live albums in rock history for so many reasons; the quality of the sound, the iconic songs, Phil Lynott’s Irish charm among other elements. The band’s original drummer Brian …
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Stone Free Festival is back for another year and has just announced that Scorpions will be headlining. Joining them will be Megadeth and YES featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman. Both bands are exclusively performing only at Stone Free and are doing no other UK shows in 2018. Supporting the bill is the …
British Summertime Festival has announced that Eric Clapton will be their headliner on the 8th of July. The iconic guitarist will be joined in Hyde Park by guests Santana, Steve Winwood and Gary Clarke Jr. Clapton is known for being part of the innovative ’60s rock bands The Yardbirds, Cream and his own solo work. …
The infamous ’60s cult leader Charles Manson has died at the age of 83. Charles Manson has died in Kern County Hospital in Bakersfield, California after a lingering health issue that has affected him since the 19th January 2017. This marks the end of his life sentence from his admittance on the 25th January 1971. …
Guitarist Joe Perry is releasing his first non-holiday solo album for the first time in eight years. Titled Sweetzerland Manifesto, the record will feature guests Robin Zander (Cheap Trick), Johnny Depp, David Johansen and Terry Reid. Depp plays on a cover of ‘Eve of Destruction’ while Zander sings on ‘Aye, Aye, Aye’. Zak Starkey (Ringo …
Discover the late ’60s with our Psychedelic Rock Playlist. During the late ’60s, bands began to throw away their uniform attire and turn to a life of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. Guitarists began to experiment with their instruments (some even set them alight) whilst producers began to push music further than it had …
British beasts of heavy metal Iron Maiden have announced a new tour for 2018. The Legacy Of The Beast Tour (which sounds like a name given to the contents of David Coverdale’s underpants) will begin in Tallinn, Estonia on the 26th May. After a impressive London show this year, fans may be delighted to find …
The prince of darkness has announced that he will be heading out on his ‘farewell world tour’ next year. The hell raising Black Sabbath singer is going on tour around the globe until 2020 and he says it will be for the last time. “People keep asking me when I’m retiring,” Osbourne said in a …
I don’t know about you but I adore Sundays. It’s the one day a week that I can unplug and unwind. And because I’m terribly English, I spend most of the day eating and drinking wine. My music of choice whilst tucking into a roast is Jazz. Over the years, I’ve been plucking and perfecting …
Joy Division and New Order icon Peter Hook will be returning to the annual punk festival in Blackpool. After Hook’s 2016 Rebellion performance, the event organisers thought it was a no brainer to bring the man back for another year. In 2018 we can all look forward to hearing Peter Hook & The Light perform …
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 …
As 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 …