Frank Turner has been known for many years now as a folk rock singer, adding The Sleeping Souls as his backing band in more recent years. A prolific songwriter, he has churned out high quality albums and now he bounces back into the world’s eardrums with FTHC. With this release, it seems Turner wants to…
Everyone’s favourite top hat wearer has come back from his stint feeding someone else’s ego and lining his own pocket to ensure he can keep doing projects like this – the unnecessarily long Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Consipirators. Why they can’t be called The Conspirators is unknown, but who cares about the name…
Hard rock post grunge chuggy rockers Godsmack have made an announcement on their official website with some European tour dates THIS October, including four UK shows! Since they burst on the scene way back in 1999 with hit song Whatever, this will be only the 3rd headlining UK tour the band has done, and their…
Every metal record should start with a high pitched “YYYEEEAAAAAHH!”. Thankfully, retirement dodging NWOBHM stalwarts Saxon have delivered this with aplomb on 23rd studio album Carpe Diem. Yes. Twenty-third. This is the band who headlined the Whisky A Go Go in LA, supported by a young band making their live debut: Metallica. Since then Saxon…
Like a lovechild of Frank Turner and Billy Bragg raised on the fields of Glastonbury, Beans On Toast has been churning out his particular brand of storytelling since 2005, supporting big names up and down the country on top of his own tours, festival appearances and book writing. Beans On Toast’s latest release Survival Of…
The last time I saw Those Damn Crows (9) was in a packed out Dogtooth Stage at Download 2019 and this sold out tour of intimate UK venues has been much the same, but before we talk about them it’s worth just mentioning support band Florence Black. If you like Black Stone Cherry, you will…
For those unfamiliar with Those Damn Crows, imagine all the best bits of American mainstream rock, wrapped up in songs that are actually good and presented with something resembling an actual personality and you’re almost there. For the last 18 months, these Welsh rockers have been tearing it up on bigger and bigger stages as…
Being a major city on the south coast Portsmouth is a melting pot of cultures and influences so it’s no surprise that here (and rival city Southampton) plays host to a strong and vibrant music scene. Could it be better? Of course it could, but the same could be said about any city in the…
Having worked their collective arses off throughout 2019 – including THREE sets over the weekend at Download Festival – welsh rockers Those Damn Crows have kicked off 2020 with their sophomore album Point of no Return and what a monster it is. Those familiar with the name will know what a rare treat the Bridgend…
Before we being let’s get one thing straight – Green Day are a very important band to me. If it wasn’t for them I never would have picked up a guitar, if I had never picked up a guitar I wouldn’t have discovered MetallicA and if I hadn’t discovered them I wouldn’t be the person…