“I just don’t believe that anyone is going to get sick of drums, bass, guitar and badass vocals…” – Brent Smith, Shinedown. The rather lovely Mr. Smith was waxing lyrical about his appreciation for the fundamental lineup of a rock band. Any rock band. Nobody in particular. But he could …
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The last time that Grammy-award-winning Jake Kiszka played Glasgow, he was performing just across the M8 motorway at the huge OVO Hydro Arena with Greta Van Fleet. Tonight, it’s the more intimate surroundings of one of the smaller rooms at the sprawling SWG3 multi-room venue, for the second-to-last show on …
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Today, one of the biggest bands in the world, SHINEDOWN, have released their brand-new single ‘Searchlight’, out now via Atlantic Records. The song marks the start of the next era for the multi-platinum band, arriving on the heels of a career-defining year that included sold-out arenas, record-breaking chart success, and …
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Tavistock WharfSunday 9th November 2025Review and pics, Rob and Danni WilkinsThe breadth of the rock genre was pretty well illustrated last weekend as, following on from Skindred at Arena Torquay and an evening of mosh pits and the “Newport Helicopter”, I headed up to the genteel, almost WI setting of …
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Volbeat are arguably the most un-arena band out there, currently playing arenas. Affable, genuine, decent people who seem more like the 4 coolest dads on the school run than they do diva rock stars. Zero pretences, they look like they strolled off the street and straight onto the stage. In …
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“As music continues to be choked out by technology, I wanted to draw pictures in the dirt,” states Buchanan. “This approach is right with me, and I’ve just come to a point where there is no longer a choice. Weapons Of Beauty is the sound of these plates shifting within …
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GRAMMY Award winning band HALESTORM have shared their new two-track bundle of singles, the retrospective ballad ‘How Will You Remember Me’ and the sultry tribute to bisexuality ‘Like A Woman Can’. Recorded live from the road on their current nEverest Tour, the songs are taken from their recently released sixth …
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You never forget your first. Be it a first crush, first love, first pet, first car, etc., you never forget it. For this reviewer, his first was Monday, 19th November 1979 at the Apollo Theatre, Glasgow. The first baptism in the cauldron of live music. Aged 12. Motörhead, ‘Bomber’ Tour …
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‘The Accidental’ by Francis Rossi, released by earMUSIC on 30th January 2026 on CD, LP and Digital formats, comes as something of a surprise… It was a surprise certainly to Francis, who had no plans to record an album. “This truly came out of nowhere”, says Rossi. “I spend my …
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“Mr Bad Guy? That’s me!” – Freddie Mercury The 40th anniversary of legendary Queen singer Freddie Mercury’s majestic debut solo album Mr Bad Guy is being celebrated with a lavish new vinyl reissue. Originally released end of April 1985, Mr Bad Guy was Mercury’s first album away from the group …
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