Summer Anthem, the new 7-TRACK EP from Goo Goo Dolls, is out this week via Warner Records and is a precise, hard-hitting project, featuring the type of vivid lyricism that’s helped the band to become one of the most influential alternative rock groups of all time. PRE-SAVE THE EP HERE …
Read More »Living Colour’s Vernon Reid Releases New Track
The virtuosic talisman Vernon Reid has revealed a new song of his new solo album Hoodoo Telemetry, which will be released on October 3, 2025 on Artone / The Players Club Records. Listen to the second single ‘Beautiful Bastard’ above. If you’ve followed the beats of his half-century career, you’ll …
Read More »The Dead Daisies/Scarlet Rebels/Dan Byrne – Corn Exchange, Edinburgh
Scotland’s capital city in August is not for the faint-hearted. Already bursting at the seams with tourists, the world-renowned Fringe Festival adds thousands more to the cobblestone streets, making navigation through the hundreds of hipster artists a challenge in the city. Thankfully, The Dead Daisies are on hand to cleanse …
Read More »Interview: Joe Hottinger of Halestorm
These are busy, busy times for GRAMMY-winning quartet Halestorm. Thankfully, guitarist Joe Hottinger was on hand to talk about everything going on with the band, including the stunning new album ‘Everest’, as well as chatting about collecting vinyl, and German cuisine… There is so much to talk about, but there …
Read More »ALTER BRIDGE’s BLACKBIRD FESTIVAL takes flight – landing at Cardiff Castle in June 2026
A brand new rock festival is landing in the heart of Wales – and it’s set to make some serious noise. On Saturday 27th June, 2026, the grounds of Cardiff Castle will be shaken to their foundations as ALTER BRIDGE’s inaugural BLACKBIRD FESTIVAL bursts onto the scene with a monumental …
Read More »Arjen Anthony Lucassen launches video for “Goddamn Conspiracy”
Fistful Of Metal Magazine (UK): “Arjen never misses, and this is a critical hit.” Rock Hard (GER) – 8,5/10 “No one celebrates the apocalypse as compellingly as the mastermind behind Ayreon and Star One. On Songs No One Will Hear, ‘Mr. L’ unfolds his signature multilayered progressive color palette in …
Read More »Introducing: Golem Dance Cult
Golem Dance Cult is an “Industrial Dance Rock” music project started by two friends* Charles Why (Lost A Noise/Nexus/L-DOPA …) and Laur (Sparkling Bombs/Kevin K Band/Vague Scare/Other-ed…) The sound is heavy (both Laur and Charles are “sons of the mighty guitar congregation”) but danceable: a “mechanic, ritualistic groove with soul and …
Read More »Introducing: Crone Tye
Getting to know Yorkshire-based duo Crone Tye, with Mik Crone answering the questions: What are the origins of Crone Tye. How long have you been playing together? The band had been around for a few months. It’s actually a duo. Tye is the singer, and I program all the music …
Read More »Review: Luke Morley – ‘Walking On Water’
Luke Morley, the best-loved lefty in the world (apart from Ned Flanders, that is), is back with a new solo album to prove that 2023’s ‘Songs From The Blue Room’ was not a fluke. And like SFTBR before it, ‘Walking On Water’ reinforces the fact that Morley is one of …
Read More »Nightblade – new video ‘Speak As You Find’
Acclaimed Midland rock outfit NIGHTBLADE just can’t be stopped. The irrepressible quartet have unveiled a brand-new video for their hypnotic new single, Speak As You Find — a track lifted from their much-praised new album, 5. Drawing inspiration from Peaky Blinders, the video is a stunner, and it showcases the …
Read More »
Devil's Gate Music