Author: Dawn Osborne
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SMITH/KOTZEN (Self-Titled) The product of a collaboration between Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden and Richie Kotzen (Poison, Winery Dogs) known for his crossover rock and love of R n B. The duo co-wrote all the songs and share the singing and playing all of the instruments between themselves apart […]
His twenty first solo album Alice Cooper honours Detroit’s place in the history of hard rock by recording this album in Detroit and involving many local musicians from that city. Alice, himself was born there, of course! Special guests include Wayne Kramer (MC5), Joe Bonamassa and original AC band […]
When Justin Hawkins spoke with Dawn Osborne in UK Lockdown 2021 Dawn.. I’m here with Justin Hawkins of The Darkness Justin, tell everyone how you’re doing? Justin.. I’m doing well. I’m happy. Well as expected.. Dawn.. How have you been spending lockdown? Justin.. Lockdown? Do you mean the second lockdown, […]
AC/DC’s seventeenth full-length album is their first new music since 2014 and uses the same producer Brendan O’Brien that they used for their last album ‘Rock Or Bust’ and ‘Black Ice’ before that. Twelve new tracks, it’s the first record without Malcolm playing on it, but largely written by […]
Western Sand hail from Bournemouth, but as the vocalist points out they have their minds much further south, the Deep South, as their decent cover of Mississippi Queen illustrates. They put a lot of passion and attitude into their performance and, although it’s a pretty short set, they have […]
Redline are a group of older guys packing some pretty good firepower in terms of guitar, packaged with pretty good vocals with roots firmly in the NWOBHM days. Subjects of songs accordingly run from ‘Empires’, ‘Battlecry’ and ‘Gods and Monsters’ to extreme sports with ‘King of the Mountain’. For fans […]
MYKE GRAY AND KIM JENNETT, HOWLING TIDES, CAMDEN UNDERWORLD 2020 – PHOTOS BY DAWN OSBORNE Howling Tides are one of the most impressive support bands I have seen for a long time. Monster distorted guitar sound accompanied with raucous whisky laden vocals and commercially accessible material remind me a little […]
The Charming Liars are commercial polished pop rock with a good command of the audience who are definitely already on side. There’s a slight boy band feel about the line up tonight the crowd being mainly teens some accompanied by parents. The band earn huge brownie points with the audience […]
