Author: Dawn Osborne
Page: 2
While many were sunning themselves on a beach due to the intense heat of the hottest day of the year, connoisseurs were headed to East London for a different kind of intensity. Main support were the Ramblin’ Preachers from Milton Keynes – via the South West USA, well, in their […]
Extreme kick off with two old favourites ‘It’s A Monster’ and ‘Decadence Dance’. They returned recently with a fantastic new album ‘Six’ and show their justified faith in the new material by an early inclusion of fast and furious ‘#Rebel’. Despite a slightly late start they look relaxed. Nuno is […]
Opening act Joel Hoekstra and Brandon Gibbs brought a mixture of originals and covers performed in one of the most stylish acoustic sets I have ever seen. Starting with Devil City Angels track ‘Boneyard’ they soon transition into massive crowd pleasers Poison’s ‘Every Rose Has Its Thorn’ and (introduced by […]
Named after the misspelling of the fiend Asomuel from occult literature, ASOMVEL are a band which, while they don’t sound exactly like Motorhead, wear their Lemmy influences on their sleeve. Vocalist Ralph Robinson bears a passing resemblance to the man himself and amplifies that by wearing similar tight dark strides, […]
Support tonight is The Continental Lovers, also supporting Spike’s Quireboys on tour at present. They bring chirpy old Soho style Rock ‘n’ Roll and are pushing at an open door with this audience with totally accessible catchy choruses starting with ‘Let’s Go Out Tonight’. ‘Really Doesn’t Matter’ is announced as […]
Once again the Monsters of Rock Cruise was a highlight of my year!! There is so much going on, nobody, no matter how energetic can take in everything with multiple stages and events going on at all times of the day until about 2am. I don’t drink, eat as quickly […]
As I came into the Boston Music Rooms tonight I thought “that band sounds great”, and it proved to be Star Circus fronted by real life couple Dave Winkler and Sophie Aurelia Young. The song was ‘Just Like In A Movie’ and, as usual, they sound much meatier live. Round, […]
What an enormous amount of fun the Viva Le Rock Awards were .. again!! Although Eugene Butcher announced they were going to be the last… say it isn’t so … he’s said that before and somehow it has happened again and we were all very glad it did. Beki Bondage […]
Last night Scott Gorham of Thin Lizzy presented just some of his amazing artwork to an audience of the UK’s top Rock media and luminaries such as Joey Tempest of Europe and Luke Morley of Thunder. Scott explained he has been interested in art his whole life. One day in […]
