Author: Kahmel Farahani
Foreigner Announces 50th‑Anniversary Tour Celebrating Five Decades, the Melodic Rock icons return to the UK in June. They spoke to Totalrock ahead of the tour on life, legacy and what to expect: Foreigner is officially hitting the road again, marking an impressive 50 years since the band first began shaping rock radio with their stadium‑sized […]
Roxette prove they still have the look and sound, as they make awesome return to Wembley. One of the best musical surprises of 2025 was saved for the end of the year, with the return of Roxette to UK arenas. The Swedish pop rock phenomenon rose to fame in the late 80s with guitarist/singer Per […]
Words: Kahmel Farahani “And the winter’s looking fineAnd I think the sun will shine againAnd I feel I’ve cleaned my mindAll the past is left behind again I say goodbye to romance, yeahGoodbye to friends, I tell youGoodbye to all the pastI guess that we’ll meet, we’ll meet in the end” The first time that […]
Words: Kahmel Farahani Recorded in Prague in 2023 on his stupendous “This Is Not A Drill” tour, this tour was billed as Roger Waters’ “first farewell tour”. A career encompassing, multi media spectacular brought to life on stage and now on the big screen. The film opens with a chilling, minimalist reworking of Comfortably Numb. […]
In the second half of an exclusive interview with Totalrock, Savatage’s legendary guitarists Chris Caffery and Al Pitrelli spoke to Kahmel Farahani before their London show about everything from Improvising to Wolfgang Van Halen. Totalrock: For two incredible guitar players who’ve been sharing a stage for 30 years…what’s the single best lesson you’ve learned from […]
In the first half of an exclusive interview with Totalrock, Savatage’s legendary guitarists Chris Caffery and Al Pitrelli spoke to Kahmel Farahani before their London show. Totalrock: So, it’s been a long time since you’ve been on the road. It’s almost a quarter century. How does it feel to be back on the road in Europe […]
Words: Kahmel Farahani Images: Ryan Chang With a long weekend ahead in London and the mighty Ghost about to release their new album, it seemed that the only sane way to spend the Easter weekend was in the company of Papa V Perpetua and his nameless ghouls. The launch of their highly anticipated 6th album […]
Words – Kahmel Farahani Photos – John Stead “Can I tell them a story Jonesy?” asks a grinning Frank Carter from the Royal Albert Hall stage. Steve Jones nods and smiles back while Carter continues; “I asked him how he felt about playing The Royal Albert Hall. He went “It’ll be nice to see it”. […]
Words: Kahmel Farahani Photos: Louise Phillips If there is one thing you can never accuse Zakk Wylde of, it’s being work shy. Barely over a week since finishing Pantera’s UK and European tour, Wylde is out on the road again, this time with his own heavy metal passion project, Zakk Sabbath. A special mention should […]
Words: Kahmel Farahani Tonight the 02 Arena in London is something of an 80s disco night. With Heaven 17, Spandau Ballet’s Tony Hadley and Culture Club on the bill, it’s hard to imagine a more upbeat and danceable soundtrack to the holidays. Heaven 17 Heaven 17 are on first, at the ungodly early slot of […]
Words and Pictures: Kahmel Farahani Seeing Finish rock icon Michael Monroe live in London was always going to be a pleasure. Monroe is one of the most consistently exciting acts still touring today, but tonight there is an added treat. He and his band are playing the Hanoi Rocks’ seminal album Two Steps From The […]
Last week saw the release of Orianthi’s new blues rock guitar single “Some Kind of Feeling.” “Some Kind of Feeling” is the third single and title track taken from Orianthi’s album of the same name. The album will be released by Woodward Avenue Records in April/May 2025. The single is produced by Kevin Shirley (Joanne Shaw […]
