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The Late Musicians Family Pursues Legal Action RR Auction, the Boston based auction house, has been accused of dealing in stolen property of Tom Petty. The late icons family released a statement on Wednesday which included a strongly worded declaration that they would be pursuing ‘swift legal action’. The auction […]
Def Leppard – Sheffield Leadmill Friday 19th May 2023 Words and Pictures: Diamond Dave There are some rock bands that have definite link to the cities they were formed in, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest with Birmingham, London brought us the Sex Pistols and The Clash while my home city […]
‘Sleek As It Can Get’ Telecaster? Yes Please. International music conglomerate Fender Guitar have finally released what has been in development for just over four whole years. The John 5 inspired, limited edition axe, enigmatically named ‘Ghost’, is now available to the eager masses. 5 played this gorgeously sharp instrument […]
Cash Was Flowing At The Hard Rock Cafe In New York City a black, left-handed Fender Stratocaster went for $595,000 in an auction that would cement itself in the legends of over zealous buys of memorabilia. Kurt Cobain’s guitar – which he smashed during the recording of the final track […]
And Boy Has He Got One CV During the world wide streaming event ‘Foo Fighters: Preparing Music For Concerts’ the global megastars announced the new addition to their band. John Freese, the ultimate drummers drummer, is a stone hard veteran on the scene with more than 400 album performances under […]
Connor Selby Brings His Signature Blues Sound to London Bridge! With a classic blues vocal reminiscent of the late great blues and soul icon Ray Charles. Selby is a blues legend in the making with his signature smooth guitar sound and soulful voice. Hot off the heels of his recent […]
Following an International tour as a member of Blondie, former Sex Pistols bassist and Rock Hall Of Fame inductee Glen Matlock has released his long-awaited, timely and politically pertinent new solo album Consequences Coming. As part of the promotional tour for his new album, Matlock took part in an intimate Q & A session […]
If one were to try and try to list some truly rock and roll cities, Boston Massachusetts has definitely done its fair share. From the bad boys of Aerosmith and Extreme to The Cars and Dropkick Murphys. Now there may be a new name to add to that illustrious line […]
British Summer Time Hyde Park returns in big way In a summer schedule of concerts, London usually has more than it’s share to choose from. However a special place is kept for the BST series of gigs that take place every June/July in the legendary space of Hyde Park. Following […]
Bar Seat for $400? With Aerosmith announcing their farewell tour came a mixture of querying anticipation. Within the concoction of mostly excitement, bittersweet turmoil and the eager fight to gain a seat at the monumental event of one of the worlds biggest rock bands came the anticipation of high priced […]
The Loud Kids Gets Louder Tour 2023 So here we are, It’s the Jubilee Bank Holiday Monday and we’re here in the 02 gazing intently at the stage with the biggest red curtain you’ve ever seen, waiting for the show to start! The atmosphere in the auditorium is at fever […]
Bottle Rock Festival Is In For A Treat ‘Dogstar’, Hollywood legend Keanu Reeves’ alt-rock/grunge band will be gracing the big stage in Napa, California this May 27th. The trio last performed back in 2002 and have since been working on new material rumoured to be showcased in their upcoming gig. […]
