Reviews
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Not everything went Star Circus’ way tonight. Firstly, singer Dave Winkler introduced the wrong song, which he easily laughed off, secondly, there was a problem with the snare …but props to their drummer who sped off and replaced it with another, in literally seconds, as if he had been practicing […]
As festival season and a very long awaited summer are nearly upon us, it’s time to loo back at month in Rock. One of the best moments in the May rock and metal calendar was surely Desertfest 2023. A beloved staple of the metal scene in London, Berlin and Antwerp, […]
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 […]
Fresh from their appearances on the Monsters of Rock Cruise Winger are looking and sounding confident tonight. It’s a short set by their standards and unsurprisingly it’s a set of greatest hits. While they do have their own fans in the audience, they are aware of their special guest status […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
When Rivers Meet – Breaking the Blues Chains in Brighton! When you put four incredibly talented Blues musicians on one stage something magical happens! When two of those musicians are husband and wife dream team Grace and Aaron Bond, then that magic is in a whole new dimension. When Rivers […]
Words: Diamond Dave How amazing it was to be seeing a band in the beautiful St George’s Hall in Bradford. They have all played here… in 1854 Charles Dickens read A Christmas Carol, in 1962 The Rolling Stones took to this stage then the 70’s saw Led Zepellin and Queen […]
Words and photos: Diamond Dave I had the pleasure of interviewing Midge Ure in November 2020. We talked about a tour that he was planning called “Voice And Visions” which was going to concentrate on material from his days in Visage and early Ultravox. These shows were repeatedly postponed because […]
Amber Brooks takes you through their watches at Portsmouth’s finest Takedown Festival. Autumn Fires For the first band of the day on the TotalRock Stage, they really put on a show. Despite the technical difficulties, and being the cursed opening act, they attracted a large crowd that they won over. […]
On Sunday 23rd April 2023 Kenny Wayne Shepherd brought the Blues to the Bush at the Shepherds Bush Empire! It’s been 32 years since Kenny Wayne Shepherd first began his meteoric rise from a 13 year old guitar prodigy to Blues royalty. From his humble roots […]
