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, […]
Are you ready to swear, Rite Here Rite Now? Trafalgar Releasing have announced worldwide theatrical distribution plans for ‘RITE HERE RITE NOW’. The unique feature-length film combines never-before-seen 2023 concert footage of GRAMMY award-winning rock band, GHOST, with a narrative story that picks up plot threads from the band’s long-running webisode […]
The Barbican is a beautiful venue in the equally beautiful and historic City of York. The curiously monikered band Barbara kick off tonight’s proceedings in typically grand style. The band, featuring two brothers, bring theatricality to the fore and remind me at times of Belle & Sebastion or Pulp or […]
Battlesnake, who recently announced a new album, and single will tour the UK and Europe for the first time in May TotalRock has a pair of tickets to give away to see the tour, at the Bristol, London, Manchester or Liege shows. Hear full details from The Hobo On The […]
Legendary guitarist of Pink Floyd fame David Gilmour announces new album due out September 6th called “Luck and Strange” The album was recorded over a 5 month period in studios in London and Brighton. The record was produced by David and Charlie Andrew, best known for his work with ALT-J […]
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 […]
The White Lakes Discuss Oceanfest, TikTok, and The Best UK Gig Venues West Midlands-based indie rock band The White Lakes are blazing through the alternative scene, with their distinctive sound and dynamic live show, their performance had a chokehold on me. Having performed with rock icons such as Razorlight and […]
Emo Kings ‘Pierce The Veil’ Bring Californian Emo Rock, Smoke and Confetti Canons to The Ally Pally!! Despite it being 6 years since ‘Pierce The Veil’ last played on UK soil, their popularity hasn’t waned one bit!! With Vic Fuentes on guitar and lead vocals, Loniel Robinson on drums, Tony […]
LAMB OF GOD MARK THE FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF WRATH WITH NOT ONE BUT TWO REISSUES Fifteen years after LAMB OF GOD‘s ferocious 2009 album Wrath, the five-time Grammy-nominated metal titans are reissuing both Wrath and its impressive follow-up Resolution, originally released in 2012 before the most turbulent period in the band’s history. Produced by Josh […]
Words: Kahmel Farahani Photos: Mariam Osman In a long awaited and much welcome move, German power metal pioneers Blind Guardian finally made it back to the UK this week on their God Machine tour. Tonight, they have sold out the Kentish Town forum in remarkable fashion. As the band burst […]
