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Wolfgang Van Halen (‘WVH”) appeared today for an exclusive electric acoustic performance in promo of his new album : Mammoth WVH – ‘Mammoth II’ (Out August 4th on BMG). The son of Eddie Van Halen WVH performed three songs for the UK Rock Press at the Fender Guitar Rooms […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Def Leppard appeared at the Royal Festival Hall last night to discuss their new book ‘Definitely – The Official Story of Def Leppard.’ The evening was an entertaining ninety minutes covering the history of the band. With the loss of Steve Clark, and Rick Allen’s accident that led to […]
SBÄM fest 2023 – Austria’s Biggest Punk Festival is back! Bigger, better and with more high class punk bands. From 02/06-04/06 punk fans can enjoy more than 25 international acts from Rancid, Flogging Molly, Frank Turner And The Sleeping Souls, Turbobier, Less Than Jake, Hot Water Music, Anti Flag, The […]
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 […]
