Heavy Rock Mighty Music Released – September 11th 2026 Review By Smudge Smith Revenge Is Sweet If you look into the Tygers Of Pan Tang past it reads like a soap opera with members coming and going, public spats and splits. Thankfully it seems as if everything is settled now and here [more…]
Tygers Of Pan Tang – ‘Electrifyed’
Heavy Rock Mighty Music Released – September 11th 2026 Review By Smudge Smith Revenge Is Sweet If you look into the Tygers Of Pan Tang past it reads like a soap opera with members coming and going, public spats and splits. Thankfully it seems as if everything is settled now and here [more…]
Absolute Power – ‘Needs Must When The Devil Drives’
Heavy Metal Time To Kill Records Release Date – October 30th 2026 Review By Smudge Smith When a grindcore/death metal legend forms a band with a renowned producer and several other people with a variety of musical pedigrees I didn’t know what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised and this is not [more…]
Little Angels Big Bad & Back Review: 32 Years Later, The Angels Are Still Flying
Review by Glen Parkes There are comebacks, and then there are comebacks that actually make sense. Little Angels’ Big Bad & Back arrives 32 years after their last new recordings, yet these five tracks make the wait feel worthwhile. To be Released on 6 November 2026, the EP finds the classic Scarborough [more…]
DRIVE, SHE SAID – PASS THE TORCH: KEEPING THE FLAME OF MELODIC ROCK ALIVE
Review by Glen Parkes There is something rather fitting about an album called Pass The Torch arriving at a point where Drive, She Said are quite literally carrying their musical legacy into a new era. Mark Mangold has been at the heart of the band since its earliest days, and with vocalist [more…]
Hannah Wicklund releases feminist anthem ‘Marionettes’
‘MARIONETTES’BRAND NEW SINGLE RELEASEDWATCH THE VIDEO HERE UK HEADLINE TOUR STARTS OCT 1STTICKETS ON SALE HERE US TOURING STARTS OCT 28THCO-HEADLINE WITH TURNING JANETICKETS ON SALE HERE WAR ON WOMEN;CALLING ALL GOOD MENNEW ALBUM OUT NOW ON CD, VINYL &DIGITAL DOWNLOADPURCHASE HERE Ahead of her UK headline tour starting this Thursday (Oct [more…]
Marco Cinelli and friends at the Tuesday Night Music Club
Review written by Nigel Foster and used with his permission. Photos By Ken Jackson Any gig involving The Cinelli Brothers tends to have a party vibe going on with it. When Marco gets it into his head to host one of his Marco and Friends gigs it is definitely party night and [more…]
Jack J Hutchinson Brings The Blues-Rock Fire To Dover Booking Hall
Alastair and Kirsty Middlemist Dover Booking Hall is a lovely intimate venue ideal for any artist you choose to see. Small enough that there’s barely a bad spot in the room, it’s the kind of place where you can watch a guitarist’s fingers on the fretboard from almost anywhere you’re standing. I [more…]
Firevolt Christmas Party 2O26
When – Saturday 21st November 2026 Where – Holy Diver, Stockport It may not seem that long ago since the roaring success of Firevolt 2026, and with next year’s festival still some way off, 2027 may seem like an age away. But fear not, Firevolt fans, there’s no need to wait until next summer to get your fix of [more…]
Dead Reynolds – Delivering A Powerful Message
Single – Drowning Release Date 25th Sept 26 Review by Linda McDermott Hailing from East Anglia, Dead Reynolds are all about big melodies, plenty of energy and songs that come from real-life experiences. Their music takes in elements of alternative rock and pop punk, with anthemic choruses and the occasional unexpected twist thrown in for good measure. They [more…]
Magnum Prove the Story Is Far From Over in Northampton
Magnum / Grand Slam – The Roadmender, Northampton – 24 September 2026 Review and Photos By Ali Burman There are bands you go to see because of what they are doing now, and then there are bands you go to see because their music has been woven into the fabric of your [more…]
The Alex Hamilton Band – Oast House, Rainham
Review and photos by Jess Bea Rockinroots brought the very talented Alex Hamilton Band to the Oast House in Rainham this past Friday, and what a night it turned out to be. There are some venues where live music just seems to work, and the Oast House is certainly one of them. [more…]
My Glass World
‘Extraordinary Renditions’ Worldly, wordy album number eight ‘Extraordinary Renditions’ by My Glass World is released on 18 September 2026 on LuxuryNoise Records. album is the band’s eighth, and in fact the fifth created by composer, singer, musician Jamie Telford in cahoots with his musical foil Sean Read. Jamie has previously written and recorded alongside a range [more…]