Month: August 2026

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News

Ricky Warwick releases new single ‘Last Chance To Dance’

WATCH HERE | LISTEN HERE NEW ALBUMFIRE & VENGEANCEOUT SEPTEMBER 4TH VIA EARACHEPRE-ORDER HERE SEPTEMBER IN-STORE DATESUK & IRELAND HEADLINE TOUR IN NOVEMBE Ricky Warwick has released the new single ‘Last Chance To Dance’, which is a Thin Lizzy inspired anthem, with Ricky channelling the musical and lyrical spirit of Phil Lynott. The track [more…]

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News

WinterStorm Expands to Five Days of Live Music in Troon.

Bay City Rollers, Colonel Mustard & The Dijon Five and MacFloyd added as standalone concerts around the tenth-anniversary rock festival WinterStorm will bring five consecutive days of live music to Troon for the first time in its ten-year history, with three standalone concerts complementing the festival’s established three-day classic rock weekend. The [more…]

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Live Reviews

Nozfest – A Small Grassroots Festival That Packs A Punch 

Where – The 1865, Southampton   When – Saturday 15th August 2026  Review and photographs by Linda McDermott   It is the seventh consecutive sellout year for Nozfest at The 1865 in Southampton, a one-day festival celebrating grassroots music. Jodie Bowie and her team had put together an exceptional lineup, although The Karma Effect, who were due to be second headliners, had to pull out at the last [more…]

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Metal

Thorns – ‘Ready To Strike’

Thrash Metal These Go To Eleven Records Release Date – August 26th 2026 Thrashing out of Cincinnati, Ohio come Thorns with a new EP of classic old school thrash. Formed in 2022 they wasted no time and apparently decided to build their own studio. They knocked out two previous albums which brought [more…]

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Rock

Kelowna – ‘Superstar’

Hard Rock Independent Release Release Date – August 28th 2026 Review By Smudge Smith Kelowna are from Scotland – doesn’t say where abouts and they formed in 2024. They wasted no time in knocking out an EP which I haven’t heard however if it’s anything like this then I’ll be obtaining a [more…]

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Metal

Dragonland – ‘Prophecies’

Symphonic Power Metal Scarlet Records Release Date – October 23rd 2026 Review By Smudge Smith Never heard Dragonland before but they offer a hard-hitting and meticulously crafted symphonic power metal journey in an ocean of soaring melodies, fast riffing and epic orchestrations. Their words not mine. This is their seventh release, and [more…]

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Metal

Sellsword – ‘…With Might And Vengeance’

Epic Power Metal Independent Release Released – July 31st 2026 Review By Smudge Smith I always thought the epic power metal domain was the realm of the Scandinavians and Europeans, so it was major surprise to find out Sellsword are from historic York. They were formed in 2013 and have released two [more…]

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Singles

Joe Desglose Maddox – Bringing a Slice of Power Pop With His Solo Single 

Single – Nobody’s In Love Anymore  Release Date – 24th August 2026  Review by Linda McDermott   If you’ve not heard of the Continental Lovers before, they’re a great four-piece pop punk band with a happy beat running through their music. Led by Joe Maddox and his distinctive voice, they’re a band well worth seeing. But with his new solo single, Nobody’s In Love Anymore, Joe takes things [more…]