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Jan Akkerman Reveals Live Version Of The Focus Hit Sylvia.

Jan Akkerman Reveals His Live Version Of The Focus Hit Sylvia. You can listen to the song HERE. Taken From His New Live Album, My Focus – Live Under The Rainbow. Released 12 December via Artone/Music Theories Recordings Pre-order HERE Listen to the previous track Answers Questions – Questions Answers. Photo (c) Bas van Gelder Jan Akkerman – [more…]

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Iron Maiden & West Ham United launch double anniversary shirt

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Metal

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Rock

Casket Rats – ‘Rat City Rockers’

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Live Reviews

Laura Evans—Live—Queen Margaret Union—Laura Evans Music

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Live Reviews

The Vintage Caravan Live Classic grand – hold tight pr

Review By Darren McIntyre Images By Scott Anderson The Vintage Caravan are a retro – fuelled prog – rock trio from Alftanes, Iceland who originally formed in 2006. In this time the 12 year old school friends formed the band and within 2 years they had self published their eponymous first album. [more…]