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Watch: Aloe Blacc & Eric Hirshberg Find Humanity Amid the Digital Noise in New Video “For Real.”

Aloe Blacc and Eric Hirshberg share the “For Real” official video– capturing the human spark behind a song about breaking free from the noise Following last week’s release of their powerful new single “For Real” and the companion short EPK, singer-songwriter Eric Hirshberg and GRAMMY-nominated soul artist Aloe Blacc have released the [more…]

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Metal

The Pretty Wild – ‘Zero.Point.Genesis’

New Metal Sumerian Records 21st,Release Date – November 21st 2025 Review By Smudge Smith I can’t relate much to The Pretty Wild. All I know is that sisters Jules and Jyl are the singers, and they really don’t have any boundaries when it comes to making music. They say that this, their [more…]

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Rock

Casket Rats – ‘Rat City Rockers’

Heavy Rock Tee Pee Records Release Date – November 7th 2025 Review By Smudge Smith There are times when all you need is some down-n-dirty badass rock ‘n’ roll. No frills, dirty, beer-and-whisky-sweaty noise. Ladies and Gents, I give you Casket Rats, who were born from the hellfire of Boston, Mass., and [more…]

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Live Reviews

Hard Rock Hell XVIII—Four Days Packed With Rock Music

Where—Vauxhall Holiday Park, Great Yarmouth When—5th Nov/8th Nov 2025 Awards Night Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott Back for its eighteenth year, Hard Rock Hell once again takes over Vauxhall Holiday Park in Great Yarmouth, bringing four days packed with live music and rock bands to suit every taste. The festival officially [more…]

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Live Reviews

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

Review By Darren McIntyre Laura Evans is a singer/songwriter/performer from Aberdare, Wales, who is going from strength to strength since the release of her country-inspired EP Remember When. Laura brought us singles Running Back To You & Drag Me Back In and followed that with her stunning debut album State Of Mind, [more…]

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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…]

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The Funeral Portrait – Announce “Live From Suffocate City” Out On 16th January 2026

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Myrath – Announce New Album “Wilderness Of Mirrors” Out On 27th March 2026

MYRATH ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE “UNTIL THE END” FEATURING ELIZE RYD AND UPCOMING ALBUM “WILDERNESS OF MIRRORS” Legendary Tunisian-French progressive metal band Myrath are back with a stunning new single, “Until The End,” featuring Elize Ryd, the powerhouse vocalist of Amaranthe. Released today alongside the official announcement of their highly anticipated seventh studio album, “Wilderness [more…]

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