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Bryan Adams – Roll With the Punches: Familiar Comforts, Fading Sparks

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Done by Kirsty and Alastair. By the time an artist reaches their sixteenth studio album, expectations are a curious thing. On one hand, fans anticipate the familiar: the sound, style and sentiment that first drew them in. On the other, there is the lingering hope that longevity in music is fuelled by [more…]

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Metal

Into the Ruins: Beyond Extinction’s Where They Gather Paints a City of Ash and Anguish

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Review By Glen Parkes You listen to certain albums. There are also albums that engulf you—records that seize your throat and pull you into a world so suffocating and oppressive that you’re left gasping and only partially thankful that you’re still alive when you emerge. That second group includes the eagerly anticipated [more…]

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Blues & Americana Singles

Tyler Bryant Finds Grounding with Honest New Track “Planted”

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Review By Glen Parkes Tyler Bryant steps into new territory with “Planted,” his second release as a solo artist. Known to many as the fiery leader of The Shakedown, Bryant strips things back here, offering a piece that feels both intimate and resolute. The song, shaped by memories of his Texas childhood, [more…]

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Metal

Sweet Savage Detonate with Bang: A NWOBHM Legacy Rekindled

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Review By Ian Walker Few bands can claim the rollercoaster career of Belfast’s Sweet Savage. They were there at the birth of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, crafting raw, hungry songs in the late ’70s that carried the same fire as their peers Iron Maiden, Saxon, and Def Leppard. They [more…]

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Blues & Americana

Whiskey Myers Strike Hard with Whomp Whack Thunder – A Record That Refuses to Sit Still

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Review By Glen Parkes Seven albums in, most bands either settle into their comfort zone or start chasing ghosts of what once worked. Whiskey Myers, on the other hand, seem determined to burn down the map and redraw it in their own jagged, unfiltered handwriting. Whomp Whack Thunder (out September 26 via [more…]

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Blues & Americana

First Time Flyers – Bound To Break (Album Review)

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Review By Glen Parkes In just two years, First Time Flyers have gone from a newly formed UK country outfit to one of the most exciting names in the genre. After selling out their debut headline tour, dazzling crowds at C2C and The Long Road Festival, and even opening for Bruce Springsteen [more…]

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Live Reviews

Purple Orange Arts Venue -Saturday 30th August

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13 Scream – Deliver a 13th Scream. Review By Gary Roebuck Images by Callum Roebuck This Scottish duo have it all, seen it all done it all, we kick off this set on the stroke of 9 and right away “Bam Bam” on drums and “James” vocals/guitar are off and running with [more…]

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Live Reviews

Edge Fest- The Scottish Borders Biggest Music Festival

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Where – Lilliardsedge Park, Jedburgh, Scottish Borders When – 30th/31st August 2025 Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott Day Two Sunday 31st Aug 2025 After a cracking first day filled with bands to suit every taste, the campsite slowly stirs back to life, bleary-eyed but eager for more. For those who haven’t [more…]

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Live Reviews

Edge Fest – The Scottish Borders Biggest Music Festival

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Where – Lilliardsedge Park, Jedburgh, Scottish Borders When – 30th/31st August 2025 Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott Day One Saturday 30th Aug 2025 Only in its third year, Edge-Fest has already carved out its name as a great Scottish pop festival that has quickly become a highlight on the summer calendar [more…]

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Helloween – Giants And Monsters album review

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REVIEWER – GRAEME WRIGHT For the most part I try to review new releases from up and coming artists because they are obviously the future of this genre of music. Sometimes however, the big boys turn up and show everybody else how it should be done, and with this album Helloween have [more…]

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Live Reviews

Hella Rock Festival 2025 Venue: HMV Empire, Coventry

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Hella Rock Festival 2025 – Coventry Roars with Pure Rock Power Reviewed by: Mark PitfieldPhotos: Matthew Pitfield Hella Rock Festival stormed back into Coventry for its second year in 2025, transforming the HMV Empire into a haven for riffs, sweat, and unfiltered passion. If the first edition hinted at promise, this year’s [more…]

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Singles

Mikki Zip – Sweethearts Of The Dive Bar – Single Review – anchorpublicity

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Review By Darren McIntyre Mikki Zip is a singer / songwriter with roots planted in Syracuse, New York but Nashville, Tennessee became home 3 weeks before turning 14. Mikki began performing as a singer / songwriter in and around Music City, her passion for performing on stage earned her a BFA in [more…]

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