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Live Reviews

Hannah Wicklund – A Tour de Force

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Live at The Forum, Tunbridge Wells – Thursday 8 October 2026 Review & photos By Alastair and Kirsty Middlemist A small but enthusiastic crowd greeted Hannah Wicklund at The Forum in Tunbridge Wells on Thursday evening, and it was clear from the off that they genuinely wanted to be there. Some, we [more…]

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Blues & Americana

Joanne Shaw Taylor Finds Heart, Soul and Fire on The Trouble With Love

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Review by Glen Parkes Love has inspired countless songs, but Joanne Shaw Taylor knows that the subject is rarely as simple as a happy chorus and a tidy ending. On The Trouble With Love, the British blues-rock guitarist and singer explores attraction, frustration, heartbreak, acceptance and recovery, giving familiar emotions a tougher [more…]

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Robert Jon & The Wreck Deliver a Southern Rock Masterclass in Oxford

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O2 Academy Oxford | 8 October 2026 Review &photos By Ali Burman California’s Southern rock powerhouse delivers soaring guitars, soulful vocals and six-string fireworks. Bringing their UK tour to a close at Oxford’s O2 Academy on 8 October, California’s Robert Jon & The Wreck delivered a superb evening of blues-soaked Southern rock, [more…]

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These Wicked Rivers Bring the Blues-Rock Fire to Oxford | Live Review

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O2 Academy Oxford | 8 October 2026Opening for Robert Jon & The Wreck Review & photos By Ali Burman Opening for an established American rock outfit like Robert Jon & The Wreck is no small undertaking, but Derbyshire’s These Wicked Rivers proved more than capable of rising to the occasion. Taking to [more…]

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Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast and The Boneshakers Deliver a Blues-Rock Triumph

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Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast live review Review written by Nigel Foster Photos by Ken Jackson This was a bonafide double header with both bands being given 90 minute sets and as a result those of lucky enough to have procured a ticket were thoroughly spoiled with 3 hours of magnificent magnetic [more…]

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The Boneshakers at the Tuesday Night Music Club ,Coulsdon

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Review by Nigel Foster Photos By Ken Jackson The Boneshakers all looked mighty fine in different shades of red, the colour associated with risk and danger and their set carried both! Randy, Holly and Arthur took their positions and led into a bluesy and funky instrumental that then dropped into a heavy [more…]

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Gig Review Crystal Lake – Manchester O2 Ritz

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Words and pictures: Phil Ingham Anyone familiar with the world of Japanese metalcore will know that there is far more to it than just a Japanese texture being applied to western heavy music. The bands emerging from that scene tend to be technically precise, happy to bend genre conventions and utterly brutal. [more…]

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News

Def Leppard – Announce North American Dates In 2027 With Goo Goo Dolls

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THE 45-DATE TOUR, WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE STRUTS, WILL KICK OFF NEXT SPRING AND RUN THROUGH THE SUMMER October 8, 2026 – Today, global icons and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Def Leppard have announced the most anticipated tour of 2027, with 4-time GRAMMY-nominated band Goo Goo Dolls and very special [more…]

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Mason Hill release new single ‘Tainted Wings’, out now, new album “World So Wonderful” out on 23rd October on 7Hz Productions.

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Mason Hill release new single ‘Tainted Wings‘, out now, new album “World So Wonderful” out on 23rd October on 7Hz Productions. MASON HILL‘s new single ‘Tainted Wings‘ is out now on 7Hz Productions. Tom comments: “‘Tainted Wings’ – The last single we’ll release before our brand-new album ‘World so Wonderful’ hits the shelves across [more…]

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King King – La Belle Angelle – Edinburgh

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Thursday 24th September ‘26 Review by Gary Roebuck Photos By Callum Roebuck “King King Deliver A Sovereign Night” “Blues rock to the fore” from this Anglo/Scottish band. Closing any tour it’s difficult to pick a venue and city but to end the current run in “Auld Reekie” is testament to these guys [more…]

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FangSlinger – A Band That Hooks You Into A World Of Outlaws And Lost Souls

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Single – Undead RedNeck Rock N’ Roll Release Date – 9th October 2026 Review by Linda McDermott If you’ve not heard of FangSlinger yet, you will soon, because they are a band making themselves heard on the grassroots rock scene. Bringing together dark Western, gothic Americana and hard rock, they’ve created a sound that feels a little different. Their debut album, Welcome to the Lost [more…]