Artist spotlight: Quartz
Quartz is an English heavy metal band from Birmingham. They came to prominence during the initial rise of the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy […]
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Artist spotlight: Vic Flick (a.k.a. the man behind the James Bond Guitar Theme)
Where to even start with someone like Vic Flick? The best known unknown guitar hero of the 1960s and 70s. Unknown because he never fronted […]
Artist spotlight: Star Crystal
How many rock bands can you name from Ukraine? After reading this article, you should be able to name at least one. Star Crystal was […]
Artist spotlight: Apple
When I hear the word Apple without context, I still usually think of the record label set up by the Beatles first, then that technology […]
Artist spotlight: Hällas
Hällas is a Swedish retro-progressive band with dashes of hard rock and psychedelia – albeit the 1970s version of these genres. Their sound and inspirations […]
Artist spotlight: the Sex Pistols
Love them or hate them: The Sex Pistols are unquestionably one of the most groundbreaking acts in the history of popular music, leaving an everlasting […]
Artist spotlight: Coven
As Halloween is approaching, it is only fitting that we take a closer look at a band of a certain notoriety to match the spirit […]
Introducing WKW (a.k.a. Watson Kercheval Watson)
WKW is a brand new musical project, officially announced less than a day ago as I write this, and this is definitely one to watch! […]
Artist spotlight: The Night Flight Orchestra
Ah, the 1980s. The decade that some of us love to hate, or hate to love. Or maybe even love to love – and why […]
Artist spotlight: Nutz
Nutz were part of the wave of guitar-based hard rock bands that emerged from Britain during the early 1970s. During that time, British bands became […]
Artist spotlight: Morningstar
As far as major label obscurities go, Morningstar must surely rank as one of the most underground overground band of them all. Formed in Kansas […]
Artist spotlight: D.J. Fontana
15 MARCH 1931 – 13 JUNE 2018 Last week the news broke that Dominic Joseph (widely known as just D.J.) Fontana had passed. With that, […]
Artist spotlight: Danny Kirwan
13 MAY 1950 – 8 JUNE 2018 Danny Kirwan passed away this morning, age 68. Unfortunately we are not likely to see our Facebook walls […]
Artist spotlight: The Turtles
Usually, you will find lesser known bands featured under the “spotlight” moniker. This is different in that regard. Who hasn’t heard about The Turtles? Even […]
Artist spotlight: Hard Stuff
Some bands go down in legend, others just fade away. When Quatermass folded in 1971, bass player and vocalist John Gustafson (who later played in […]