Big Country vs. bottles and explosives at Reading Festival, 1983
The Reading Rock Festival is an institution in the UK. It started in the 1960s and kept going for many a year at the Richfield […]
When KISS released four solo albums on the same day
In 1978, the world saw one of the most extravagant album launch campaigns ever: the simultaneous release of solo albums by all four members of […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Where Have All the Good Times Gone» by The Kinks
Where Have All the Good Times Gone (referred to as WHATGTG from here on out) was written by Kinks frontman Ray Davies for their third […]
John Fogerty vs. John Fogerty
Did you know that it is possible to be sued by yourself? The case of John Fogerty vs. John Fogerty is a classic (and unique) […]
MARKO HIETALA – «Mustan Sydämen Rovio»(a.k.a. «Pyre of the Black Heart») (2019)
My favourite album of 2019 is a dark odyssey through loss, separation, self-doubt, depression, and ultimately survival and strong statements of intent. This is heavy […]
WKW – «Men of Steel» (2019)
WKW – or Bruce and Jamie Watson presents: Watson Kercheval Watson, if you want to go with the fullest possible version of the project name […]
STATUS QUO – «Backbone» (2019)
I have been a Status Quo fan since the mid-1980s, eventually becoming a die-hard fan when I started exploring their back catalogue. My starting point wasn’t […]
THE COATHANGERS – «The Devil You Know» (2019)
The three young ladies that make up The Coathangers look like they couldn’t be more different. Julia Kugel-Montoya (guitar and vocals) appears like your archetypical relaxed, […]
PRISTINE – «Road Back To Ruin» (2019)
They are Pristine, and they are the hottest band north of the Arctic Circle! Hailing from Tromsø in Norway (in case you don’t know, that’s […]
THE WHO – «Who» (2019)
2019 was an amazing year for fans of “the big four” from the 1960s. With several 50th anniversaries for classic 1969 albums, we got lavish […]
LIV SIN – «Burning Sermons» (2019)
Liv Sin is both a band and the rock’n’roll alias of Liv Jagrell. She is most known as the lead singer for Swedish metal band […]
ROSALIE CUNNINGHAM – «Rosalie Cunningham» (2019)
When Rosalie Cunningham decided to disband Purson a few years ago, we were left wondering what that meant in practice. Purson was in effect a […]
THE CLAYPOOL LENNON DELIRIUM – «South of Reality» (2019)
The Claypool Lennon Delirium is an American psychedelic rock band featuring bassist/vocalist Les Claypool (known from Primus) and Sean Lennon (still primarily known as his […]
MAGIC PIE – «Fragments of the 5th Element» (2019)
The fifth studio album from Norwegian progressive hard rockers Magic Pie seems to have reached far beyond the Norseland region. The band has released several […]
THE DARKNESS – «Easter Is Cancelled» (2019)
“Give me a D! Give me an Arkness!” Justin Hawkins & co. are back, with the usual mix of panache, chutzpah, flamboyance, and catchy rock’n’roll. […]