THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «One Tree Hill» by U2
One Tree Hill is one of the stand-out tracks on U2’s classic The Joshua Tree album, released on 9 March 1987. It is not a […]
STEPHEN PEARCY – «Smash» (2017)
I really didn’t see this one coming. What we have here is perhaps the biggest surprise of 2017. Stephen Pearcy, the voice of Ratt, has […]
DEEP PURPLE – «Infinite» (2017)
Let’s start with a bold claim: Deep Purple is one of the best bands in the world. They have been excellent pretty much since their start in […]
PAUL DRAPER – «Spooky Action» (2017)
When 2017 rolled around, I had no idea whatsoever who Paul Draper was. Something has clearly changed, because here we are one year later, and I’m […]
STYX – «The Mission» (2017)
The Mission is one of the biggest surprises of the year. The album is a colossal and totally unpredicted return to form for Styx. It […]
PRISTINE – «Ninja» (2017)
I discovered Pristine sometime in 2016. When browsing music videos on YouTube they showed up out of nowhere, a related artist to something long since […]
STRAWBS – «The Ferryman’s Curse» (2017)
How to describe this legendary band to those who may not be familiar with them? Strawbs is one of the quintessential classic English bands. They have […]
MADAM X – «Monstrocity» (2017)
If you’re a metal fan who grew up in the 1980s, you may vaguely remember that a metal band called Madam X had 15 minutes […]
TREES OF ETERNITY – «Hour of the Nightingale» (2016)
Trees of Eternity is a musical collaboration between Finnish guitarist Juha Raivio and Sweden-based, South African-born singer Aleah Stanbridge (aka Starbridge). When I discovered this […]
SATIN – «It’s About Time» (2017)
Satin, a.k.a. Tom Satin, a.k.a. Tommy Nilsen, broke out as a musical artist some ten years ago. He is active in several genres, keeping them […]
a-ha Hits South America (live 1991)
a-ha’s contribution to last year’s Record Store Day was a mini album titled Hits South America, where we are brought back to a show recorded […]
Artist spotlight: Captain Beyond
Deep Purple has had eight different line-ups over the years, and everybody will have their own favourite era. The very first line-up is not too […]
Artist spotlight: Quatermass
Quatermass was formed in London, England in 1969. If you’ve never heard of that band that’s understandable, as they weren’t around for very long and […]
Artist spotlight: Zebra
Some of you may be aware of a band called Zebra. Yes? No? You can hear a faint bell ring? They were quite the household […]
Artist spotlight: Mickey Lee Soule
[This is an updated version of the very first post made on the Rocking In The Norselands Facebook group on 10 November 2017, which in […]