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Artist spotlight: The Night Flight Orchestra

25 August 2018 SB 0

Ah, the 1980s. The decade that some of us love to hate, or hate to love. Or maybe even love to love – and why […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Sonic Highways» by Foo Fighters

7 August 2018 SB 0

Foo Fighters got obsessed with the number eight when they recorded Sonic Highways, released on 10 November 2014. It was after all their eight album. […]

Artist spotlight: Nutz

10 July 2018 SB 0

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 […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «New York Groove» by Ace Frehley

15 March 2018 SB 0

New York Groove has pretty much become ex-KISS guitarist Ace Frehley’s very own personal anthem. It is his biggest solo hit, but the song is […]

Artist spotlight: Hard Stuff

21 February 2018 SB 0

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 […]

Deep Purple at the NEC in Birmingham, 9 November 1993

10 February 2018 SB 0

Anyone familiar with Deep Purple are fully aware of the ups and downs of their long and dynamic career, but when Ian Gillan returned to […]

Deep Purple at California Jam, 6 April 1974

9 February 2018 SB 0

California Jam (often simply called Cal Jam) was more than a rock music festival. It was a gigantic event co-headlined by Deep Purple and ELP, […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Holy Diver» by DIO

7 February 2018 SB 0

Holy Diver is the landmark song that titled the equally landmark debut album by the band Dio, fronted by famed Rainbow and Black Sabbath vocalist […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Emerald» by Thin Lizzy

6 January 2018 SB 0

Emerald is one of the all-time classic Thin Lizzy tracks. It can be found on their sixth and best known album Jailbreak (released 26 March […]

STEPHEN PEARCY – «Smash» (2017)

2 January 2018 SB 0

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)

31 December 2017 SB 0

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 […]

STYX – «The Mission» (2017)

28 December 2017 SB 0

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)

25 December 2017 SB 0

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 […]