Kamchatka, Long Road Made Of Gold
Sweden has long been known as a centre of cutting-edge European metal, but it’s not quite as strongly associated with blues-based hard rock. But that’s what Swedish power trio Kamchatka do, and on the...
View ArticleJodie Marie – Trouble in Mind
As any fan of the bands regularly covered on this site ought to know, there is a vast amount of excellent music that doesn’t have the benefit of major label publicity campaigns, and is the wrong genres...
View ArticleThe Greying of Rock Fandom?
Some thoughts struck me about the Cambridge Rock Festival back in August, which saw some discussion on Twitter. There were one or two very young bands, such as The Mentulls, playing music in a very...
View ArticleNot So Seasick Steve
The Guardian reports how Seasick Steve’s back story of years spent as a travelling hobo playing blues on a three-string guitar turns out to have been a complete fabrication. A commenter sums him up: I...
View ArticleErja Lyytinen announces new album “Stolen Hearts”
Guitarist and singer-songwriter Erja Lyytinen releases her new studio album “Stolen Hearts” on 7th April 2017, and occompanies the release with a five-date UK tour. Square & Compass, Ilminster...
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