September 20, 2026
Phil Soussan: The Bassist Behind “Shot in the Dark” Steps Into His Own Spotlight – Interview
Bassist, songwriter, and producer Phil Soussan has spent over four decades as one of hard rock’s most reliable secret weapons…
September 10, 2026
Brian Tichy Steps Out From Behind the Kit With Led By Vultures – Interview
Drummer, vocalist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Brian Tichy has spent decades as one of rock’s most in-demand sidemen, holding down the…
September 1, 2026
Wolverhampton Drowns, Then Roars: Accept Bring 50 Years to KK’s Steel Mill – Concert Review & Photos
There are shows you attend, and there are shows you survive. Tonight was the latter before it was ever the…
August 27, 2026
Europe’s Mic Michaeli on Forty Years of Reinvention – Interview
Nine years is a long time to leave a room in silence. It’s long enough for a sound to calcify…
July 15, 2026
Classic Albums Live’s Led Zeppelin II: A Masterclass in Musical Fidelity at Bridgewater Hall – Concert Review
Classic Albums Live’s performance of Led Zeppelin II at Bridgewater Hall on Tuesday 30 June 2026 felt like a masterclass…
July 10, 2026
God Bless America – Best of Thirsty: An Interview With the Band Behind the Tribute
Guy Bailey spent his career writing songs that served the song, not himself. As founder of The Quireboys and the…
July 3, 2026
MOONSPELL Return from Exile on the Deliberate, Atmospheric `Far From God` – Album Review
Five years is a long time to be silent — particularly for a band that spent much of the previous…
June 25, 2026
TODOMAL’s `Graveyards of Joy` Is a Trilogy-Closing Reckoning with Loss, Landscape, and the Stubborn Persistence of Hope – Album Review
There is a painting on the cover of Graveyards of Joy — Ruïnes (1865) by Catalan artist Lluís Rigalt that…
June 24, 2026
Download 2026: Three Days of Chaos, Catharsis, and Crowd Surfing at Donington
Download XXIII Festival (2026) – Review by Howard Keogh Photos by Enda Madden Download Festival is still evolving. This year’s…
June 13, 2026
Bloodstock Open Air 2026 Preview: Twenty-Five Years in the Field
Twenty-five years is a long time to keep anything alive – let alone an independently owned, uncompromising heavy metal festival…
