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Here comes the sun! The weather is as lovely as the bands as we do a fairly far reaching review of Sunday at Download 2019…
Rain? What rain? We missed the rain, found the mud and caught some great bands on the Saturday at Download 2019…
We go on a mission to Lars as Metallica prove they are still the Pastors of Muppets…
We travel to Leicester for a night of unbridled, sweaty rock’n’roll from Second Sons…
Once more we venture up into the hills, to see the debut gig by Fiefdom and get a 10 Volt shock at the same time….
We take time to assess the massive compilation of Blues work from the incredible Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher…
When the going gets tough, the tough head down to Rebellion for the second semi-final of Manchester’s Metal 2 the Masses competition…
An evening of intriguing Americana, blues and rock as Samantha Fish graces our town once more with a performance at the historic Band On The Wall….
We go on tour to the legendary Brudenell Social Club in Leeds to catch an evening of soulful Chicago and Texan blues from Serbian guitarist Ana Popovic…
Manchester’s Gorilla goes completely nuts at the last date of Mono’s 20th Anniversary European Tour. Arabrot provide some post-punk grunge, Jo Quail and her cello decide to party with everyone…
An evening of unforgiving metal from start to end as Beyond Salvation launch their new EP Scarbearer at Satans Hollow with a few friends…
At the end of their European tour, hardcore metal/punk band Sharptooth hit Manchester for a brutal yet exciting performance with value…
Bad arse punky blues on Good Friday, it just had to be done, so we headed down to Abattoir’s home from home - The Peer Hat…
It might be night time at Gullivers but we are there to witness At The Sun make their Manchester debut…
Reading… a long way for a one-day festival but the crazies who run Crazy Cowboy put on a thriller of a third event with quality music all the way…
It’s one of those days in Liverpool as we go searching for the 12th man at silly mid on. Fortunately we found Roy Harper at the Philharmonic…
Myke Gray and Kim Jennett deliver outstanding Blackpool rock...
We bare witness to an evening of scuzzed up, fuzzed up, punky blues, and rockabilly with a sneer as Thee Windom Earles, Bones Shake and Snakerattlers try to destroy The Peer Hat….. again!!!
We take the interstellar highway (the M61 really) up to Preston to watch Blanket play their album in full under the celestial glow of a huge moon installation in the Harris Museum….
That kilt wearing, Scottish blues-rock guitarist is back in Manchester…. and he isn’t taking any shit!
The Deaf Institute hosted a night of blues rock on steroids with both Jack J Hutchinson and The Kris Barras Band raising the roof…
From grungy tones to sweet melodies and then to high intensity alt-rock, on Sunday night the Eagle Inn in Salford had it all…
Do DeeVer have what it takes when they call their debut album ‘You Need This’? Anne takes a listen to find out…
Some of the best of the underground rock and metal scene is put on view at Rebellion at the launch of the Manchester leg of the Metal 2 The Masses competition…
Lonely The Brave return to the stage with a new singer, are they still going to be able to cut it?
Ex-Scorpion and legendary viruoso guitar player Uli Jon Roth visits Manchester on his 50th Anniversary tour, we bob along to find out what all the fuss is about and come away suitably impressed!
In a world where acts are living of nostalgia, The Vintage Caravan set themselves apart with their Icelandic heavy blues rock…
Local hardcore band Dead Retinas have released their latest EP, Divine, and we like it…