Rock Music

Alice Cooper’s new album ‘Along Came A Spider’ to be released in July

Alice Cooper’s new album ‘Along Came A Spider’ to be released in July

I’ve not bought an Alice Cooper album since Hey Stoopid, but the king of getting killed onstage is obviously still working in between rounds of golf, because Alice has a new album coming out in July! Playing heavily to the old ’shock rock’ image, the track listing has a definite slant... Read more

Recommended: Auto Defiance

Recommended: Auto Defiance

I got a shout earlier today from a musician called Bradley Boyer, the guy behind a brilliant band called Auto Defiance. I’d all but stopped writing about unsigned bands because of the pitiful quality of acts that emailed me, but Auto Defiance are worth writing about! The band hails from Nashville... Read more

Paramore: Splitting Up, Then Not Splitting Up

Paramore: Splitting Up, Then Not Splitting Up

You know how hard it is being in the public eye? Well, try to imagine. You’re got the press constantly making up shit about you and taking your quotes out of context. What’s worse, in this age of Web 2.0 and bands being able to communicate directly with their fans, it seems you can still... Read more

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Oct 27 Razorlight – Wire To Wire – Single Review

Razorlight – Wire To Wire – Single Review

Razorlight are a band I fell in love with from the first chord of the first song on their Up All Night album. So, I can imagine a ton of Razorlight fans out there nodding their heads in agreement when...

Oct 22 New Aerosmith album shelved until next year?

New Aerosmith album shelved until next year?

Sadly, as the autumn turns to winter, the prospects of a new Aerosmith album in your Christmas stocking this year dwindle and fade… With rock-legend and scarf fetishist Steven Tyler and Joe ‘Cheekbone...

Oct 13 Hot Leg may be the end for Justin Hawkins

Hot Leg may be the end for Justin Hawkins

I’m still not sure what caused The Darkness to disband, but if it was so Justin Hawkins could start his own vanity project, it may well backfire on him. Let me start by saying that I had a lot of love...

Oct 13 Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire – Single Review

Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire – Single Review

Sex On Fire has been my favourite track of the last few weeks. Kings Of Leon have really pulled out all the stops with this one – smouldering guitars and wicked yelps from Caleb Followill. So, inside...

Oct 12 Snow Patrol – Take Back The City – Single Review

Snow Patrol – Take Back The City – Single Review

It’s been absolutely ages since we’ve heard a decent rock song with a “whoa whoa” chorus. Isn’t it refreshing then that Snow Patrol have decided to run with an up-tempo song as the first single...

Sep 30 Led Zeppelin – Travelling Riverside Blues

Aug 25 Jimmy Page and Leona Lewis perform at the Olympics…

May 9 Dave Grohl Writes An Open Letter To Metallica

Apr 29 Coldplay - Violet Hill - Single Review

Apr 28 Scott Weiland To Release Solo Album?

Apr 14 New Motley Crue: Saints Of Los Angeles

Apr 11 Who The Hell Are…Paramore?

Apr 9 A Completely Fictitious History Of Metallica

Apr 7 New Paramore Single Will Be ‘That’s What You Get’

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Nov 20 Donnie Vondra - “If I Didn’t Love You”

Donnie Vondra - “If I Didn’t Love You”

Songwriters: Daryl Neil Burgess and Robert W. Terry, Jr. Some of today’s pop-country fare tries very hard to convince listeners of its legitimate country chops: Taking cues from David Allen Coe, some...

Nov 19 Album Review: Hank Williams Sr. - The Unreleased Recordings

Album Review: Hank Williams Sr. - The Unreleased Recordings

The fifteen-disc bootleg of the so-called “Mother’s Best Flour Show” recordings has been floating around the internet for nearly a decade now, while numerous lawsuits were duked out by Hank Jr...

Nov 19 Lance Miller - “Bacon Frying”

Lance Miller - “Bacon Frying”

Songwriters: Chuck Cannon, Gary Nicholson and Paul Overstreet. As contemporary country music seemingly gets wordier by the day, “Bacon Frying” is a charming country song that is beautiful for its simplicity...

Nov 18 Album Review: Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - “Rattlin’ Bones”

Album Review: Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - “Rattlin’ Bones”

Duets have a long and illustrious history in country music, but they are also some of the hardest songs to execute well. For every “Whiskey Lullaby,” there’s a “Barroom Buddie...

Nov 18 Kellie Pickler - “Best Days of Your Life”

Kellie Pickler - “Best Days of Your Life”

There’s a particular theme that runs through the core of Kellie Pickler’s music–it is often, when directed at members of the opposite sex, rather mean. “Best Days of Your Life,” co-written...

Nov 17 John Rich - “Another You”

John Rich - “Another You”

For a guy who is supposed to be a genius songwriter, John Rich sure does seem to be running out of ideas. World/Girl, Do/You, Out/Down–these are the best rhymes a three-time ASCAP Songwriter of the...

Nov 14 George Ducas - “Walk Through This World”

George Ducas - “Walk Through This World”

Songwriters: George Ducas and David Lee Murphy. A lot has changed in country music since George Ducas charted his sole top ten single in 1994. Traditional stalwarts Travis Tritt, the Judds, Clint Black...

Nov 14 Sarah Buxton - “Space”

Sarah Buxton - “Space”

Songwriters: Sarah Buxton, Lari White & Chuck Cannon. Sarah Buxton’s voice, starting off as little more than a whisper, is so intimate and close on “Space” that you can almost feel her breath...

Nov 12 Free DVD: Randy Travis - Christmas on the Pecos

Free DVD: Randy Travis - Christmas on the Pecos

Later tonight some of country music’s biggest names will be bringing home CMA bling. But what about you? Shouldn’t they share the love with you, the die-hard fans who buy records, go to show...

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