Heaven’s Basement may be one of the best musical discoveries I’ve made. At a loose end after UFO’s set at Download 2013, I wandered over to see a band I’d heard great things about: pure, unadulterated hard rock bursting with energy. Seeing them various times over the next eighteen months was a joy and it … Continue reading Review: Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics – The Man With Stars on His Knees
Interview: Joe Harbulak of Eternal Boy (April 2017)
As we waited for headliners Patent Pending to head downstairs and hit the stage, I managed to drag Joe Harbulak of support act and "throwback pop punk specialists" Eternal Boy into a quiet corner and have a few discreet words. And that sounded far more dark and violent than it was meant to. Thankfully, he's a … Continue reading Interview: Joe Harbulak of Eternal Boy (April 2017)
Review: Crypt Rot – Embryonic Devils
Crypt Rot hail from deepest darkest Ohio and while the guys have been plying their trades in various local bands over the years, the aptly titled Embryonic Devils represents their new project’s debut LP. The band describe themselves as sinister blackened death which, as we were about to find out, again rather aptly captures the sound on this, … Continue reading Review: Crypt Rot – Embryonic Devils
Review: Sons of Death Valley – Fathers of the Free
The Sons of Death Valley drag you into a life of 19th century outlaw Joaquim Murrieta. A man who would tell stories of oppression, unity and dreams of freedom, but lived in grief with a dying wish for bloody revenge. The Sons are here to hold our hand, as they take us through the dirtiest … Continue reading Review: Sons of Death Valley – Fathers of the Free
Joe Bonamassa – Edinburgh Usher Hall, 18th April 2017
Tonight sees the arrival in Edinburgh of the hardest working man in Blues as Joe Bonamassa brings his amazing guitar skills to town. The crowd is buzzing as, wearing his traditional suit and shades, Joe strides onto the stage to join his backing band, a larger ensemble than usual with the addition of a sax … Continue reading Joe Bonamassa – Edinburgh Usher Hall, 18th April 2017
Review: The Dead Daisies – Live & Louder
When was the last time we had a truly great classic live rock album? One that would stand shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Live and Dangerous or If You Want Blood You’ve Got It. Aerosmith’s Rocks Donington 2014 comes close. But other than that, the well is dry. Don’t get me wrong, I … Continue reading Review: The Dead Daisies – Live & Louder