Black Stone Cherry and The Darkness announce UK co-headline tour

This just popped up on our Twitter feed. Southern Rock legends Black Stone Cherry, and madcap high-energy nutballs The Darkness are sharing top spot duties on a tour due to traverse the UK in January/February 2023. Dates are below and pre-sale kicks off on Friday (24th June) from 10am. You can sign up for pre-sale … Continue reading Black Stone Cherry and The Darkness announce UK co-headline tour

Festival Review: Download 2022 (Sunday)

It wasn’t meant to happen this year, attending Download that is. For starters, the usual suspects couldn’t decide which day they would attend (we are always day ticketers) and then with rescheduled gigs, cancelled gigs (we miss you, Taylor Hawkins) and just general chaos - we were going to give it a miss. Then with … Continue reading Festival Review: Download 2022 (Sunday)

Crew Review 2021: Ross – Deputy Editor-in-Chief

The more things change, the more they stay the same. We started 2021 locked up because of a virus and it’s looking like we may end it in a similar fashion. And much like every other year I’m written one of these year-end reviews, I’m flabbergasted that we’re at the end of another calendar year … Continue reading Crew Review 2021: Ross – Deputy Editor-in-Chief

Gig Review: The Darkness – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow (9th December 2021)

Honestly, it’s a little weird to have The Darkness in a Glasgow venue which isn’t the O2 Academy given that’s where they’ve played the past few tours. But when you combine one of the 00s greatest rock exports with one of the world’s greatest venues, you’re not going to complain too much, especially when they’re … Continue reading Gig Review: The Darkness – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow (9th December 2021)

Album Review: The Darkness – Motorheart

Like clockwork, as they have since 2015’s Last of Our Kind, The Darkness are back two years on from their last album with their latest. In 2017, I declared Pinewood Smile as the best album from The Darkness since their debut crash-landed from nowhere. An opinion I reiterated when reviewing Easter is Cancelled. Well, Pinewood … Continue reading Album Review: The Darkness – Motorheart

The Darkness announce brand new album and UK tour

UK glam rock giants The Darkness have announced their brilliant new album Motorheart, set for release on October 15th, via Cooking Vinyl. The new album is available for pre-order from the band’s official store on exclusive formats and signed bundles including deluxe CD with bonus tracks, exclusive colour LP and tape. Fans who pre-order the … Continue reading The Darkness announce brand new album and UK tour