(*/10) American rock band Cinderella is one of the most influential bands when it comes to hardrock and glam metal. In contrary to many other bands in this genre, Cinderella didn’t came for the US West Coast, but was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The start of the Cinderella was in 1982 and it was the... Continue Reading →
CD review BRANT BJORK ‘Mankind Woman’
(7/10) Brant Bjork’s musical history is a long one and it’s legendary Kyuss that was, next to the success of the band itself, a springboard for new adventures in the fields of rock. Bjork was part of quite some projects and bands after he left Kyuss. Bands like Vista Chico and Fu Manchu were bands... Continue Reading →
CD review SLASH feat. MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS ‘Living the Dream’
(8/10) Slash albums attract success and chart positions as almost nobody else does in the fields of rock. I can't imagine that anybody, that's interested in music, doesn't know the iconic guitarist from London, England. Guns'n'Roses was the mega-successful springboard, followed by solo albums and many musical cooperations. The first solo album Slash unveiled was... Continue Reading →
Live (Photo-) report L.A. GUNS/JARED JAMES NICHOLS/STONE TRIGGER, Gebr. de Nobel, Leiden – 10.09.2018
American sleaze rock veterans L.A. Guns embarked on a European tour and stopped at Gebr. de Nobel In Leiden for one show. The opener on this Monday night was Stone Trigger, hailing from Dublin. The guys premiered when it comes to playing a concert in The Netherlands and they did a quite remarkable job with... Continue Reading →
CD review BEN POOLE ‘Anytime You Need Me’
(8/10) This time I would like to shift your attention a bit more towards blues rock. Guitarist, singer and songwriter Ben Poole has a new offer. It's his next album, entitled Anytime You Need Me', that provides you with ten new blues rock anthems. The album was recorded at Superfly Studios in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire with... Continue Reading →
CD review URIAH HEEP ‘Living the Dream’
(8/10) Uriah Heep are real veterans in rock. Having a band up and running for 47 years is an impressive endeavor. In these almost five decades Mick Box and band released 24 studio records and it is 'Living the Dream' being the next one that sits right in the starting blocks. It goes without saying that... Continue Reading →
CD review CLUTCH ‘Book of Bad Desicions’
(9/10) Damn, time flies! ‘Book of Bad Decisions’ is already album number 12 in Clutch’s impressive discography. Obviously the band didn’t take a lot of bad decision in their musical career since otherwise it wouldn’t have been possible to maintain the band and their sound for such a long time, with the new album not being... Continue Reading →
CD review THE QUIREBOYS ‘Homewreckers & Heartbreakers’ -re-issue
(*/10) Ten years after ‘Homewreckers & Heartbreakers’ has been revealed it’s a re-release of the album that will be available on September 3rd. The special edition features the original album tracks and is enriched by some live songs. These five tunes come with a good sound and can be seen as a nice extra for... Continue Reading →
CD review THE VINTAGE CARAVAN ‘Gateways’
(10/10) It's amazing what Island has in its offer. Not only that they have an awesome soccer team and an impressive nature, Island also has a very vital music scene. This time it's classic rock passionistas The Vintage Caravan that added a new longplayer to their musical vita, an album that screams for attention. 'Gateways'... Continue Reading →
CD review FARGO ‘Constellation’
(7/10) Cosmic constellation seems to be quite good for Fargo and their new endeavour. It was Peter ‘Frago Pedda’ Knorn, also known from bands like Victory, who wrote a book, looking back to his career as musician, producer and label manager. This retrospect included the days with Fargo in the 70’s and early 80’s and... Continue Reading →
CD review DIZZY REED ‘Rock’n’Roll Ain’t Easy’
(8/10) Dizzy Reed is no less than the keyboarder of Guns’n’Roses, which he joined in 1990. He was part of the two legendary “Use Your Illusion” releases and is the meantime, next to Axel Rose himself, the most consistent member of Guns’n’Roses. Next to being part of this iconic rock band, Reed also worked with... Continue Reading →



