Nashville-based, blues-soaked Southern rockers Parker Barrow are pleased to announce the release of their new 5-track EP ‘Hold the Mash‘ on Wednesday November 5th. The EP is available on all streaming platforms – here. ‘Hold the Mash‘ marks the band’s first release since their debut album ‘Jukebox Gypsies‘ (2023) and features the previously released 2025 […]

Now in its fourth year, Maid of Stone Festival returns to Mote Park with its most ambitious announcement to date. Heavy metal icons Saxon will top the bill on Saturday 18th July 2026. Recently reformed The Temperance Movement will headline Friday 17th July, supported by US southern rockers A Thousand Horses, FM, and Anthony Gomes—the […]

Southern California roots-rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck return with ‘Back To The Beginning Again‘, a powerful stand-alone single recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, self-produced by the band and mixed by engineer Alex Pasco. Anchored by stacked guitars, a swampy groove, and soaring vocals, the song is a textbook southern rocker, subtly infused […]

Review: Preacher Stone – By The Horns Preacher Stone (October 17th, 2025) Reviewer: Chris O’Connor After the most brutal and tragic year imaginable for any band, Preacher Stone have returned with their sixth studio album – and what an absolute gem it is. 2024 was a year from hell for the Charlotte, North Carolina–based Southern […]

Review: Revenant – Black Dogs And Sad Men EP Self-Release (October 10th, 2025) Reviewer – Paul Dubbelman Revenant have released their latest, self-produced, 5-track EP ‘Black Dogs And Sad Men‘. The band, formed in 2023 by “Sugarman” Sam Lay on Guiter and Vocals with Matt Hudson on Guitars, Robin Nuttley on Bass and Carl Donaghue […]

Review: Greyfox Conspiracy – Preacherman Self Release (December 12th, 2025) Reviewer – Jason Hopper Hailing from South Wales, Greyfox Conspiracy are on the cusp of releasing their independent debut album.  These are five seasoned musicians who decided to bring their talents together with lead vocalist Greyfox Growl, formerly of Sons of Liberty.  What they have […]

Review: Whiskey Myers – Whomp Whack Thunder Wiggy Thump Records (September 26th, 2025) Reviewer – Grant Foster The wonderfully titled ‘Whomp Whack Thunder‘ is the seventh studio album from this rocking country outfit from Texas. There’s a lot of muscle in the tracks on offer here that you wouldn’t necessarily identify with this style.  Dig […]