News has just reached us that Phil Campbell (Motörhead, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons) has passed away. The following statement has been issued: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved father, Philip Anthony Campbell, who passed away peacefully last night following a long and courageous battle in intensive […]
Motörhead release ‘Leavin’ Here’, the second single and its accompanying music video from the forthcoming album, ‘The Manticore Tapes‘, which is set for release on 27th of June. The music video for ‘Leavin’ Here’ is an explosively raucous mixed media visual combining unique model characters and set pieces with archive footage of the band. Originally […]
In 1976 the seminal line-up of Motörhead was solidified a year after the band’s initial inception. Known as the ‘Three Amigos’ era of Motörhead, Lemmy (bass/vocals), Fast Eddie Clarke (guitar) and Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor (drums) joined forces and began their extraordinary journey to the top of the hard rock elite. In August 1976 the […]
On Friday May 9th 2025, Motörhead founder and bassist/vocalist Lemmy Kilmister will be honoured and further immortalized during at the Lemmy Forever Stoke-On-Trent Ceremony. With Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell attending to place Lemmy’s ashes in a magnificent statue created by local sculptor, and huge Motörhead fan, Andy Edwards, the day is going to be […]
Motörhead, the multi-generational soundtrack and lifestyle for millions worldwide, will celebrate their 50th year in 2025, and in honour of this historic milestone, a series of releases and events will take place throughout the year. Having played live to millions of fans, and sold over 25 million albums in their career, the Grammy-Award winning Motörhead […]
Back in the golden era of the single of the 1970’s and 80’s, Motörhead would regularly assault the ears of Top 40 chart listeners on a Sunday afternoon with a string of smash hits. The single as a format may have been less prominent from the 90’s onwards due to the dawn of the CD, […]
Coming in a robust box, ‘Make My Day: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Story Of Fast Eddie Clarke‘ celebrates the late Motörhead–Fastway guitarist with a four-CD career retrospective and 320-page book written by veteran rock journalist Kris Needs with Clarke’s widow Mariko Fujiwara. The book that named the set, ‘Make My Day: The Rock ‘N’ Roll Story […]
Cassette tapes. Remember those? Those things with the dual spools and loads of wide brown plastic recording string that’d occasionally unravel and hang out of the shell, requiring a pencil and firm wrist to spin back into place? Yeah, well, once upon a time, old-school sound systems contained cassette decks for the express purpose of recording shows, and these “cassette” things were […]
Always the most controversial album in Motörhead’s catalogue, ‘Another Perfect Day‘ was up against it from the start. After former Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson replaced Fast Eddie Clarke, the band’s sixth studio album presented what Lemmy called a more “musical” approach, the classic line-up’s full-tilt ferocity harnessed to more traditional guitar rock tropes enhanced by carefully crafted production. In 1983, it was initially startling to hear Lemmy and Phil’s patent hell-bound express draped […]
Review: Motörhead – Live At Montreux Jazz Festival ’07 BMG (June 16th, 2023) Reviewer: Colm Banville Motörhead at a jazz festival? I hear you cry! But fear not, it ain’t jazz they’re playing on this, their latest opus, but their own louder-than-everyone-else material from way back when. ”Here’s a bit of jazz for you”, lead […]
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