Album Review: Robin Trower – Shine Provogue / Artone – September 25th, 2026 Reviewer – David Brighouse This is the latest Album from the blues-rock legend that is Robin Trower, now into his seventh decade as a musician the 81-year-old shows no signs of slowing down (“I think you’ve either got to keep pushing – […]

Album Review: Diamond Rain – Chapter One Pride & Joy Music – October 23rd, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper There’s been a strange, but not uncommon, phenomenon happening with bands lately. It’s the Ghost effect. Seeing how successful that band has become internationally, other bands have followed suit with band members obscuring their faces and identity. […]

Live Review – A New Day Festival 2026 Mt Ephriam Gardens, Kent – August 21st-23rd, 2026 Reviewer / Photographer – Paul Dubbelman A New Day Festival (ANDF) celebrated its 10th Anniversary in the picturesque settings of Mt Ephriam Gardens, near Faversham, Kent with a blend of classic rock, prog, roots and blues that have proved […]

Review: AUDREY HORNE – Achilles Massacre Records – September 4th, 2026 Reviewer – Chris O’Connor  There has always been something wonderfully unlikely about Norway’s AUDREY HORNE. On paper, a band containing musicians whose collective CVs reach deep into the Scandinavian extreme-metal scene might reasonably be expected to produce something suitably dark, brutal and frostbitten. Instead, AUDREY HORNE […]