Tag: rock

Loitered Lens : Lux Lisbon

Photos of Lux Lisbon live in concert...

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Dave Lombardo (Slayer, PHILM) : Interview

There is a time in the song where the drummer should let loose a little bit but then there are times when he should let the other members shine...

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The stone cold truth (The Graveltones)

'not that our music is really ‘saying anything’, but lyrics have to have something in there that connects with people'. The Graveltones talk to Trebuchet...

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Transatlantic : KaLIVEoscope

For all the fabled self-indulgence of their sprawling studio albums, this recording gives a taste of just why Transatlantic are held in such high regard as a live act....

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Loitered Lens : The Vaselines

Kurt Cobain called The Vaselines' Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee his favourite songwriters....

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Haken : Restoration [EP]

Haken have the instrumental virtuosity and musical scope of the best in progressive rock, but unlike some other bands they aren't content to create reverential pastiches of 70s greats....

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Reeves Gabrels and his Imaginary Fr13nds [Live]

Just someone else’s guitarist? Not a chance. Gabrels is every inch a worthy frontman. ...

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Francis Dunnery [Interview]

I think it is a dreadful mistake to base your decisions on what an audience might like. Audiences are as fickle as a donkey's tail....

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Legendary Shack Shakers UK Tour

The Shack Shakers will be riling up their legion British fans from the 21st to 27th October, rounding things neatly off at London’s iconic 100 Club....

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IntO the mOOn : Passing Clouds [Live]

A self-possessed alternative gypsy rock band whose lyrics resound with those who want to say something but don’t quite know how to say it....

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Brother and Bones at the 100 Club [Live]

With a mixture of rock rebellion, huge choruses, percussion and pounding beat, there’s a lot to recommend Brother and Bones from the start....

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Reeves Gabrels UK Tour

Reeves Gabrels, long-time artistic partner of David Bowie and The Cure’s current lead guitarist, brings his power trio, Reeves Gabrels & His Imaginary Fr13nds from Nashville to England...

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Frontiers Records : AOR and Proud

Three new releases from Frontiers Records give a taste of what the current AOR scene has to offer....

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Empty Yard Experiment : Kallisti

With a sound that stretches from the sparse classical piano of "Sunyata" to the claustrophobic heaviness of "Entropy", Empty Yard Experiment are a band with a strong music identity of their own...

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Loitered Lens : White Hills

Solid, driving rhythms were the bedrock for Dave W's soaring guitar that definitely puts the rock into psychedelic rock....

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Loitered Lens : The Raven Age

The Raven Age, live and raw. Pictures....

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Monomyth : Further

Gusty keyboard swells, reel-like lead guitar figures and crescendo-borne power riffs building seemingly unstoppable momentum until they, well, stop....

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Rich Robinson [Black Crowes] : Interview

'it’s the imperfection that makes you stand out. Neil Young can sing like Bruno Mars but no one can sing like Neil Young, and a million people can sing like Bruno Mars.' ...

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When Empires Fall

An interesting and highly varied mix of indie-rock and progressive rock. Uptempo rockers with trebley guitars sit alongside atmospheric keyboard-led ballads....

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Billy Fucking Idol

Recent internet rumours of his demise now quashed, Billy Idol is very much alive...

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Mental Metal Music Mash

It is the time of year for disappointments, and – one notable exception notwithstanding – that’s exactly what we’ve got here...

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Looking for Johnny Thunders [Film]

Screening and director Q&A of Looking for Johnny Thunders. Details...

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enkElination : Tears of Lust

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”J/dropcapust when it seemed that Valkyrie-fronted metal has reached saturation point, along comes Anglo-Finnish outfit enkElination to...

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Loitered Lens : The Wild Lies

We test ran a few of the new songs from our upcoming debut album, and they went down a right treat...

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Cambridge Rock Festival [Part 2]

The veteran acts topping the bill pulled in the punters while the newer acts lower down the bill ended up giving the best performances....

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Loitered Lens : Rival State

Up close and personal at The Garage, Rival State get near enough to spritz the punters with a mist of high-octane rawk perspiration....

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Cambridge Rock Festival [Part One]

The brother of Jimi Hendrix fails to impress, but the rest of Cambridge Rock Festival comes up shining....

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Steve Rothery : Live in Rome

Rothery's playing has always been about melody and textures rather than technical showing off....

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Hey Preston! [Festival]

Hey Preston! is an all-day indoor music event coming to Preston’s finest live venue 53 Degrees on Saturday 20th September...

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Neal Morse : Songs from November

This is quite explicitly a singer-songwriter record, with straightforward songs rather than multi-part prog epics...

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