Paul Monkhouse

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The Dead Daisies bring the healing power of rock ‘n’ roll to London

Always a stellar outfit, the addition of Glenn Hughes replacing the departing Jon Corabi and Marco Mendoza was set to take The Dead Daisies to another level entirely, and so it's proved,...

Black Sabbath / Technical Ecstasy is a vital part of rock history

Much maligned at the time, people said that, after an untouchable run of six classic albums, the wheels had finally come off of the Heavy Metal locomotive that was Black Sabbath with...

Steve Hackett catches the Genesis zeitgeist in Cambridge

It's a sobering thought that Steve Hackett left Genesis, the band for whom he was an integral part and a huge part of their rise to success, a head-scratching forty-four years ago....

Album Of The Week / Jinjer release Wallflowers, their most fully realised album yet

Since their video for the song Pisces from the 2016 King of Everything opus exploded across the internet, it seems like the whole world knows about Jinjer. From the literally jaw-dropping vocal process...

Steve Howe / Making the world a brighter, and immeasurably more interesting place

In a career spanning over fifty years, Steve Howe has been never less than prolific. Be it in his groundbreaking work with Yes or his writing and playing with Asia, GTR and...

Album Of The Week / Troy Redfern, an honest, raw heart full of soul

There's a real sense of Marty McFly with Troy Redfern, the artist straddling both the past and the present with equal aplomb. As well as this ability to time travel, he can...

Stand Up And Shout / Celebrating Dio’s stellar career

It's only right that on his birthday, this star-studded tribute show is held to raise funds for cancer research in the name of Ronnie James Dio. Put together by Wendy Dio, the...

Thundermother are pure 100% rock ‘n’ roll

Things weren't looking good for Swedes Thundermother in 2017. The band lost eighty per cent of their members, leaving only founder member and guitarist Filippa Nassil. Rock' n' roll won't die, though,...

Kardashev / Crushingly heavy, truly breathtaking

Utterly unique, there is a craft at work with Arizona Metal band Kardashev that takes the ethereal and juxtaposes it with the crushingly heavy that is truly breathtaking.Kardashev: The Baring of Shadows...

Beastwood / These boys are the real deal

If you like your stoner rock utterly unhinged, then this EP is lovingly crafted just for you. Coming on like Clutch’s swamp born jailbird cousin, Beastwood are a gloriously grooving filthy boogie...

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