David Farrell

General Manager and 'THE' competition guy at planetmosh.com. Manager of The Goddanm Electric www.thegde.co.uk, Tour manager for Serpentine, and ex-general Dogsbody at Hammerfest.co.uk. Media partner to numerous bands. Also takes photos, writes reviews and likes classic rock, with a touch of thrash to get the blood flowing.

Von Hertzen Brothers added to HRH Prog 4

The Finnish outfit will line up beside Ian Anderson, Focus, Caravan, Arthur Brown, The Enid and others at Hafan-y-Mor, Pwllheli on the weekend of March 17-19, 2016. VBH are riding high after the launch of sixth album New Day Rising earlier this year. Mikko Von Hertzen recently said: “We were …

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Captain Horizon album release, new music video

Midlands-based alternative rockers Captain Horizon release their incredible 2nd album “Imitation Sun” on 11th May 2015 via Rocksector Records & celebrate with the release of the new music video ‘The Dark’. The album has already begun to garner critical praise…. POWERPLAY magazine.. ‘riffs are chunky & sharp, modern & retro.. …

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Enter Shikari announce new single and video

New single ‘Torn Apart – 8th June 
‘Best British Band’ and ‘Best Single’ nominations at Kerrang! Awards Enter Shikari this week release a video for the track ‘Torn Apart’, directed by Mike Tyler who was also responsible for the video for the band’s previous single ‘Anaesthetist’. Check it out here: The track is the third “proper” …

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The Darkness announce uk tour

The Darkness are pleased to announce the Blast of Our Kind tour. The Blast of Our Kind tour will commence on November 30th in Norwich and culminate in a triumphant show at London’s Roundhouse on December 20th. It is the first, and a golden, opportunity for enthusiasts to see The …

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Rockmantic 2016 Valentine Weekender

Now in its fourth year, Rockmantic returns with what is set to be its strongest line up to date. The first four bands have been announced & Sweden’s hottest property CONFESS are confirmed to headline the Saturday night. Trailblazing through the UK earlier this year, the five piece set hearts …

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Golden Gods Announce Full Line Up

Golden Gods Announce Full Line Up Monday 15th June 2015, IndigO2, The O2, London #GoldenGods *FULL MAIN STAGE LIVE LINE-UP ANNOUNCED* Hosted by Scott Ian with live performances from… KILLING JOKE AT THE GATES BABYMETAL FEAT. DRAGONFORCE WE ARE HARLOT SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Taking place at IndigO2 in London on 15th …

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Erja Lyytinen – Live in London

I must admit to not knowing an awful lot about Erja Lyytinen, until her latest cd dropped on my doormat, it is called ‘Live In London’, which had me thinking that I must be missing out on something special, and I was right. On October 7th 2014, Erja Lyytinen rolled …

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Magnum-Escape from the Shadow Garden Live 2014

This is Magnums 9th live album and is a fitting reminder of just how good last year’s studio release ‘Escape from the Shadow Garden’ is. If you missed the supporting tour then this is as faithful a reproduction as you are going to get, my venue on that tour was …

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Gov’t Mule-Stoned Side Of The Mule (Vol 1 & 2).

Few bands have a reputation for making music as consistently honest, organic, and daring as Gov’t Mule. But in curveball mode, and for the first time in its 20-year career, Gov’t Mule has delved into its vaults for Stoned Side Of The Mule (Vol 1 & 2). After last December’s …

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