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On the strength of seeing Helloween a couple of years ago dominating Hard Rock Hell 4 in Prestatyn, I jumped on a train and travelled down to London to catch them again on their Hellish Rock Part 2 with fellow countrymen Gamma Ray supporting them for another dose of power metal.

  The un-matchable guitarist Mr Michael Schenker,of UFO and Scorpions fame, also known for his solo group ( The Michael Schenker Group ), brought his powerhouse of sound the “Temple Of Rock” show to Rock City, Nottingham this weekend. On stage tonight with Michael were the ex-Scorpions star’s Herman Rarebell on …

After counting down for weeks, the moment had finally arrived. I was finally going to get to see Hypocrisy for the first time! I was probably more excited than a 5 year old at Christmas! Since the gig started at the most random time of 16:30 (what kind of time …

The second day at the HRH AOR and Prog event started early as I was interviewing Arthur Brown two hours before the first band started.  Sadly that meant two hours less sleep than I’d have liked, but the early start was well worth it to chat to such an amazing …

This weekend was to see the first HRH AOR festival and the first HRH Prog festival.  Uniquely both events were being held at the same venue on the same weekend.  This sounded like a crazy idea at first, trying to run two events side by side, but the organisers had …

Tonight was a great lineup – Serenity who once again are playing London, and with them are Visions of Atlantis, here for their first ever UK show.  Both bands have new albums released around the day of the gig, so fans are expecting to hear some new material as well …

I caught up with drummer Michael Miley from Rival Sons in the beautiful setting of the Shepherds Bush Empire in London, just before the gig proceedings that night. Michael talks about touring, time back home, future plans and more juicing! Camera operated by Planet Mosh photographer Linda Heron. A special …

Interview by Helena Rosendahl It’s always uplifting to hear about a young musician being plucked from obscurity and given the opportunity of a lifetime, especially when it’s free from the clutches of Simon Cowell and reality television. Manchester-born Luke Appleton is no exception. A hard-working musician from his early teens, …

Saturday saw the last night of Skid Row’s recent UK tour and being sold out is definitely one hell of a way to end a tour!  Ahead of the show I sat down for a chat with Rachel Bolan (bass) to talk about rock cruises, tattoos, crazy times on stage, …

I spoke to Crash Summers and Joedy Rose from British band Summers at the HRH AOR festival in Rotherham where they opened the proceedings on stage 2 on the Sunday.  Listen to what they had to say using the player below.   Summers interview http://www.officialsummers.com/    

I spoke to Mikko Von Hertzen, from Prog band Von Hertzen Brothers to talk about their latest album, Nine Lives, their tour, and more, shortly before they went on stage at the HRH Prog festival in Rotherham.  You can listen to what he had to say using the player below. …

I spoke to Sonja Kristina, singer of veteran Prog band Curved Air at the HRH Prog festival in Rotherham shortly before they played in a freezing cold venue, and talked about their upcoming shows, their next album, and more.  You can listen to what she had to say using the …

I spoke to the legendary Arthur Brown at the HRH Prog festival where he had performed with his band Crazy World of Arthur Brown to talk to him about his career, his biggest hit (Fire), and his use of flames on stage.  Understandably given the freezing temperatures in the venue …

I spoke to Romeo’s Daughter at the HRH AOR festival in Rotherham to talk about their career so far, their comeback over the last few years, and their next album.  You can listen to what they had to say using the player below.               …

This was gonna be a night I was really looking forward to. Three bands who should work well together at the sold out Shepherds Bush Empire venue in London. The blues based groove of The Graveltones, The blues/glam/rock&roll/classic/Indie you name it every kind of influence of Ulysses and the classic …

They’re headlining the second stage at Download Festival this year, they’re on the bill at Glastonbury and they’ve sold out London’s Hammersmith Apollo. And yet, here they are on a UK tour playing venues that have no more than a capacity of 600. But then, Enter Shikari (9) have never …

Tonight, for the second time in a week, Shepherds Bush Empire is playing host to a night of great blues music.  Last week it was Joe Bonamassa, and tonight it’s Eric Johnson.  Less well known in the UK than Joe Bonamassa, Texan guitarist Eric Johnson is here as the first …

I spoke to the Barbe-Q-Barbies at the HRH AOR festival in Rotherham to talk about their latest album, live shows and more.   Barbe-q-barbies Interview

Is there such a thing as a perfect gig? Well after going to them for over 30 years then this one was as close as you can get. A packed venue, a near perfect setlist ( The Wildhearts played the whole of their debut album Earth Vs The Wildhearts for …

At Hammerfest I interviewed RSJ the day after their set on Stage 2, so sit back and enjoy a real slice of RSJ.  I guarantee you will not get bored listening to this and for those of you about to hit the play button, it should be made clear that I know …