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Many readers who grew up in High Wycombe will remember the iconic music venue and pub that played host to dozens of legendary bands. The much-loved Nags Head pub, in London Road, was a favourite with music fans in its heyday in the 60s and 70s, with thousands cramming into the pub to hear the latest hits from big names, who would often sign the famous green room wall. It hosted many celebrated bands including Thin Lizzy, Sex Pistols, Status Quo, Police and U2. The once-renowned night sp...

Despite all the health ailments, Lemmy was still planning another tour.

Submitting... The power is on in Leith Theatres main hall Many, however, will know it as the music venue where gig-goers rocked out to the likes of AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Dr Feelgood, Slade, Mott the Hoople​, Kraftwerk ​and even The Wombles back in the Seventies. Used as a Council storage facility for many years, it was saved from being redeveloped into flats in 2004 with the f​ormation​ of Leith Theatre Trust, whose ongoing mission is to refurbish the auditorium, which​ ​re-opened in 2...

Ricky Church revisits A Knight’s Tale, released twenty years ago today… We all know that famous sports movie. The one where an underdog kid who dreams of joining the big leagues gets their chance, but has to fight against the system and upper class professionals while hiding their real identity to do so. After things go wrong for them, they earn the respect of their peers and fans, winning the love of their romantic partner at the same time. You might be thinking it’s The Mighty Ducks or...

Acid’s Trip, used to sling strings for the remarkable but short-lived rockers Honeymoon Disease, whose debut The Transcendence was a highlight in the underground action rock scene. While AT debut Strings of Soul doesn’t quite reach those heights, it’s still a strong example of no-frills power rock like few make anymore. One of the best things about the Scandinavian rock explosion that started in the nineties was the lack of self-consciousness – these folks played late 60s/70s rock &...

BBC News By Robbie Meredith Published image copyrightCarrie Davenport/Getty Images image captionAndy Cairns, seen here playing with Therapy? at Belfasts Limelight in 2015, has been playing guitar since he was 13 "I cant book you, your hairs too short." Therapy? guitarist Andy Cairns has come a long way since being turned down for gigs in Belfast for lacking long heavy-metal hair. Now he is sharing that journey, along with some of Northern Irelands other great guitarists, in Guitar Heroes, a ser...

10 lesser known Motörhead songs that everyone needs to know A chronological countdown of Motörhead’s finest tunes that flew under the radar but still deserve to be blasted at deafening volume… Words: Mörat If ever a band truly deserved their own special day, that band would be Motörhead. And while legendary frontman/bassist Lemmy Kilmister would have chuckled at that day being the 8 th of May, no doubt suggesting that it only sounds like the Aces Of Spades if you have a mouth full ...

Storage Wars Star Dan Dotson Still Loves His Dogs Though Coming Close to Losing His Finger Celebrity The auctioneers left ring finger is nearly torn off when he gets bitten by one of his French bulldogs, Louis and Jax, as he attempts to intervene in a fight between the two. May 6, 2021 AceShowbiz - Dan Dotson bears no hard feelings towards his dogs despite coming close to losing a part of his left ring finger. In fact, the " Storage Wars" star admitted that he still loves his French bulldogs ...

Gary Moore - How Blue Can You Get (Album Review) Tuesday, 04 May 2021 Written by Simon Ramsay Famous for scaring the living daylights out of some of the planet’s finest guitarists during his all-too-brief 58 years on earth, the late Gary Moore was quite simply one of the finest to ever make a Les Paul sing, scream and sob. Ten years since his passing, the Northern Irishman’s vault has finally been opened to produce a ‘new’ release that, although containing some fine mome...

Snider had nothing nice to say about KROKUS. For an entire chapter, he raged about the band, calling them "Krapus" and stating, "You have no idea how close you came landing on the bottom of a lake." The reason for his outburst: KROKUS commissioned Sniders wife KROKUS tour manager refused to pay her for her services. "These guys ripped off my wife and threatened her," said Snider, who pointed out that his wifes mother emigrated from Switzerland. "I was proud of this rock band from the home ...