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LA quintet Here Lies Man deliver a fourth dose of Sabbathy Afro-beat on Ritual Divination… Words: Phil Alexander “We’re very conscious of how the rhythms service the riffs. Tony Iommi​’s innovation was to make the riff the organising principle of a song. We are taking that same approach but employing a different organising principle: For Iommi it was the blues, for us it comes directly from Africa,” declares Here Lies Man guitarist/vocalist Marcos Garcia, discussing his band’...

Well, Rock City Saints ain’t that band. The band may not be familiar but the players should be. Drummer Mark Madonia and guitarist Ray Abel recorded and played with Red Hush for many years; bassist Billy Carman has been a mainstay in Central New York for years with bands like Baddogg, Red Hush, Simple Props, Fran Cosmo and, of course, Boston. And vocalist Mike SantaLucia has been fronting the band The BOMB for many years. But their coming together was almost accidental. When the club scene sh...

28 01 2021 LONDON’S 7th ANNUAL DOCN ROLL film festival will open with the world premiere of the buzzed-about Phil Lynott documentary, Songs For While I’m Away. The live screening of the film about the iconic Thin Lizzy frontman, followed by a Q&A with director Emer Reynolds, will take place at London’s Alexandra Palace Theatre on October 24 at 5pm. Other films being shown during the festival include: Don’t Go Gentle: A Film About IDLES; In A Silent Way: Talk Talk; and Sisters With Trans...

We’ll hear music from Stain, the 1993 release from Living Colour. It was the band’s final studio recording for eight years. We’ll also hear selections from George Benson’s 1967 LP The George Benson Cookbook. Friday, February 12 Force Majeure is the new collection from bassist Dezron Douglas & harpist Brandee Younger. The record features 11 pieces performed by the duo from their Harlem, New York living room for a series of 2020 live streams. We’ll hear music from that release as well...

Foo Fighters, The Go-Gos, Iron Maiden, JAY-Z, Mary J. Blige, Fela Kuti and Dionne Warwick all find themselves on the ballot for the first time.

A CAMPAIGN to erect a statue of Gary Moore in the guitar legends native Belfast has received crucial backing on the tenth anniversary of his death.

By: Francisco Rendon Terry RhodesTerry Rhodes and Alex Gilbert have joined boutique booking agency TKO. Rhodes will be working out of the New York Office Gilbert will be based in Los Angeles. . Over the years Terry Rhodes has worked at ICM Partners – where he served as head of music – Patriot Artists Agency, at Resolution, where he ran the music department with Steve Schenck, who is now a partner at TKO. The list of acts Rhodes has worked with ove...

The sister of the late Gary Moore has said she cannot believe the love that still exists for her guitar legend brother as a campaign to erect a statue in Belfast gathers pace.  The project has now received political backing from the Green Party and Alliance for the Wild Frontier Memorial Project 10 years after Moores death in 2011 following a heart attack, aged just 58. He had enjoyed a chequered career in rock, playing with bands such as Thin Lizzy, Skid Row and G-Force, and as a solo artist...

By Dave Basner Photo of BEACH BOYS and Carl WILSON It’s February 6th and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history: In 1982, the J. Geils Band began a six-week run at number one with their song, “Centerfold.” It was a big day for the group because their record, Freeze-Frame, also went to number one on the album charts, where it stayed for four weeks.  In 1998,

Plans are in place to either reuse, reclaim, or recycle the demolition material. The waste removed to date includes metal and timber which has been segregated from the rubble and sent off site for recycling or reuse. Heres what you, as readers, had to say about it. June Terry commented: "Hope to see the stunning original cast iron railings on the boundary,restored to their former glory." Amy Claire Leigh said : "Great news. Good to read that money is being spent on decent facilities. Ho...