Author: Guy Shankland

PUNK PIONEERS DISCHARGE DROP ‘PROTEST AND SURVIVE: THE ANTHOLOGY’.
February 22, 2020 No Responses

PUNK PIONEERS DISCHARGE DROP ‘PROTEST AND SURVIVE: THE ANTHOLOGY’.

DISCHARGE ‘PROTEST AND SURVIVE: THE ANTHOLOGY’ (BMG) 8.5/10 Four long hard decades on from the band’s incendiary debut single ‘Realities Of War’  Discharge release their two-disc ‘Protest And Survive: The Anthology’. To many, including yours truly Discharge was always a...
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PUNK ROCK BOWLING: THE LAS VEGAS FESTIVAL BRINGS OUT THE BRITS.
February 20, 2020 No Responses

PUNK ROCK BOWLING: THE LAS VEGAS FESTIVAL BRINGS OUT THE BRITS.

Madness, Stiff Little Fingers, Cock Sparrer, The Circle Jerks, The Adicts, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Buzzcocks, Ruts D.C, The Bar Stool Preachers and Anti-Flag are just a few of the bands hitting the main stages in Downtown Las Vegas this...
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THE BARNSLEY BIG TEASER, MR SAXON, AKA BIFF BYFORD RELEASES A NEW SOLO SINGLE ‘YOU AND ME’.
February 19, 2020 No Responses

THE BARNSLEY BIG TEASER, MR SAXON, AKA BIFF BYFORD RELEASES A NEW SOLO SINGLE ‘YOU AND ME’.

The Saxon frontman will release the third single ‘You And Me’ from his up and coming solo album ‘School Of Hard Knocks’. Biff will also be heading out on a run of solo headlining dates before hitting the road with...
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DEALING WITH DAMAGE ATTACK FROM THE FRONT WITH THEIR BLISTERING DEBUT ALBUM.
February 19, 2020 No Responses

DEALING WITH DAMAGE ATTACK FROM THE FRONT WITH THEIR BLISTERING DEBUT ALBUM.

DEALING WITH DAMAGE ASK THE QUESTIONS (Little Rocket Records) The broad alternative musical church of Dealing With Damage opens its double doors wide and proud to usher in the release of their magnificent debut album ‘Ask The Questions’. The band’s.....
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DEE SNIDER PUSHES FOR AC/DC TO PLAY THE SUPERBOWL.
February 18, 2020 No Responses

DEE SNIDER PUSHES FOR AC/DC TO PLAY THE SUPERBOWL.

Twisted Sister frontman and solo artist Dee Snider is supporting an online campaign to get legendary Aussie rockers AC/DC to play the prestigious Superbowl halftime show in 2021. NFL teams have consistently used “Rock” music on their stadium p.a&#8...
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THE MIGHTY VIVE LE ROCK MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES INITIAL AWARDS LINE-UP AND TICKET DETAILS.
February 2, 2020 No Responses

THE MIGHTY VIVE LE ROCK MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES INITIAL AWARDS LINE-UP AND TICKET DETAILS.

The truly great independent and alternative magazine VIVE LE ROCK has announced it’s 2020 award ceremony to coincide with the magazine’s own 10th anniversary. This now staple in the Rock ‘N’ Roll calendar will take place at the prestigi...
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The DeRellas check in with a new single.
February 1, 2020 No Responses

The DeRellas check in with a new single.

London Rock ‘N’ Roll Punks The DeRellas return to their hometown live favourite ‘Soho Hotel’ with head honcho Timmy DeRella now taking centre stage and lead vocal duties. The track crackles with bubbling sleaze and filth as TD’s s...
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THE CITY KIDS ARE UNITED
February 1, 2020 No Responses

THE CITY KIDS ARE UNITED

The short-lived (and much missed) blistering career of The Main Grains is possibly responsible for The Wildhearts original line up reforming and then recording 2019’s album of the year, the unsurpassable ‘Rennasaince Men’. The Main Grains initiated (form...
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BONA RAYS UNLEASH LOST SINGLE FROM 1979.
January 29, 2020 No Responses

BONA RAYS UNLEASH LOST SINGLE FROM 1979.

Punk’s defining flame still flickers and crackles as a plethora of (live and album) anniversaries continue to attract huge media interest and an almost Scooby-Doo cartoonish fascination of those formative Punk years, 1976-79. There was a multitude of bands w...
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REWIND FESTIVAL THE WORLD’S BIGGEST 80s MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCE 3 FANTASTIC FESTIVALS FOR SUMMER 2020
January 29, 2020 No Responses

REWIND FESTIVAL THE WORLD’S BIGGEST 80s MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCE 3 FANTASTIC FESTIVALS FOR SUMMER 2020

Rewind Scotland, Scone Palace, Perth 17th-19th July 2020 Rewind North, Capesthorne Hall, Macclesfield 31st July-2nd August 2020 Rewind South, Temple Island Meadows, Henley-on-Thames 14th-26th August 2020­ Rewind The 80s Music Festival, the...
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