Archive for the ‘Features’ Category

Anni De Vil’s Diary (No. 1)

gbarton / Blog, Features, News / 01/09/2010 16:49pm

Beginning an all-new blog on the Classic Rock website. Will you please welcome Anni De Vil, vocalist with fast-rising Swedish femme-metallers Hysterica. Come inside, where Anni will introduce herself… (more…)

Vixen Of The Violin: The Anna Phoebe Column (No. 19)

mdome / Blog, Features, News / 25/08/2010 11:19am

This week our fave Vixen’s been relaxing in Greece, making fishcakes for Terry Jones of Monty Python fame, and also readying herself for more festival frenzy. Check out all of Anna’s columns here. (more…)

Cult Heroes No. 26: Hughes/Thrall

gbarton / Features, News / 20/08/2010 12:20pm

In rockin’ retrospect no one should’ve been surprised when the debut – and so far only – album from Glenn Hughes and Pat Thrall turned out to be such a consummate release. The shrewdly titled, and supremely crafted, Hughes/Thrall was, and remains, a prime example of – if you’ll pardon the variation on a theme – Heroic/Teamwork. Or as the headline in BAM magazine read back in the day: ‘A Match Made In Hard Rock Heaven.’ Check out all the past Cult Heroes here. (more…)

Classic Rock New Releases Round-Up

mdome / Features, News / 20/08/2010 06:55am

This week, we get into the new Iron Maiden album, and check out the latest from Megadeth, Tarja, Skin, Spock’s Beard and Stan Bush. Plus lots (well, a few) more. (more…)

Classic Rock’s New Releases Round-Up

mdome / Features, News / 13/08/2010 06:24am

This week, there are surprises from an Arch Enemy guitarist and Filter, no shocks from Helemt and Black Label Society, a couple of corking DVDs and sundry other crackers and, er, slackers. (more…)

The X Factor Was Never Like This…

gbarton / Blog, Features, News / 11/08/2010 12:31pm

…More’s the pity. Come inside to see a selection of stomach-churning photos from Alice Cooper’s recent audition to find support artistes for his upcoming Halloween shows at London’s Roundhouse. (more…)

Alice Cooper In London Dungeon Freak-Out

gbarton / Features, News, Top Posts / 10/08/2010 18:00pm

For a man who’s made a four-decade career out of slicing his own head off, Alice Cooper veritably squirmed in the face of UK freakdom at the London Dungeon last night, as he auditioned support artistes for his upcoming Halloween Roundhouse shows. (more…)

Vixen Of The Violin: The Anna Phoebe Column (No. 18)

mdome / Blog, Features, News / 10/08/2010 10:52am

This week’s column is all about one thing, as Anna Phoebe makes an exclusive announcement concerning the Trans Siberian Orchestra. Click here to read Anna’s previous columns. (more…)

Classic Rock’s New Release Round-Up

gbarton / Features, News / 06/08/2010 12:10pm

This week: new stuff in the shops from Hawkwind, Skunk Anansie, Robert Plant’s Band Of Joy, The Sword, The Jim Jones Revue, The Master Plan, Touchstone and Phil Lynott. (more…)

Goo Goo Dolls Video Exclusive

gbarton / Features, News / 03/08/2010 15:45pm

Want to see the video to the Goos’ new single Home before anyone else? Then come inside to check it out. (more…)