Last night (August 16), Fish played a special low key show at The Peel in Kingston. We sent Xavier Russell down to investigate. (more…)

The latest Then & Now looks at prog rockers Marillion. Xavier Russell was there right at the beginning, but has not clapped eyes on the band since March 1983. So, we sent him along to check out Marillion at the High High Voltage Festival. First off, his review from The Marquee Club, London in 1981 has been reprinted as it originally appeared in Sounds magazine, under the heading: A Return To Kaftans And Loonpants! (more…)

Time for everything to reach a suitable crescendo. We review Magnum, Uriah Heep, Argent and Marillion on the Prog stage. Clutch, Opeth and Down on the Metal Hammer stage. And Joe Bonamassa, Down ‘N’ Outz and ELP on the main stage. (more…)

WHO: High Voltage Festival

WHERE: London Victoria Park

WHEN: July 24 and 25 (more…)

This week, there’s lots of prog. Plus the return of Peter Frampton, a Dio covers album, and some metal from Devil Sold His Soul and Hellyeah… (more…)

They toured with Queen and Black Sabbath, were hotly tipped by many in the mid-70s to become big news, and even had a management connection with Peter Grant. But Liverpudlians Nutz were destined to be consigned to features such as this, eventually failing to make the grade in the unforgiving yet all too forgetful world of contemporary music. Malcolm Dome looks back at what might have been. Check out all the other Cult Heroes. (more…)

Prog rock fans will be delighted to know that there’s a major double-CD compilation on the way. (more…)

This week we rummage around with Enuff Z’Nuff and Little Caesar. Get all AOR-y with Pendulum. Get Hammered with Grand Magus. Relive 1973 with Uriah Heep. Oh, and indulge in a spot of swindling with The Sex Pistols…. (more…)

Classic Rock’s High Voltage festival welcomes its latest addition to the bill – Bigelf. They will be gracing the Prog Stage on July 24. (more…)

With a British General Election imminent, here’s 10 things we’d like to see happen (or maybe not). (more…)