What’s going on this week? Bach is back. Heep get armed and ready in Armenia. There’s a pile of live stuff from Rockpile. Fastway make a speedy return. And LA Guns fire off an acoustic set. (more…)

It may come as a shock, but a young singer-songwriter has just done what even the Beatles and Pink Floyd have failed to do. (more…)

They could have been the UK’s answer to Rush. But ended up almost forgotten. Birmingham’s Money had the talent and ambition. But every step they took forward led to two backwards. Bad luck? Bad decisions? Bad advice? You decided, as we present the latest in our Cult Heroes series. Check out all previous Cult Heroes. (more…)

Four young blokes from Liverpool go out into the big, bad world to make their musical mark. Heard that one before? Well, this time we’re not talking about Beatles, but Spider, creeping and crawling along the NWOBHM web. Never huge news, they still do well enough for some to shed a tear or two at their memory. Why? Read on…oh, and check out all the past Cult Heroes here. (more…)

In this era, when bands are so careful about choosing their name, it’s interesting to look back at some of the names which have been shared over the years. Some almost inherited their name from a previous band. In other instances, one was forced to change! (more…)

This week, we spin an album that’s taken nearly 25 years to release, plus a couple which go back nearly 30 years. Oh, and then there’s the return of Foreigner and Stage Dolls… (more…)

Following the news that Metallica’s former bassist Jason Newsted will rejoin the band on stage at this weekend’s Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, we understand drummer Lars Ulrich is also arranging surprise guest appearances from “a host of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal legends”.

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