Interview: Stump Monroe, The Almighty

POWER TOURIN' There's no doubt that the ferocity of their third album Powertrippin' has taken THE ALMIGHTY to a new level. ...

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Album Review: Enuff Z'Nuff, "Animals With Human Intelligence"

A little time to live with animals is essential. Why? Coz this is an outing that grows with repeated playz. Twelve tracks trip the light fan...

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Album Review: Blind Melon, "Blind Melon"

I really don't believe I can do this album justice. Why? Well, BLIND MELON play a quirky, eclectic menagerie of tunes, and on the listen...

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Live Review: The Almighty, Milton Keynes Bowl, 5th June, 1993

THE ALMIGHTY know only one route - the direct one. If there's a jugular to aim at, then they're there with such ferocity that victi...

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Live Review: Metallica, Milton Keynes Bowl, 5th June, 1993

METALLICA, mainly due to their self-effacing wit and general audience rapport, converted the atmosphere at the massive Bowl into one akin t...

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Live Review: Terrorvision, Don Valley Stadium, 6th June, 1993

Formaldehyde is one of the better debut albums for by a British rock band in recent years, so in the baking hot Don Valley Stadium, playing...

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Live Review: Brian May, Hammersmith Odeon, 16th June 1993

The QUEEN Legacy lives on... guitarist BRIAN MAY is still flying the colours for the royalists who've elevated him to solo artist status...

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Live Review: Soul Asylum, Milton Keynes Bowl, 29th May, 1993

SOUL ASYLUM are the cutting edge of rock today, their Grave Dancers Union opus may be a little restrained by previous standards, but live t...

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Live Review: Ugly Kid Joe, Don Valley Stadium, 6th June, 1993

Bouncing on stage with "Neighbour," America's least wanted quickly become Don Valley's most welcome. Vocalist Whitfield Cr...

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Album Review: Living Colour, "Stain"

LIVING COLOUR are about as heavy as I like it.  These black American dudes groove on like GEORGE CLINTON with a metallic core and the attitu...

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Album Review: Coverdale/Page, "Coverdale/Page"

A fusion of styles that complements the collective pedigree of those involved,  Coverdale/Page is a record that sets a precedent from the Z...

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Album Review: The 4 of Us, "Man Alive"

WORDS IN ACTION The 4 of Us are in fact...five! They have been described as the "hope carriers for the new decade playing abandoned,...

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Retrospective: AC/DC

IT'S A LONG WAY TO THE TOP... The AC/DC story begins in Glasgow where both Malcolm and Angus Young were born. In the mid 60s the Y...

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Interview: Mark Davis & Dave Fortman, Ugly Kid Joe

Davis / Eichstadt/ Fortman / Crane/ Crockett LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR As you're no doubt sick of reading, UGLY KID JOE have very q...

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Album Review: Anthrax, "The Sound of White Noise"

"This is a journey into sound" runs the intro into ANTHRAX's latest album, and the statement doesn't lie. With ex-ARMOURE...

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Album Review: Raging Slab, "Dynamite Monster Boogie Concert"

DMBC is a delicious strip of Southern fried boogie you're likely to hear either side of LYNYRD SKYNYRD. The tunes on offer are meticulou...

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Interview: Robert Plant

"ROCK-ROCK IS DEAD" "Where are you?" enquires Robert Plant as I answer his call. When I reply "Islington," th...

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Album Review: Diamond head, "Death and Progress"

Death And Progress is the album that DIAMOND HEAD should have made to follow up their excellent Living On Borrowed Time debut. Whether or ...

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Interview: Gene Simmons, Kiss

Alive III catches KISS on live overdrive in the wake of their spine-crunching Revenge album. Joe Mackett gets in on Act III with rock n...

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Live Review: Blind Melon, Milton Keynes Bowl, 29th May, 1993

I like Blind Melon. Their debut album isn't so much about distinctive songs. It's more about a free-flowing vibe; a superior sort of...

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