Reviewed: July, 2020 Published: 2020, Independent Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP I’m very pleased to see more and more books about Hair Metal being published. In my mind it helps reaffirm a sense of legitimacy of the style, and these books act as a counter balance to all the critics and…
Hair Metal
New Book Available Now: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Hair Metal
The spectacular story of ‘80s Hair Metal! What hidden mayhem truly lurked behind the curtain as outrageous bands such as Poison were having Nothing But a Good Time, only to find out later that Every Rose Has Its Thorn… An intoxicating chronicle detailing the sensational arc of one of the…
Groghan, Brad-Soundtrack Of Our Youth (Book Review)
Review Date: April 2020 Released: 2018/print on demand Label: Independent Rating: 4/5 Review: JP While we are all fans of music to one degree or another there are those individuals who truly super-fans. These people want to contribute something back and share their love of a certain band or genre.…
Groghan, Brad-Metal And Rock Activity Book (Book review)
Review Date: March 2020 Released: 2019 / print on demand. Label: Independent Rating: 3.5/5 Review: JP While we are all fans of music to one degree or another there are those individuals who truly super-fans. These people want to contribute something back and share their love of a certain band…
Steel Panther + Wayward Sons @ Brixton Academy, London, February 7th 2020
STEEL PANTHER + WAYWARD SONS BRIXTON ACADEMY FEBRUARY 7TH 2020 PHOTOS AND REVIEW BY REBECCA BUSH Friday night is the best night to party and there’s no better gig to be at than Steel Panther; they always promise a good time and they never disappoint! First up on tonight’s bill…
Sandness – Untamed
July 2019 Released: June 14th, 2019 / Rock Shots Records Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine Tripping around the promos page I happened upon this release by Italy’s own Sandness. Not to be confused with the short lived Swedish thrash band of the late ‘90’s, Sandness play an…
Kruger, Kyle, McLure, Steve & Kr (Dir) – Hair I Go Again (DVD Review)
Director: Steve McClure Title: Hair I Go Again Production: Ghost-2-Eleven Entertainment Released: 2017 Reviewed: Feb 2019 Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP This film is a lesson in the three ‘P’s’; Patience, Persistence, Perseverance. I had heard some buzz floating around about this indie film and I decided to bite the bullet…
Powerwolf + Amaranthe + Kissin’ Dynamite @ Koko, London
Powerwolf + Amaranthe + Kissin’ Dynamite @Koko, London 12th November 2018 Review/Photography: Ryan Whitwell / ShotisonMedia Please follow and like us:
Warrior Soul – Back On The Lash
Reviewed: February, 2018 Released: 2017, Livewire/Cargo Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Erich Kory Clarke continues to lead an ever-revolving door of new musicians forward into a world that looks even worse than the one he railed against in the 90’s. BACK ON THE LASH is the first new album since 2012’s…
Pretty Boy Floyd – Public Enemies
Reviewed: February, 2018 Released: 2017, Frontiers Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Erich Fourteen years is a long time between studio albums, but PUBLIC ENEMIES is the first new material from the band since SIZE REALLY DOES MATTER in 2004. The only activity in between was 2010’s KISS OF DEATH: A TRIBUTE…
Martin Popoff’s Mammoth ‘HAIR METAL’ Coffee Table Book Now Shipping!
The Big Book of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History of Heavy Metal’s Debauched Decade Cats, this is the most elegantly and ingeniously designed Popoff book ever (see samples below)… I’m just in awe with what they did with it. Here’s the publisher hype on ‘er: The Big Book of…