1970s Platinum-selling Swiss hard rock/metal band Krokus successfully broke the US market in the ‘80s and forged a path through the live sector there and on continental Europe that has continued one way or another to this day.1990's ‘Stampede’ marked Krokus’s return home from years recording and touring in the US.
2024 sees the 50th anniversary release of ‘The Hoople’, one of Mott The Hoople’s best-remembered releases yielding chart hits in opening and closing tracks, “The Golden Age of Rock ‘n Roll” and “Roll Away The Stone”. And it also welcomes a new release from the guitarist on that album, Luther Grosvenor, in ‘Another Journey’.
Nutz: They toured with Black Sabbath, wowed the Old Grey Whistle Test, were acclaimed by peers Jeff Beck, AC/DC, Ozzie Osbourne, Led Zeppelin’s Peter Grant offered to manage them…
Blues rock was a key component in the music of The Yardbirds and the genre was to be revisited in the 1980s by guitarist Top Topham and drummer Jim McCarty when they decided to form a band together with bass player, Louis Cennamo (Renaissance) and play regular blues nights at west London pub, The Station Tavern.
This month, John Fiddler of Medicine Head traces his musical journey from the 1960s to present on The Strange Brew podcast ...
John Fiddler plays select “Medicine Head Unplugged” shows in 2024.
British blues rock icons Medicine Head release single "Alibi" off latest album 'Heartwork' Friday March 22nd 2024.
Veteran folk rockers Lindisfarne take to UK stages in 2024 with 60 dates signed up including performances at 02 Academy venues in Bournemouth, Leicester and London’s Shepherd’s Bush.
Jim McCarty and the Yardbirds play select US dates this March (2024).
Recorded live at The Forum, Los Angeles, California on December 5th 1975 this set captures the band that arose from the remains of Mott the Hoople after Ian Hunter and Mick Ralphs left, with gusto.
