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Legendary rockers Thin Lizzy are looking forward to one of their biggest years yet with a revamped line-up featuring some of the world’s hottest talent and a raft of deluxe reissues on the cards.

Driving force Scott Gorham has put together a Who’s Who of rock talent heading into 2011 when the band will kick off a full UK headline tour.

Joining the guitarist will be Lizzy alumni Brian Downey and Darren Wharton plus Def Leppard’s Vivian Campbell, former Whitesnake man Marco Mendoza and ex-Almighty frontman turned solo star Ricky Warwick. Read the rest of this entry »

It may be premature to suggest as much but are we on the cusp of a brave new era for rock-orientated singer-songwriters capable of so much more than strumming a guitar and growling heavily into a low slung mic?

Rock and metal, by its very nature, is hardly geared towards solo artists packing nothing more than a semi-acoustic and a tiny amp. There are those who insist rock isn’t rock without a beefed up backline and heavy as shit rhythm section. But there are at least three world class entertainers out there right now who would surely beg to differ. Read the rest of this entry »

@ Newcastle o2 Academy II, September 2 2009

Every so often an incredibly charismatic frontman comes and goes in the fickle world of rock without ever really making the mark his talent deserves.

Jizzy Pearl, akin to Perry Farrell in terms of his on-stage energy and quirky delivery, was always that man. But 20 years on from writing the first chapter of the Love/Hate story, the vibrant vocalist could yet fulfil his immense potential and complete a classic fairytale comeback. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the coolest dudes in rock kickstarts a phenomenal career this month with a series of dates across the UK and rushonrock will be on hand to deliver an exclusive verdict on Lenny Kravitz following Wednesday’s Newcastle show. 

And while they may not be cool – and have never been dudes – we build up to AC/DC‘s return to the UK with a week of special posts celebrating our favourite Geordie-fronted band. Follow us all the way until next Tuesday when we’ll be getting down and dirty with a capacity Hampden Park crowd in Glasgow.

There’s an exclusive interview with Great White‘s Jack Russell, we delve into the archives to uncover a classic from Danger Danger on The Vinyl Countdown and Def Leppard‘s Phil Collen reveals all in the rushonrock Rider! Read the rest of this entry »

He’s one of the hardest working men in rock and this month Ricky Warwick is back in the UK to belt out his solo favourites and a batch of hot Almighty hits.

To celebrate the return of one of our favourite singer songwriters we caught up with the Belfast-born troubador and even pressed him on the possible return of one of our fave bands of the late 1980s. What was his answer? Read on… Read the rest of this entry »

He made his name fronting one of the most exciting metal bands to come out of the late 80s UK scene but these days Ricky Warwick is renowned as an essential solo artist and frequent collaborator with some of the biggest names in rock.

The latest, and possibly greatest, release from the former Almighty favourite is the brilliant Belfast Confetti – an album which could and should fire Ricky back into the big league. Before it does we talked Northern Ireland, football and Northern Ireland football with an artist at the top of his game. Read the rest of this entry »

His new record’s been winning rave reviews across the board and this month sees Ricky Warwick embark on a UK tour in support of the superb Belfast Confetti.

To celebrate we’ve bagged an exclusive chat with the former Almighty frontman and as always you can expect a candid interview and some great craic. This week also sees a few of the Quireboys back in action so expect some news from Spike and co. – the singer having just returned from Germany and bemoaning the relegation of his beloved Newcastle United.  Read the rest of this entry »

Almighty star Ricky Warwick goes head to head with the might of Heaven & Hell this week as we look ahead to the best of tomorrow’s releases – today.

The workaholic Ulsterman releases his latest stab at solo salvation in the shape of the barnstorming yet stripped down Belfast Confetti while Tony Iommi and Ronnie James Dio unite again to unleash some frankly spooky metal on the masses.

Plus there’s a look at a new (at least to us) US outfit  called Noxious – can this hard hitting quintet really kick up a stink in the rock world? Wait and see…  Read the rest of this entry »

Singer songwriter supreme Ricky Warwick has revealed he’s heading to Tyneside this summer on the back of his brilliant new solo record Belfast Confetti.

The new acoustic led album is out on Global Music’s DR2 label later this month and the former Almighty frontman is in awesome form as he recounts memories of his Ulster upbringing. Having already inked in a slew of dates for Ireland and Scotland, Warwick will announce a 10-date tour of England’s finest rock hotbeds later this week. Read the rest of this entry »

Not content with releasing a new acoustic solo album and the official Northern Ireland footy song, workaholic rocker Ricky Warwick will play a one-off charity show with his band The Almighty this summer.

The Scots rockers will pay tribute to former manager Tommy Tee, who died suddenly at the age of 46 last year. They will be joined at the Cheese & Grain in Frome on June 20 by New Model Army – another band managed by Tommy Tee. Both bands are playing for free to ensure that all the proceeds from the one off Tommystock gig go to their friend and colleague’s family. Read the rest of this entry »