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They’ve already been nominated by Classic Rock as one of the best new bands of 2010 and this week sees The Union’s self-titled debut album hit stores.

Bringing together Thunder’s Luke Morley and Winterville’s Pete Shoulder, the record is a tour de force of retro British blues rock.

In the latest of our exclusive interview we caught up with Shoulder to talk the past, the present and the future. Read the rest of this entry »

If new rock and metal is your bag then it’ll be full to bursting this week as the big names go up against the new boys.

There’s the latest offerings from metal masters Black Label Society, Drowning Pool, German heroes Accept and former Live frontman Ed Kowalczyk – we review and rate them all.

There’s the new record from Dead Confederate and if debut albums are your thing then we advise you check out releases by two of the best British bands around – The Union and Voodoo Johnson (pictured). Read the rest of this entry »

Main Stage, July 24 2010

If you’re still unaware of The Union then listen up: this band will be one of the biggest noises to come out of the UK rock scene for some time come the end of 2010.

An achingly cool collaboration between Thunder’s Luke Morley and Winterville’s Pete Shoulder, they trade in old school blues rock with an Americana feel and their knack for a good tune is refreshing to say the least. Not quite the big hit that fellow main stage openers the Quireboys were 24 hours later, The Union nevertheless took on the toughest of challenges and came through victorious to celebrate their major festival debut in some style. Read the rest of this entry »

He spent two decades doing the business with one of the UK’s best blues rock bands but former Thunder man Luke Morley has entered into an exciting new partnership.

The Union kick off the Main Stage action at High Voltage on Saturday but fans expecting an extension of the axe slinger’s former band beware – this is an all-new Morley.

In the latest of our festival exclusives we catch up with Manchester City fan and guitar hero Morley. Read the rest of this entry »

For most other bands six CDs worth of live material would be plain excessive. But then Thunder were never most other bands.

And if ever an act warranted a 61-track live retrospective then the chaps formerly known as Terraplane are that act.

Thunder, as anyone who ever saw the band on stage, belonged to the live arena. Slick performers and consummate entertainers they barely played a bad show and with the release of Live At The BBC (1990-1995) that point is well and truly proved. Read on for the full review. Read the rest of this entry »

This week sees the welcome return of rushonrock faves Dear Superstar - we’ve followed these Brit rock dudes for a few years now and the DR2-signed band hit the road with New Device in May.

We’ll be giving you the lowdown on frontman Micky Satiar (pictured right) and his buddies later this week and we advise you to check out one of the hottest tickets of the summer!

If you like your rock hard and classic then we’re bringing you an exclusive interview with Y&T‘s Dave Meniketti in the week the excellent Facemelter record hits stores.

And we go behind the scenes with Europe’s John Norum – the latest member of the chart-topping band to get the rushonrock Rider treatment as he prepares to release new solo album Play Yard Blues. And we take a look at the new six-CD Thunder live box set!

We check out Alkaline Trio on their current tour and hope to bring you the latest on Trigger The Bloodshed‘s UK jaunt and prog masters Pendragon. Plus we bring you news from comeback king Dan Reed as the funk rock master hits the road. And there’s more! Read the rest of this entry »

He hails from County Durham but Stephen Kilkenny is making a name for himself in the USA with Milwaukee-based rockers Major Tom.

With new album A Night On The Lash available now on iTunes and talk of a slew of UK dates to come you could well be hearing more from this Bowie/ACDC/Poison(quite a mix!)-influenced band very soon.

Look out for a full interview and album review on rushonrock very soon but for now we go behind the scenes with the kid they called Killer… Read the rest of this entry »

He was the man responsible for Thunder’s blues rock riffs and now he’s one half of The Union – axeman supreme Luke Morley is the latest rock star to succumb to the rushonrock Rider.

With his new band out on the road this month and a high profile High Voltage festival slot to come it looks like being another big year for the ex-Terraplane favourite.

We found out what makes him tick away from music… Read the rest of this entry »

So Slash releases his long-awaited solo album this week and we can’t wait to check out the Classic Rock Mag fan pack out on Wednesday – we urge you to do the same!

Also this week we’ll be casting a critical eye over two bands at the opposite ends of the career spectrum as veteran arena rockers Bad Company and bright young upstarts Airbourne are reviewed and rated.

And talking of all things Airbourne there’s an exclusive interview with the band’s rhythm guitarist Roadsy. We catch up with former Thunder man Luke Morley as The Union guitarist becomes the latest rock celeb to get the rushonrock Rider treatment.

And there’s some rare DVD action as the new films from Frank Turner and Suicidal Tendencies fall under the spotlight. AC/DC hit 12@12 and there’s more! Read the rest of this entry »

Ex-Thunder man Luke Morley and long-time recording buddy Pete Shoulder should be the next big thing in British blues rock this year and we’ll be right behind them all the way.

rushonrock caught up with the pair this week prior to April’s headline tour of the UK. And after sneaking a listen of their new band’s three-track EP we can’t wait to catch The Union at this summer’s High Voltage Festival.

“From day one we hit it off and that was eight years ago,” said County Durham’s former Winterville crooner Shoulder, “I’ve been playing gigs since I was 13 but I can’t wait to get going with The Union. It’s a great band.” Read the rest of this entry »