Pete Shoulder performs a rare show in his native North East this month as the versatile singer songwriter heads to Newcastle’s Common Room. Simon Rushworth enj... Read More...
Lynne Jackaman @Newcastle The Cluny 2, February 12 2026
Quietly tucked away in the top left corner of an intimate venue filling up fast, a singer synonymous... Read More...
Little Angels are Big, Bad & Back with a UK headline tour in November — featuring the full original line-up of vocalist Toby Jepson, gu... Read More...
Jay Buchanan — Weapons Of Beauty (Sacred Tongue Records/Thirty Tigers)
When Jay Buchanan finally emerged from the Mojave Desert following three mo... Read More...
Song
Dangerous Love
Artist
The Karma Effect
The Karma Effect backstory
A product of the pandemic and on a mission to reinvent the blues rock whe... Read More...
Francis Rossi — The Accidental (earMUSIC)
You could forgive Francis Rossi for favouring the status quo as he continues to bolster a late blooming ... Read More...
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3111
Artist
Exodus
Exodus backstory
Bursting out of Richmond, California in the final days of the 1970s, Exodus featured soon-to-be Metalli... Read More...
Kashus Culpepper — Act I (Big Loud Records)
Some people are saying Rushonrock’s gone soft.
And, sure, you won’t find Kashus Culpepper troubling... Read More...
February sees Lynne Jackaman kickstart a critically acclaimed career steeped in affecting rock and soul. But before things really get going in 2026, she reveal... Read More...
Elles Bailey — Can’t Take My Story Away (Cooking Vinyl + Outlaw Music)
Tune in to Radio Two these days (ok, it’s our guilty pleasure) and it’s likely you’ll... Read More...
Simon's love affair with guitar bands began the day he saw Def Leppard performing Animal for the first time. The founder of Rushonrock has contributed to Classic Rock Magazine, Classic Rock Blues, Classic Rock AOR, HRH Mag and Country Music Magazine and is a familiar face on the North East's rock and metal scene.