The Hot Damn! — Dancing On The Milky Way (Fat Earth Records)
How difficult is it to write catchy pop rock anthems bursting with smile-on-your-face... Read More...
Song
There Ain’t No Future
Artist
Virginmarys
Virginmarys backstory
When Macclesfield’s finest shifted 9,000-plus copies of 2013’s King Of Confl... Read More...
Retro rockers Silveroller wrap up their UK headline run in London this weekend. Here’s what we gleaned from the At Dawn tour.
Retro never sounded more right... Read More...
The Dead Daisies wrap up their latest UK headline tour in London tonight. Simon Rushworth argues the supergroup has rediscovered its mojo with John Corabi back... Read More...
Eclipse — Megalomanium II (Frontiers)
When it comes to Eclipse can there ever be too much of a good thing?
Obviously not.
Purveyors of the f... Read More...
Little Big Town @Newcastle O2 City Hall, September 14 2024
Little Big Town made Newcastle their town as the Grammy Award-winning country supergrou... Read More...
Song
Dance With The Devil
Artist
Delain
Delain backstory
Symphonic rock royalty, the Dutch powerhouse first burst onto the scene in 2002 when Wi... Read More...
The Karma Effect @Newcastle Zerox, September 4 2024
One of the ‘keys’ to success where The Karma Effect is concerned is a collective desire to bring piano-l... Read More...
The Cold Stares — The Southern (Mascot Records)
If, as frontman Chris Tapp claims, The Southern is a deep dive into what Southern rock really mean... Read More...
Song
Thrillseekers
Artist
Juliet’s Not Dead
Juliet’s Not Dead backstory
A new player on the NWOCR scene? Yes and no.
Juliet’s Not Dead is Twi... 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.
