@ Newcastle o2 Academy, March 6 2009
Like a high pitched caterpillar cruelly constrained by the cocoon that is the UK club circuit, Hot Leg is a hair metal (be... Read More...
Pity poor Self Made Man this week as he faces up to the clash of all clashes - with rock (and possibly NUFC) the loser.
As a scribe who juggles football with f... Read More...
Keep your fingers crossed but it looks like Toon favourites Quireboys could team up with retiring greats Thunder for what will surely be one of the hottest rock... Read More...
Are you an all rounder or do you like it in your face? Do you like your gigs with a hard centre or a focal point?
Does a stage in the middle fail to hit the he... Read More...
Thin Lizzy's live legacy didn't need improving upon but a batch of previously 'lost' tapes suggests iconic record Live & Dangerous might be the tip of the c... Read More...
Still to break into the big time over here, this could be the year when melodic metal band In This Moment make a major impression on UK audiences - and not simp... Read More...
@ Newcastle Metro Radio Arena, March 3 2009
Four masters, thousands of puppets and all of us hanging on every one of James Hetfield's carefully chosen and perf... Read More...
Not long now until new Found Glory's latest pop punk opus hits stores and the boys are warming up in style for the March 9 release of Not Without A Fight.
We'v... Read More...
It's been officially designated Metallica Day on rushonrock as the thrash beasts roll into Tyneside to play the Metro Radio Arena for the first time in many a l... Read More...
While we're still enjoying the touch of The Answer on vinyl it has come to our attention that fellow Irishmen Therapy? have a retro treat of their own in store ... 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.