UFO, the massively successful multi-million selling classic British hard rock / metal band, are set to release their humungous new studio album ‘Seven Deadly’, on February 27th on SPV’s  Steamhammer label, prior to a full scale UK & Irish tour commencing March 15th. An atmospherically dense fabric, consisting of exceptionally classy guitars, tight rock grooves [...]

STING: BACK TO BASS European Tour 2012 Performing His Greatest Hits, Stripped Down To Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of His Solo Career. Following the success of his North American tour this fall, Live Nation is pleased to announce that Sting’s Back to Bass Tour will extend to Europe early next year as he celebrates the [...]

Why every artist - whether new and unknown or superstar - must embrace D2F
It seems that the majority of musicians are ignoring the concept and practice of ‘direct to fan’, or ‘D2F’ as the vanguard like to call it.
D2F is the practice of identifying people with an interest in your music, creating a relationship with [...]

Pete Townshend on iTunes, Steve Jobs, the BBC and his rebellious ‘inner artist’ Legendary guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend delivered the BBC John Peel lecture this evening at the Lowry Theatre, Salford in which he discusses the future of popular music as we know it…

Loyal fans keep heavy rock and metal above the genre decline
Despite a dearth of rock acts in the higher echelons of the charts, heavy rock and metal continue to generate strong business thanks largely to the staunch fan loyalty that proponents of pop fail to muster. Four decades after the likes of Led Zeppelin, Black [...]

Shake Revelations was a 2 hour show on wednesday nights on calon fm, in Jan 2012 it gave way to a full on shake sessions show, playlis here: http://www.shakenstir.co.uk/index.php/features/calon-105-fm-shakenstir-session-playlists/features/5656/ So tune in at Calon 105FM: 10pm on Wednesday night, or Online at www.calonfm.com On with the show…
Dec 28th 2011: 10pm - Midnite: St Giles Sessions: Join us [...]

The next ‘Ice Cold’ Studio Session will feature British heavy metal band Malefice and football legend Marcus Hahnemann and will take place at London’s famous Strongroom Studios on January 17th.

Marcus Hahnemann, US international goalkeeper (“Best goalkeeper in the world” – 2009/2010 Castrol Performance Index) who is currently playing for Everton is a well known heavy [...]

Legendary instrumental trio Dirty Three will boldly break cover in March 2012 with a remarkable new album, “Toward The Low Sun”, on Bella Union records, plus an intensive live schedule of headline shows and festival appearances. Toward The Low Sun is the product of the most ceaselessly creative period of the band’s career.
In the 6 [...]

Shed Seven
Liverpool Academy 1, 5 December 2011
The band has been around for a while and still manages to attract large crowds wherever they play. I’ve not been a fan and have never witnessed a live performance until this event. Hell, I don’t even possess one of their recordings, but I am curious…
Shed Seven are a [...]

Streaming music service www.rara.com has been launched across 15 countries with the backing of all four majors - and is being billed by its creators as “revolutionary”. Eight additional markets including the USA, Canada and Mexico will be covered later by the ad-free, browser based service, which offers access to more than 10 million tracks [...]