Powerplay Rock and Metal Magazine
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Although American, Ed is currently based in London and has been playing guitar since he was 15 years old. His debut album “Blues Deluxe” is a mix of rock, blues and the occasional touch of funk. It shows Ed to be accomplished as both a musician and a song writer. I asked Ed how it all began... Read Full Article |
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As soon as UK tour dates in support of Anvil's new album, "Juggernaut of Justice" were announced, I behaved exactly like fanboy that I am and bugged our esteemed editor to let me be the Powerplay writer to cover them this time around. The saint that he is, or just to shut me up, the boss gave me the go-ahead to set it all up. Thus emails with PR people were exchanged and a time was arranged... Read Full Article. |
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All of us will be fans of a band who we think should have been huge but for one reason or another never really made an impact This is despite releasing records and putting on live shows that were far superior to the more successful bands of the time. Whether it was down to bad management, the record company or just plain bad luck they just never achieved the success they deserved.
One such band is US hard rockers Black ‘N Blue who were part of the first phase of the burgeoning LA Sunset Strip 1980’s metal scene that brought us Ratt, Motley Crue, W.A.S.P. and Poison... Read Full Article |
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When I was asked by Powerplay Magazine if I would write a Tour Diary to accompany the “On Tour With” feature they were doing on us, I couldn’t say no. After all, I write one anyway for my own memories and, as a fan of music, bands and musicians myself, I always find it intriguing to read a first-hand account of what they do and don’t get up to. Not that we’re hardcore drug addicts or part-time porn stars or anything interesting like that: we’re just four ordinary people doing an extraordinary job. Of sorts. Anyway, here goes… Read Full Article |
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A while back it occurred to me that very few of us really know what it is like to be on tour, the work behind the scenes, the giggles and the disasters and so was born On Tour With...
For me there was one band right at the top of my list - SPiT LiKE THiS. I love their heady Rocky Horror style mix of big anthem style sleaze/rock/punk and there is rarely a day that Vikki and Lord Zion don't have me chuckling away at my keyboard via Facebook. Read Full Article
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The only thing better than getting the e-mail agreeing to my request was actually waking up on the morning of the trip with the realisation that I would be travelling to meet up with Evergrey, a band that has more or less sat at the top of my favourites list since I discovered them over a decade ago with their seminal album "In Search of Truth". I was to meet with them and stay aboard their tourbus for the entirety of their short stay in the UK... Read full article |
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