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Interview with Richie Ramone – February 23, 2016 – new solo album out later this year
(Hamburg, Germany) – As drummer of iconic Punk Rock band The Ramones from February 1983 until August 1987, Richie Ramone played [,,,]
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Interview: One on One with UK guitarist Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson during his Hand. Cannot. Erase tour interview. The following conversation took place between Kevin Barrie of Music Life [,,,]
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Aussie band The Cat Empire releases new album, Rising From the Sun – An interview with Ollie McGill
Today, Australia’s The Cat Empire release their seventh studio album, Rising From the Sun, via Fontana North. The first single, Wolves, has already [,,,]
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Vivian Campbell Discusses Cancer, Dio, Def Leppard and His Last In Line Tribute to the Late Jimmy Bain
It’s a bit of an understatement to say that Vivian Campbell has amassed one of the more impressive musical pedigrees [,,,]
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Mandevilles Land Prestigious Gig Opening for Heart and Joan Jett
Serena Pryne and the rest of her bandmates in the engaging roots rock band The Mandevilles have been writing, recording [,,,]
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Madame Mayhem Releases Epic New Album, Tours With Doro
From childhood, it seemed as though the artist who would become known professionally as Madame Mayhem was destined to be [,,,]
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Canada’s Striker overseas with Brainstorm and Primal Fear in support of new album
Striker – interview with lead vocalist Tim Brown – February 16, 2016. Canadian rockers Striker are back on the road with a [,,,]
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Richard Patrick Makes Bold Creative Statement With New Filter Album – Crazy Eyes
If you know anything about Filter’s frontman and creative mastermind Richard Patrick it’s that he prides himself on being unconventional [,,,]
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One-on-One with Montreal Blues Guitarist Cliff Stevens in Germany
(Hameln, Germany) – Cliff Stevens is probably one of the hardest working Blues musicians around, he has just completed another [,,,]
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German Metal Band Primal Fear Releases Powerhouse New Album, Planning World Tour With Stops in Canada
One of Germany’s most well-respected and prolific metal bands, Primal Fear, is back with a new album and plans for [,,,]
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Fox Makes Triumphant Return to Swiss Metallers Shakra. Band Releases Visceral New Album – High Noon
In what can be described as the Swiss version of Eddie Van Halen getting back together with David Lee Roth, [,,,]
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Saga Gearing Up For 40th Anniversary Festivities in 2017
Legendary Canadian pro-rock band Saga has been pretty consistent in putting out new material over their impressive and prolific career. [,,,]
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A conversation with ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett
The following is a phone interview between music journalist Kevin Barrie and ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett on Tuesday December 1, 2015 [,,,]
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Songwriter Sumi Documents Human Condition and Creative Growth Through Music
It’s become a cliché to say, but for talented singer/songwriter Annie Sumi, it truly is amazing what a change of [,,,]
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Axe Master Craig Goldy Talks about Dio, Lemmy and His New Project – Resurrection Kings
There probably aren’t many conversations that guitar whiz Craig Goldy has where the legendary name of Ronnie James Dio does [,,,]
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54-40 Embark on Inventive New Chapter: Two albums in less than a year and January tour
As a way of kick-starting a re-invigorated period of creativity, the members of seminal Canadian alternative rock band 54-40 chose [,,,]
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Leather Leone at her powerhouse best on new Chastain album
Chastain, one of the pioneering bands of the genre that became known as Power Metal in the 1980s, has returned [,,,]
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Serving up a tall order of country music with Brittany Brodie
Brittany Brodie is an up-and-coming country singer from Ontario who recently released her second single, Phoenix – an anti-bullying power ballad [,,,]
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Kane & Potvin creating their own identity
In the early 1980’s two great Canadian bands began a musical journey that would last over 30 years and counting. The Grapes of [,,,]
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Italian Axe Master Joins Forces With Former Deep Purple/Black Sabbath Singer For Third Voodoo Hill Album
Waterfall marks the third chapter in a remarkable international partnership between noted veteran Italian guitarist/songwriter Dario Mollo and Glenn Hughes, [,,,]
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The Sex Pistols Experience – An Interview with Paul Crook
Almost 40 years ago four young lads from London embarked on a journey that was to last a little over [,,,]
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Paper Aeroplanes – “Impossible to ignore” – An interview with Sarah Howells
(Hamelin, Germany) – Welsh duo Paper Aeroplanes consist of Sarah Howells and Richard Llewellyn. Their fourth studio album, Joy, was [,,,]
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Lee Aaron Hits Ontario For Mini Tour, Readies for New Album Release
It’s been more than a decade since music fans have been graced with new music from Lee Aaron. And it’s [,,,]
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Northern Pikes return to Ontario for select dates, enjoying life as a trio
Jay Semko and his bandmates in The Northern Pikes are at a very good place in their lives these days.Not [,,,]
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Who Killed Bruce Lee – An Interview in Hameln, Germany October 17, 2015
(Hameln, Germany) – Who Killed Bruce Lee is a four-piece indie band from Beirut. The guys have a huge following across the [,,,]
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Happier Sean McCann releases You Know I Love You with companion songbook
While working to achieve his dream of becoming a professional musician in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Sean McCann [,,,]
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Hoekstra’s new album a melodic rock masterstroke
Within musician circles, Joel Hoekstra was already a well-known and well-respected guitar player and composer of guitar music. In recent [,,,]
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Geoff Tate returns with ambitious trilogy under Operation: Mindcrime banner
Throughout his impressive career as a hard rock vocalist/songwriter, Geoff Tate has never been afraid to challenge listeners to think [,,,]
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Fatherson at Reeperbahn Festival – Hamburg, Germany – September 24, 2015
(Hamburg, Germany) – Fatherson are an Indie rock three-piece from Glasgow. Formed in 2010 they quickly achieved a sizeable following around [,,,]
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Cairo at Reeperbahn Festival – Hamburg, Germany September 24, 2015
Nate Daniels (Vocals/Guitar) Matt Sullivan (Drums/Percussion) Caitlin Grieve (Violin/Vocals) Dante Berardi Jr (Guitar/Vocals/Synth) Joel Dalton (Bass/Keys) (Hamburg, Germany) – [,,,]