On April 21st 2023 Jim Kirkpatrick releases his second solo album Dead Man Walking, the long awaited follow up to his highly impressive debut Ballad Of A Prodigal Son. Mainly known for being lead guitarist in FM and dubbed “England’s equivalent to Joe Bonnamassa” by Blues Matters, he has recently …
Read More »BRIAN SETZER Shares New Single “Smash Up On Highway One”
BRIAN SETZER has shared “Smash Up On Highway One,” the second single from GOTTA HAVE THE RUMBLE, his first solo album in 7 years. The album will be out August 27 on Surfdog Records physically (CD) and digitally, with the vinyl due this autumn (TBA).
Read More »Jim Kirkpatrick Releases Single ‘Ballad of a Prodigal Son’
A Prodigal Son Returns, Bearing Jewels of Rock & Blues Jim Kirkpatrick Releases the First Single ‘Ballad of a Prodigal Son’ From His Brand-New Solo Album and Premieres its New Video. Jim Kirkpatrick – renowned guitarist and musician, with an ever-growing rep as one of the UK’s premier slide, blues and rock guitar …
Read More »Damon Johnson – Solo Album “Memoirs Of An Uprising” Out 9th November 2018
Black Star Riders (Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper and Brother Cane) guitarist Damon Johnson New Solo Album: “Memoirs Of An Uprising” Release Date: 9thNovember 2018 Warwick Johnson Tour Dates Announced For The UK In Sept/Oct 2018 Photo credit Stephen Jensen Damon Johnson is pleased to announce his forthcoming new solo album …
Read More »Damon Johnson Announces Pledge Campaign For New Solo Album
Black Star Riders (Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper and Brother Cane) guitarist Damon Johnson Announces Pledge Campaign For New Solo Album “Memoirs Of An Uprising” Album Release in Late 2018 Warwick Johnson Tour Dates Announced For The UK In Sept/Oct 2018 Photo Credit Stephen Jensen Damon Johnson has announced a Pledge …
Read More »Michael Mormecha – ‘LoFi LiFE’
While he may fall outside of PlanetMosh’s normal musical demographic, there can be no doubt that Northern Irish singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer Michael Mormecha is one hellishly prodigiously talented dude. Our foregoing descriptive of the many aspects of the music business in which he dabbles should be proof enough alone of that assertion. …
Read More »Wendy James – The Price Of The Ticket
If I mention the name Wendy James to any hot blooded male of a certain age the reaction ranges from Cor to Phwoar!!! Usually with a reference to the iconic video for I Want Your Love by Transvision Vamp. Wendy did indeed have the good looks to rival Marilyn Monroe …
Read More »Darrell Bath to Release Solo Album ‘Roll Up’ on 11th December
Darrell Bath to Release Solo Album ‘Roll Up’ on 11th December 2016 via Livewire/Cargo Records UK punk rock blues guitarist and songwriter DARRELL BATH (Vibrators, Crybabys, ex-UK Subs, Ian Hunter, Nikki Sudden, Dogs D’Amour) to release his new solo album “Roll Up” on December 11 via Livewire/Cargo Records. A snippet of the song “It’s In The Music” can be streamed here: https://youtu.be/FlRK0jVEyiM On …
Read More »Whitesnake guitarist Joel Hoekstra releases new album
Current Whitesnake guitarist Joel Hoekstra is to release a new album in October. ‘Dying To Live’ will be released by his side project, Joel Hoekstra’s 13, via Frontiers Music on Friday October. The new album features an guest appearances from Jeff Scott Soto (vocals), Russell Allen (vocals), Tony Franklin (bass), Vinny Appice (drums), Derek Sherinian (keyboards) and more. Hoekstra, who also has worked with …
Read More »DiMino – ‘Old Habits Die Hard’
Frank DiMino is best known to rockers of a certain vintage as the frontman of US glamsters Angel, the band discovered by Kiss bassist Gene Simmons playing in a New York nightclub and subsequently signed to the band’s Casablanca label, for whom they recorded a series of acclaimed albums in …
Read More »Dennis Churchill Dries – ‘I’
Dennis Churchill Dries will be best remembered to rockers of a certain vintage as the singer and bass player with White Sister and, latterly and (almost) simultaneously, Tattoo Rodeo. The former’s self-titled 1984 debut, produced by Gregg Giuffria, is one of the most under-rated and overlooked classic albums of it’s generation, although …
Read More »Chris Appleton – ‘Restless’
Chris Appleton is perhaps best known to PM readers as the lead vocalist with his band Absolva, as well as the lead guitarist with former Wolfsbane/Iron Maiden frontman Blaze Bayley’s touring band. To others, he might just be familiar as the brother of Iced Earth’s Luke Appleton. He’s also part …
Read More »Anette Olzon interview – February 2014
Anette Olzon is due to release her debut solo album, Shine next month. Ahead of the release I spoke to her to talk about the album, whether or not she has any touring plans, and of course I asked her some questions relating to her time with Nightwish. Read on …
Read More »Geoff Tate – ‘Kings And Thieves’
I suppose it could be argued that the timing of the release of Geoff Tate’s second solo album is somewhat fateful. What with him being publicly (and embarrassingly so) fired from Queensrӱche earlier this year and the subsequent high profile squabbling which has ensued between the singer and the former …
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