David Farrell

General Manager and 'THE' competition guy at planetmosh.com. Manager of The Goddanm Electric www.thegde.co.uk, Tour manager for Serpentine, and ex-general Dogsbody at Hammerfest.co.uk. Media partner to numerous bands. Also takes photos, writes reviews and likes classic rock, with a touch of thrash to get the blood flowing.

The Killers-Battle Born cd

Indie-rock giants, The Killers are back with a new album after a four year exile, “Battle Born” shows The Killers take on life through the eyes of their hometown, Sin city, Las Vegas. Even the title is a reference to the state of Nevada, so if you don’t quite get …

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Neal Schon – The Calling CD

Neal Schon, the guitarist and ringleader in Journey, is set to release his second solo album, Neal has at some time or another worked with everybody from John Waite and Jeff Scott Soto, Paul Rodgers and Carlos Santana, and Sammy Hagar. It has been seven years since his last solo …

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Jon Lord – Concerto For Group And Orchestra

Concerto For Group And Orchestra, a groundbreaking meeting of rock and classical music was first recorded by Deep Purple back in 1969, and some say paved the way for other groups to push their own experimental music , I.E Pink Floyd. This new version, the definitive, was performed by the …

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AIRSTRYKE interview

Following on from the interview with these guys at Bloodstock by Sheila Hamilton, HERE I thought I’d take a (perhaps very brave) deeper dive into what makes these guys tick. What do you get when you mix high levels of testosterone, spandex, music and alcohol? No, not a frat party …

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Primitive – Into The Void EP

London based Primitive are a five piece band, consisting of Chris “Primitive” Rossiter – Vocalist ,Harley ‘Danger’ Manning – Bass, Scott ‘Ginger Horse’ Grimble Guitar, Ashley ‘Goatboy’ Howard also on Guitar and Tyrone ‘Djentleman’ Belsham on Drums and are one of the top underground bands on the circuit today with …

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ZZTOP La Futura cd

“That Little Ol’ Band from Texas” ZZTOP are back with their first full length record in nine years, Four of the new tracks—“I Gotsta Get Paid,” “Chartreuse,” “Consumption,” and “Over You”—debuted June 5th 2012 as an iTunes-only collection entitled ‘Texicali’. ’I Gotsta Get Paid’ was also featured in the film …

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JD & The FDCs – Recognise cd review

JD & The FDCs are not what you would call a classic rock ‘n’ roll band, hailing from the Midlands and sporting a fair degree of pedigree in the shape of Jamie Delerict, and made up of former members of Panic, Teenage Casket Company, The Dangerfields, Patchwork Grace and DIP. …

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Win Barclay James Harvest UK Tour Tickets

Following a successful year of high profile Festival performances, John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest have announced their most extensive UK tour in recent years, which will take place in October 2012. Impressing critics in the early Seventies with their fusion of rock and classical music and a classic trademark of …

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Daughtry – Break The Spell (Tour Edition) cd and dvd

Daughtry are hoping to finally crack the UK market by reissuing their Top 10 US album, ‘Break The Spell’ as a special tour edition to coincide with their support slot on the upcoming Nickelback tour. Fronted by former American Idol finalist Chris Daughtry, the US stars scored back-to-back US Billboard …

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Robert Cray “Nothin But Love” album review

Ive always had a soft spot for Robert Cray, often overlooked in favor of BBKING, and overshadowed quite recently by Joe Bonamassa, Ive often felt he had more to offer, and with this, his 16th full length record he has struck gold. The five time Grammy winner is back with …

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SNEW ‘What’s It To Ya’ cd

SNEW are a new band to me, hailing from Hollywood, you can just see these guys hanging out at the Rainbow Bar and Grill, drinking Jack Daniels and loving every second of it. Snew’s debut album, released was June 2008, entitled “Snew You” was named one of the Top Ten hard …

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Excellent Cadaver interview

I caught up with Drew Cochrane from Excellent Cadaver between gigs, day job and personal life and he kindly took the time to answer some questions about the band and to introduce their new album launch on 1st September in Beat Generator, Dundee, “Faith Destroyed”. PM:How did Excellent Cadaver come …

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SAVAGE interview

Planetmosh chats to the guys from British rock band, SAVAGE, after the release of the ‘Sons Of Malice’cd. Planetmosh. Why do you feel now is the right time for a Savage rebirth ? CB ( Chris Bradley – Vocals, Bass Guitar )  Why not? ‘The Cream always floats to the …

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WIN ROC(K)TOBER !! TICKETS

After selling millions of records and filling countless stadiums to the brim, German power metal band Edguy continues to establish dominance as masters of metal across America, Asia, Australia and Europe. The band, led by frontman Tobias Sammet, will headline the first ever ROC(K)TOBER!! mini-festival and will be bringing everything …

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MAGNUM ‘On The 13th Day’ cd

Magnum are a British institution as far as I’m concerned, as they were the first band I ever saw, I was 14 at the time ( Wigan Pier ) and I’ve followed their career, both ups and downs ever since. ‘On The 13th Day’ will be the bands 18th studio …

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Zodiac – A Bit Of Devil cd

Zodiac are a four guys from Germany, who sound like they have just crawled out of the Louisiana swamps, and still think it’s the 70’s, mad ? maybe, utterly compelling ?, Yes. The record kicks of with the title track ‘A Bit Of Devil’ and your immediately immersed in 70’s …

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Morre ‘Morphine’ cd review

Consisting of Adrian Tonceanu (Vocals/Guitars), Igor Lazebnik (Vocals/Guitars), Tyler Koch (Drums/Backup Vocals) and Tim Young (Bass/Backup Vocals), Morre have been kicking around since 2008, they hail from Toronto, and this will be their third release. With their feet very much in the Classic rock camp, they bring an updated feel …

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Fatal Force: Unholy Rites

Fatal Force: Unholy Rites The debut Fatal Force release was back in 2006, so this is very much a side project for Guitarist Torben Enevoldsen, having recently played on last year’s Fate album ‘Ghosts From The Past’. He has actually been an integral part of Section A, Acacia Avenue and …

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