30 years on we are happy to announce that we have decided to record a modern-day version of our classic debut album INDISCREET. We have been asked many times if we would consider re-recording some of these tracks using today’s modern technology and recording techniques and giving the songs the …
Read More »FM, Clitheroe Grand Theatre 26 January 2016
Former Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden had tonight’s support slot, he will also be opening up for FM in York, Stockton-on-Tees and Oxford. Other bands on the tour so far have included Romeo’s Daughter and The King Lot, with No Hot Ashes chosen for Sheffield. This was a simple acoustic set …
Read More »Ramblin Man Fair 2015 – Saturday
This was the first Ramblin man festival, and while it’s clearly similar to the old High Voltage festival, there are some big changes. Firstly it’s not in London, but instead is in Maidstone. It’s rare to find a big rock festival venturing away from London or the Midlands, but Maidstone …
Read More »Steelhouse Festival – Ebbw Vale, 25-26 July 2015
Now in it’s fifth year, the Steelhouse Festival is one of the UK’s more remote festivals. Although only four miles from the nearest town, Ebbw Vale, Hafod-Y-Dafal Farm’s mountain top location means it is not the most accessible – especially in a weekend dominated, in both the build up to …
Read More »FM – Robin 2, Bilston – 2nd May 2015
First up tonight was Belfast band, No hot ashes. They are a band that formed in the 80’s before splitting a few years later. After 25 years apart they reunited a couple of years ago. As you’d expect, most of the set is songs from the 80s but they do …
Read More »Steelhouse: Full line up and day splits confirmed
The full line up and day splits have now been confirmed for this year’s Steelhouse Festival, which takes place outside Ebbw Vale on July 25 and 26. Legendary British AORsters FM have been added to the Sunday bill, which is topped by the inimitable Dee Snider. Colour Of Noise, the new …
Read More »HRH AOR – Pwllheli, Hafan-Y-Mor 14/01/2015
The third day of Hard Rock Hell dawned just as the previous one had for Team PM – early, cold and with an early trip down to the sports hall which this weekend was serving as the cavernous media sanctuary for another busy round of interviews. Unfortunately, scheduling of the latter meant …
Read More »FM – Heroes and Villains
FM, one of the best rock bands to come out of the UK in the 1980’s are back with a brand new album and this lucky chap has been listening to it almost continually for the last 2 weeks… I love my job! On rock solid British foundations is built …
Read More »Tigertailz replace CrashDiet at HRH AOR
Welsh glam legends Tigertailz have replaced CrashDiet on the bill at next month’s HRH AOR, after the Swedish sleaze rockers were forced to pull out. PlanetMosh’s favourite new kids on the block, StOp sToP have also been added to the event’s Sleaze stage. While it had been widely reported for …
Read More »FM – Futurama EP.
Although Futurama is classed as an EP it is in fact made up of 4 brand new songs, 6 live numbers and an extended mix of one of the new songs and is a fine example of prime AOR. Futurama is currently available via Membran in the UK and the …
Read More »No Hot Ashes – Belfast Waterfront – 01/04/2014
One thing that really galls fans in this tiny corner of planet mosh known as Northern Ireland is the number of artists who ignore/omit “our wee country” from their touring schedules… Now, we admit (and fully understand) that there are a number of mitigating factors – not the least of …
Read More »FM + Toby Jepson – The Box, Crewe – 07/12/2013
Judging by the amount of people crammed into The Box on this Saturday night, it should be renamed The Sweat Box! It just goes to show the popularity of veteran UK AOR band FM. Maybe they do not get 4 page spreads in certain magazines anymore but this is the …
Read More »Paris – Only One Life
This may be their debut album, but Paris – named after the French capital, in which the band’s central pairing of vocalist/keyboard player Frédéric Dechavanne and guitarist Sébastien Montet were brought up – trace their roots back three decades, to the heady days of AOR supremacy as evinced by the …
Read More »HRH AOR & Prog festivals – Day one – 6th April 2013
This weekend was to see the first HRH AOR festival and the first HRH Prog festival. Uniquely both events were being held at the same venue on the same weekend. This sounded like a crazy idea at first, trying to run two events side by side, but the organisers had …
Read More »FM, It Bites and Vega Academy 2 Review 21.03.13
The AOR night begins with Vega. It has been almost two years since I last saw them at AOR Firefest in Nottingham Rock City. Vega opened with “Kiss of Life” from their debut album, noted as an AOR masterpiece. They captured an great 80’s feel with crowd pleasing songs …
Read More »Thin Lizzy – Belsonic, Custom House Square, Belfast – 18 August 2012
The setting for this evening’s unofficial ‘homecoming’ – and Thin Lizzy’s first outdoor festival gig in Belfast – is a man made auditorium, close by the River Lagan, with apartment blocks to the front and side of the stage, the density of which looms over the normally imposing edifice of …
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