It’s not very often I get to review music by one of my heroes, let alone them being born in the same town of Oswestry, Shropshire that sees Ian Hunter, best known as lead singer for Mott The Hoople from 1969-74 releasing his twenty third star studded solo album Defiance …
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Down ‘n’ Outz, the side project of Def Leppard‘s frontman Joe Elliott was founded back in 2009. Heavily influenced by Mott The Hoople the band also features a somewhat stellar cast with members of The Quireboys, Wayward Sons & Vixen. You can find out the history behind the project from …
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Announce UK Shows in April 2019 As Special Guest To Mott The Hoople ’74 Tour Album “Change Your Position” Out Now Praise for latest album “Change Your Position” “You can’t put a price on self-belief, and Tax The Heat sound so utterly self-assured on this follow-up to their well-received debut …
Read More »Just inside the entrance to the arena was the Rising stage, and the first act on were Those Damn Crows. They’d pulled a large crowd and that wasn’t just because they were the only band on, or because being in a tent meant they attracted people seeking shade. No, they …
Read More »Following on from the critically acclaimed and commercially successful third year in 2017, Ramblin’ Man Fair returns in 2018! This year the festival will move from its traditional end of July slot to the 30th June and 1st July 2018 Ramblin’ Man Fair is pleased to announce the second headliner for …
Read More »DOWN ‘N’ OUTZ New LIVE Album: “The Further Live Adventures Of….” Release date: 1st December 2017 Re-Issues: “My Re-Generation” + “The Further Adventures Of….” Release date: 1stDecember 2017 Instant Grat track Available with Preorder “Overnight Angels” – Down ‘n’ Outz are pleased to announce the release of a brand new live album …
Read More »Ian Hunter came to fame as part of British music legends, Mott the Hoople from 1969 to 1974. Since then he’s had a successful solo career, releasing a steady stream of albums. “Fingers crossed” is his 21st solo album. I loved his last solo album – “When I’m president”, so …
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Slightly more than a year ago, the curtain came down on the long and storied career of the mighty Thin Lizzy, when the band played their penultimate gig on Irish soil as they bade farewell to touring and prepared to launch a new identity through which to progress the Lizzy …
Read More »The majority of my album reviews are heavy rock/metal but when i was asked to review Ian Hunter’s latest album, When I’m President i was delighted as i grew up with early 70’s music , an era when his previous band Mott The Hoople were in their heyday. After …
Read More »The Burning Crows plough a rich vein of good-time, old-fashioned sleazy, snarling rock ‘n’f’n’ roll that traces its roots back to the likes of Mott The Hoople, Slade and Bad Company and, more especially, latterday reprobates such as Dogs d’Amour, The Quireboys and The Wildhearts. Indeed, mention of the quintessential …
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