THE HOT DAMN – **A HOT DAMN ANNOUNCEMENT!** Ex-members of The Amorettes and Tequila Mockingbyrd announce new band THE HOT DAMN! Gill Montgomery (ex. The Amorettes), Josie O’Toole (ex. Tequila Mockingbyrd), Laurie Buchanan (Aaron Buchanan and the Cult Classics) and Lzi Hayes (Sophie Lloyd Band, New Device) have today officially announced the birth of much …
Read More »Tequila Mockingbyrd Release Brand New Track
Tequila Mockingbyrd release brand new track ‘Drunk When I Told Ya’, a sea-shanty-esque festive banger all about the perils of drunk-dialling ‘Drunk When I Told Ya’ Video by Unit 15 Productions Tequila Mockingbyrd have had a whirlwind of a year joining forces with Gill Montgomery (The Amorettes) and Laurie Buchanan (Aaron Buchanan and the …
Read More »Stonedeaf Festival Review – Newark showground 24 August 2019
Stonedeaf Festival, One day, One stage, One monster show From the minute the gates opened at Newark showground the already waiting crowd soon filled the empty arena; while Twisted Sister’s ‘Oh come all ye faithful’ blasted over the PA system to accompany their very short walk from the entrance. Paying …
Read More »Tequila Mockingbyrd video interview at SOS Festival – 14 July 2019
PlanetMosh caught up with Tequila Mockingbyrd at the SOS Festival to discuss life as a four-piece, touring and much more. Watch the video interview here. Useful Links: https://www.facebook.com/tequilamockingbyrdband/ http://www.tequilamockingbyrdband.com/updated/ Tickets for SOS Festival 2020 now available from the link below, http://www.mwaweb.com/SOS_2020_HOME.HTML
Read More »Stonedeaf Festival 2019, One Day, One Stage, One monster show returns on 24th August 2019 at Newark Showground !
GLENN HUGHES Special Guests: INGLORIOUS, PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS, WAYWARD SONS, GEOFF TATE, DIAMOND HEAD, THE AMORETTES, MASSIVE (AUS), SAMARKIND NEWARK SHOW GROUNDS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH 2019 Stonedeaf 2019 is a one day, one stage, rock festival and has been cited as one of the UK’s friendliest …
Read More »The Wildhearts – 25th Anniversary of ‘Earth vs the Wildhearts’
THE WILDHEARTS 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH VERSUS THE WILDHEARTS Playing the album in full on UK tour Twenty five years in and the Wildhearts are ready for more – originally formed in late 1989 in the depths of Newcastle, the group are returning to the big stage to perform their debut …
Read More »Amplified festival 2019 announcement
After an arduous trip with cancelled shows due to unreleased visas, Ukraine’s JINJER gave arguably one of the strongest performances of the entire weekend here at Gloucestershire’s Amplified Festival. You guys wanted them back so here they are in 2019 headlining the Red Stripe Main Stage Friday July 19th …their FIRST EVER UK Festival Headline! With numerous line-up changes …
Read More »THE WILDHEARTS 25th ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH VERSUS THE WILDHEARTS TOUR
THE WILDHEARTS 25th ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH VERSUS THE WILDHEARTS TOUR The Wildhearts’ will be playing the classic Earth vs The Wildhearts album in December at three special shows and the band will also be their own support act by evolving into The Moodswingers before their main set. Twenty-five years in and the Wildhearts are ready for …
Read More »The Dead Daisies and The Amorettes – The Picturedrome, Holmfirth, 27th July 2018
Tonight I headed out to The Picturedrome in Holmfirth as The Dead Daisies brought their Summer Tour 2018 to Yorkshire. The Dead Daisies aren’t actually a group, as such, but a collective of musicians assembled, only five years ago, by David Lowy and Jon Stevens. The Antipodean Simon Cowell and Simon Fuller? As …
Read More »The Amorettes – Drop Video for New Single ‘Whatever Gets You Through the Night’
THE AMORETTES Scots Rockers, THE AMORETTES, release their brand new video for “Whatever Gets You Through The Night” today Taken from their Top 40 album, Born To Break, the accompanying lyric video encompasses shots of the band doing what they do best; playing live in front of an audience, with the pictures representing their …
Read More »The Amorettes – Born To Break
Scottish three piece powerhouse, The Amorettes, released their fourth studio album Born To Break on 6th April 2018 via SPV/Steamhammer. Born To Break was produced by Luke Morley (Thunder) and recorded and mixed by Nick Brine. Talented front woman and guitarist Gill Montgomery penned all the lyrics, although she co-wrote Everything I Learned I Learned From Rock And Roll with Ricky …
Read More »The Amorettes-White Hot Heat
The Amorettes released their debut album ‘Game On’ nearly 18 months ago, and since then they just haven’t stopped touring, except to record this new album’ White Hot Heat’, which was crowd funded. Such is their popularity that at the end of the Pledge campaign, it was 300% funded. So …
Read More »The Amorettes interview – 2nd June 2016
I spoke to The Amorettes shortly before they played Camden Rocks and Download festivals to talk about their new album, White Hot Heat. Hear what they had to say….
Read More »The Treatment – Islington academy, London – 13th May 2016
Tonight’s show was the final date on The Treatment’s UK tour. Supporting them tonight are The Amorettes, the Scottish trio who have been the support for the whole tour, and Airrace, playing a very rare show. First up were Airrace, a melodic rock band that released a couple of albums …
Read More »Camden Rocks Festival – 4th June 2016 – Preview
Camden Rocks Festival, Saturday 4th June 2016 – Preview It’s not quite an annual event, with the first Camden Rocks taking place in 2009 and the second five years later in 2013, but it seems to have become an annual event since then, with this being the fifth. Unlike many …
Read More »The Amorettes Announce New Album
THE AMORETTES Announce New Album ‘WHITE HOT HEAT’ Release Date 27th June 2016 Scots Rock Trio, The Amorettes, have announced that their new album, White Hot Heat, will be released worldwide through Off Yer Rocka Recordings on 27 June 2016. White Hot Heat, the follow up to the …
Read More »Another dozen acts for Download Festival!
It’s always nice to have new names for a festival, isn’t it? Luckily, Download have delivered and given us a smile to kick away the Monday blues with another twelve names on the bill. The new addition are as follows: the recently reformed Juliette and the Licks, British metal powerhouse …
Read More »Danko Jones, King Tuts Glasgow, 20/9/15
Everyone who knows anything about gig venues has heard of King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, the legendary Glasgow venue currently celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary. I’ve photographed and reviewed gigs in most of the venues around Glasgow but up till now King Tuts had remained the one that got away. I …
Read More »The Amorettes – Announce Tour Supporting Danko Jones
Scottish Rockers, The Amorettes, are delighted to announce they will be hitting the road again in September 2015 as Special Guests to Canadian Rockers, Danko Jones on their UK and Ireland tour. “We can’t wait to hit the road again.”’ Says Guitarist/Vocalist, Gill Montgomery. “We’ve been spending some time in …
Read More »The Amorettes – Premiere New Video ‘Bull By The Horns’
Amorettes premiere the video for their new single ‘Bull By The Horns’ After the release of their critically acclaimed album ‘Game On’ earlier in the year the band are back with second single and music video ‘Bull By The Horns’ The Scottish all-girl three piece produce boisterous classic rock tunes …
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