Jimmy Barnes Bolsters His New Band With Jools Holland

March 16, 2023

Nowadays, when supergroups are plenty and most of these are one-off efforts, some of such collectives still deserve paying attention to, and THE BARNESTORMERS surely do. Helmed by Jimmy Barnes – whose first live album, from 1988, was titled “Barnestorming” and who, with the LIVING LOUD project behind him, is no stranger to star-studded enterprises – it’s a remarkable embarkment, because there’s a rockabilly tinge to the ensemble’s sound. No wonder, given the band’s guitarist and drummer are, respectively, THE LIVING END’s Chris Cheney and THE STRAY CATS’ Slim Jim Phantom, with famous producer Kevin Shirley handling bass and Jools Holland piano.

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HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES Report From Rio Gig

March 15, 2023

While no one would deny that HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES have initially been driven by show business demand as opposed to desire to deliver fresh music, nobody would either deny that this bunch of rock veterans know how to have fun and share merriment with fans – even though Johnny Depp is a shitty musician, never able to compete with him teammates Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and Tommy Henriksen. Of course, their second album, “Rise” from 2019, contained new pieces, the concert trek which followed the collective’s self-titled debut, out in 2015, proved to be quite successful despite the band’s covers-infested setlist. Their third-ever gig found the quartet play the “Rock in Rio” festival on September 24th, 2015 – and a recording from this performance will finally see the light of day on June 2nd, 2023.

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Chip Taylor Rocks The Cradle One More Time

March 14, 2023

Chip Taylor‘s name may not ring a bell for everyone, but a few of the many songs he wrote – at least “Wild Thing” and “Any Way That You Want Me” – surely should be familiar to many a music listener. There’s no stopping the legendary artist, even at 82 years of age and even with a recently diagnosed throat cancer that made him postpone a 2023 European jaunt. And why will he stop if “Fuck All The Perfect People” from his 2012 album of the same title went viral and, after its use in the “Sex Education” show on Netflix, crossed a 10-million stream mark, while its video reaped more than 6 million views on YouTube?

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Franck Carducci And Mary Reynaud Go Acoustic

March 13, 2023

Franck Carducci‘s career trajectory during the last decade has been highly impressive: not a lot of artists born in France and residing in Holland are able to sell out British venues – but then, it’s not surprising, given the attractiveness of his traveling circus. Those who followed this trajectory from 2011’s "Oddity" to 2019’s "The Answer" – Carducci’s last album as of today – should be familiar with Mary Reynaud, Franck’s perfect foil as a performer and a singer-songwriter in her own right. There’s a great chemistry between the two, and it will be great to hear them on a duo album that’s coming out on March 20th.

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Neil Young’s Forgotten Band To Release Archive Concert

March 12, 2023

BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD, CSN&Y, CRAZY HORSE… There’s no prize for finding the common denominator of all theses ensembles. However, one of the collectives associated with Neil Young rarely get a mention: THE DUCKS‘ lifespan proved to be too Short – resulting in a mere twenty shows and no studio platter – to warrant more than a footnote outside of the legend’s book-form biographies. The supergoup left a few live bootleg tapes after their two-month Californian tour of 1977, and April 14th will see the highlights of those officially issued for the first time.

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