by Simon Walker | Jan 10, 2024 | Bands, Blog
Glenn Hughes 50 Years of Deep Purples ‘Burn’ In the annals of rock history, few bands have left an indelible mark quite like Deep Purple. The British rock legends have undergone various line-up changes throughout their illustrious career,...
by Simon Walker | Jul 27, 2023 | Bands, Blog
EMBRACE The Good Will Out 25 Years 1st July – The Piece Hall Day Two Three days had passed since the Huddersfield warm-up gig(s), and I’d slept, worked, and revisited shots in between while thinking ahead to The Piece Hall show, along with...
by Simon Walker | Jul 25, 2023 | Bands, Blog
EMBRACE The Good Will Out 25 Years 28th June – The Picturedrome EMBRACE, amongst other bands that exploded onto the scene into the 90s, initially ‘passed me by’ during that period. As a teenager, I was still discovering music,...
by Simon Walker | Feb 16, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
Music photography is a unique and challenging genre that requires both technical skill and creative vision. At its best, music photography captures the energy, passion, and emotion of the live performance, and offers a window into the world of music that can transport...
by Simon Walker | Oct 27, 2022 | Bands, Gig Review, Interview
Review Originally published in Rock N Load Mag It’s the second night of the long-awaited Thunder Tour with special guests Ugly Kid Joe. Tonight we’re at the Leeds First Direct Arena and there’s no doubt we’ll be in for a great show. With a different opening band for...
by Simon Walker | Oct 27, 2022 | Bands, Gig Review, Interview, Uncategorized
Review originally published in The Stage Invasion Back In 2011, the band took just 20 days to write and record their second album ‘Pressure and Time’, produced by Dave Cobb. To celebrate the anniversary, the band is touring the album in its entirety around the USA,...
by Simon Walker | Nov 2, 2021 | Bands, Interview
In this very first ‘Behind The Lens LIVE”, we go from blog to vlog, with Wayward Sons founder and frontman, Toby Jepson. At the tail end of 2015, Toby had all but given up on being in bands. Several years of singing for established acts such as Fastway,...
by Simon Walker | May 26, 2021 | Bands, Interview
Embrace were formed in West Yorkshire, England, in 1990 by brothers Danny and Richard McNamara. To date, the band has released seven studio albums. The Good Will Out (1998 Platinum) Drawn from Memory (2000) If You’ve Never Been (2001) Out of Nothing (2004...
by Simon Walker | Mar 19, 2021 | Bands, Interview
The Virginmarys first exploded onto the scene in 2013 with their album King of Conflict, which impressively debuted at number 3 on the Billboard New Artist Alternative Chart and number 8 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. The Virginmarys were dubbed the buzz band of...
