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 | 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 | Mar 5, 2021 | Bands, Interview
Stone Broken formed in 2013 in Walsall, West Midlands, England. In 2014 they released their self-financed, self-released EP, The Crow Flies, a calling card largely intended to secure local gigs. But it was the release, in January 2016, of debut album ‘All In...
by Simon Walker | Feb 25, 2021 | Bands, Interview
Silverthorne came together when vocalist/guitarist Pete Shoulder (Winterville / The Union / WC Handy Blues Foundation Award winner) and drummer Brian Tichy (Foreigner / Whitesnake / The Dead Daisies) decided to finally collaborate on some songs together. Having run...
by Simon Walker | Feb 11, 2021 | Bands, Interview
Bad Touch is a Hard Rock band from Norfolk UK, originally formed in 2010 when the band members were still in college. Growing up on a steady diet of Led Zeppelin, The Black Crowes, Free and Lynyrd Skynyrd combined with the rolling Norfolk countryside and hard-working...
by Simon Walker | Nov 12, 2020 | Interview
Hollowstar, formed in Cambridge, burst upon the music scene in 2015. Taking influence from bands such as Thunder, Black Stone Cherry and Slash, they’ve carved out their own sound and identity. With intensive touring with the likes of Skid Row, Stone Broken,...
by Simon Walker | May 10, 2020 | Bands
The First Three For two years I’d been shooting bands in pubs and clubs. 2017 was the year I had my first real ‘official’ pit experience in a much larger concert venue. The Leeds O2 Academy which holds up to 2,300 people. Black Star Riders were...
