May 26, 2021

The Hold Steady recently released their eighth full-length record, Open Door Policy.

It’s an album in every sense of the word, with ebbs and flows, dynamic musical shifts, and boisterous bar-room rock nestling alongside creeping musical passages. It’s all off-set by Craig Finn’s formidable lyrical storytelling,...

May 19, 2021

There’s a song on Andrew Farriss’s recent self-titled solo album called “Come Midnight”, which was actually written during the sessions for INXS’s 1987 album Kick. As with the rest of his solo record, though, it’s a far cry from the funk, rock and pop of INXS, with Andrew going down a more traditional...

May 5, 2021

Damon Johnson boasts one of the most impressive resumes in rock’n’roll. He first came to international attention in the early '90s as the frontman for Alabama rockers Brother Cane, and when they split after three albums he went on to play guitar with artists such as John Waite, Alice Cooper, Thin Lizzy and the...