It is a path well-trodden. A band releases an underground classic, stray from its roots seeking greener pastures, alienating fans that gave the outfit its big break in the first place.
Most music fans will be familiar with that chorus or any number of Boney M’s humungous hits that permeated the disco era that was all glitter and bell bottoms. ...
PART of the ‘Big Four’ of the Seattle grunge scene, Alice In Chains (AIC) drew much critical acclaim for its debut Facelift. Commercial success duly arrived with the second album – Dirt – which scaled ...
FEW bands have the opportunity, nevermind the nous, to pull off a landmark live recording. Not just an album of greatest hits with intermittent crowd noises in between but a genuine attempt at adding to ...
IRON Maiden is one of the biggest names in rock and metal, and its journey to superstardom began with those first two groundbreaking albums – Iron Maiden (1980) and Killers (1981). The man behind the microphone ...
BEGINNING life in the early 90s with a vision of elevating local black or death metal beyond mere aping of Western contemporaries, Langsuir has continued with its vision mission of creating metal with ...
THIS is the type of merch that gets vinyl collectors foaming at the mouth – a limited edition Definitely Maybe seven–inch singles box set. This is a replica of the highly collectible original 1996 CD cigarette-style ...
ALBUMS that defined the 90s include Nirvana’s Nervermind, Green Day’s Dookie, Oasis Morning Glory, Prodigy’s Fat of the Land and Weezer’s debut long player (LP), known as the “Blue” album due to the backdrop ...
DESPITE advancing years, some bands are not content to being relegated to “heritage” or “legacy artistes” status, trading on past glories or doing a greatest hits tour. Some continue to defy expectations ...
