UFO – Seven Deadly 2012

This album is the band’s fourth with guitarist Vinnie Moore, and the years of song writing and extensive touring together have borne fruit in a deliciously well constructed and varied album (it goes without saying that Mogg, Parker and Raymond were already a well oiled package). For me the last couple of albums have been missing something, they’ve been good,…

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Michael Schenker – Temple Of Rock 2011

The first studio offering from Michael Schenker since 2009’s Midst of Beauty sees an album full of energy and Michael on top form. Advertised as a “Michael Schenker and friends” album, this is not another cover album such as Heavy Hitters or his collaborations with Siggi Schwarz or Davey Pattison, but more an MSG album with special guests, but backed…

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Adam Ant at the Assembly – Leamington Spa

November 13th 2011, The Assembly, Leamington Spa. When I was eleven I was a huge Adam and the Ants fan, but naturally my parents weren’t going to let me go to a gig so I never had the chance to see either the group, or Adam as a solo artist, live. The current UK tour gave me, and what I…

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