LAURA COX ANNOUNCES MAY 2026 UK TOUR AND NEW ALBUM ‘TROUBLE COMING’
Celebrated guitarist and singer-songwriter Laura Cox has announced a six-date UK tour for May 2026, coinciding with the release of her highly anticipated fourth studio album Trouble Coming, out Friday 31 October 2025 via earMUSIC/VeryRecords. Tickets go on sale Friday 31 October at 11am GMT via www.alttickets.com/laura-cox-tickets. The UK run will see Laura headline venues […]
MARCIA BALL ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM TOURING
Five-time GRAMMY-nominated blues pianist Marcia Ball has announced her retirement from touring and performing following her diagnosis with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). In an emotional statement shared with fans, Ball revealed that she has been struggling with voice issues over recent months and is no longer able to perform as she once did. “Performing with […]
PAULIE BOY BLUES BRINGS HIS AMERICAN FIRE BACK TO THE UK
At just 26 years old, Paulie Boy Blues is already making waves as one of the most exciting young names in modern blues and rock and roll. Hailing from Montgomery County, Maryland, this charismatic guitarist and singer has been lighting up stages across the East Coast of the United States, breaking into the Canadian scene, […]
JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR ANNOUNCES JANUARY 2026 UK TOUR
Following her outstanding UK tour in October 2025, acclaimed British blues guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor will return to the UK in January 2026 for five regional headline concerts. 🎟️ Planet Rock launches a 48-hour pre-sale at 10am GMT on Wednesday 29 October via planetrock.com.🎫 General sale begins 10am GMT on Friday 31 October through Gigantic.com, […]
DION RELEASES NEW ALBUM THE ROCK ’N’ ROLL PHILOSOPHER
A brand-new album from legendary first-generation rock and roller Dion DiMucci is out now on all digital platforms and CD. The Rock ’n’ Roll Philosopher, a 16-track collection released by KTBA Records, brings together new material, recent favourites, and timeless songs spanning Dion’s extraordinary seven-decade career. The album serves as a companion to Dion’s recent […]
ROBERT JON & THE WRECK RELEASE POWERFUL NEW SINGLE BACK TO THE BEGINNING AGAIN
Southern California roots-rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck have unveiled their brand-new single Back To The Beginning Again, a thunderous, emotionally charged track recorded at the legendary Sunset Sound studios in Los Angeles. Self-produced by the band and mixed by engineer Alex Pasco, the song combines stacked guitars, a swampy groove, and raw, soaring vocals […]
ORIANTHI RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE DARK DAYS ARE GONE
Critically acclaimed guitarist and vocalist Orianthi will release her brand-new single Dark Days Are Gone on Thursday 16 October, accompanied by an official music video on YouTube. The track marks the fifth single from her widely praised album Some Kind of Feeling, released through Woodward Avenue Records and available now on CD, vinyl, and digital […]
MISS EMILY FINDS HER SOLID GROUND
JUNO-nominated and Maple Blues Award-winning Canadian artist Miss Emily has released her new single Solid Ground, taken from her forthcoming album The Medicine, out November 7 on Gypsy Soul Records. Solid Ground is a soulful, heartfelt message written for her young daughter during one of the hardest times in Emily’s life. “It’s one of the […]
Jared James Nichols unleashes “Ghost” and plots EU–UK takeover
Guitar force of nature Jared James Nichols returns with “Ghost”, his first release since inking with Frontiers Music Srl, and it hits like a live wire. The single arrives with a lyric video and sets the tone for a heavy run of shows that starts 5 Nov in Valencia and wraps 6 Dec at London’s […]
ALBUM REVIEW: KIRK FLETCHER – KEEP ON PUSHING
Vizztone Alongside a career as a top sideman to the likes of Joe Bonamassa and Charlie Musselwhite, as well as stints with The Mannish Boys and The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Kirk Fletcher has been steadily releasing solo albums since 1999. Keep On Pushing is his eighth solo album and his most accomplished yet. He began recording it in […]