Some artists don’t just produce a new album, they live it. So it is with Lee Rocker and his latest studio effort that has been inspired by a cross-country journey…
New Jersey-based Hi-Tide Recordings sprang out of a passion by its founders to hear the latest in rockin’ surf sounds – now it’s grown to become a multi-faceted record label…
With father Jason Smay in his touring band, the New Yorker is part of a fresh wave of young talent evoking the spirit of vintage soul and R&B “I was…
Roy Orbison’s emotive studio album reflected the early fruits of his revitalised recording career with Monument Records, which left his frustrations with the Sun and RCA labels behind him. By…
The young piano pumper from Kent tells us about first discovering music, his love of Jerry Lee Lewis and recording a rockin’ debut LP. Words by Douglas McPherson When a…
The Beatles were the rock’n’roll entry drug for The Delta Bombers’ gritty Las Vegas-based guitarist Last time Vintage Rock met up with Delta Bombers guitarist Andrew Himmler, he described his…
The former Polecat, who has worked with Morrissey for 30 years, talks us through his formative influences… Rockabilly Guy and multi-instrumentalist Martin James ‘Boz’ Boorer has led a colourful life…
Introducing a band who wear their rockin’ blues influences proudly on their sleeves and Big Sandy claims “throb with excitement”. By Craig Brackenridge Guitarist Austin John and vocalist Dawna Zahn…
If you’re after any indication of the esteem in which Dion is held in rock circles, you only need to take a look at the contributors to his last studio…
They do things differently Down Under, and sureshot guitarist Pat Capocci is at the vanguard of Aussie rock’n’roll. Julie Burns delves into a decade of hard graft that has allowed this…