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Vintage Rock
With his motorvatin’ debut hit, Maybellene, Chuck Berry combined country and blues, resulting in a song that raced towards the future. As the pioneering classic turns 70, we declare: “Hail!…
In our Lowdown on Jerry Lee Lewis we explore how The Killer’s piano-pounding career lasted for more than 70 years… In 2006, Jerry Lee Lewis released Last Man Standing, a…
Issue 75 of Vintage Rock, featuring The Shadows, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, British session scene, Sam Moore, The Platters, Bob Luman and much more is on sale now! In…
Guaranteed to break up the house with his frantic blowing, Big Jay McNeely reigned as ‘King Of The Honkers’ for 70 years and was still wowing audiences in his late…
Hank Marvin and Roger Taylor team up on Let There Be Drums in aid of a project raising funds and awareness around Parkinson’s disease. Together, The Shadows guitarist and Queen’s…
Al Michaels This Boy Ain’t So Bad (Brisk) ★★★★★ It’s not often that a debut comes along which is capable of making such an immediate impact, but This Boy Ain’t…
Nick Curran And The Nitelifes Doctor Velvet/Player! (Sleazy) ★★★★½ Sleazy Records pay a fitting tribute to Nick Curran here by bringing two of his albums to vinyl for the first…
Review – Buddy Holly With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra True Love Ways (Decca) ★★★★☆ Building on the success of their previous projects providing new orchestral arrangements for original recordings by…
In our Lowdown on Carl Perkins, we celebrate how the legendary rocker lit the rockabilly fire with classics like Matchbox, Blue Suede Shoes, Dixie Fried, Pink Pedal Pushers and many…
From busking in Bury to captivating millions online, Elliot James Reay has channelled the sounds of his idols to emerge as one to watch… Hailing from Bury, Greater Manchester, Elliot…