Baconmusic's James Allman talkes exclusively to STRATOVARIUS guitarist Matias Kupiainen, and bass player Lauri Porra, moments before the STRATOVARIUS gig at Nottingham Rescue Rooms, UK, on 16th May 2009. The band's second show with the new line-up, following the departure of Timo Tolkki. Part One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIg6SV8UObc&feature=channel_page Part Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BJsVHES9Qs

The first thing that came to mind when listening to 'Conversations With My Therapist' was “oh god, not another female singer trying to fill the large boots of man in the rock music genre”. But I have to admit the songs are unpredictably catchy. I hadn’t heard anything of SAL before and the name created this false image of a group of dumb, balding “rock stars” throwing together crude lyrics and basic riffs. How wrong I was, 'Demons' is a piano-led heart warmer which holds the listeners attention through to the final chord. Next track is 'Devil May care', a raw ...

Legendary rocker Alice Cooper will embark on a U.K. headlining tour in November/December. Support on the trek will come from MAN-RAZE, the rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of THE SEX PISTOLS. The dates are as follows: Nov. 24 - Manchester, England - Apollo Nov. 25 - Glasgow, Scotland - Clyde Auditorium Nov. 27 - Newcastle, England - City Hall Nov. 28 - Sheffield, England - City Hall Nov. 29 - Swindon, England - Oasis Dec. 01 - Wolverhampton, England - Civic Hall Dec. 02 - Plymouth, England - Pavillions Dec. 04 - Nottingham, England - Royal Center Dec. 05 - Brighton, ...

Baconmusic's James Allman talkes exclusively to STRATOVARIUS guitarist Matias Kupiainen, and bass player Lauri Porra, moments before the STRATOVARIUS gig at Nottingham Rescue Rooms, UK, on 16th May 2009. The band's second show with the new line-up, following the departure of Timo Tolkki. Part One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIg6SV8UObc&feature=channel_page Part Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BJsVHES9Qs

Baconmusic's James Allman speaks exclusively to HOT LEG, and former THE DARKNESS frontman Justin Hawkins, before HOT LEG's performance at Stoke-on-Trent Sugarmill on 17th October 2008. Follow the below link to watch the interview:

For the past 8 years the Forest Commission has organised a series of concerts at various forests around the country. Each venue host different headline acts over a weekend and this year at Delamere Forest the Saturday night band was DOVES, a homecoming gig for the boys from Wilmslow. Delamere is a bit off the beaten track for an outdoor gig, located in the Northwest of Cheshire equidistant between Chester, Winsford and Runcorn with access via scenic country roads. However the journey to get there and worse, the return from packed car parks is very easily worth the effort. The natural sloping ...