This Italian trio has decided to record eight 50s/60s rock'n'roll classics, and give them a new life with a rearranged powerpop sound, especially on their versions of ELVIS' "The Girl Of My Best Friend" or RITCHIE VALENS' "Donna." Their cover of The CRYSTALS' "Then He Kissed Me" is probably my favourite on this album although... Continue Reading →
Fifth album for Los Angeles rock'n'roller PAT TODD & THE RANKOUTSIDERS, and it is out (Vinyl + Download card) on Berlin record label Hound Gawd! Records again. "If Only I Could Fly Backwards In Time" starts on a JOHNNY THUNDERS note, but ex-LAZY COWGIRLS Pat Todd still has a bit of country punk side in... Continue Reading →
ItsOnlyRockMusic webmag Issue 1 (May 2019) 44 pages of Rock N Roll! Featuring Sick Things, Corazones Muertos, The Flaming Sideburns' Eduardo Martinez, Sabertooth Rockers, Howard, Gyasi, Criminal Kids, Roxanne, Still Square, Dirty Action, Twin Temple, The Morlocks, Salty Dog, Guns N Roses, Alice Cooper Group, Baby Grande,The Limboos, MonoDelux, The Liza Colby Sound, Doomstress, Hammered... Continue Reading →
High-energy punks The CANDY SNATCHERS are back on Hound Gawd! Records with a full album (19 rescued songs from 1998! on vinyl with digital download card included) They've been playing together for a long time since they formed in 1992 in Virginia and the idea to mix, master and transfer these songs to digital and... Continue Reading →
California pop rockers The POPRAVINAS have been playing for quite some time now since they started in the mid-2000s and released their first album ("Everybody's Fault But Ours") in 2008. Their music is a fine mix of powerpop and alt-country with a a bit of ROLLING STONES thrown in ("Talkin' Out Loud", "Did Ya") and... Continue Reading →
This debut EP was first released in 2014 as a self-produced CD and Hound Gawd! Records have decided to give it a second life on 10" vinyl. ROD HAMDALLAH is from Atlanta, GA so it's no surprise to hear some soul and blues in his garage rock'n'roll. While "Think About It" opens on a quite... Continue Reading →
Following his EP "Four Track Attack", BRAD MARINO (The CONNECTION) is back with a solo album on which he plays every instrument with a little help from his friend Kris Rodgers on keys/piano. Opening song "Broken Clocks" has a big RAMONES feel, and powerpop sweetly mixes with old-school rock'n'roll in "It's Not Right", "Don't Do... Continue Reading →
This is the third full-length album of punk blues Italian trio The GENTLEMENS. The vinyl version is released by Hound Gawd! Records, so it looks very nice as usual. 'Still I Am" gives this album a quite brilliant opening, bringing a vibe somewhere between The CRAMPS and JOHN SPENCER, while second song "Sheltered" is a... Continue Reading →
"My Favourite Records" is available on iTunes and all digital outlets Produced by Rick Parker Written, Composed & Performed by Soft Open. Guest Star Guitar: Michael Lockwood/Drums: John Wilmer/Bass: Tommy Black. http://www.softopen.net
