Another year has flown by and once again it was time to step back into the 80s and 90s as Rewind South returned to Henley on Thames. The sun was out, the temperature was hot although thankfully not quite as hot as some of the temperatures we've endured recently and the Rewind faithful were once again arriving in their finest attire. There is something gloriously ridiculous about seeing thousands of people turn up dressed for a weekend somewhere between a music festival and

The Mission – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London 6th November 2026 Forty years on from the release of their classic debut album God's Own Medicine, The Mission have plenty to celebrate. Their four-night run at London's O2 Forum Kentish Town offered a different setlist and theme for each evening, bringing together old favourites, lesser-played gems and a few surprises. By the third night, the celebrations were well and truly in full swing. Opening proceedings were Mouth Ulcers, a b

There's something immediately familiar about the opening title track of How's It Goin'?. A folk-inspired, Bob Dylan-influenced number, built around country picking and a chugging, almost train-like rhythm, it sets the tone for an album that is as much a celebration of Canada as it is a collection of songs. Political themes run throughout, but Adams never really gets preachy. Instead, he offers a thoughtful social and political commentary on the people, places and events that

Anders L. Rasmussen, singer and guitarist of Tromsø heavy rock trio Ohmwork, talks about their seventh album Ex Nihilo, making music outside the mainstream, the reality of keeping a band going alongside a full-time career, and why the music still matters after more than a decade. PLEASE TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF... I'm Anders L. Rasmussen, singer and guitarist in Ohmwork, a heavy rock trio from Tromsø in Northern Norway. I've been making music with Ohmwork since 2012, and

Black Water Redemption have taken years of live experience and a whole toolbox of influences and condensed it into a short, punchy debut that knows exactly what it wants to be. The Guns N' Roses influence is obvious, but it doesn't stop there: classic hard rock, blues, Southern rock, biker rock and flashes of metal and industrial texture all get pulled into the mix. Crucially, the band seem confident enough to let those influences breathe rather than trying to make every song

There is something wonderfully unpolished about "Snap Back". Not unfinished or rough around the edges through accident, but deliberately so. Jimmy Regal and The Royals have made an album that feels rooted in the blues and R&B, yet refuses to sit comfortably in one particular corner of it. The opening track, “Don’t Know Diddley”, immediately sets the tone. That unmistakable Bo Diddley rhythm drives the song along, while the smoky, grooving harmonica gives it a character of its

The title Split The Sheets might lead you to expect something a little more sultry than Sunjay’s tenth studio album actually delivers. There’s certainly plenty of love here, but this is less about what happens between the sheets and more about what happens to the heart once you’ve climbed out of them. Taken from the album’s opening track, “That’s Love”, the title sets the tone rather well. It’s a funny, witty song with an infectious, dancing groove. Sunjay clearly isn’t takin

I'm going to admit straight away that Artificial Icons is not normally the sort of album I'd reach for. Defects are heavy. Really heavy. But from the opening bars, you know exactly what you're in for: it feels like gunfire. Heavy drum thuds, raging guitars and growling vocals — you're being dropped straight into a war zone. Produced by Jim Pinder, the album is dark, deranged and almost apocalyptic, with synths and electronics adding a cinematic edge. At times it feels like yo

Shepherd’s Bush Empire 5th September 2026 Support came from Jack J. Hutchinson, performing a stripped-back set with bass player Greg Smith, which that showed what a good songwriter he is. There was a particularly affecting moment with “I Will Follow You”, which he explained was written for his father who had dementia. It’s the kind of subject that could easily become overly sentimental, but Hutchinson delivered it with a quiet sincerity that let the song speak for itself. Th

Hi there, thanks for answering some questions for us! Happy to be here! Always great to talk about holon and the music - especially if it means a break from obsessing over mix tweaks I’ll probably undo later anyway. Please tell us a bit about yourself… My name’s Ronny, I’m based in Trondheim, Norway, and holon is my solo project - though I’ve had the great fortune of collaborating with Geir Anfinn Halland Johansen on drums since the very beginning. I write, record, arrange, m

PLEASE TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF… Jem: Hi! We’re Prayers Electric, a British indie psych-punk rock two-piece based across Manchester and the North West. We started this band after another project fell apart. We just kept hanging out and making music because we enjoyed it. We also still had gigs booked, so we carried on to honour the commitments. It started as the practical option and ended up becoming the actual band! TELL US ABOUT YOUR NEW ALBUM OR SINGLE Jem: Our latest

After more than five decades of friendship, musical exchange and separate careers that helped redefine what the electric guitar could do, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai have finally made a record together. The Sea of Emotion, the first studio album from SatchVai, will be released November 6, 2026 via earMUSIC. The announcement arrives alongside the release of “Mayhem,” the album’s blistering new single, out today. The story began in 1973, when 13-year-old Steve Vai began taking g

There’s something rather satisfying about an album that sounds like it was made to be played from beginning to end. In an age of streaming playlists and songs fighting for attention in the first few seconds, Parker Barrow’s Hold The Mash feels wonderfully old-fashioned and I mean that as a compliment. This is a proper rock album. It has swagger, groove, big guitars, plenty of attitude and, most importantly, songs that make you want to turn the volume up and let the whole thin