I had a short trip to Hamburg this weekend, watching my last Nacht der Gitarren show (see my Reutlingen show report) and a befriended amateur musical company. Even though there are more and more Christmas releases, compilation albums and big names,…

I always love being able to look into new names, new sounds, new bands. This one is about the rock band Bad Rain. Just some three weeks before their debut EP Born To Breathe was about to be released, I received…
Just two months until Christmas. You feel that in my this week’s edition of the Songs of the Week definitely. First of all, I close with two Christmas songs this time. Secondly, there are quite a lot of calm and gentle…
There is somehow always some sort of “topic” behind each and every Songs of the Week episode. If I would pick one for this week, it would likely be cover versions – the list starts with four songs you at least might…
It is just mid-year 2023 and I already start working on my 2024 Rock of Ages International Tour list. I am sure that there will be some more shows added to my 2023 International Dates overview – but the Germans force me…
Wow – I had so many albums this week. Even if I skipped all travel posts and do the regular two post release per day, the whole week until next Friday wouldn’t have been enough to cover all potential new…