The enemies of Dundee tremble as exalted power metal heroes GLORYHAMMER announce their long-awaited fifth album, ‘Space 1993: Wrath of Kor-Virliath‘. Due for release on October 16th, 2026, via Napalm Records, the album is a direct sequel to 2015’s ‘Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards‘, continuing the epic saga of the McFife dynasty. ‘Space […]
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Support for Foreigner at OVO Arena Wembley came in the form of rock legends Jefferson Starship, a band who themselves have been through a number of title and line-up changes over the years. With only one remaining original member, David Freiberg, now 88, this was also a band that had to reinvent itself on more than one occasion and has also seen some long, drawn-out legal cases to ascertain use of the name Jefferson Starship.
Words: Adrian Stonley
Photography: Robert Sutton
It was clear that Jefferson Starship were as much of a draw and attraction as the headliners, Foreigner, and they played an hour set to a packed-out OVO Arena Wembley.
Quite honestly, I think many here would have been more than happy for that to have been extended. However, they made the most of the time they had.
It has been a long time since they last visited these shores, and there will have been many here tonight who would never have seen them in the live environment or thought they would ever get to see them live. I, for one, am amongst that contingent.
What was provided by the band, though, was a pure greatest hits set, with one new song, which stretched across the entire canon of Jefferson Aeroplane, Jefferson Starship and Starship.
Opening with Find Your Way Back, it seemed as though they were making a statement. It has been a while, but we are back. The band’s latest vocalist, Cathy Richardson, is a perfect replacement for original singer Grace Slick.
I am not going to try to compare them. How can you compare with Grace? But vocally, tonally and attitude-wise, she fits those well-established shoes perfectly. At times, if you closed your eyes, you could have thought that Grace was back on stage, even bringing a close similarity to the vocals, to the intensity of her performance, then berating the audience for poor singing.
It was as though they had never been away.
The first half of the set was a homage to all things good and great about Jefferson Starship, with tunes intertwined between their ’70s heyday and the more commercial ’80s output. Stranger, Wind Of Change, and Count On Me were delightful and rolled back the years.
The ballad Miracles was exquisite and, played tonight, it has lost none of its freshness and emotion.
With the band making the most of animated visuals, we were turned on and tuned into a vast psychedelic wave as they brought back Airplane’s White Rabbit. The song that brought Alice In Wonderland into the ’60s hippy drug realm.
With the backdrop featuring mushrooms, rabbits, and a psychedelic chessboard, it summed up the song perfectly, particularly as it closed with the word Marijuana emblazoned across the screen.
Yet, if this had put some of the older members of the audience into raptures, the joyous rock ‘n’ roll of the ’80s Starship output followed, shining a light on that era. From the Mannequin film ballad Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now, into the buoyant rock ‘n’ roll of We Built This City, the audience were standing, dancing and singing along.
Could they add to this? Well, of course, as Jane pumped through the speakers, complete with Cathy on Cowbell [More Cowbell Please].
Interestingly, we were then introduced to a new song, Jet Pack. The band’s first new material produced in six years, though this was the first time played live and was completely unknown, it went down an absolute storm. This is a fabulous slice of hard rock in the Vein of Jane, and We Built This City, upbeat, up-tempo, bouncy and great fun, and full of screaming guitar solos. And yes, David Freiberg still has it.
With band introductions and a snippet of Fooled Around And Fell In Love courtesy of long time Starship drummer Donny Baldwin, time was close to up. Yet, there was just time to roll back the years to the ’60s one last time for the eternal classic Somebody To Love. Just perfect.
The only downside was that as the audience poured out to get merch, they discovered there was none.
But what a set, what a night.
KLINTRON and The WITCHER – the guys behind the music of the Original Dreamkillers, Eat City and Fun With Explosives – are paving a new road to hell with HELLTRIPPERS. Harnessing punk/metal riffage and a passion for all things rock’n’roll, the guys are throwing everything and more into the existing mix gleaned from their extensive […]Actor and comedian Steve Coogan has shared his thoughts on the impact of alternative rock icons Nirvana and The Smiths.
During a recent interview with Absolute Radio, Coogan was asked what music from the ’90s he cherished most, and immediately responded by referencing Kurt Cobain’s band.
“When Nirvana first released Nevermind, that just redefined everything,” he says. “My musical taste tends to tap out like mid ’90s. I remember the impact that had, it sort of shook everything up, because things had become a little bit tired and sterile at that time.
“The last time something had shaken things up was like The Smiths, in the early ’80s,” Coogan continues. “And I was there for that. I was like 17, I went to see them in Manchester Free Trade Hall, and it was an exciting time to be around, because music is always interesting when no one knows where the hell it came from, and it just bursts onto the scene almost too soon to be co-opted by commerce.
“That happened with punk, and it happened with The Smiths, and happened with anything that’s unfiltered that hasn’t been created by marketing people,” he added. “But as soon as it gets established, the marketing people leap on it, as happened with the Oasis revival.”
In a development which took the world by surprise, Coogan and Courtney Love, Kurt Cobain’s wife, had a brief but passionate two week affair in 2005.
The pair apparently met when both were staying at a West Hollywood hotel. According to a report by UK tabloid newspaper News Of The World, Love later jokingly claimed that she was pregnant with Coogan’s baby, a suggestion that Coogan’s ‘people’ dismissed as “nonsense”.
Love and Coogan later fell out when Love implied that the comedian was partially responsible for fuelling their mutual friend’ Owen Wilson’s drug addiction.
“Under normal circumstances I wouldn’t comment but I care too much about Owen,” Courtney told celeb magazine US Weekly. “I went through it with Steve. I was just out of rehab and he was right there with the drugs. I tried to warn Owen. I tried to warn his friends. I hope from the bottom of my heart that Owen stays the hell away from that guy.”
A spokesman for Coogan responded saying, “These accusations are unfounded, unhelpful and hurtful.”
Interviewed by Patrick O’Reilly
Photo credit: Rich Price
US based one man, mysogyny free, pornogrind outfit Sausage Wallet talks to us at Grind After Death Fest.
He discusses how he loves the festival and it’s intimate setting, how he differentiates himself from other pornogrind bands, the hilarious story behind the bands name, how he feels about this show – his first ever, talks about political themes in his songs and more.
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Fearless Records 26 June 2026 Review by Mizzie Maxx New York noise machine The Pretty Reckless are best known for their hard rock and alternative rock sound, frequently blending heavy, riff-driven 1970s-style classic rock with elements of grunge and blues. Led by frontwoman Taylor Momsen, the quartet has evolved their sonic structure over the years, […]