Seems too much news is bad news of late. Gotthard vocalist Steve Lee has been killed in a motorcycle accident in California. (Source http://www.totalrock.com/)

Another local entry for the Marshall Ultimate Band Contest from the excellent A Little Bitter , this competition is getting some great entries from Northern Ireland and it's great to see the A Little Bitter guys put  the video for one of the best local rock songs of the year "Ghengis".

This song is Epic , i've been lucky enough to have seen it live several times and it gets the crowd going nuts , the album it's from "New Dawn Evolution" is a must have and this song is one of many greats on it .

Some great news from local rockers Trucker Diablo with a new endorsement deal from Blackstar Amplification

Inch High another great local band and friend of RRNI have entered the Marshall Ultimate Band Contest , for those who have missed the buzz on this it is a competition for unsigned bands to show off a video with a chance to win a endorsement from Marshall Amplification as well as getting a track on the cover of Classic Rock Magazine

The following is a statement I have received from EXIT regarding the events at Auntie Annie's this past Tueday evening. I have not edited it in any way, and I am more than happy for them to give their version of events:

Last Known Addiction a local band and good friends of RRNI  are currently battling it out with bands from all over the UK in the Marshall Ultimate Band Contest (as of this moment they are being featured on the front page of the competitions website).

To me, there always has been a problem with the Belfast (and Norn Iron) rock scene: it’s one I’ve ranted about before, and probably will continue to rant about at length in the future, and that’s the lack of support for it...
But, when bands start behaving like complete and total fucking

TALENTED Irish band Glyder have split up. Bat Kinane has posted an explanation here.

A NUMBER of reliable sources are reporting the sad news that Trevor Fleming, guitarist with Sweet Savage, has passed away.

At this time there is no formal confirmation, but if it is so then this will be sad loss to those nearest and dearest to Trev and the wider Sweet Savage family.

It is also time to reflect on the

THERE comes a time when it is past midnight: beer and mini-Jagers (79 in local Russell's Shop4U...nice way to spend a tenner!) are being consumed and you can't be bothered setting iTunes to shuffle again. What is one to do when effectively grounded owing to health - or lack thereof - and doggie minding?

It used to be the case that the