What in the name of Lemmy is that? Regular readers of this blog will know that we detest labels. Sometimes they are useful to help classifications, but we usually stick with 'metal', 'hard rock', or
Jeff will be touring with the most recent band line-up comprising; Jorge Salán (Guitar), Fernando Mainer (Bass), ‘BJ’ (Guitar/Keys and vocals) and Edu Cominato (Drums/Vocals) and will be showcasing his current solo album; ‘Damage Control’ as well as tracks from across his solo and front-man roles right across his outstanding career.
Read more: Jeff Scott Soto The Damage Control Tour - Limelight 2
KOBRA AND THE LOTUS are a band from Canada who released their self-titled album on Spinefarm Records in the UK back in August 2012, toured with Buckcherry recently and played Hard Rock Hell in Wales. The album is highly recommended and we were very impressed when we saw them playing in Glasgow recently. We did our best to encourage them to come over to N Ireland when they tour again, but in the meantime lead singer Kobra Paige agreed to do a quick interview for Rock Radio NI.
Renowned MR BIG frontman ERIC MARTIN embarks on a solo acoustic tour of Europe during March. This includes just two UK dates, one of which is in Auntie Annies in Belfast on Sunday 3rd March.
Eric very graciously agreed to answer a few questions for Rock Radio NI by e-mail. Trying to cover such a wide ranging career in a few questions was quite difficult but Eric has taken the time to give us some great responses covering everything from Mr Big to other future projects, and talking about "supergroups", his meeting with Bon Scott and his “band that got away” amongst other things . He even found time to tell a joke.
Read more: NI ROCKS interview with MR BIG frontman ERIC MARTIN