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Now forget that stupidity and put the really important date in November in your diary.
November 5th - and the BELFAST ROCK AND
Why rockers and metalheads should be afraid, very afraidWARNING: THE FOLLOWING RANT HAS SWEARIE BITS AND SELF-INDULGENT WAFFLING/PARANOIA... ARE you sitting comfortably? Well you shouldn't be! You should be looking at your 'net favourites to see is there anything that an innocent wee child could be offended by should they 'encounter it'. You should be outraged! Have
The Darkness Hitting BelfastThe Darkness have reformed and will be touring the UK including a trip to our fair shores with gigs in the Ulster Hall in Belfast and the Olympia in Dublin , they were always a bit like Marmite some people love em some people hate em but no one can argue that they breathed new life into Rock Music and brought it back to the masses in a form that was fun and lets face it thats what good olde Rock 'N Roll is about .
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Balatty Interviews Robb Reiner from AnvilOur Balatty caught up with the legendary rocker Robb Reiner from Anvil check it out now on the live sessions player at the following address. http://www.rockradioni.co.uk/listen-in/live-sessions-player.html
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A little sampling of new releases...OK, it’s not really de rigeur to review free sampler CDs, but they are a good way of introducing you to new releases, new bands, etc. and as such I feel their role is vastly under-rated. Hence, the reason I’m going to devote the first part of this ‘ere little conglomeration of wordage to the
Rock Radio NI Team Up With Radio Bee , Internet Radio On Your PhoneWe are pleased to announce we have teamed up with the guys at RadioBee to allow our listeners to download the free promo version of their software (and of course listen to Rock Radio NI , works with most phones (iPhone comming soon!)
Sister Marko UK Tour DiaryOur pals over at Sister Marko took on a tour of the mainland with gigs in England and Wales. They made a video on their travels documenting life on the road which if you click read more you can view but be warned there is some explicit language, semi naked (hairy) men and parking tickets ! (although if your on here your probably not that easily offended with any of that!) .
Downcoil Photoshoot 17-5-2011
A great photoshoot with Lurgan metal band DOWNCOIL. Photshoot was based in Lurgan, from out in the street to down in the Lurgan Castle Dungeon.
Dio career-spanning CD releasedA new Ronnie James Dio compilation is due out through Sanctuary on June 6. Callled ‘Mightier Than The Sword’, this double CD spans his entire career, from Elf to Heaven & Hell. The full track listing is: CD One: 1. Carolina County
(Not) the end of the world - part twoIn nearly 30 years of writing about the Belfast music scene, I’ve conveyed possibly every emotion that it is possible to commit to words – anger, love, hate, compassion, fury, desire… add your own as applicable. Very rarely, however – if ever – have they all possibly been contained in one piece and one
Not the end of the world?Sometimes, life throws you up conundrums. Like, what to tell your ex when she makes it clear she still wants to relive some of the good times when you hate her guts! Or, how to a review a CD by guys you’ve known, on and off, for about 20 years? In the case of the former, no fucking chance babe – you blew it! As for the latter – well, I
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- My Passion - Support from Key of Atlas Sethaway - Speakeasy Bar, Belfast - 7th May 2011
- Celtic masters
- Paradise City returns to action
- Rory’s unfinished business…
- A look back on April
- Lisburn Rally 2011
- Balatty Interviews Pat McManus + Andy Powell (Wishbone Ash)
- Next Gig! - The Answer - The Diamond Rock Club, Ahoghill - 28th April 2011
- SO:NI turns up the heat during a Belfast Heat wave
- Pull the Trigger...
- John Wilson's TASTE - Support from Voodoo Train - Spring Airbrake, Belfast - 22nd April 2011
- Local Rock News Mailing List
- Mmmm - I'm usually dead on Friday said Beardy guy on Cross
- There's an election or two going on in this here country
- Nice wee video...Dead on like!
- Redlight - The Pavillion Bar, Belfast - 16th April 2011
- Oxygen - Slash added to line-up
- Planning ahead... Blink 182 for 2012!
- Did we miss the metal Mr Tourist Board - there follows a rant!
- In Elegance Photoshoot