FESTIVAL NEWS: Badgerfest drops more names
The Über Rock-backed Badgerfest has dropped another three names for it’s upcoming Manchester showing later this year, with Borders, Ascaris and Elyrean joining the bill.
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Elephant Stone/Children Of The State – Manchester, Castle Hotel – 13 February 2020
Braving the weather and the inevitable rail issues, our resident gigaholic headed over to Manchester last week to catch newcomers Naked Six for a chat, when bassist Callum mentioned his mate’s band Children Of The State were playing this evening just up the road – funnily enough, supporting Elephant Stone, a gig the big lad was already headed to. A couple of soft drinks and the chat later, it was time to get over to The Castle Hotel for the evening’s psychedelic goodness…
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Snake Oil & Harmony – ‘Hurricane Riders’ (Zero One Entertainment)
As one of the ÜR team who is happiest working away in the background, behind the camera or shouting at the rest of the crüe, it has taken a lot to get The Dark Queen to step forward and present her (often very strongly held) opinions in public. But sometimes an album drops into ÜRHQ that grabs her and makes her want to declare “my precious…” – and when this dropped in she fought off all comers to take it. Snake Oil & Harmony, featuring two of herself’s heart-throbs – Danny Vaughan of Tyketto and Dan Reed of Dan Reed Network – are about to release their debut album on 28 February through Zero One Entertainment.
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The Big Über Rock Interview – Biff Byford
It cannot have failed to come to attention of regular Über Rock readers, and indeed metal fans in general – well, with the possible exception of those who have been holidaying in some remote corner of Outer Mongolia or quarantined in a Chinese community centre – that legendary Saxon frontman Biff Byford is about to take a massive step into the unknown, with the release of his first ever solo album, ‘School Of Hard Knocks’, which sees the light of day this coming Friday (21 February). Thirty years after first interviewing one of the most iconic frontmen in British, and indeed global, heavy metal, ÜR’s chief pack mule dialled the area code for north Yorkshire to have a quick chat with the man himself.
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The Bombpops – ‘Death in Venice Beach’ (Fat Wreck Chords)
When John B thinks of California skater punk this is what comes to mind. This is very much in the style that he and his mates were all listening to back then growing up in Orange County CA. It is the sound that every garage band on the block wanted to achieve. Therefore, you can understand why he was very excited to be sent this album for review as it is one that he had been looking forward to. To date, The Bombpops have not put out anything that our now resident Kentuckian has not liked and when he heard their single ‘Notre Dame’ from this new album he was pretty sure this new one would be another favorite of his…
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