Tag: uk
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Backbeat – Shout! Factory Reissues the Classic 1994 Beatles Biopic!
Backbeat is directed by Iain Softley. It stars Stephen Dorff, Ian Hart, and Sheryl Lee. The film was originally released in 1994. Don Was composed the film’s score. Shout! Factory reissued the film on Blu-ray as part of its Shout! Selects line in 2019. In the early 1960s, The Beatles have only just begun as […]
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Darkest Hour – Gary Oldman is Winston Churchill!
Darkest Hour is directed by Joe Wright, and stars Gary Oldman. In 1940, early in World War II, the United Kingdom has lost confidence in its prime minister, Neville Chamberlain, prompting the government to search for a replacement. Despite his mixed reputation, Winston Churchill is given the position, due to his having the respect of […]
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UFO – Classic British Hard Rockers Return With a New Covers Album!
UFO is still going strong, touring the world and entertaining hard rock fans in countless countries. The band’s most recent studio album, A Conspiracy of Stars, came out in 2015, to positive reviews from fans. This time around, the group is trying their hand at something that is becoming increasingly common for classic hard rock […]
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Thin Lizzy – Looking Back at 1983’s Thunder and Lightning, the End of an Era!
1983 marked the end of an era. It was in March of that year that Thin Lizzy released the Thunder and Lightning studio album, which would end up being their final effort of original material prior to the death of Phil Lynott in early 1986. By this point Phil Lynott had recorded and released two […]
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Diamond Head – The Seventh Album from the NWOBHM Greats!
Fans of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) know Diamond Head. While never a massive mainstream success overseas, groups like Metallica and Megadeth have cited these guys as a huge influence; the former even covered many of their songs over the years. Until a few years ago, I did not know Diamond Head […]