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30/11/2023

Rock Candy Magazine Issue 41 is out today! Packed with great things. www.rockcandymag.com

28/07/2023

New releases from Rock Candy Records due August 25th! Two Night Ranger, 'Dawn Patrol' and 'Midnight Madness', two 38 Special, 'Wild-Eyed Southern Boys' and 'Special Forces', and V***n 'ST'!!!

Classic rock reloaded

28/07/2023

New Issue of Rock Candy Magazine! www.rockcandymag.com

09/06/2023

In the UK and going to the shops this weekend? We'd love you to take a look at our issue 38 in WH Smith and other newsagents. It's heading around the world via distribution at the moment. And we ship in the UK, and internationally by Airmail, copies that are bought from our website. www.rockcandymag.com

08/06/2023

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08/06/2023

Issue 38 of Rock Candy Magazine is on sale now. In UK shops and direct from us: www.rockcandymag.com

31/03/2023

www.rockcandymag.com The new issue of Rock Candy Magazine is out today. Direct from us for worldwide shipping and currently available in UK Shops like W H Smith. Around the world for a while customers will find our issue 36 (KISS cover) in bookstores like Barnes & Noble and BAM.

31/03/2023

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01/02/2023

New issue of Rock Candy Magazine! www.rockcandymag.com

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31/01/2023

Three new releases available now from Rock Candy Records!
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19/12/2022

We're up to #35 now. If you've been along for the ride and bought all or some issues, thank you. But if you're a new convert, there's no need to worry. You can catch up on back issues by buying them on our website. Here they all are!
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13/12/2022

In Issue 35 we get down to the Sunset Strip in the 80s to find out what rock 'n' roll life was really like there.

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08/12/2022

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BANG TANGO 'PSYCHO CAFE' CANDY487
LATE ’80S LOS Angeles was the breeding ground for a myriad of wannabe rock stars. Some made it big and some barely scraped by, and are now mostly remembered for a cornucopia of hair styles, garish clothes and snazzy cowboy boots. However, the few contenders who stood out from the pack were often musical combos who that took their musical cues not from glam rock but from a more earthy influence. Bang Tango were one such act whose influences tugged bravely on the sleeves of a darker direction, like The Cult and Jane’s Addiction. Sure they were hard rockin’ but the overtones suggested that other musical forces were being utilised, much the same way as Love/Hate, L.A. Guns and Zodiac Mindwarp did. Signed to MCA/Mechanic Records, the band issued this, their debut studio album in 1989 to very positive, some might say ecstatic, reviews which hinted at greater things to come. Recorded in Texas and finished in L.A. the album was produced by fledgling producer Howard Benson, who honed and forged a unique style that helped to pave the way for a solid placing on the all important Billboard chart, nestling just outside the top 50. The single ‘Someone Like You’ garnered solid radio and MTV support and positioned the band as ‘ones to watch’ for bigger and better things. With a unique hard edged sound, heavy on raw guitar playing and featuring immediately identifiable vocals from frontman Joe Leste, this five piece band unleashed a number of super catchy, pocket rocket riffs that still sound vibrant and undated. Along with ‘Someone Like You’, tracks like ‘Attack Of Life’, ‘Breaking Up A Heart Of Stone’ and ‘Sweet Little Razor’ quite rightly stand loud, proud and different to other acts of the period.”

SPECIAL DELUXE COLLECTOR’S EDITION. Fully remastered sound shaped from 24 BIT digital technology, 16 page full colour booklet, 4,000 word essay and enhanced artwork

TRACK LISTING: 1. ATTACK OF LIFE 2. SOMEONE LIKE YOU 3. WRAP MY WINGS 4. BREAKING UP A HEART OF STONE 5. SHOTGUN MAN 6. DON’T STOP NOW 7. LOVE INJECTION 8. JUST FOR YOU 9. DO WHAT YOU’RE TOLD 10. SWEET LITTLE RAZOR

06/12/2022

Want to know how Saxon made 'Wheels Of Steel'? Step into Issue 35 to learn all about it... from all the band members at that time!

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30/11/2022

A sad farewell to the lovely Christine McVie. The songbird in so many of our lives; beautiful songs, playing, and singing. RIP Christine, you will always be missed.

30/11/2022

Rock Candy Magazine Issue 35 is out today. Look upon its magnificence! Long Live Rock 'n' Roll!

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30/11/2022

27/11/2022

Issue 35 Cover Reveal #7

Not long now until the new magazine is published. Which includes a big feature on Saxon, talking to Biff, Paul, Graham, Steve and Pete!

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26/11/2022

If you don't already have it, please take a look at our issue 34 in WHS and other newsagents in the UK, Barnes & Noble and other bookstores around the world, or look at the sample pages on our website. Thanks to all that support our independent magazine! No big publishing house behind us. www.rockcandymag.com

25/11/2022

Issue 35 will be out on the 30th. Our cover features Rainbow's 'Long Live Rock 'n' Roll' album as we take a look at the band's Dio years.

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24/11/2022

Issue 35 is out at the end of the month. Yes it is THAT album cover, but why? All will become clear.

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23/11/2022

Issue 35 Cover Reveal #3

Yes, we've got a feature, written by Dave Reynolds, on MOXY! And talk to John Norum about his solo career and being in Europe.

Out next Wednesday, the 30th.
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22/11/2022

Issue 35 Cover Reveal #2

Yes, we're back at the end of the month with a great new magazine.

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21/11/2022

Very sad news from the Alpha Centauri band. RIP Jess Redmon. Our deepest condolences to Jess's family, bandmates and friends.

It was our extreme pleasure to reissue their 1977 debut album. It's a masterpiece of heavy/progressive rock that unfairly got lost at the time. Here's what we said about it:
AS HIGHLY RATED collectibles go the Alpha Centauri album has to be one of the most coveted records of all time. It’s an album that spent years lurking in the shadows, heard by few but lauded quite rightly as a masterpiece of '70s rock, embroidered with the all the moves and grooves of the great headlining acts of the day. Compared favourably to such heavy hitters as Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Styx, Angel and Head East, the band’s style was a formidable blast of energy but not, it must be said, a carbon copy or pastiche. This was a unit that knew how to play and also how to write serious material.

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It is with extreme sadness that I announce the passing of my dear friend and fellow Alpha Centauri Bandmate, Jess Redmon. Jess died last Friday after a series of medical problems.
Jess was a Tour de Force in the musical world. A multi-talented musician in the highest degree, but will be mostly remembered by his mastery of the guitar. It is the greatest shame that he was not better known throughout musical world, especially the public who never got a chance to witness his magic. For those of us who did, it was a joy, and I remembered being constantly amazed watching him on stage when we were touring.
I don't have a lot of information now but am in touch with his wife and will be posting more later.

21/11/2022

Issue 35 Cover Reveal #1.

Here we go again as we count down to the publication of a new magazine bursting with rock and metal. Who's hair is that?

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18/11/2022

Big thanks to everyone who supports us by buying our reissues and magazines. Sample pages of the all the mags so far can be viewed on our website. www.rockcandymag.com

08/11/2022

A sad farewell to Dan McCafferty. A wonderful singer and such a big part of all our lives. RIP Dan, thanks for all the albums and great gigs. You are much appreciated.

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31/10/2022

In issue 34 HoJo talks to Rory Gallagher's long-time bass man, Gerry McAvoy, about how they went about recording 'Deuce', Rory's second solo album, and discusses his memories of those days.

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27/10/2022

In issue 34 we celebrate Jellyfish who were as quirky as hell and only lasted for two albums. Hojo talks to Roger Joseph Manning to unwrap the fascinating story of a brilliant band.

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20/10/2022

In the current issue of the magazine we speak to Dave 'Snake' Sabo and Rachel Bolan, discussing how SKID ROW survived and never gave up after the dark days when their initial success waned and they parted ways their high profile singer. Now of course they are charging forward with new, ex H.E.A.T, singer Erik Gronwall.

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19/10/2022

In issue 34 RCM editor HoJo considers every album The Cult have released, album by album.

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18/10/2022

In issue 34 Dave Reynolds investigates the history of British-American band Lion, who in the mid-80s were hotly tipped for mega-stardom. But it never happened. Dave finds out why.

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12/10/2022

In the new magazine HoJo talks to William Reid Dick about working on Motörhead's 'Iron Fist' album. It's a rare interview with the legendary producer and gives massive insight into how the music came together and the culture of those times

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