Trooper News and Photos

Liverpool Sound City 2013: Mary’s Day 3 Roundup

Fri, May 17 2013 10:47pm - Source: There Goes the Fear

Third day at Sound City 2013 , and I was flagging.

Popdose Flashback 1983: Iron Maiden, “Piece of Mind”

Thu, May 16 2013 1:08pm - Source: Pop Dose

It's easy now to take for granted how flawless Iron Maiden was in the 1980s, but even as they issued one classic album after another that decade I spent little time appreciating what a massive legacy the group was building.

Sarah Brightman Chases Dream of Recording a Song in Space -- INTERVIEW

Wed, April 24 2013 5:57pm - Source: Spinner

Sarah Brightman is about to go where no professional musician has ever gone before.

Silence Is Silver - Local Natives

Mon, April 15 2013 7:52am - Source: ClashMusic.com

When Clash turns up to see Local Natives play live we're met by a badly deployed state trooper roadblock.

Volbeat, Danko Jones, Spoken – LIVE!

Sat, March 23 2013 9:36pm - Source: Strange Reaction

As I sit down to write this, I'm scratching my head trying to figure how to write this.

Iron Maiden Create New 'Trooper' Beer

Fri, March 15 2013 12:35pm - Source: Stereoboard

British metal legends Iron Maiden have teamed up with Cheshire family brewers Robinsons to create a new beer, "Trooper".

Iron Maiden launch their own brand of beer

Thu, March 14 2013 2:24pm - Source: NME

The cask ale, named Trooper after their 1983 single, will first be made available in pubs around Stockport, near the Robinsons brewery where the beer will be made.

Sónar Reykjavík 2013 - Reykjavík, Iceland

Wed, February 27 2013 11:25am - Source: ClashMusic.com

Reykjavík, Sao Paulo, Tokyo and of course Barcelona.

Question Of The Week: And The Grammy Goes To …

Fri, February 22 2013 9:46pm - Source: Metal Sucks

ugh Not to revive a turdy topic that's best flushed forever, but holy shitballz weren't the 2013 Grammy Awards especially stinky?

Avian A Laugh: Woodpecker Wooliams

Tue, November 27 2012 12:32pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

I'm stood in the basement dressing room at Manchester's Night & Day venue.

Desert Island Discs: Canadian Bands Edition

Tue, November 13 2012 2:04pm - Source: Something Else!

In a pitched battle for Canuck supremacy, Neil Young edged out Rush by just one mention, as we imagined what being stranded on an island just off the coast of Canada might be like.

Mike Ragogna: Election Day Yin & Yang: Chatting With All That Remains' Philip LaBonte and Appleseed Recordings' Jim Musselman

Tue, November 06 2012 5:43am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Let's dig into your new album, A War You Cannot Win. I love the concept.

'Viennetta' incident leaves Midge Ure looking for a little less custardy contact

Fri, September 28 2012 4:24pm - Source: The Independent - Music

The Vienna singer was left covered in dripping, yellow gunk after the woman evaded security and poured the contents of a cardboard plate over his bald pate.

Vince Neil Suffers Injury During Mötley Crüe Performance, Tour in Jeopardy

Thu, September 13 2012 4:25pm - Source: Noisecreep

Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil may have broken his foot onstage at last night's (Sept. 12) Mötley Crüe/ KISS show in a Cleveland suburb.

On Second Thought: Yes – The Yes Album (1971)

Sun, August 26 2012 12:05pm - Source: Something Else!

Because I was a huge fan of progressive rock back in the 1970s, I believed I was among music's most enlightened devotees.

Jeremy – From the Dust to the Stars (2012)

Tue, August 21 2012 12:20pm - Source: Something Else!

Here on the latest album from the immensely prolific Jeremy Morris, we find the Michigan-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and owner of JAM Recordings, combining the holy trinity of psychedelic music , progressive rock and power pop into one spellbinding swirl of shapes and shades.

FESTIVAL REPORT: Bloodstock

Fri, August 17 2012 4:43pm - Source: The Quietus

As ever in 2012 the great British summer turned out to be a great British disappointment, leaving most with nothing but grim resignation to the fact that almost every time they opened their curtains of a morning they would be met with a low hanging, hazy bank of grey misery that used to be the sky.

Why? – Sod In The Seed EP

Thu, August 16 2012 1:42pm - Source: Nialler 9

Why?'s songs have always had a double-edged appeal.

Randy Travis Arrested For DWI

Thu, August 09 2012 5:44pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Country icon Randy Travis has been arrested after crashing his car while allegedly driving under the influence.

Desert Island Discs: Prog and Art Rock Edition

Tue, July 24 2012 11:10am - Source: Something Else!

King Crimson was the top vote-getter in Something Else!

Hanson: Zac and Isaac Debate 'Star Wars' Vs. 'Star Trek' for May the Fourth Be With You Day

Fri, May 04 2012 6:17pm - Source: AOL Music

"We're just very verbal," singer Taylor Hanson explains to AOL Music Blog as his younger brother, drummer Zac, continues to barrel through a rant about the eternal geek battle between Star Wars and Star Trek. "He just likes to riff. We get in this talking mode."

Chicago’s Tympanic Theatre adapts Springsteen with Deliver Us From Nowhere

Thu, April 26 2012 2:06pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

In 1982, Bruce Springsteen released Nebraska.

Pulp Make Triumphant U.S. Return

Wed, April 11 2012 5:08pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Pulp played New York's Radio City Music Hall last night, the first American gig of the reunion tour they began almost a year ago, and the first time the legendary Britpop fops have played the U.S. since the Nineties.

Little Mix: We won’t pose nude ... our mums would give us a slap

Sun, April 08 2012 12:19am - Source: The Sun - London - UK

The X Factor winners are on a mission to teach girls their age about "earning sexual respect".

'Once you've been touched by music then age doesn't matter'

Fri, March 30 2012 3:50am - Source: The Sun - London - UK

"DO you fancy a cup of tea?" asks Paul Weller.

CMW, CMF: Arts & Crafts Show Off Their Post-Broken Social Scene Stable

Sat, March 24 2012 6:21pm - Source: Spinner

With Broken Social Scene on "indefinite hiatus," there's a hole in the middle of the Arts & Crafts records roster.

KUESTIONNAIRE: Gardens & Villa

Wed, February 08 2012 12:08am - Source: KATA ROKKAR

Much happens on the debut album from this Santa Barbara art-pop act and it all unfolds so beautifully and colorfully that you would be hard-pressed to complain.

Glasvegas' James Allan: 'Glasgow has a romantic, wild and vibrant energy'

Mon, February 06 2012 3:58pm - Source: NME

"It has a side that seems like quite a cold, drab, brutal and lonely city. But if you have lived/visited here, your eyes begin to see a romantic, wild and vibrant energy. When Glasgow shows this side you know you belong. And this 'belonging' is a primal."

KISS Rocker: Gene Simmons Gave Me Crabs!

Tue, November 01 2011 6:22pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

Ace Frehley -- also known as the "Spaceman" from the band KISS -- has penned a tell-all memoir aptly titled "No Regrets."

Tom Evanchuck and The Old Money: The TVD Interview

Fri, October 21 2011 4:19pm - Source: The Vinyl District

If you were to hear Tom Evanchuck and the Old Money , you'd be convinced they were a group of good ol' boys from the South.

Album Review: Cymbals Eat Guitars – Lenses Alien

Wed, October 12 2011 11:03am - Source: There Goes the Fear

An album about an extraterrestrial optometrist?

Tony Lucca: Under the Influence

Sun, October 09 2011 5:27pm - Source: Hyperbolium

The 1990s edition of the Mickey Mouse Club was a surprising hotbed of soon-to-be-successful young artists.

Terri Clark Among Canadian Country Music Award Winners

Wed, September 14 2011 3:23pm - Source: The Boot

Terri Clark was named Female Vocalist of the Year for the fourth time at the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards on Monday night (Sept. 13) in Hamilton, Ontario.

Six Celebrities and their Alter Egos

Thu, September 01 2011 10:26pm - Source: 20jazzfunkgreats

There was a lot of hoopla about Lady Gaga appearing at the MTV Video Music Awards as her alter ego Jo Calderone last weekend.

Dance Music Post. 9

Thu, September 01 2011 3:26am - Source: Pop Librarian

As depressing as it is, it's time to end the summer.

Terri Clark Finds Her Smile Again With 'Roots & Wings'

Fri, July 29 2011 11:07pm - Source: The Boot

There's little question that Terri Clark is feeling good these days.

Wine, Women, Song, Lady Crush, and Boots

Fri, July 15 2011 4:46pm - Source: Seattle Subsonic

The show didn't start until 7:00, but I walked around back in hopes of getting in the stage door and catching the last minute rehearsal and soundcheck.