Rod Collins

Gary Moore has tragically died aged only 58
He was a huge musical influence on my guitar playing and its terribly sad. In preparing a picture for this post I was reminded I’d spent a lifetime with Gary Moore
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Sabaton Official Merchandise - Hot Chicks in Hoodies ! Awesome \m/
Can you imagine anything better ?
Well imagine no longer - viewers with weak constitutions are advised not to go further and we cannot be held responsible for heart attacks and fits after seeing the hottest pictures in the world . . . ever !
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Sabaton Uprising Video ~ Awesome \m/
Everybody knows that Sabaton are simply the only band in the world - every other band simply quakes in their presence.
I know these things, I’ve been into this type music for over 30 years then one day . . .
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Review of Coat of Arms by Sabaton
The letterbox just clapped and one day after the official release date Coat of Arms the new album by the mighty Sabaton was laid on the Goldeneye Doormat
Is it any good ? Am I any good, are vitamin tablets any good, what’ll win the 5.15 at Haydock
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RIP Ronnie James Dio
I learnt this morning that Ronnie James Dio, former lead singer with Rainbow and Black Sabbath lost his battle with stomach cancer and died yesterday May 16 2010.
I’ve been listening to RJD sing for well over 30 years now and as I sit here and write this I can see him on stage when I went to see Dio live over a quarter of a century ago
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The mighty Sabaton are about the conquer the world !
Their new album is finished and due for release in May and they are embarking on a worldwide tour as well as doing the festival circuit in 2010
The Vikings are Coming !
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Feverdogg have a 4 track cd completed with 2 brand new tracks.
Your host was lucky enough to get an advance copy today and it’s good, very good in fact
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Official Motorhead T- Shirts !
Hard to imagine a finer garment, count yourself lucky if you have one - count yourself even luckier if you have more than one
Washing day at La Casa Goldeneye . . .
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Good guitars are expensive
Early Gibson Les Paul guitars are very expensive
So what does that make a 1958 Les Paul owned and played by Gary Moore worth then . . .
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Sabaton ~ Live Concert Review ~ Beyond Awesome \m/
Yes folks I’m back at the ranch after a night of Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll drink and Rock n Roll
I went to see Dragonforce playing live on their UK tour at The Engine Shed in Lincoln but it was the Sabaton who stole the show for me !
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Jake E. Lee - the Ozzy Osbourne Lead guitarist that time forgot !
Jake E Lee deserves a better crack of the whip and should be mentioned alongside the other guitarists who’ve played with Ozzy Osbourne
Read more and see him in action - he had hair exactly like mine !
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Yes folks, X Factor is back
The show that stops at nothing to show case the finest undiscovered musical talent Britain has to offer.
They go through the country with a fine tooth comb and come up with the likes of this
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Motorhead’s drummer, Mikkey Dee, is to miss many of the US dates in the upcoming tour because he is going into the jungle and will appear in I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here !
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Tank - Hard Rock Band
I’m strolling down memory lane here going back to my youth and wishing I still had my hair - hair all the way down my back that is - thankfully it’s all still there just short and sensible
The journey went further as I fished out the props for the picture to illustrate this article
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Picture the scene, I’m walking in the small market town of Louth, (trip coming to a blog near you soon) keeping a low profile and trying to avoid being arrested again for Being Awesome in a Built Up Area when who do I bump into . . . ?
Jimmy Brewer, the second best guitarist in Lincolnshire
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Quite some time ago on this site, during a discussion about Digital TV Channels and Freeview etc, I asked a question that came to me.
With the digital switch over meaning that the Government will switch off analogue broadcasting in 5 years - what will happen to car radios ?
Will Car Radios Still Work When We Go Digital ?
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Ed Force One !
What’s that when it’s at home ?
It’s the private jet owned by the most underrated band in this country - do you know just how big Iron Maiden are ?
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Metallica have been inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, quite rightly I might add !
So in honour of this I’ve got a couple of videos for you to watch. The band have YouTube pretty much tied up so original promo videos seem thin on the ground
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Being a real life Guitar Hero you might, quite reasonably, assume that I’d have no time for computerized trickery and plastic guitars.
Au contraire, mon frère
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Well it’s nearly all over, christmas that is, or Mithrasmas as we celebrate here
A strong joint theme ran through the celebrations this year - Motorhead and Bart Simpson - Awesome !
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With Britney Spears making the headlines after appearing on The X Factor , for all the wrong reasons, miming on stage is once again a topic of conversation.
Is it right that singers or performers mime on stage ?
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Regulars will know that your host wears many different hats in the name of bringing you the finest articles on this site
Last night saw me wearing 2 at once - Those of Tintin Ace Reporter and The Lone Shredder !
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Fender Stratocaster guitars are legendary and desired by many.
One of the reasons is product association - some of the best and most influential rock guitarists of all time play-played Strats.
So what happens when you look at this equation ?
Auction + guitar + Jimi Hendrix = ?
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I’ve decided, whilst listening to the best band in the world, to try and come to a decision about the best album Motorhead have ever recorded and create a definitive Top Ten
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Motörhead - Lemmy, Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee are back with a brand new 11 song CD entitled
Motorizer
An album review from a veteran fan of over 25 years standing !
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