¡PendejO!: the tooters make it special

The Spanish-language name and lyrics make Pendejo seem like a band from Spain or Latin America. But nothing could be further from the truth: this stoner rock/metal band is from the Netherlands.¡Pendejo! opened the second day of Bruis Festival Maastricht, and they did so with full conviction. After this performance, Maxazine had an interview with … lees verder

John Corabi was passionated as well naughty at De Bosuil

Rocker John Corabi is known as the frontman of Mötley Crüe, The Dead Daisies and The Scream, among others. He also wrote ‘Horseshoes and Hand Grenades’, a biography about his youth as well as his career. This flamboyant man was in De Bosuil in Weert (The Netherlands) on Thursday, December 8th. For this acoustic show, … lees verder

Iron Maiden flipped Navid Rashid over to the ‘dark side’

Navid Rashid is frontman (vocalist and guitarist) of Iris Divine. Sometimes people mix up his first name and surname. Navid is his first name and Rashid is his surname. Navid grew up in the ’80’s, in those days hard rock was very populair. Navid had plenty of exposure on radio and MTV.  He still loves what … lees verder

Ton Scherpenzeel: “Image is thin air”.

Next year Ton Scherpenzeel can blow out 70 candles, and his band Kayak celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. In all those years, he hasn’t changed much. He is and remains purely himself and doesn’t concern himself with image building. The only time they did something about their image was around 2009. Cindy Oudshoorn (the singer at … lees verder

The Picturebooks: daredevils, biker freaks but above all musicians

Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Singer/guitarist Fynn Claus Grabke and drummer Philipp Mirtschink do wild things like skateboarding and motorcycling. Their music may sometimes be a bit rough, but these men from Gütersloh (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) have a gentle soul and a passion for music. They have … lees verder

MoonKing Jan Hoving leads The Ministry of Rock & Roll

Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken While harvesting the wheat, Jan Hoving freed up time so that I could interview him on behalf of Maxazine about the band The MoRR, which he founded. There was a precedent: Vandenberg’s MoonKings was founded some 7 years ago by Ad (Vandenberg). … lees verder

Epica and Omega

Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken On 26th of February, Epica releases the album ‘Omega‘. On behalf of Rockmuzine I spoke with guitarist Mark Jansen. His cool grunts form a fantastic combination with the music, and with the beautiful voice of Simone Simons. The album title is based … lees verder