Another Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame has come and gone, and still no induction for Ricky Warwick. Still, we hope he’ll find some consolation in his triumph in the latest round of our Tracks Of The Week contest, in which he hooked up with Lita Ford (also no RARHOF recognition) to such great effect that their song, Don’t Leave Me in the Dark, triumphed with aplomb.
So congratulations to them. And to Sonny Jim and Radioactive, for finishing second and third.
Here are our latest candidates. Aren’t they lovely?
One of the most stirring moments on his rocked-up new album PowerNerd, Gratitude embodies that swooping depth of feeling and nuance that, at his best, Devin does better than almost anyone in heavy music. “I wrote this song during a very difficult time, yet the idea of gratitude is not meant to be ironic in any way,” he says. “I’m grateful for the lessons, I’m grateful for the swings and roundabouts of life, I’m here for …