THERE are a few bands that are enduring - musically and personally. Of those that survived the excesses of the 70s and 80s few can match the consistence of UFO.

They have been pounding the boards and keeping the hard rock flame alive for a long time - actually from 1969 (two years after your editor was born!).
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IT is a fact of life that when a community believes a cause is worthy they rally around, pull together all parts of that community and try to make a difference. Earlier this year Blazefest V saw thousansd raised for the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, and on Friday (17th April), <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/805410556161282/"

_{Romeo’s Daughter release “Spin”, their fourth album, through RD Records on 20th April; just ahead of their short tour through England and Scotland with FM and No Hot Ashes during May. The band is best known for their debut, self-titled release back in 1988 (being of a certain age, I of course have this on vinyl !!), but they has been receiving a lot of recognition since reforming more than five years ago. “Spin” builds on the solid base of their 2012 comeback album “Rapture” and is well worth checking out. I’ve already played the opening track “Touch” on the Friday NI Rocks Show and there’ll be more to follow!}