Kal Ahmed

Contributing to American based ROCKwell Unscene Magazine as a photographer from 2015 to 2019 under the ownership of Wes and Melissa Anderson- at the time the magazine was in print and was being sold worldwide. Thanks to Covid and other circumstances, Wes and Mel decided to call it a day as travelling 00's and 000's of miles to cover shows and festivals was taking a toll on them. I couldn't let this establishment close so with the teamwork with Lennie, i took over as the new owner. We now have very talented and trusted photographers/reviewers in the UK, USA, Australia, Japan and throughout Europe covering shows and festivals all over the world. We also have enlisted Kim Cilluffo as our US editor.

Buckcherry co-headline with Michael Monroe & Rubikon- 27th Feb 2026, KK Steelmill, Wolverhampton, UK

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Yes, tis I, Crewe’s answer to ubiquity personified if we’re to believe certain restroom doors in the Wheatsheaf, back once again like a vertebra (rather than a renegade master), and here with you to share another of my exploits into the rock music scene around the West Midlands. This time, as the more perceptive of … Read more

Michael Monroe releases his brand new album “Outerstellar”- releases on February 20th via Silver Lining Music

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It’s 9pm on a dark and grey Tuesday night and my musical partner in crime appears via WhatsApp and hurls me a last-minute review request. Cue Michael Monroe’s “Outerstellar” landing in my inbox! Now, I don’t know if the aforementioned Monroe purveys music of a rock, indie, or opera persuasion or something somewhere in between … Read more

Smith/Kotzen supported by The Kris Barras Band – KKs Steel Mill – 17th February 2026

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A bill topped by transatlantic hard-rock partnership Smith/Kotzen and bolstered by the ever-reliable Kris Barras Band made for a night of high-calibre guitar work and unapologetic volume at KK’s Steel Mill on Tuesday. Kris Barras Band It was the Kris Barras Band who struck first, and with intent. Opening with the punchy Unbreakable, Barras wasted … Read more

THUNDER re-release a digitally mastered version of their 1998 live album via EAR Music

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Available for the first time digitally, this monster of a release at the time consisted of 22 tracks and over 2 hours of live music spread across two venues, one of which I used to work at, the Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton, and so, having a few hours spare and a publisher to appease I … Read more