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About Rockshot Magazine

Rockshot Magazine is an online, UK-based music magazine with a focus on live music photography and insightful writing produced by our team of talented photographers and writers with a diverse and eclectic taste in music. We share live music event reviews, band/artist interviews and features as well as exciting music, tour and video release news provided to us by the fantastic British music industry PRs we work closely with.

If you fancy joining our team or want to get in touch, please drop us a line at: rockshot.magazine@outlook.com!

Kalpesh Patel

I’m a London-based photographer and writer specialising in live music photography, portraits and concert reviews. I also love travel photography and snowboarding, so have managed to damage a fair amount of equipment trying to shoot while boarding or hanging off cliffs! I shoot gigs as often as I can, I drink coffee every day.

Nicola Greenbrook

Nicola is a freelance music, fashion and lifestyle writer based in East London and has her own website: Nicola Greenbrook. Nicola and her music partner in crime Rosie Kendrick have also created and host a fabulous music podcast Pause and Play It Forward, which you can check out here.

Coldplay @ Glastonbury 2016 (Kalpesh Patel)

Nils Van der Linden

For a laugh, Nils van der Linden started writing about music in 1997. He forgot to stop.

Paul Lyme

Unable to play a musical instrument. Or sing. So he sticks to the closest place he can be to the action. In the photo pit with his camera.

Sarah Sievers

Sarah is an American transplant in London, a screen and comedy writer and occasional producer. She was first introduced to the joy of music when her Grandma bought her a copy of Combat Rock by The Clash. Sarah has wildly eclectic taste but a special interest in alt rock and alt country.

Simon Reed

I am a music, event and portrait photographer, shooting pictures mainly in London and on the South coast. I tend to like bands with guitars – they move about more. When I’m not photographing music, I write about it and sometimes conduct the odd interview. Also in occasional spare moments, I control air traffic and walk Zebedee, Florence and Dougal, the springerdoodles.

Pauline Di Silvestro

Pauline is a London-based music photographer from Brussels. Brought up in the punk rock scene, she’s most likely to be found in dark and sweaty clubs.

Stereophonics @ Electric Brixton (Kalpesh Patel)

Lilen Pautasso

Lilen is a writer and photographer with over 10 years of experience covering artists, bands and festivals across Australia and the United Kingdom. She is open to all styles and genres, welcoming the weird and wonderful at a moment’s notice.

Venom Announce New Album ‘Into Oblivion’ And Unleash First Single ‘Lay Down Your Soul’

Black metal pioneers Venom have announced their long-awaited sixteenth studio album, Into Oblivion, set for release on 1st May. The Newcastle legends have also shared the album’s first single, Lay Down Your Soul, offering fans a thunderous preview of the band’s first new material since 2018’s Storm The Gates. The track leans into the raw spirit that helped define their early sound, pairing a rousing, chant-ready chorus with the ferocity that has long been synonymous with the band’s name.

Patrick Monahan of Train Train @ Islington Assembly Hall (Kalpesh Patel)

Train Release New Single ‘The Weekend’ As ‘Drops Of Jupiter’ 25th Anniversary Celebrations Begin

San Francisco-hailing Train have released their new single The Weekend, marking the start of a new chapter for the multi-GR GRAMMY® Award-winning band as they prepare to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their landmark album Drops Of Jupiter.

Nerina Pallot Announces Career-Celebrating Royal Albert Hall Show And Launches Fan App CHMBR

Nerina Pallot is marking 25 years in music with her biggest headline show to date, announcing a special performance at Royal Albert Hall in London on 31st May.

Heaven and Hell Breaking Out of Heaven (Chapman Baehler)

Heaven & Hell’s Final Chapter Celebrated With ‘Breaking Out Of Heaven 2007–2009’ Box Set

A powerful final chapter in the legacy of Ronnie James Dio and his later-era collaboration with members of Black Sabbath is set to be revisited with the release of a new retrospective box set, Breaking Out Of Heaven 2007–2009.

Hard-Fi @ White Rock Theatre, Hastings (Simon Reed)

Hard-Fi Announce First Album In 15 Years With ‘Sweating Someone Else’s Fever’

Staines indie favourites Hard‑Fi have announced their long-awaited return with a brand new studio album, Sweating Someone Else’s Fever, arriving on 19th June via V2 Records. The record marks the band’s first full-length release in 15 years and is previewed today by the swaggering new single They Ain’t Your Friends.

Cowboy Hunters Unleash New Single ‘Shag Slags Not Flags’ And Launch OnlyFans Fan Club

Glasgow duo Megan Pollock and Desmond Johnston, otherwise known Cowboy Hunters have shared their latest single, Shag Slags Not Flags, offering the heaviest and most politically charged preview yet of their forthcoming EP EPeepee, set for release on 20th March.

Corella Return With Blistering New Single ‘Rewire’

Rapidly rising Manchester quartet Corella have unleashed their explosive new single ‘Rewire’, marking their first release via FLG and signalling a bold new chapter for the band.

Portrayal Of Guilt Announce New Album ‘…Beginning Of The End’ And Unleash Double Single

Austin extremists Portrayal Of Guilt have announced their fourth studio album, …Beginning Of The End, set for release on 24th April. To mark the announcement, the trio have shared two new tracks — Ecstasy and Human Terror — offering the first glimpse into their latest sonic evolution.