Mik Gaffney

Latest articles by Mik Gaffney

Covers from eight classic Scandinavian AOR albums

10 essential Scandinavian AOR albums

By Mik Gaffney, Classic Rock published

Set the dials to ‘good times’ – here are 10 perfect Scandinavian hard rock albums that party like it’s 1989

Albums
The rock band Black N’ Blue

‘Jon Bon Jovi said, ‘I put your CD on and it blew away ours.’ I guess it should piss me off. Like, where’s my cheque?” the story of Black ’N Blue, the band Gene Simmons tried and failed to turn into superstars

By Mik Gaffney published

Gene Simmons worked with them, Bon Jovi borrowed their producer and they appeared on the b-side of a Madonna single – Black ’N Blue are one of 80s hard rock’s great near-misses

Bands & Artists