Tom Rowe

Tom is a writer of short stories, poetry, novels and the column Hell Over Heels here on The Carouser...all those things writers do. He just writes them all hazily in a bar and then puts them on http://www.not-dark-yet.com/ . He edits when he is sober and rarely does he edit.

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Rick Parfitt – Over and Out

Rick Parfitt always seemed one of the more anonymous figureheads of rock, safe and sturdy, more crafty pauper than prince. Much like Status Quo, the band he lovingly ...
On March 21, 2018 / By Tom Rowe
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Reviews
Bar Review: Grand Central

80 Oxford Rd, Manchester M1 5NH ...
On September 12, 2017 / By Tom Rowe
6.5Score

Albums
Album Review: Motörhead – Under Cöver

Motörhead have always had a sense of a band that sounded like they were falling apart at the seams, but in a good way. In that respect, they are ...
On September 1, 2017 / By Tom Rowe
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Album Review: Mötley Crüe – Girls, Girls, Girls 30th Anniversary Edition

It’s one of the great paradoxes of the youthful sound of hair metal; it’s ballsy, lacking class and delightful in equal measure but it was always going to ...
On August 16, 2017 / By Tom Rowe
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Box Set Review: Saxon – Solid Book Of Rock

Saxon bring ALL the rock on this new monster box set I was born and raised just down the road from the town where Saxon was birthed back ...
On July 28, 2017 / By Tom Rowe
Interview
Interview: Steve Hackett

Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett has been making his way around the UK playing a mix of old classics and new material from The Night Siren. The Carouser catches ...
On June 9, 2017 / By Tom Rowe
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Live Reviews
Live Review: Steve Hackett’s Incandescent Odyssey

Not knowing what to expect from someone that many consider one of the greatest guitarists to grace music and more so one who arguably was cut from the ...
On May 9, 2017 / By Tom Rowe
Interview
Interview: Booze & Glory

The Carouser gets personal with the aptly named London-based punk band Booze & Glory. ...
On March 27, 2017 / By Tom Rowe
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Albums
Album Review: Booze & Glory – Chapter IV

Booze & Glory are one of a collection of London-based punk bands who, to the casual listener, sound like they might be churning out the same old, same ...
On March 10, 2017 / By Tom Rowe
Albums
Album Review: Buckcherry – Rock N Roll

For a very long time there haven’t been many out-and-out rock bands that genuinely sound dangerous when you listen to them. Buckcherry have been one of those bands ...
On August 21, 2015 / By Tom Rowe
Books & Literature
Carouser Literature: Dance The Night Away

The latest online adult short story from Todd Levin. The Carouser’s literary lover’s latest article is an autobiographical spin on seeking solace in the temporary, a good whiskey ...
On August 17, 2015 / By Tom Rowe
Books & Literature
Carouser Literature: To Be Bobby Fischer Having Lost His Game

Sometimes when you’re out there having a good time, life and lovers catch up with you. Whether it’s down drunken alleyways or the dark streets you no longer ...
On June 26, 2015 / By Tom Rowe
News
Irony By Todd Levin

In his second column, Todd Levin offers another drunken tale (warning) of a life of dating hard with an unexpected, heavy metal twist… ‘Irony’ Bad boys, good ...
On May 21, 2015 / By Tom Rowe
Books & Literature
Carouser Literature: Dating For Therapists

The latest online adult short story from Todd Levin explores why we’re so fucked up and other bullshit through the eyes of a drunk therapist looking for love. ...
On May 11, 2015 / By Tom Rowe