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From Wednesday 07 January 2015

Angels & Airwaves – The Dream Walker

Seven years and five albums in – Angels & Airwaves are still going strong. In fact with ‘The Dream Walker’ the band might have just released their best album yet. We start off with a look at lead single ‘The Wolfpack’ there’s something about it, the production and overall

Friday 19 December 2014

Mineral, The Hotelier, Good Riddance and more added to Groezrock 2015

Groezrock is shaping up to be pretty damn excellent eh? The Festival has just announced a whole bunch of new bands to feast over. Joining the likes of Social Distortion and Refused will be: Masked Intruder Ceremony Beach Slang The Hotelier Mineral The Early November Counterpunch Cold World OFF! No Turning Back The Real McKenzies Good Riddance Throwdown Another announcement is due soon, Groezrock

Wednesday 17 December 2014

Radio Alcatraz – ‘It’s All Coming Up Roses’

Post-hardcore has lost its direction in recent years. With every Tom, Dick and Craig Owens vying to break down boundaries and expectations, how are you supposed to stand out? London quartet Radio Alcatraz’s hold the answer – meaningful, extraordinarily talented tracks that wouldn’t sound out of place on a

Tuesday 16 December 2014

Coldbones – ‘Distance’

Kent/Brighton trio Coldbones’ debut release ‘Distance’ brings about a pleasant assembly of post rock, released by the aptly titled Dream Atlantic Records. ‘The Hand Between Us’ starts off the EP with a dreamy riff, rapidly accompanied by an echo of drums that weave quickly between the other cluster of sounds.

Friday 28 November 2014

Front Porch Step – ‘Whole Again’

Jake McElfresh – Front Porch Step to you and I has been riding the crest of a wave since his debut record ‘Aware’ dropped late last year. It was a record that was so packed with emotion, it came to no surprise that his music absolutely exploded, resonating

Monday 10 November 2014

Punktastic Fest 2014

The very first Punktastic Festival is literally just around the corner. This November 30th will see Gnarwolves, Prawn, Vales and more take to the stage at Cardiff’s iconic Clwb Ifor Bach venue. This is the first time we’ve gone this big and it won’t be the last, needless to

Monday 29 September 2014

Rob Lynch and Front Porch Step announce UK tour w/ Allison Weiss

Fresh from their stint on this Summers warped tour, Rob Lynch and Front Porch Step have teamed up for a co-headline tour of the UK in January. They’ll be bringing along Allison Weiss on all dates. Rob Lynch recently released his fantastic new album ‘All The Nights In Bars Will

Monday 22 September 2014

Rob Lynch – ‘All These Nights In Bars Will Somehow Save My Soul’

It’s been a long old road to get here for London based singer-songwriter Rob Lynch. He’s spent years touring and honing his craft and it’s finally paying dividends. 2014 has been pretty great to him… signing a deal with a label with a great roster and reputation in Xtra

Friday 19 September 2014

The Hiding Place – ‘So This Is Home’

Short, expansive and loud. These are just three adjectives which sum up the latest release from Midlands upstarts The Hiding Place. Having been a band since 2010, they’ve developed a decent following of fans on social media and in their base city of Stoke-on-Trent. Combining furious guitar playing from

Thursday 18 September 2014

Atlas / In Arms – Split EP

Leeds hardcore outfit Atlas have recently teamed up with Sheffield lot In Arms for a 4 track split. The result? More melodic hardcore than you could wish for in one EP. Both bands bring their own unique style to the table in a record that’s completely filled to the