This Be The Verse: “These are just the first steps”

LIVE: Bring Me The Horizon / Enter Shikari / Don Broco @ The O2, London

Once upon a time Bring Me The Horizon were a band that a lot of people loved to hate, I remember them opening the main stage at Reading Festival back in 2008 to a constant stream of bottles raining down. Fast-forward 8 years and 4 albums later the Sheffield

LIVE: The Pretty Reckless @ Scala, London

Formed back in 2009 American hard rockers The Pretty Reckless may have undergone a few lineup changes in their time and even a name change but that hasn’t stopped them accruing an army of fans. It’s been nearly two years since Taylor Momsen and co were last on UK

LIVE: Of Mice & Men @ O2 Forum, Kentish Town

Fresh of the back of their fourth studio release ‘Cold World’ the follow up to 2014’s epic ‘Restoring Force’ Orange County rockers Of Mice & Men roll through London on their now ill-fated UK tour. Of course that tour has now been postponed mid-way through due to singer Austin

LIVE: Less Than Jake / The Skints / Maricahi El Bronx @ O2 Academy, Brixton

You know what they say about Thursdays being the new Fridays? Well Less Than Jake and Fireball are about to team up and show us exactly why that’s the case. We headed down to Brixton Academy to check out the inaugural Fuelling the Fire Tour and here’s how it

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes: “There are no rules in punk rock”

LIVE: Heck / Black Peaks / Bad Sign / This Be The Verse @ Boston Music Room, Tufnell Park

What’s better than witnessing the chaos of a Black Peaks and Heck co headline gig? Seeing it unfold two nights in a row is what. The first time I saw a Heck gig was back in 2014 when they went under a different name, a baby version of a

LIVE: State Champs / The Gospel Youth @ The Underworld, Camden Town

Having released their debut album ‘The Finer Things’ back in 2013’ State Champs were always on course to make big waves but following 2015’s incredible follow up ‘Around the World and Back’ they have quickly emerged as one of pop punks hottest properties.  The band has just concluded a

LIVE: Allusondrugs / Fizzy Blood / This Years Ghost / Snakes @ The Black Heart, London

Ever since I caught Allusondrugs set at Download festival back in 2015 they seem to have been absolutely everywhere, and who can have any complaints when they’re this good! The Yorkshire lads are quickly making a reputation for themselves as one of the best bands out there with their

LIVE: Good Charlotte @ O2 Forum, Kentish Town

It’s been 5 years since Good Charlotte hung up their boots for the foreseeable. There’s been various side projects come and go in that time with varied levels of success, most notably 2014’s ‘solo’ album for Benji & Joel ‘The Madden Brothers’. There are those that said that was