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LIVE: ROAM / Milestones / Wolf Culture @ Arts Club, Liverpool

Summer is a pretty rubbish time to be a gig fan in the UK. As festival season takes over and temperatures increase from ‘meh’ to ‘perma-sweaty’ overnight, the steady flow of tours dries up faster than you can say “hosepipe ban”. Tonight, the drought ends in more than

Tuesday 24 July 2018

William Ryan Key and This Wild Life announce co-headline tour

Former Yellowcard front man William Ryan Key and California acoustic rockers This Wild Life have announced a co-headline tour of Europe, with dates spanning January and February 2019. Key recently released debut solo EP ‘Thirteen’, whilst This Wild Life released third album ‘Petaluma’ on June 22. Full tour dates

Normandie deliver the Ecstasy you need

Have you ever had a band you are so overwhelmed by, it frankly offends you that they aren’t more well-known yet? The band with seemingly boundless talent and an electrifying live show to go with it? Well, in case you’re yet to have the pleasure – let me introduce you

Normandie release new single

Swedish alt rockers Normandie have released a new single and video. ‘Ecstasy’ is the debut track from their upcoming second album, and their first since signing to Easy Life Records earlier this year. Normandie will be touring with Hands Like Houses later this year, full dates below. OCTOBER 19 GLASGOW Cathouse 20 BIRMINGHAM

Friday 06 July 2018

The Devin Townsend Project – ‘Ocean Machine – Live At The Ancient Roman Theatre’

Since the completion of the initial four album DTP series in 2011, Devin Townsend fans have grown somewhat accustomed to being treated to ‘one off’ performances; the four ‘By a Thread’ shows were followed by ‘Retinal Circus’ a year later in 2012, with Ziltoid Live at the Royal Albert

Wednesday 04 July 2018

MAYPINE – ‘Bend/Break’

Let’s get straight down to business – because that’s exactly what Brighton alt-rockers MAYPINE do on new EP ‘Bend/Break’. Prepare yourself in advance, because you won’t be given a second to breathe once you hit play on this one. First track and lead single ‘Give’ kicks straight in with thudding

Tuesday 03 July 2018

Find That Something With Confidence

Oh, Australia. How do you do it? Is there something in the terrifying crawly creatures lurking in every corner, or the obscene temperatures at all times of the year? Maybe not, but something is helping generate a seemingly endless stream of new music from our Antipodean friends these days,

Sunday 24 June 2018

You Know The Drill – ‘Selfhood’

The Midlands. Home of heavy metal, chocolate, the world’s most confusing motorway junctions – and now, pop punk. Birmingham five-piece You Know The Drill are back with the follow up to their 2016 EP ‘Losing Streak’ – and with involvement from ROAM’s Alex Adam and guitarist Luke Astley stepping

Wednesday 20 June 2018

Our Hollow Our Home release new track and video

Southampton’s metalcore five piece Our Hollow, Our Home have released new track ‘Speak Of Sorrow’, the first taster of their sophomore album. Check out the video for ‘Speak of Sorrow’ here: The band will be headlining The Metal Bash in Bridgwater on August 26, with album news coming soon.

Tuesday 19 June 2018

State Champs – ‘Living Proof’

Drop. Everything. Now. Sound the pop punk sirens, dig out your backpack and get your dancing shoes ready (preferably chukkas but we’ll let you off with anything vaguely skate-shaped) – State Champs are back! It’s only five years since the New York band released debut album ‘The Finer Things’, but