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From Thursday 24 April 2014

Red Bull Studios Download 2014: They Say Fall (Pt. 2)

Last week we had a quick chat with They Say Fall, the band who were topping the ranks of Red Bull’s competition to play Download. This week, they’ve topped the ranks for the second week in a row, so we’ve gone back for another chat with Kyle and Brad. You’ve

Wednesday 23 April 2014

INTRODUCING: NEW CITY KINGS

New City Kings – lead vocalist/guitarist Mark Konstantinovic, lead guitarist/vocalist (and Mark’s brother) Ben Konstantinovic, bassist/vocalist Charlie Roberts and drummer/vocalist Ben Nyari – are an alternative four-piece from Essex, and they’re going somewhere. Despite only forming in 2013, they’ve managed to achieve a hell of a lot already: Bestival,

Wednesday 16 April 2014

INTRODUCING: COLDRAIN

Be sure of one thing: Coldrain are going to blow up, and very soon. They’ve already conquered their native Japan, so it’s only a matter of time before they take over the UK with their incredibly catchy mixture of metal riffs and infectious choruses. Vocalist Masato, bassist RxYxO (Ryo), drummer

Wednesday 09 April 2014

INTRODUCING: CYTOTA

Birmingham’s finest metalcore upstarts, Cytota, consist of five members: vocalist Joby Fitzgerald, drummer Harry Jennings (son of Raw Power’s Craig Jennings),  guitarists Youssef Ashraf and Ryan Hamilton, and bassist Oliver Pike. Although they technically formed in 2009, the band were still at school, and so haven’t been able to

Tuesday 01 April 2014

Boy Jumps Ship Sign To Rude Records And Release New Single

Newcastle’s Boy Jumps Ship have just signed to Rude Records, whose impressive roster also includes Taking Back Sunday, I Am The Avalanche, All Time Low and The Maine. They have also just released their new single, ‘Still Alive’. Check out the video below: The band

Friday 28 March 2014

Interview: 5 Seconds Of Summer [March 2014]

Just in case you didn’t know: 5 Seconds Of Summer are going to be absolutely massive. It might be easy to dismiss them as the next One Direction, but they’ve been working with the likes of John Feldmann, Good Charlotte, All Time Low and Mike Duce of Lower Than

LIVE: Architects/ Stray From The Path/ Northlane @ Solus, Cardiff [11/03/14]

Architects rock London Koko, photo by Graham Berry Tonight sees the mighty Architects hit Cardiff on their sold out UK tour. Their star is rising, and it’s obvious to everyone: whether it’s the hordes of teenagers waiting outside (at a time when most bands are desperately struggling to get people

Thursday 13 March 2014

LIVE: Skindred/ The Blackout/ Hacktivist @ Newport Centre [08/03/14]

Tonight sees Newport’s finest reggae/rock titans Skindred return to their hometown, and it’s just as spectacular as expected. They’ve brought along some friends for the ride – The Blackout, Hacktivist, Feed The Rhino and Continents – and it’s very nearly an all-Welsh bill. Sadly we miss Continents and Feed

Monday 10 March 2014

INTERVIEW: We Are The In Crowd [March 2014]

We Are The In Crowd have just released their second album, ‘Weird Kids’, and it’s bloody brilliant. A couple of weeks back, we went down to Koko to have a chat with guitarist/vocalist Jordan Eckes about the album, how much they love the UK and how the tour went

Monday 03 March 2014

In The Studio With Lewis Johns: Funeral For A Friend

  In the second instalment of our ongoing feature ‘In The Studio’ with producer Lewis Johns (Ranch Studios, Southampton), we talk about his work with band Funeral For A Friend. Who are you recording at the moment, and what have they been recording? I’m currently in the process of the finishing the