2000Trees Festival 2019 – Saturday

LIVE: 2000Trees Festival 2019 – Saturday

2000trees is advertised as being a ‘medium’ sized festival, but while medium can suggest mediocrity be misconstrued as ‘average’, nothing about the scorching weekend feels mediocre. With alternative fans from all of the country coming together to celebrate our special scene, 2000trees pens itself as one of the best

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LIVE: Muncie Girls / The Hard Aches @ Deaf Institute, Manchester

The first night of a tour brings with it a nervous tension for bands. Questions fly through the mind – will anyone turn up, will they like the new material, can we remember the older songs, are we going to actually sell any t-shirts? While bands have

Muncie Girls – ‘Fixed Ideals’

Inspiration comes from different places. For Exeter trio Muncie Girls, their inspiration comes from literature. Much like their debut album ‘From Caplin To Belsize’, they’ve taken the name of new album ‘Fixed Ideals’ from a Sylvia Plath quote. Whilst the lyrical content is an extension of their previous album, melding

Fresh – ‘Fresh’

When you think of the London power pop group ‘Fresh’, the terms cutesy, catchy and carefree spring to mind. Having joined the ranks of Muncie Girls, Shit Present, and Great Cynics, thanks to their signing with Specialist Records, their self-titled debut sees the band really come into their own.

Muncie Girls confirm UK headline dates

Muncie Girls have announced that they will be playing a run of UK headline shows following their appearances at Reading and Leeds Festivals. Last year they released their debut album ‘From Caplan to Belsize’ on Specialist Subject Records (UK), Uncle M Music (EU) and Animal Style Records (US). AUGUST 25 LEEDS Leeds

LIVE: The Wonder Years / Muncie Girls / The Dirty Nil @ The Hippodrome, Kingston

Pop punk shows are an equaliser. It’s impossible to judge anyone based on superficial things like social status when you’re four beers deep, arm around a stranger screaming your favourite band’s lyrics right back at them. These shows are communal therapy of sorts, but due to the unshakeable stigma

Beach Slang to play UK shows

Beach Slang have confirmed that they will be playing a run of UK shows as part of a wider European tour this summer. The band released their second album, ‘A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings’, last year on Polyvinyl Recordings (US) and Big Scary Monsters (UK). JUNE 30 BRIGHTON Sticky Mike’s Frog

2000 Trees announce line up for The Forest stage

2000  Trees have announced the line up for the acoustic Forest stage at the festival this year. Hundred Reasons, Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties, Ben Marwood, Tellison, Jim Lockey, Bare Knuckle Parade and Non Canon will perform exclusive sets at the festival, along with other bands who are already