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From Tuesday 30 November 2010

The River Card – The Great Fall

It’s a well known fact that Stoke-on-Trent isn’t the best of areas to say the least, but if there is any defence for this stain on the map, it is UK hardcore heavyweights THE RIVER CARD. Having toured with the likes of

In Your Honour – In Your Honour EP

It’s not often that a self-proclaimed hardcore EP clocks in at eighteen long minutes with just three tracks of substance, but Bournemouth’s IN YOUR HONOUR are dead set on bringing the unusual genre of ‘epic progressive hardcore’ to music today. An oxymoron of

I Met Nature – There’s Something About Lions…

I MET NATURE are a Salisbury based, five piece pop-punk / pop-rock band, with this EP being their first release. Their sound is characterised by strong but tuneful female lead vocals, with a delivery similar to Discount and Elizabeth Elmore’s old band The Reputation, some of the

The Riot Before – Manchester Night & Day

*Gig at the Oxford, not Night & Day as above* An odd venue for a gig, The Oxford?s upstairs is open to the pub below, making those not interested in hearing frenetic punk rock potentially unhappy. However, the people who gathered for the gig were in for a treat. First up

Frightened Rabbit – Manchester Academy

Missing the first support act meant that the next band to play were THE NEAT. They had technically good music; tight and with a good set of interesting songs. Unfortunately, it felt like they were a little style over substance, with the constant jerkiness of the music

Monday 29 November 2010

Video Exclusive: Burn The Fleet – Blackholes

Burn The Fleet‘s new video for ‘Black Holes’ is streaming exclusively in our video player above as of right now. Get thoroughly involved.

Gallows – Camden Underworld

*Venue was Bedford Esquires, not Underworld as above* ?This song?s about living in a really shit town. That?s something you guys should know all about.? Ever the charmer, Frank Carter introduces the Bedford crowd to ?London Bedford Is the Reason?, and to Gallows? ?Return to the

Trash Talk – Camden Barfly

Punktastic is sat atop the bar. It?s not the coolest, not to mention most comfortable, thing to do but it is the only way to see the carnage before us in all its glory. The box room that is the Barfly is awash with sweat and heaving bodies. The

JCQ play OBL

The James Cleaver Quintet will play London’s Old Blue Last on December 14th, with &U&I, Tangled Hair and Shoes And Socks Off in support. It’s free entry, so all you London folk have no excuse. Confirm your attendance at the Facebook event page:

Army Of Freshmen return to Europe

Our good friends in Army Of Freshmen have confirmed they will be playing 2011’s Groezrock Festival (April 22-23) and Artefact’s Festival in France (April 15th). Expect some UK headline shows around then…