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From Saturday 13 April 2019

Punktastic Presents stage at The Great Escape Festival, and full lineup now announced

We’re delighted to announce that we will be presenting a stage at this year’s The Great Escape Festival! With less that one month to go until The Great Escape kicks off in Brighton, over 100 more artists have just been announced, plus the line-up for the notorious Late Escape has

Friday 12 April 2019

Crownhouse premiere video for new single ‘319’

Brighton based alternative rock/pop 3-piece Crownhouse have released the video for their massive single, ‘319’. The band’s sound is inspired by early Paramore records and similar alternative rock and pop-punk groups such as Taking Back Sunday, You Me at Six and Mallory Knox. They have, however, also taken inspiration of

LIVE: Dream State / Parting Gift / Oxbloods / Grief @ Deaf Institute, Manchester

Following the demise of two smaller Manchester venues in recent years – Moho Live and, more recently, the loss of the well-loved Sound Control to yet more student flats – Deaf Institute has comfortably slotted into the gap they left, picking up more and more shows in recent months

Thursday 11 April 2019

Blood Command – ‘Return Of The Arsonist’

Show some musicians the word ‘genre’ and they will laugh in your face. At the very least, they’ll let their music do the laughing on their behalf – and Norwegian four-piece Blood Command are definitely among those who refuse to sit in a labelled box. That’s not to say there

Monday 08 April 2019

Mood Board : Liily

PENGSHUi announced for Download Festival

Download Festival announced the winner of Kerrang! Radio’s Finding Fresh Blood competition as grime-punks PENGSHUi. Crowned by Download Festival promoters and a panel of Kerrang! Radio presenters, the London trio triumphed over thousands of entries to come out champions of the hottest new talent search for the festival. The band are now set to open The Avalanche

Postcards From The Moon release video for ‘Wish You The Best’

Texas-based quintet Postcards From The Moon are back with a new music video and single called ‘Wish You The Best,’ which comes from the band’s new EP, ‘Me Without You.’  The song begins with quick and sweet piano riff before launching into a swaying groove and lyrics that could be the millennial

LIVE: Simple Creatures @ Hanger, London

The venue is small, the stage smaller, but it’s perfect for tonight’s intimate show. It’s industrial, with exposed concrete and sturdy pillars and the kind of unfinished look that’s trendy nowadays: cool without trying too hard – an ethos shared with headline duo, Simple Creatures, who have already amassed

Saturday 06 April 2019

Eat Your Heart Out release music video and announce debut album

The Aussie pop-punkers have unveiled a music video for their single ‘Carousel’ and announced that their debut album ‘Florescence’ will be released on 5th May via Fearless Records. Vocalist Caitlin explains: “’Carousel’ is about the constant cycle of thoughts in your head that go back and forth between doubting yourself and believing

Friday 05 April 2019

Birthmarks drop video for new single ‘How Do You Rule Me’

London based rock trio Birthmarks have just dropped their brand new single ‘How Do You Rule Me’. Formed from the ashes of their earlier moniker Little Death Machine, they fuse together elements of electronica, trip-hop and rock to deliver powerful, raw and emotive songs. With their new