LIVE: 2000 Trees Festival 2017 – Friday

2000 Trees is now in its second decade as a festival and as the event continues to impress year after year, it happily shows no sign of slowing down. As an alternative festival that focuses on celebrating UK acts both new and old, there aren’t many line-ups that can

Sheer Mag – ‘Need To Feel Your Love’

With their debut record, Sheer Mag pick up exactly where they left off and that is by no means a bad thing. ‘Need To Feel Your Love’ is twelve songs of straight up rock ’n’ roll that will get your hips moving and feet tapping the second you hit

Venom Prison: “You can see that women have a place in metal”

The Road To Rebellion: Punktastic’s Rebellion Festival Preview

As the current incarnation of Rebellion Festival turns 10 this year (having been around under other names since 1996), Punktastic takes a look at the annual Blackpool beano and tells you about why this year is going to be the best ever. Taking place over four days between August 3rd

VISTA – ‘Long Live’

Joined by guitarist Greg Almeida, VISTA is the newest musical project for front woman Hope Vista, following a previous solo career. That career spawned a track called ‘Dominance’ back in 2015 and it pops up again here, in reworked form, as ‘Dominance 2.0’. Aside from a more

Megaflora unveil video for new song, ‘Nunavut’

London indie/emo punks Megaflora have premiered a video for their new song, ‘Nunavut’, at For the Rabbits. The song is taken from their upcoming split EP with Swanning, which will be released on the 4th August via Everything Sucks Music. The band will also be playing the following shows

Fawn Spots announce weekender with Modern Rituals

York post punks Fawn Spots have announced that they will be playing a couple of shows with Modern Rituals next month. The band’s most recent release was their 2015 debut album, ‘From Safer Place’, on Critical Heights, whilst the latest record from Modern Rituals is their split EP with Brunch,

Ganglions announce Irish shows with Chancer

Sheffield/Leeds math/indie punks Ganglions have announced that they will be some Irish shows with Chancer this September. Last year the band self-released their debut EP ‘Fetch!’, whilst the latest material from Dublin math/post rockers Chancer is the song ‘Stutter Island’, which they released in March.

234 Fest announce second wave of acts

234 Fest have added more bands to their bill. WACO, Spill, Fizzy Blood, Guillotine and Scab Hand will be joining the likes of Petrol Girls, Culture Abuse, Milk Teeth and more at the two day Brighton based fest. It takes place at the Green Door Store, from the 26th to the

Da Iawn Fest adds more bands

Da Iawn Fest have added a second batch of bands to their third edition. Grand Collapse, Hot Mass, Austeros and Masts will be joining the likes of Great Cynics, Happy Accidents, and more at the Cardiff based punk/indie all-dayer. It will take place upstairs at Buffalo Bar on Saturday 19th August.