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From Thursday 26 February 2015

Interview: Purple [February 2015]

Last year, Texan punk-rock trio Purple took the alternative world by surprise with the release of their excellent ‘(409)’ LP. Joining surf-rock, punk and out-and-out rock n’ roll a la The Subways – not least due to the dual vocal dynamic between Taylor Busby and Hanna Brewer –

Friday 13 February 2015

Interview: Gallows [February 2015]

A few days ago, we had a chat with Gallows bassist Stuart Gili-Ross about the band’s forthcoming album ‘Desolation Sounds’ (due in April), their UK tour dates and Slam Dunk appearance in May, Venn Records and more. Your new album ‘Desolation Sounds’ is out in April. What can we expect? Well,

Thursday 12 February 2015

Interview: Hidden In Plain View [February 2015]

Before calling it a day in 2007, Hidden In Plain View built their way to becoming celebrated underdogs in the state side emotional hardcore movement of the mid naughties. Signing to the legendary Drive-Thru Records for the release of both of their full-length records – ‘Life In Dreaming’

Monday 02 February 2015

Interview: Lights Over Bridgeport [February 2015]

Groezrock, the excellent punk-rock festival based in Belgium, returns this May and event sponsors Macbeth are running a fan vote competition to see who joins bands such as Social Distortion, Refused, and Millencolin on the line up. We caught up with the only band from the USA who

Thursday 29 January 2015

Interview: Frank Turner – Independent Venue Week [January 2015]

Hi Frank! How are you doing? Hope you’ve had a great Christmas and New Year! I’m good thanks, had a hectic festive season: my birthday is around then and a couple of friends got married, so it wasn’t very sober or sensible. But fun. You’re the ambassador for Independent Venue Week

INTERVIEW: Spot – Sounds Of Two Eyes Opening [January 2015]

If you were to pull out your favourite LP’s from legendary punk label SST Records you will notice the name Spot appearing in the credits of most of them. Wether it was the volatile hardcore of Black Flag’s debut album ‘Damaged’, or the shredding alt-punk of ‘Zen Arcade’ by

Tuesday 27 January 2015

INTERVIEW: Little Elephant [January 2015]

Left to Right: Brian Gross-Bias, Rob Courtney, and Mark Metzger It’s 2015 now, and a lot of people are saying a lot of things about the way the landscape of punk music looks. It’s easy to make value judgments about what social media and streaming services have done to

Friday 23 January 2015

Interview: The Brokedowns [January 2015]

Hailing from the small, yet musically inclined town of Elgin, Illinois, The Brokedowns are the type of punk band that you either love to death or have never heard of at all. Regardless, they have put on some of the most insane shows I’ve seen over the years

Thursday 22 January 2015

Interview: New Found Glory [January 2015]

Sitting in the confines of The Forum’s dressing room upstairs, with Jordan and Chad from New Found Glory, was a surreal experience. Read on for our full interview. Hey guys, how’re you both? Chad: Awesome man. Jordan: Very well thank you. So you’re currently on and about to end the ‘Pop Punk’s

Wednesday 21 January 2015

Introducing: Swing Hero

If you listened to Swing Hero without any prior knowledge, you probably wouldn’t believe that it was conceived by a man who tours with 3OH!3. Although Marshall Gallagher is indeed a touring guitarist for the band, his solo project could not be further away. Marshall cites Basement, Superheaven and