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LIVE: Layers @ Birmingham Academy 3 [20/09/2013]

When bands manage to generate an air of excitement around them prior to any official release, it is normally a good sign. Drawing influences from a wide range of artists and styles, Birmingham based Layers attract this attention through their distinct amalgamation of soul and rock and their incessant

Sunday 29 September 2013

LIVE: The Front Bottoms / Allison Weiss @ Dingwalls, London [24/09/2013]

The Front Bottoms – Photo Gallery by Maryam Hassan Other than possessing one of those names that you might mutter in the office to your forty-something year old boss without truly thinking about the connotations, The Front Bottoms are rapidly developing into one of the most exciting bands

Friday 30 August 2013

LIVE: Reading Festival 2013 Sunday

Right, Sunday. Last night’s party was fucking insane and we’re all feeling it, the weather isn’t superb either, but tonight see’s Biffy Clyro bring a headline set to Reading and the full on return of Fall Out Boy, so we are PUMPED. Let’s get to it shall we? SUNDAY Faced with

Live: Reading 2013 Saturday

So the first of the weekend’s hangovers is here, and yeah, it hurts but fuck it. There’s a whole day of awesomeness ahead of us so let’s get going. SATURDAY Opening up the lock up stage and hoping to dust off some Saturday hangovers is Decade who have managed to get

Live: Reading Festival 2013 Friday

It’s that time of year again, that traditional end of Summer festival that is Reading. We’re more than excited to bring you our biggest coverage yet and below is our review of the event. We had a fucking brilliant time this year in what was one of the best

Wednesday 14 August 2013

LIVE: The Menzingers / Tigers Jaw / Muncie Girls @ The Underworld, London [03/08/2013]

This is a picture of the Menzingers at the Fighting Cocks because we don’t have one from The Underworld ready just yet. This is what they look like though With the unfortunate cancellation of Hevy Festival this year, London found itself awash with a load of high-profile performances over one

Wednesday 07 August 2013

LIVE: Tigers Jaw / Moose Blood / Cascade @ West Track Studios, Canterbury [02/08/2013]

Image courtesy of Dan Corder The announcement that underground heroes Tigers Jaw would be playing a last-minute warm-up show at a considerably low capacity studio in Kent caused more than a few stirs amongst music fans. Following the departure of three of the original members, the band’s highly

LIVE: Comeback Kid / Evergreen Terrace / GIANTS / CB6 / Death Of An Artist @ Camden Barfly [04/08/2013]

It’s not particularly often that you can look at a five band bill in Camden on a Sunday and go “I like all of those bands”, but tonight’s gig at The Barfly is a gig like no other. The dissolution of Hevy Fest this year left bands with pieces

Thursday 01 August 2013

LIVE: Punk Rock Holiday (Tolmin, Slovenia) – Saturday

This is the final part of our series on Punk Rock Holiday 1.3. Check out parts one to three over in the live reviews section! After another morning dip to wake us up for the final day, we were starting to get that “final day of festival” dread – where

Tuesday 30 July 2013

LIVE: Attention Thieves / Hey Vanity / Iris @ Westcoast Bar, Margate [24/07/13]

In a competition between a sunny beach and an underground venue on one of the hottest days of the year, it’s pretty clear which one has come out on top this evening. The reasonably large space facing the stage in Margate’s is populated by only a handful of