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LIVE: Issues / Lotus Eater / GroundCulture @ Underworld, Camden

For many bands, losing a vocalist can be crippling. Losing what is often a key part of their identity leaves a stern test for the rest of the band. Issues, however, aren’t like other bands. With the departure of screamer Michael Bohn in favour of pastures new, the band

Wednesday 13 November 2019

LIVE: Charly Bliss @ Deaf Institute, Manchester

Upon the release of their sophomore record ‘Young Enough’, Charly Bliss lead singer Eva Hendricks was asked about the sudden departure from their indie rock sound. Hendricks explained that they didn’t want to stick to a specific genre and were happy to follow their creativity with each

LIVE: blink-182 @ Pryzm, Kingston Upon Thames

Being heralded as the ‘Godfather’ of a genre can have its detriments. In the late nineties and early twenties, blink-182 were in the running for being the biggest band in the world. When ‘Enema of the State’ and ‘Take Off Your Pants & Jacket’ were released, they were in

Tuesday 12 November 2019

LIVE: Real Friends / Grayscale / Belmont @ Club Academy, Manchester

Despite their location at the far end of one of the city’s most obscenely lengthy roads, the four Manchester Academy venues are something of an institution among Northern gig goers. Tucked away in the basement of the university’s student union, the 650 capacity Club Academy has the intimate feeling

LIVE: Deaf Havana @ Alexandra Palace, London

Using the very same decorative pink neon light as they did at their release show in St Pancras Church over a year ago, Deaf Havana take to the stage at Alexandra Palace’s theatre for their final Ritual. And, as the album name suggests, this is going to

Friday 08 November 2019

LIVE: Killswitch Engage / Revocation / Tenside @ O2 Academy Brixton, London

Killswitch Engage, considered one of the driving forces behind the emergence of metalcore, are renowned for putting on a phenomenal live show. Never a band to lean too heavily on theatrics, they’ve always been animated showmen who display an intense ability to play with a seemingly impossible

Thursday 07 November 2019

LIVE: Thrice / Refused @ Academy 1, Manchester

Tonight is Halloween, and it’s also meant to be the day the UK leaves the European Union. Everywhere you look there are ghouls, hooded figures looking for treats, haunting images of impending doom at every turn… And then there’s all the Halloween stuff. Brexit hasn’t happened,

Thursday 31 October 2019

LIVE: Oso Oso / Prince Daddy & The Hyena / Fresh @ Boston Music Room, London

Here’s the best thing about a co-headline tour: not one, but two forty-five minute sets. This particular Thursday night co-headliner, which took place at Boston Music Room, came from Prince Daddy & the Hyena and Oso Oso, but not before Brighton punks, Fresh, christened the

LIVE: Jimmy Eat World @ PRYZM, Kingston Upon Thames

There’s little more thrilling than an album release show; the crowd bubbles with the anticipation of getting to hear new songs live for the very first time, and the venues are usually far more intimate than we’re used to – particularly for bands that have been around

Wednesday 30 October 2019

LIVE: Press To MECO / Chapter And Verse @ The Parish, Huddersfield

Despite the rise of chains of identikit venues, one thing the UK continues to do exceedingly well at is hiding away small venues with heaps of character all over the land, often in the places you least expect. Huddersfield’s The Parish is one of those, with a 150 capacity