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LIVE: The Wonder Years / Muncie Girls / The Dirty Nil @ The Hippodrome, Kingston

Pop punk shows are an equaliser. It’s impossible to judge anyone based on superficial things like social status when you’re four beers deep, arm around a stranger screaming your favourite band’s lyrics right back at them. These shows are communal therapy of sorts, but due to the unshakeable stigma

Tuesday 18 July 2017

LIVE: Linkin Park @ The o2, London

Californian rockers Linkin Park return to London for the first time in three years and as we’re about to find out, things have changed in that time. Whether or not that change is for the better will depend on how long you’ve been a fan of the band. Linkin Park

Friday 07 July 2017

LIVE: ’68 / 100% Beefcock And The Tits Burster @ Old Blue Last, London

Josh Scogin has proven time and time again that he thinks outside of almost every box imaginable. Thriving on chaos throughout his career, most notably with Norma Jean and The Chariot, Scogin isn’t just a force to reckoned with but one with something of a Midas touch. ’68 is

LIVE: Pup / The Tuts @ Old Blue Last, London

When you think of Canada, what’s the first thing that pops into your head? Maple leaves? Alexisonfire? Tim Hortons? Well if it doesn’t already, Toronto-based punk outfit Pup should also come to mind. Having ventured to our shores countless times since their inception in 2013, today they are hauled

Tuesday 04 July 2017

LIVE: Paramore @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh

“For all I know, the best is over and the worst is yet to come,” Hayley Williams sings, laying her cards on the table from the start of opener ‘Told You So’. The synth-laden, ‘80s dance-along track fills the Usher Hall; a pop-driven sound in contrast with the classical

Monday 03 July 2017

LIVE: Ho99o9 @ The Underworld, Camden

American hip-hop come punk band Ho99o9 return to London to once again demonstrate just why they’re quickly becoming one of the best live bands around. On the hottest day recorded in June for over 40 years, The Underworld feels more akin to a sauna than a music venue and

Friday 30 June 2017

LIVE: Coheed & Cambria @ KOKO, London

Mighty New York progressive rock heroes Coheed & Cambria return to London to play their legendary album ‘Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness’ in full to a sold out KOKO some 12 years after its original release. For anyone who’s loved

Tuesday 27 June 2017

LIVE: Bongripper / Primitive Man @ The Underworld, London

Even among the metal underground, a community that thrives on exclusivity, selective appeal and obscurity, there’s something surrounding Chicago doom crew Bongripper that screams ‘cult’, especially on these shores. Whether it’s their lengthy, crushing instrumental odysseys or their scarcity on stages this side of the pond (understandable considering the increasing

Monday 26 June 2017

LIVE: Prophets of Rage @ O2 Academy, Brixton

Fresh off the back of a blistering performance on the main stage at this year’s Download Festival, Prophets of Rage arrive at the famous Brixton Academy with their tails up and ready to make Brixton rage again. As supergroups go, it doesn’t really get any bigger than this, consisting of

Live: Rory Indiana / Donnie Willow @ Subside, Birmingham

As touring partnerships, go Donnie Willow and Rory Indiana make an excellent combination. Both have an aura about them as though they’re on the brink of something special thanks to their ability to write catchy, accessible songs with a distinctive personality and edge. As part of their co-headlining tour,