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LIVE: Sum 41 @ O2 Academy, Brixton

No, you haven’t read that wrong! You could absolutely be forgiven for thinking that we’ve gone back in time some 15 years or so. Sum 41 were at the forefront of pop punk culture in the early 2000’s alongside bands like The Offspring and Blink 182, back when MTV

LIVE: Modern Baseball @ O2 Kentish Town Forum, London

The nerdy Run For Cover heartthrobs have a loving relationship with the UK. Every time they come over it seems that more and more fans from all kinds of backgrounds come to shows and end up thriving off their unique energy. Since 2015 however, they’ve forced themselves to mature

Tuesday 07 March 2017

LIVE: Basement / Higher Power @ Joiners, Southampton

When it comes to emo revival, Basement are the cornerstone of the movement. Not only for being ahead of their time when they first started back in 2009, but also influencing other recently successful UK bands such as Moose Blood and Neck Deep whom probably wouldn’t exist without them.

Friday 03 March 2017

LIVE: Togetherfest @ Electric Ballroom, London

Hardcore, for all its faults, is a beautiful thing. The true essence of hardcore stays with you from the moment you become invested in it, and for the most part, it is one of the most unsullied forms of music. For Walter Schreifels, the fire still burns in him;

LIVE: Taking Back Sunday / Frank Iero and the Patience @ O2 Forum, Kentish Town

Taking Back Sunday return to UK shores riding new album ‘Tidal Wave’ all the way. The New Yorkers are no strangers to these parts having last visited back in 2015 to play Slam Dunk Festival and return on the back of their seventh studio album. First

Thursday 02 March 2017

LIVE: Touché Amore / Angel Du$t @ Islington Academy, London

With last year’s stunning ‘Stage Four’ Touché Amore reached a new, emotionally jarring level. With the unfortunate passing of his mother to cancer, Jeremy Bolm sought catharsis in the record, and immortalised her in song. It is a subject that hit home with many, and others were able to find

Tuesday 28 February 2017

LIVE: Four Year Strong / Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! @ KOKO, Camden

Bearded heroes of pop punk, Four Year Strong return to takeover one of London’s most beautiful venues, KOKO. It’s become all too popular for bands to play albums in full in recent years but the Massachusetts powerhouses arrive on their Rise or Die Trying tour celebrating 10 years since

Monday 27 February 2017

LIVE: Deaf Havana / Dinosaur Pile-Up / Dead! @ Kentish Town Forum

The release of ‘All These Countless Nights’ has reminded the many just why they fell in love with Deaf Havana, which accounts for tonight’s sold out show. It’s a tour that’s gotten many excited, especially with the support acts that precede the headliners. Kicking off tonight’s party is the London-based

Friday 24 February 2017

LIVE: Deez Nuts / Comeback Kid / Hellions / First Blood @ O2 Academy Islington

Wednesday night probably isn’t one of the best nights of the week to go see a band who preaches the party lifestyle. It can be difficult to loosen up with that niggling thought in the back of your mind that the alarm is going slice through the

Wednesday 22 February 2017

LIVE: Trivium / Sikth / SHVPES @ The Roundhouse, London

Trivium’s sold-out headline show at The Roundhouse was explosive. Supported by SikTh and SHVPES, Trivium lit the Roundhouse up with a sixteen track set that spanned from 2015’s ‘Silence in the Snow’ all the way back to 2005’s ‘Acendancy’. Their set included the absolute roarers of