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From 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

Monday 20 February 2017

LIVE: American Football / Into It. Over It. @ Shepherds Bush Empire, London

When American Football released their second LP in 2016, they finally took us through the door of the house that adorned their seminal debut 17 years prior. They picked up where they left off and made it feel like just yesterday they become the unintentional poster boys for emotional

Friday 17 February 2017

LIVE: The Interrupters / The Bar Stool Preachers @ The Dome, London

Playing arenas every night is the dream for many bands. It’s one not many get to accomplish but for Californian four-piece The Interrupters, they have got to live out their dream. Having supported Green Day every night on their huge European tour, they’ve played their take on ska

Thursday 16 February 2017

LIVE: Green Day @ The O2 Arena, London

It’s been a while since the punk rock phenomenon that is Green Day graced us with their presence. They haven’t set foot on UK shores since back in 2013 when they headlined Reading & Leeds festivals. Last year however saw the release of the first new material from the

LIVE: Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band / Laura Stevenson / Lion & The Wolf @ The Dome, London

Ever since playing his first UK show, supporting a death metal band above a tiny pub way back in 2002, Kevin Devine has carved out the kind of dedicated audience, only the most prolific, sincere of songwriters manage to. A lot has happened since then too. In 2007 Devine signed with Capitol

Monday 13 February 2017

LIVE: The Wonder Years / PUP / Trash Boat / Tiny Moving Parts @ KOKO, London

Tiny Moving Parts began the night with a tight set that sounded incredibly full for a three piece, with the band combining their math and emo sound with their pop-punk infused sing-along choruses seamlessly. Lead guitarist Dylan Mattheisen exuded a clear sense of joy as he played