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From Thursday 02 June 2016

LIVE: Biffy Clyro perform an intimate acoustic show in Leeds

Biffy Clyro have become accustomed to be in the same word-group as “aggressive”, “big-sound”, “festival-headliners” and “sold-out-arena-shows-in-front-of-1000s-of-people.” Tonight however the tables were turned as they played an acoustic set in Leeds city centre’s Headrow House to one-hundred very lucky fans, one of their first shows since headlining the famous

Wednesday 01 June 2016

LIVE: Handmade Festival 2016: Sunday

See what we made of Saturday here Alpha Male Tea Party prove to be a rip-roaring start to the day. Their experimental, instrumental rock is nothing if not intense (and incredibly loud) and although they could have benefited sonically from having a cleaner, brighter sound, their

LIVE: Handmade Festival 2016: Saturday

Handmade Festival, although relatively young for a festival, has experienced an incredible amount of growth in the last three years. What started as a small collection of venues and shops across Leicester putting on a few bands and having a few art exhibitions over a weekend, has evolved into

Tuesday 31 May 2016

LIVE: Nothing / Chain of Flowers @ Moth Club, London

May 13th 2016 will forever be known as the day that Nothing took over London. Coming over for one day to celebrate the release of their stunning second album, ‘Tired Of Tomorrow’, the Philadelphian rock band made the nations capital their own. After a listening party for the album,

Thursday 26 May 2016

LIVE: The Dirty Nil / WACO / Burnt Tapes @ Old Blue Last, London

Opening up the fun for the evening are London-by-way-of-Athens “regret-punk”-ers The Burnt Tapes. Although there can’t have been more than two dozen people watching their set when they started, they nonetheless kicked things off with a welcome blast of energetic, melodic punk. The Burnt Tapes smashed through their set

Monday 23 May 2016

LIVE: The Coathangers / Night Shades @ Moth Club, London

One of the best things to happen in 2016, is that after being a band for nearly 10 years, The Coathangers are getting a lot more attention. Maybe they just weren’t on our radar, but now, we can’t get enough of this raucous trio from Atlanta, GA. After hearing

Thursday 19 May 2016

LIVE: Milk Teeth / Black Foxxes / Eat Me @ Barfly, Camden

An evening with Stroud’s finest punk rock pals is always going to be something to look forward to, so heading down to Camden’s Barfly on a sunny, gorgeous Thursday with the capital looking its finest, there’s an awful lot of excitement from those inside the venue and

Wednesday 18 May 2016

LIVE: Vinnie Caruana / Murray Macleod @ Boston Music Room, London

Murray Macleod – the Cobain-haired, girlfriend-threateningly handsome frontman of The Xcerts – can sing. Like, really sing. That he’s in possession of a strong and distinctive voice isn’t in question this evening. The question instead is “What time is Vinnie Caruana on?” and for many, the answer appears to be “In

Tuesday 17 May 2016

LIVE: Into It. Over It. @ Servant Jazz Quarter, London

Evan Weiss, the driving force behind Chicago’s punctuation heavy Into it. Over It., is tired. It’s no surprise considering his recent touring schedule, one which has taken him and his band half way around the globe since leaving their home comforts two months prior. As he excitedly announces his

Monday 16 May 2016

LIVE: Black Foxxes / Weatherstate / Patrons @ Old Blue Last, London

Fresh off a tour with Nothing But thieves and just before heading out with Milk Teeth, Black Foxxes find time to put in a singular headline show at the Old Blue Last in Shoreditch, a venue synonymous with the most highly anticipated new acts, giving smaller acts a podium