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From Friday 26 February 2016

LIVE: Mewithoutyou / The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die @ Tufnell Park Dome, London

The last time Mewithoutyou toured the UK, we still had a Myspace Top 8, Crunkcore was an exciting new movement and Bring Me The Horizon were a metal band. In the years since, the Philadelphia elder statesmen of don’t-call-it-emo have released three albums, while Connecticut’s The World Is A

Monday 22 February 2016

LIVE: The Front Bottoms @ KOKO, London

There was a moment of realisation on the way into London, one of those that jolts you out of contemplative daydreaming straight into a wide-eyed awakening. The Front Bottoms have sold out KOKO. It’s a huge leap from their days playing to intimate crowds at the Barfly, or even

Wednesday 17 February 2016

LIVE: Basement / Tigers Jaw / Alex G @ Academy 2, Manchester

Tonight’s headliners have come a long way from the first time I saw them supporting Title Fight 5 years ago at the Star & Garter. Needless to say their success has been well deserved, going from humble beginnings to a part-time band, then to full-time, seeing their crowds diversify

Tuesday 16 February 2016

LIVE: The Black Queen / Drab Majesty @ Oslo, Hackney

Side projects usually tend to go one of several ways. They are either an extension of an artist’s main body of work, something completely different and interesting, or just a vanity project to shine a spotlight upon them. When you listen to The Black Queen’s stunning debut album ‘Fever

Monday 15 February 2016

LIVE: Citizen / Turnover / Fade @ The Dome, London

What happens when you put two of the hottest US exports on one bill in London? You get a sold out, milestone show. That is the easiest way to describe the night that Citizen and Turnover came to London together. The show has been long sold out, and both

Friday 12 February 2016

LIVE: Neck Deep / State Champs / Creeper / Light Years @ The Forum, London

What happens when you mix three pop-punk bands, some goths and over 2,000 people in a room? One hell of a night at The Forum, London is what. Kicking off the night, and bringing some Weezer-esque vibes to The Forum were Light Years. Perhaps playing

Tuesday 09 February 2016

LIVE: Giants / Create To Inspire / Kid Brother / Darko @ 02 Islington Academy, London

It’s Tuesday night in Islington, London and set right in the middle of a small shopping centre is the venue that will be playing host to the second date of a co-headline tour between two Essex based outfits, Giants and Create To Inspire. Both bands have recently signed with

Monday 08 February 2016

LIVE: Coheed & Cambria / glassjaw / Crooks @ Kentish Town Forum, London

“When Claudio told us Glassjaw were being talked about, we just said ‘fuck yes. Do that’.” Coheed & Cambria drummer Josh Eppard mirrors the reaction of fans of both as the short UK tour was announced, sitting backstage at the Kentish Town Forum, ending a conversation soundtracked by

Friday 29 January 2016

LIVE: ALIEN ANT FARM / INME / THE DIRTY YOUTH @ KOKO, LONDON

It’s a double-edged sword when you sell-out a tour where you’re playing a 15 year-old album in full, especially when you’ve just released your first album in nine years. The future for Alien Ant Farm hangs precariously over the depths that have devoured most bands of their

Thursday 28 January 2016

LIVE: Beach Slang / Petal @ Barfly, London

There are a handful of rumours bouncing around London’s Barfly as doors open. Beach Slang will play until they no longer want to or until the curfew makes their decision for them, says one. The second recounts how Beach Slang have previously played the same track four times in