LIVE: Holding Absence / Press To Meco / Acres @ Scala, London

Some gigs have ‘do not miss this’ written all over them. The kind of shows where it doesn’t matter how many hours you have to spend on a train or plane, how much you need to beg your boss for time off, or how tired you’re going to be

LIVE: The Devin Townsend Project / Haken @ The Roundhouse, London.

12th December 2019 is momentous for a couple of reasons in the UK, but mostly because Devin Townsend is making his annual pilgrimage to the big smoke. The Canadian has always been far more appreciated and successful on this side of the pond, and since his days with Strapping

The Devin Townsend Project, Haken @ The Roundhouse, London.

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INTERVIEW: Highly Suspect

The Faim, Hot Milk, Cemetery Sun @ Academy 3, Manchester

LIVE: The Faim / Hot Milk / Cemetery Sun @ Academy 3, Manchester

Sunday night gigs usually seem to go hand in hand with a mild lack of enthusiasm for gig goers. Fair enough, considering the impending doom of Monday morning (and one that’s about to be even more brain-meltingly exhausting than usual) – but tonight’s show in Manchester Academy 3 doesn’t

The end of a decade: The Most Important Bands of the Next Decade

Looking back is lovely. Fond (and sometimes not so fond) memories, the music that shaped who we are right now, those special gigs we’ll remember forever and constantly relive in our minds – but what’s just as important, especially in the ever changing world of music we love, is

INTERVIEW: Marianas Trench

LIVE: The Xcerts / swim school @ Omeara, London

The Xcerts jump onto the stage, in a flurry of strobes and electric guitar. It’s clear from their smiles that this show has, literally, been ten years in the making. Earlier in the month, Murray revealed how much they were looking forward to this night, and their