LIVE: Clutch @ The Roundhouse, London

A few weeks before tonight’s show, it was announced that Clutch would play not one, not two, but THREE sets at the UK’s Ramblin’ Man Fair in July 2020. Friday will be a headline set of hits from their distinguished back catalogue, Saturday a stripped back semi-acoustic laden groove-fest,

Land Sharks – ‘Rock-A-Lips’

When a band is made up of familiar names from established acts, you generally enter the first listen with an idea of what they might sound like. Land Sharks are an exception to that. How on earth do you predict the sound of a band featuring members of a

The end of a decade: The 11 most major moments of the past 10 years

Among all the incredible album releases and new bands hitting the scene, there have been a number of moments that have helped define the past decade for fans and creators of alternative music alive (and all of its lovely little sub-genres). We’ve seen reunions of bands we thought were long

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