LIVE: Alice Cooper / The Stranglers @ First Direct Arena, Leeds

“I put on my Facebook this morning, ‘I’ve got tickets to Alice fucking Cooper’, hell yeah”, I overhear an excited gentlemen mention to his friend moments before the curtain raises. There’s a fevered anticipation building in Leeds’ LED-light clad First Direct Arena, usually reserved for the latest

Alice Cooper @ The O2

LIVE: Sea Girls @ O2 Forum, Kentish Town

If there was ever to be a band that defined 2019’s success story, it would be Sea Girls. Attending almost every summer festival you could possibly name, it would be a surprise if you hadn’t at least wandered past their stage mid-set and found yourself bopping along

The Run Up, Foxgrave, City Windows @ Tower Bar, San Diego

Bristol’s The Run Up play a style of emotive pop punk reminiscent of one played by several bands along the West Coast of the United States. So, it was apt that their first show on their US tour out to The Fest 18 would begin in San Diego, California.

Aloha Hopping with Alpha Hopper

Hailing from the bleak environs of Buffalo, New York, math rock quartet Alpha Hopper released ‘Aloha Hopper’, their second full–length album and the follow–up to 2016’s ‘Last Chance Power Drive’, earlier this year. The band, who eschew a bassist and comprise a singer, two guitarists, and a drummer, have

Waterparks – ‘Fandom’

Everyone’s favourite capital letter enthusiasts Waterparks are back with a slab of electronic emo pop, because apparently no-one told them that genre peaked when 3OH!3 convinced Katy Perry to run through a fountain in 2008. ‘Fandom’ is the band’s third album and sees them attempt to blend a myriad

Sun Arcana release new single ‘What If You Can’t Accept Me?’

With just under a month to go until alt rock newcomers Sun Arcana release sophomore EP ‘Just Another Dream Away’, the four piece have treated us to another taster of what’s to come in the form of gorgeous new single ‘What If You Can’t Accept Me?’. The track’s warm, rich

White Reaper – ‘You Deserve Love’

As we enter the depths of winter, there is a certain beauty about an album with the vibrant feel of a summer soundtrack. When the nights begin to draw in and the sunny days feel few and far between, White Reaper are on hand to provide a

Municipal Waste – ‘The Last Rager’

Outlandish American headbangers Municipal Waste are back with their latest EP ‘The Last Rager’; a ten minute lethal dose of some of the fastest thrash metal known to man. Municipal Waste have been a force for almost 20 years now and it shows in their endearing chemistry together and the

Jimmy Eat World – ‘Surviving’

Jimmy Eat World have covered a lot of ground over their many years of being a band. Every album released over the past 26 years has sounded different to the one before, and it’s this fact that has allowed Jimmy a longevity that has become so rare