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Tiger Army – ‘Retrofuture’

Nick 13 paints a picture of America we all like to imagine. An expansive country of top-down Cadillacs, motels with flashing neon signs, and promises of ‘HBO TV’. Milkshakes in late-night diners, steak dinners, and women in polka dot dresses and Bettie Page hair. It seems

Thursday 12 September 2019

LIVE: Belfast Vital 2019 @ Boucher Fields

Belfast Vital, Tennents Vital, Vital Festival. Call it what you will, but this 17 year old Northern Irish festival – when it’s not suffering from an unfortunate hiatus or year long break – always delivers a surprisingly strong lineup. This year, the show returned to its roots

Being As An Ocean – ‘PROXY – An A.N.I.M.O. Story’

We are all important. We all matter. That’s a very bold way to open a review of a post-hardcore record, sure, but it isn’t said enough. Our collective culture is suffering damage, with more and more battles with personal pain and mental health being lost than ever

The Faim – ‘State Of Mind’

When The Faim first appeared on UK shores a year and a half ago, they had just two songs to their name – Panic! At The Disco-esque anthem ‘Saints Of The Sinners’, and poppy hit ‘Midland Line’. It didn’t stop the Australians making a considerable impact as they spent

Wednesday 11 September 2019

WSTR release new single and announce UK tour

Just when we were beginning to feel we were missing some seriously good new pop punk in our lives, who better to save us than WSTR? After the success of sophomore album ‘Identity Crisis’ last year, the four piece have returned with one of the most irresistible tracks of

LIVE: The Faim / Woes / Charming Liars @ Arts Club, Liverpool

Sitting in the city’s bustling and trendy Ropewalks district, Liverpool’s Arts Club takes residence in an unassuming old building a stones throw from copious bars and beer gardens (not that we’ve quite got the weather for using outdoor spaces today). Tonight, we’re in the venue’s Loft room, an intimate

The Faim, Woes, Charming Liars @ Corporation, Sheffield

Chelsea Wolfe – ‘Birth Of Violence’

Chelsea Wolfe is a musician who knows her strengths. That’s not to say that her work is repetitive – far from it. The Californian Queen of Dirges has a penchant for weaving her signature reverberating style through multiple genres, ranging from simple acoustic folk, to full-on doom

Tuesday 10 September 2019

Tiny Moving Parts – ‘breathe’

The days of vision-inhibiting fringes, studded belts and high angled selfies may be in the past, but the love for emo music still lingers today. Just the first few notes of one of your favourite emo jams is powerful enough to cause the butterflies in your stomach

Friday 06 September 2019

Fireball Fuelling The Fire announce two all-dayers, Less Than Jake to play Hello Rockview in full

We’re less than two weeks from the Fireball Fuelling The Fire tour kicking off, and we’re counting down the days. In an effort to make us even more excited, Fireball and Academy Events have announced both the Birmingham and London are being extended into all-dayers, the first in Fireball