Interview: James And The Cold Gun

Honey Revenge – ‘Retrovision’

Some bands are formed great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. For Honey Revenge, it was fate – and Instagram – which brought together LA vocalist Devin Papadol and guitarist Donovan Lloyd. Lloyd was looking for a band to join post-pandemic and sent an out

Trophy Eyes – ‘Suicide and Sunshine’

It’s been five years since Aussie outfit Trophy Eyes’ last full-length outing. 2018’s ‘The American Dream’ honed in a bigger-is-better sound, packed with big choruses yet was anchored by an emotional weight. And now we have ‘Suicide and Sunshine’, a record that was intended

LIVE: Coheed and Cambria / Soul Glo @ O2 Forum Kentish Town, London

Coheed and Cambria are, above all, one hell of a rock band. Sandwiched between their Download and Hellfest appearances was a very special London date and, ignoring the gimmicks, they proved once again why they’ve earned their reputation as one of the world’s greatest prog-meets-metal acts.   The big

Lurk – ‘Natural Causes’

Who really enjoys using social media? This is just one of the questions that adventurous Chicago punk rockers Lurk seek to answer on their latest EP, ‘Natural Causes’. For every profile offering cottagecore gardening tips or cat videos, there’s another spreading hate and lies. ”People act as if they’re shielded from

LIVE: Ice Nine Kills / Skynd / Lansdown / Defying Decay @ Kentish Town Forum, London.

A child in a yellow raincoat, holding a red balloon on a string, waves enthusiastically to the crowd as circus music swells. Behind the child creeps a sharply dressed man in a wild clown wig . They dance around, seemingly unaware of the smoke machine billows surrounding them. Let

Sicksense – ‘FOOLS TOMORROW’

The last days of nu-metal were a sight to behold. Every established metal band and middle-aged white dude was pulling on a vest, dying their hair blonde and trying their very best to get down with the kids. The market was over-saturated with bands who didn’t realise

LIVE: Slam Dunk Festival 2023 @ Hatfield Park

Sold-out and stacked with some huge names, 2023 marked the now iconic Slam Dunk’s biggest event to date. Fans sardined in caused plenty of teething problems on the day, but did the music deliver? Silly question, of course it did. Words: Aaron Jackson and Yasmin Brown

LIVE: Machine Gun Kelly @ The Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall welcomed a new kind of monarch through its storied doors; the ever-divisive and much contested Gen Z King of Pop Punk, Machine Gun Kelly, who took to his throne on a warm Wednesday night, addressing his peroxide and pink adorned public. As the gilded hall fills,

LIVE: Model/Actriz @ The Lexington, London

New York noise rockers Model/Actriz have done anything but come quietly onto the scene from the threads of industrial post punk. Their enigmatic lyricism and unorthodox instrumental arrangements hit harder than a slap that those of us in the crowd of their sold-out Lexington show awaited with