Manchester Punk Festival 2023 Preview

Bury Tomorrow – ‘The Seventh Sun’

A few years ago, the Bury Tomorrow camp was rocked when founding member and singer Jason Cameron announced he was stepping back from the band. Losing members is tough for any band to endure, but when that person has been there’s from the very beginning and is

City And Colour – ‘The Love Still Held Me Near’

Dallas Green is a man of great experience. A founding member of post-hardcore legends Alexisonfire and performing under the moniker City And Colour since 2005, he has a spectacular catalogue of work to his name. But in a career that has entered its third decade, he has

Interview: McFly

Samiam – ‘Stowaway’

Don’t call it a comeback. Call it an evolution, a rebirth, a continuation after twelve years of absence for the mostly forgotten cousins of the Gilman Street family, Samiam. After signing to a major in the nineties and touring across every inhabited continent with just about every big alt

LIVE: Lamb of God / Kreator / Municipal Waste @ Academy, Manchester

Three long years, we’ve waited for this night. Originally scheduled for April 2020, Lamb of God have had to regretfully postpone their ‘State of Unrest’ tour time and time again.

Lamb Of God, Kreator & Municipal Waste @ Academy, Manchester

Punk Rock Factory – ‘It’s Just A Stage We’re Going Through’

There’s always room in the punk scene for a little bit of silliness, be it Me First and The Gimme Gimmes belting out ‘Sweet Caroline’ to, well, anything P Paul Fenech from the Meteors has ever released in his solo career. Punk Rock Factory fits perfectly into this tradition,

LIVE: Fall Out Boy @ Heaven, London

A slightly drab Thursday in Soho was descended upon by 1,500 eyeliner-clad fans, gearing up for an intimate evening with Fall Out Boy, a band who have been scene definers for the last two decades. You would be hard-pressed to find anyone disappointed at the opportunity to experience a

Fall Out Boy – ‘So Much (For) Stardust’

There are few bands that have such a huge grasp on an entire generational movement quite like Fall Out Boy does. If you were ever an emo kid, either way back in the 00’s or in the last decade, the likelihood of this band having been an uncontrollable obsession