Cassyette, Kid Bookie, CRASHFACE @ O2 Academy Islington

Taking the academy by storm, Cassyette delivered an explosive and purely wild performance with the biggest smile on her face throughout.

LIVE: Cassyette / Kid Bookie / CRASHFACE @ O2 Academy Islington, London

Despite the relative infancy of the line-up, the more than respectably sized O2 Academy Islington was humming with anticipation. The evening was rich with promise for a refreshing showcase of London’s alt scene’s brightest new offerings. First up to the mantle was CRASHFACE; the pandemic-born duo stepped out to the

Slipknot – ‘The End, So Far’

When Slipknot burst onto the scene in the 1990s, bellowing out furious, impeccably penned anthems about death, rage, and disillusionment, clad in identikit boiler suits and horror masks straight out of a video nasty flick, what really made them stand out was their capacity to shock. So how can

The Wonder Years – ‘The Hum Goes On Forever’

It’s not quite as simple as calling The Wonder Years a pop-punk band anymore, even if they did make their name that way. To many they remain as one of, if not the, greatest pop-punk outfit in the history of the genre. While

LIVE: Leeds Festival 2022: Sunday

A staple of British culture and somewhat riddled with controversy, this year’s Leeds festival was set to take a stride forward into new territory. What used to be a lineup filled with primarily rock and indie offerings has morphed in line with the music zeitgeist. Whether part

Leeds Fest 2022 – Sunday

Kid Kapichi – ‘Here’s What You Could’ve Won’

Sometimes, writing close to a delivery deadline is a dangerous game. As an example, this review has almost certainly breached the guided deadline for submission, and I’ll have to pull strings to get it published in time – this says more about me than anything else. But for a

Leeds Festival 2022 – Saturday

LIVE: Leeds Festival 2022: Saturday

A staple of British culture and somewhat riddled with controversy, this year’s Leeds festival was set to take a stride forward into new territory. What used to be a lineup filled with primarily rock and indie offerings has morphed in line with the music zeitgeist. Whether part

The Mars Volta – ‘THE MARS VOLTA’

On their album sleeves it reads ‘The Mars Volta is the partnership between Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala’. That partnership ended in 2012, abruptly. They quickly reunited, playing in noisy bands Antemasque and At The Drive-In, but it has taken ten years to write that epigraph again.