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From Friday 16 October 2015

Slaves receive Mercury Music Prize nod for ‘Am I Satisfied?’

Tunbridge Wells punk duo Slaves have been confirmed as one of twelve acts to appear on the shortlist for this year’s Mercury Music Prize. The Prize is judged by a panel of twelve industry experts, designed to reward the best British or Irish album of the year. This year’s shortlist

Wednesday 14 October 2015

Balls to Borders Is This Weekend

Balls to Borders, a football tournament raising funds and supplies to support the ongoing refugee crisis, is taking place in Leeds this weekend. It features 16 teams from around the country made up of bands, supporters, promoters and lots of fantastic people who will be battling it out

Tuesday 13 October 2015

Former Neck Deep guitarist releases full statement

Former Neck Deep guitarist Lloyd Roberts has released a full statement relating to allegations made against him earlier this year, which led to his departure from the band. “In August this year I stepped down from Neck Deep after serious allegations were directed at me online,” the statement opens. “I was

Brand New’s Jesse Lacey delivers emotional monologue on the band’s future

Brand New frontman Jesse Lacey has stated that things are not going to last much longer, as reported by Alternative Press. In a video shot by a fan, the frontman can be heard uttering the words, “I’m gonna tell you right here and now this isn’t gonna

Sunday 11 October 2015

Josh Chandler Morris and Carly Slade become Hope In High Water

Singer-songwriting pair Josh Chandler Morris and Carly Slade have renamed themselves as Hope In High Water. “After a couple of months of careful consideration we’ve decided that the mouthful that is ‘Josh Chandler Morris & Carly Slade’ is no more,” the duo announced on Facebook. “We’ve thrown around loads of ideas

Friday 09 October 2015

Check out the world’s first heat reflective tent on Kickstarter

You know that feeling when you wake up in a tent in the middle of the night, most likely at a festival, and you are freezing cold? The simple solution is to throw as many clothes on as possible, gently drifting back off to sleep surrounding by the occasional

Green Day reveal ‘Heart Like A Hand Grenade’ release schedule

Having premiered yesterday, the full release details for the new Green Day documentary has been confirmed. ‘Heart Like A Hand Grenade’ follows the band’s creative journey around their 2005 release, ‘American Idiot’. “We can’t believe this was shot over a decade ago. Little did we know that this was only

Tuesday 06 October 2015

Frank Turner part of ALPHA exhibition in aid of CALM

Folk-punk troubadour Frank Turner will appear as part of the ALPHA exhibition in the aid of metal health charity, CALM (The Campaign Against Living Miserably). ALPHA sees five award-winning photographers present material designed to start a dialogue around mental health and the impact of the alpha male stereotype. Scarlet Page,

Monday 05 October 2015

F.O.E.S. perform session for Live At The Lab

“We’ve always believed a solid live sound should be the hallmark of any band, and thus we’ve always put a lot of stock in ours. I think sessions like this are a great way of capturing that,” says F.O.E.S. guitarist John Danher of their new Live At The Lab

Patrick Stump reveals solo album possibility via Twitter

Fall Out Boy vocalist Patrick Stump has revealed a possible follow-up to 2011’s ‘Soul Punk’ solo album. Taking part in an online Q&A via Twitter, Stump responded to a question regarding another ‘Soul Punk’ with, “probably not. I may do another solo record but it’ll sound very different I