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From Wednesday 10 June 2015

Creeper to take over our Instagram at Download Festival on Saturday

There’s no stopping Creeper this week. Not only have the signed to Roadrunner Records, announced support slots for the legendary The Misfits, and revealed a brand new track, they are also preparing to make their debut appearance at Download Festival this weekend. In, what is undoubtedly the highlight of their

Trash Boat to take over our Instagram on Sunday at Download Festival

Fast rising pop-punks and recent Hopeless Records signees Trash Boat will be playing Download Festival for the first time this year. We jumped on the chance to ask the five-piece to take some special shots for us, documenting their time at Donington Park, and to whack them up on

Tuesday 09 June 2015

Propagandhi are looking for a touring guitarist

Opportunities like this one are rare to say the least! Canadian punk veterans Propagandhi are looking for a touring guitarist to replace Beaver. “Well, the day we have been in denial about for years has finally arrived and starting this September (2015), our beloved Beaver won’t be able to

Wednesday 20 May 2015

BRITNEY recording new album

Edinburgh’s BRITNEY are recording demos for a new album, which will undoubtedly be obscenely noisy, and it’ll possibly be called ‘BRITNEY 3’. Check out ‘BRITNEY 2’ below for a taste of what we should expect later this year: BRITNEY

Monday 20 April 2015

Forthcoming Cartel shows to be their last in the UK

Atlanta four-piece Cartel have announced that their forthcoming UK shows will be their last in the UK. Releasing a statement on Facebook, the band cite touring expenses as the primary reason behind the decision. Cartel will be heading over the UK for a one-off ‘Chroma’ album show on

Tuesday 31 March 2015

Jeremy Enigk launches Pledgemusic campaign for new album

Sunny Day Real Estate front man Jeremy Enigk has launched a Pledgemusic campaign to fund the recording of a new solo album. It will be his first solo album since ‘OK Bear’ in 2009, and you can be a part of the process by purchasing numerous limited, and

Wednesday 25 March 2015

Mest announce original line-up reunion

Chicago pop-punks Mest will announce their first original line-up show since parting ways in 2005 on the 30th March. According to their announcement on Facebook, the reunion was sparked by Matt Lovato’s daughter, who has been learning Mest songs on her guitar. Matt’s daughter was so keen to play

Tuesday 24 March 2015

Lil’ Chris (Chris Hardman) passes away

Although his short music career may have teetered more into pop than alternative, Chris Hardman, aka Lil’ Chris, will be remembered as the rising star on TV’s Rock School. He later went on to release charting single ‘Checkin’ It Out’ via RCA. This afternoon, news has emerged of Hardman’s

Thursday 19 March 2015

Juliette Lewis to front metal supergroup

Sources are reporting that Juliette Lewis has teamed up with Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman to front new outfit, Giraffe Tongue Orchestra. Alongside Lewis and Weinman, the group also features members of Mastodon, Dethklok, and The Mars Volta. “I’m a huge fan of her work as an

Tuesday 17 March 2015

Pop-punks Layby announce new vocalist

Nottingham pop-punks Layby have announced the acquisition of new vocalist, Miles Kent. The announcement comes after the departure of former vocalist Aaron John Bowes, who parted ways amicably in the New Year to start a family. “t’s been a whirlwind over at Layby HQ recently,” the band announced on