Pennsylvania native, Kylie Lotz formed Petal a few years ago and her first EP Scout soon followed in 2013. Most recently, she released her debut album Shame on Run For Cover Records. Not only is Kylie a musician but also an actress, recently relocating from her home in Scranton to New York City. Her new album […]
Monthly Archives: June 2016
Live Review: Birdskulls w/ Pipedream + Glen Foye (Brighton, 22.03.16)
I love it when a free gig rolls around. I feel bad, opting to turn up for the events I don’t have to give anything back for, but still, there’s that tantalising possibility that I could be anyone stumbling through the too many curtains (I got a bit tangled) between Green Door Store’s bar area […]
Keeping Busy: Vinnie Caruana on balancing his projects
Seminal pop-punk band from the early 2000s, The Movielife, announced their reunion at the end of 2014, and it seemed perhaps frontman Vinnie Caruana would spend some time focused on that project. But that would be very unlike Vinnie. Between The Movielife and chant-along punk band I Am the Avalanche, he certainly has his hands […]
Looking at Nottingham’s DIY scene with Little Bribes and Merrick’s Tusk
On Friday 8th April in Nottingham, two EPs from local bands were released in harmony to a full house at The Chameleon Cafe. Little Bribes performed their debut EP Obstacles and Merrick’s Tusk their sophomore Regroup and Reform. It night was a proud moment for Midlands DIY. Getting the party started as people continued arriving and helping […]
SYS Exclusive: Watch the new Deadlines video for “Fermi”
Having revitalised themselves with a new line up and EP last year, Cardiff punks Deadlines are ready to unleash another EP, Sprawl in July on new Bristol based label A Jingle Four Records. We have been lucky enough to give you the first look of the first track “Fermi”. Deadlines member Charlie had this to say about the video: […]
Band Interview: Ducking Punches’ Dan Allen chats Fizzy Brain, crowdfunding and mental health
Ducking Punches released Fizzy Brain a few months back now, and we sat down and had a chat with vocalist/guitarist Dan Allen about their decision to crowdfund the record, the importance of discussing mental health openly, and their future plans. Congratulations on funding the new record, and hitting almost double the target! What made you decide […]
EP Review: Geistfight – Ruin or Worse
It’s easy to look at ska-punk, particularly skacore as a dead genre, with its peak in the early 00’s and many of the more recent successes have split up in the last couple of years (Anti-Vigilante, Random Hand and Beat the Red Light amongst others). If this EP proves anything it’s that interesting releases can still […]