Whether it’s finding the strength to play a gig to no-one on a Sunday night whilst coming down hard off legal highs that you bought from the internet; or arguing with a promoter who is saying he’s been in a car accident so can’t pay you as much as agreed for playing a bandstand in […]
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Band Interview: Alexei of Yr Friends / Johnny Foreigner / Yr Poetry + sessions
Alexei is busy. Johnny Foreigner are getting ready for a new release. Yr Poetry have just put out their first EP. And he passes the time by playing acoustic shows as Yr Friends. We were lucky enough to sit down and have a chat with him about all of the projects, and film a couple […]
Live Review: Defeater + Break Even + Kids Insane (Birmingham, 14/03/16)
It had been a year since Defeater’s last headline show at the Rainbow Courtyard, but a cold Monday night see them return in support of their latest release, Abandoned. Kids Insane from Israel played an impressive set off fast, aggressive hardcore. Very punk-heavy hardcore. The band said thanks to the crowd more than once, and seem […]
Queens of the Neighbourhood vol. 1 with Petrol Girls
Happy International Women’s Day! Welcome to Queens of the Neighbourhood, a brand new SYS feature. If there’s one thing that is obviously frustrating about alternative music, a scene that is meant to exude diversity and equality, it is the underrepresentation of women. It doesn’t take much to look through any alternative magazine or even looking at […]
Live Review: Sorority Noise + Little Bribes (Nottingham, 22/02/16)
Little Bribes kicked things off at a surprisingly busy Rock City Basement. It’s always nice to see a local band doing so well, and even better when they’re actually really good. After building up into “Reboot”, with its catchy riff and raging chorus, the band continued to blast through their songs – with each one […]
How to be in a band during the worst gig of all time
On a good day playing a show anywhere across mainland Europe means you are met warmly by staff at the venue, fed well, given plenty of beer to drink, people show up, enjoy the show, they chat afterwards, buy merch, everyone generally feels validated at their choices in life. Then you are given somewhere decent […]
SYS Exclusive: Watch the new Revello video for “Saltwater”
The new video by Revello is exclusively streaming over at the SYS youtube page! Check out “Saltwater” below! Directed and filmed by Jen Doveton and Sarah Corcoran, the vid is a right laugh set to a great track. Check out their latest EP here.
Live Review: The Front Bottoms + Kevin Devine (Nottingham, 10/02/16)
Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band opened up the packed The Front Bottoms headline show to a crowd who seemed relatively disinterested at first. Of course, Kevin is an incredible musician, backed by a great band, and is a master at getting the crowd on side. The first few songs seem to be met by […]
News: Viva Zapata release new track “Silvertongue”
Bristol’s Viva Zapata have just released a new one-off track “Silvertongue”, before they tour with ¡Ay Carmela! in February, view the Facebook event here. The track is recorded by Made of Ale Studios with artwork by Rebecca Hahner available to stream and buy via Bandcamp, the band had this to say on the release: “Silvertongue” is heavily […]
News: Pokemon Liberation Army release debut EP
Do you care about ska-punk and the liberation of Pokemon everywhere? This EP by Bristol’s Pokemon Liberation Army might be for you. TM101 by Pokemon Liberation Army