This weekend my very good friends Will Tun & the Wasters are releasing their debut album, the first full album they have made in their five years as a band, it’s certainly been a long time coming. Unfortunately at the same time of the album coming out, the lovely Will Tun has decided it’s time for […]
Local Colour Records are a DIY label from the South of England putting out emo/punk bands, but mainly “any bands [they] like and think are cool.” The label is run by twin brothers Alex and Charlie Flowers who grew up and live in a tiny town, suffering the struggles a lot of us face: a […]
The mighty genre-mashers Will Tun & The Wasters are raring to release their brand new album ‘The Anachronist’s Cookbook’ this Friday (September 25th) via Riot Ska Records (UK) and Plan-It-X Records (US). Never the band to disappoint when it comes to music videos, this time they collaborated with award-winning animator Tim Wheatley to bring a fantastic visual […]
Like a true child of the mid-Nineties, I grew up discovering music on MTV. Gone were the days of stumbling upon and shuffling through boxes of your parent’s records, growing up on Jimi Hendrix and The Doors to Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash, just like your parents may tell you how they fell in love […]
We’re happy to be exclusively premiering Second Wind‘s new single, “New Years”, which is taken from their forthcoming release Wicked Helmet. The EP will be released via NDE Records on the 13th of October. Stream the song here!
Creeper are getting to the point where they need no introduction. After signing to Roadrunner Records, playing a multitude of huge tours and massive festivals, the band have quickly gone from strength to strength after starting last year. They’re gearing up for the release of their new EP, The Callous Heart, which will be their debut […]
Our friends in Drones have announced the release of a new 7″ single, From Birth to Grave, featuring a new song, and the previously unreleased “Burnt Stitches” as a b-side. Pre-order the single and exclusive t-shirt bundle by clicking here, The band are also playing a release show at the Camden Barfly in London on the 30th […]
Birmingham has been a notoriously hard city to book shows in for a long time, and venues seem to be one of the main sticking points, so we have compiled a list of usable Birmingham venues. While there are a lot of venues, there aren’t any DIY spaces or any venues well known for putting on […]
Flogging Molly kicked off their short UK run around their appearance at Boomtown with a show at Leeds University. Beans on Toast kicked things off with his “drunk folk” songs, immediately setting the tone for the evening as he had the entire crowd laughing, singing and occasionally making chicken noises. His song “I’m Going to […]
Signing a band from a foreign country is not an easy decision, but for Tiny Engines, it’s easy for anyone to see why they chose Leeds, UK’s Walleater to join the likes of Restorations and The Hotelier as well as emo favourites Tigers Jaw on the Tiny Engines roster. Tiny Engines will release the band’s […]