Countdown to Rebellion – Day 3: Introducing Electric Press
The Leeds based hardcore band recently signed to Manchester label TNS Records and have just released their first new music since 2021’s This Bleeding Planet EP. Their sound is a blend of nu-metal riffs and hardcore sensibilities, combined with their exceptional storytelling abilities, rich vocals, and compelling melodies. With its catchy hooks and relatable lyrics …
Countdown to Rebellion – Day 4: Introducing Le Rox
Having formed during lockdown, Northeast London outfit Le Rox are making up for lost time. Steffan (guitar) and James (bass) had previously been in a band together, they met Paulo (drums), but it didn’t all come together until Laura Le Rox was added on vocal duty. “They already had all this amazing stuff written, so …
Countdown to Rebellion – Day 5: Introducing Cherym (Londonderry)
According their Bandcamp page, Cherym (pronounced “Chair-um”), are “three basic bitches from Derry”. Guitarist and vocalist Hannah Richardson, bassist Nyree Porter and drummer Alannagh Doherty, produce killer pop-punk tunes in the vein of Bikini Kill meets Yuck. They have very different musical tastes away from the band though, ranging from Pixies (Hannah), through to heavier …
Countdown to Rebellion – Day 6: Introducing Dakka Skanks
6 Days to go and if you’ve looked at your schedule and thought “mmm could do with something ska/reggae/dub-ish to break up the shouty stuff”, then look no further than Brighton’s own Dakka Skanks. Formed in 2016, with their mission statement being to “rejuvenate British ska”, the band are fronted by the effervescent Clara Byrne, …
Countdown To Rebellion – Day 7: Introducing Chubby & The Gang
Only a week to go now, the excitement is mounting. You’ve double checked your hotel is still in business, set aside your spends for merch and beer, tucking a few extra sovs in a sock just in case. Simon ‘Coppo’ Copson is just putting the final touches to his infamous Rebellion Spreadsheet. Your schedule is …
Countdown to Rebellion – Day 8: Introducing Cat & The Underdogs
Sex. Drugs. Rock N Roll! Like most good rock n roll stories that are worth telling, one of those three can be the catalyst and often more than one, if not all of them! Cat & The Underdogs story follows that template in that Åke (guitar), was at a party in their native Sweden, when …
Tramlines Festival 2023
Words: Jason Siddall Pics: Phil Wright (All Rights Reserved) Hillsborough Park 21st to 23rd July Sheffield’s premier celebration of music and festivities came to a grand close on Sunday 23rd July, Tramlines Festival 2023 wrapped up its highly anticipated three-day event in Sheffield. With its reputation as one of the UK’s premier music festivals and …
Countdown to Rebellion – Day 9: Introducing Healthy Junkies
Around since 2009, when the glamorous yet rebel lead punkster Nina Courson, ran away from and not for the first time, her Paris home and landed in London, where she met guitarist Phil-Honey-Jones (ex-HiroshAmour), in a Soho bar. It wasn’t until 2013, with the arrival of Dave Whitmore (bass) and Tony Alda (drums), that the …
Countdown to Rebellion – Day 11: Introducing Nxb0dies
Dublin punk types Nxb0dies have scarcely left a fingerprint on the World Wide Web, let alone a footprint. There’s very little information out there, but what I can say for sure, from watching the videos, is that they are going to make an impression, not forgotten in a hurry. Their sludge rock/goth punk sound takes …
Countdown to Rebellion – Day 12: Introducing Kid Kapichi
Hastings isn’t known for being a hotbed of musical talent, unless you include Suggs (Madness), Tom Chaplin or Jon Digweed. Kid Kapichi seem well placed to put the East Sussex seaside town firmly on the map. Having got a leg up to the top table by Frank Turner, after being asked on a major tour, …