punk/post-punk
Meet: The Brighton Collective And Your New Favourite Band – Opus Kink
Brighton collective Opus Kink are taking the country by storm with their frantic groove-filled madcap mash up of punk, jazz and rock. We managed to catch them to answer some of our questions. Give us a potted history of the band The band formed in 1999 as a support group for genius problem-toddlers. After a brief 20 …
Live Review: Against The Current – O2 Academy, Birmingham 01.04.2022 Plus Gallery
Anyone arriving slightly late to this jam packed academy is serenaded by the sound of a relaxed cover of ‘The Black Parade’ courtesy of HalfLives. The sold out second room sets the room aglow with the lights from their phones and we all know we’re in for a hell of a night. This is a …
Meet: Jaret Reddick from Bowling For Soup
BM I am a little bit disappointed we don’t have flat hair Jaret today. I spent a lot of time watching your TikToks yesterday, I can’t lie. Do you enjoy how much connectivity and connection you can get with your fans on that platform? JR Yeah, for sure. It’s kind of not unlike Instagram or …
Meet: Millie from Millie Manders And The Shutup
Millie and the band have been busy preparing for the Less Than Jake tour, and their own headline tour in June. The band have created a GoFundMe campaign to help get a new van for the tour (after their previous one gave up the ghost) Give us a potted history of you and your band …
News: Bowling For Soup Are Heading Back On Tour!
Everyone’s favourite dads of pop punk Bowling for Soup are heading on tour this April! Due to a little thing called COVID the tour had to be rescheduled and we’re thrilled that the band will be back on British shores in April for their Crowdsurf The UK Tour. Supported by legends LIT, The Dollyrots and …
News: Bowling For Soup unveil video for “I Wanna Be Brad Pitt” and album news
Texan legends Bowling For Soup have penned a tribute (even though he is very much still alive and well) to their favourite actor of all time, Brad Pitt. Speaking about the track, front man Jaret Reddick said “Everyone who knows me, knows I love Brad Pitt. I got this chorus in my head while driving …
News: The Lovely Eggs UK Tours Dates
The Lovely Eggs do not give up. Ever. The proudly independent Northern psychedelic punk rock duo have now, since the beginning of the pandemic, rescheduled the tour originally intended to promote the release in April 2020 of their ‘I Am Moron’ album, a staggering seven times. Now, they can finally return to the stage in …
Live Review: Death Bells / Numb.er – Upstairs at Whelan’s, Dublin 01.03.2022
A touch of Los Angeles came to Dublin as two bands at least based in the city arrived at the upstairs venue at Whelans. Support band Numb.er, formed in LA by Jeff Fribourg did their engaging Dark Wave / Synthpunk thing to an appreciative crowd, and showed they have more than enough to pull in …
Live Review: Black Doldrums – The Victoria, London 10.03.2022
Shoegazing? Nope. I can assure you, nobody is looking at the floor tonight. Everyone is transfixed by the concentrated stare of Black Doldrums drummer Sophie Landers. The self-proclaimed goth and “noise conjurer” is a mesmerising sight. Pounding the sticks throughout the Dalston night with bandmate Kevin Gibbard on guitar and main vocal duties and band …
News: Killing Joke Announce ‘Honour The Fire’ UK Tour 2022
Gatherers of the World, Killing Joke are delighted to announce their first UK tour in over three years, 2022’s Honour The Fire tour. Jaz Coleman promises: ‘The fire is that which brings us all together. And after this dreadful pandemic, this tour will be like no other. One great mosh pit!“ Youth comments: “The fire in our hearts that has sustained and protected …