Deer Shed have completed their 2020 musical line-up with their third and final wave of acts, rounding out a stellar line-up. Alongside previously announced headliners Baxter Dury and Stereolab are third and final headliners Mancunian icons James. Fresh of the success of their…
Rating: Punk-rockers Dealing With Damage release their debut full-length album, ‘Ask the Questions’. A record brimming with anger and frustration that tackles the issues within the modern political climate. Opening the album is track, ‘Stop Everything’ and immediately the listener is thrust directly into the classic punk sound that permeates…
IDLES frontman Joe Talbot takes to the stage for at Manchester’s Bread Shed for the opening night of his ‘In Conversation’ tour. Joined by local legend Clint Boon, Talbot explored many facets of his storied life and career in music. Musical support for the night came from rising…
IDLES frontman is due to take to the stage in a series of spoken word events across the UK, starting with Manchester’s Breadshed on 13th February. The nights will be hosted by musical legends such as the Inspiral Carpets’ Clint Boon and founder of Creation Records himself Alan McGee as well having…
Reading and Leeds Festival have announced the first wave of acts for their 2020 line-up. Joining the previously announced headliner Liam Gallagher are a newly re-formed Rage Against The Machine and Stormzy. Taking place between August 28 and 30th, Reading and Leeds has built…
Rating: Northern Irish alt-rockers Brand New Friend follow up their debut LP, ‘Seatbelts for Aeroplanes’ with their latest EP, ‘A Cure for Living’. 7 tracks packed with youthful exuberance and frantic punk-rock energy. The EP starts as it means to…
Since its establishment in 2010, Viva La Rock has established itself as perhaps the king-pin of punk-rock magazine, and there is no more notable night for them than the annual Viva La Rock Awards. In previous years the show has…
Rating: Fresh-faced Mancunian rockers The Vandalis headline the Fuel Bar, with support for the night coming from some of Manchester’s promising punk acts. Opening the night was dream-hazed indie group Martini Police. Despite obvious nerves that come with one’s first…
Rating: New York’s own Aisha Badru releases her latest EP, ‘Transcendence’. A stripped back and elegant affair, the EP serves to shine a light on Badru’s frustrations with the modern world and tackles the issues surrounding the youth of today. Perhaps the best encapsulation of…
Deershed festival have announced the second wave of acts for their 2020 line-up, including names such as Dream Wife, Boy Azooga and Tim Burgess. Now in its eleventh year, Deershed has placed itself firmly at the forefront of the yearly family festival circuit. This is due, in no small part, to…