Headline Act: Friends of Our Youth

Friends Of Our Youth dropped their latest single only yesterday. On the back of that, the band have jumped onto our Headline Act feature... Simple things first – where are you guys from? Primarily Todmorden and Manchester. How did you meet? A collective born out of old school mates, seductive personal ads, people stomping off … Continue reading Headline Act: Friends of Our Youth

Headline Act: Gwailo

With a brand new single and video dropping today (scroll down!), here's some info about Gwailo who hail from God's own country... Simple things first – where are you guys from? Officially we say we are from Newcastle Upon Tyne, but we are from all around the Northeast. How did you meet? David and Kyle, … Continue reading Headline Act: Gwailo

Classic Cover: Plutocracy Planet f. Rody Walker – “War?” (original by System of a Down)

Born of the pandemic shutdown and mobilized by the world’s societal ills, Plutocracy Planet is an experimental socio-political super-collective led by former Alarm Magazine editor and musical vagrant Scott Morrow. Fusing post-hardcore sensibilities with electronics, polyrhythms, atypical time signatures, and a far-reaching instrumental palette—including strings, saxophone, piano, harp, marimba, acoustic guitar, and more—the ambitious collaborative … Continue reading Classic Cover: Plutocracy Planet f. Rody Walker – “War?” (original by System of a Down)

Headline Act: ZacTheLocust

You've got your money's worth with this one as every member of ZacTheLocust throws their answers at us for today's Headline Act... Simple things first – where are you guys from? Keryn - South Wales is the short answer. We're a bit spread out, none of us really live near each other! Haha! I'm from … Continue reading Headline Act: ZacTheLocust

Classic Cover: Joanne Shaw Taylor – Wishing Well (original by Free)

Following the critically acclaimed release of her latest studio album Heavy Soul, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard Blues Album chart under Slash’s latest release, celebrated blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Joanne Shaw Taylor has delighted fans with a special new single, “Wishing Well,” a powerful cover of Free’s hit song, available now on all … Continue reading Classic Cover: Joanne Shaw Taylor – Wishing Well (original by Free)

Exclusive Track By Track: Far From Refuge – ‘False Flag’

Can  you believe we last talked to these guys five years ago? We exclusively checked in with rising UK progressive metallers, Far from Refuge, who set loose their powerful new EP, False Flag, on Friday 19th July. The band talked us through each track from the EP: Carcass In "Carcass," a narrative of a failed … Continue reading Exclusive Track By Track: Far From Refuge – ‘False Flag’