Gig Review: South of Salem / She Burns Red – KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton (3rd November 2023)

If you’ve even been following the unsigned rock scene in the last couple of years on a very casual basis, it’s highly likely you’ll have seen the name South of Salem on a festival poster. Having released a stellar debut album in the middle of 2020 and tearing up the circuit for the last couple … Continue reading Gig Review: South of Salem / She Burns Red – KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton (3rd November 2023)

Album Review: She Burns Red – Out of Darkness

She Burns Red have been on our radar for a ridiculous number of years now. Having been six years between the twice I’ve seen them – most recently at SOS Fest in July, the leaps and bounds they’ve made since the first time is something other bands should envy. And they weren’t exactly naff to … Continue reading Album Review: She Burns Red – Out of Darkness

Festival Review: SOS Festival XIV (Sunday’s Bands) – Whittles@tokyo, Oldham (July 2nd 2023)

Although Ross has already run through what he saw on Sunday, I feel duty-bound to throw my own words at you seeing as I was the one who was actually there to review the festival. Plus, he missed one of the acts I saw. Although I missed one of the ones he saw, so we're all … Continue reading Festival Review: SOS Festival XIV (Sunday’s Bands) – Whittles@tokyo, Oldham (July 2nd 2023)

Festival Review: SOS Fest XIV, Sunday – Whittles@tokyo, Oldham (2nd July 2023)

Kicking off the third and final day, Square Wild are in front of a respectably-sized crowd given it’s a Sunday. It shows the love and loyalty in the DIY scene as well as the festival given we’re on its fourteenth iteration. Blending indie and punk with hints of ska and filtered through vocals which sound … Continue reading Festival Review: SOS Fest XIV, Sunday – Whittles@tokyo, Oldham (2nd July 2023)

She Burns Red announce debut album

Turning heads since the release of their 2020 acclaimed debut EP Take Back Tomorrow (produced by Toby Jepson), Scottish rock band She Burns Red are finally ready to release their highly anticipated debut album following a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign which saw them smash their target within 48 hours of launch. Titled Out of Darkness, the … Continue reading She Burns Red announce debut album

Gig Review: Black Spiders / Bunker 9 (+ She Burns Red) – The Asylum, Birmingham (5th March 2023)

It’s been quite some time since we’ve had the opportunity to raise our middle fingers to the heavens and declare: “Fuck you, Black Spiders!” With an album released during lockdown and some solid touring under their belts since coming out of lockdown/reforming, this was a gig that was, frankly, long overdue because somehow, I’ve missed … Continue reading Gig Review: Black Spiders / Bunker 9 (+ She Burns Red) – The Asylum, Birmingham (5th March 2023)