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Rocks are interesting. They can be climbed upon, picked up, thrown, shaped into tools and perhaps most notably, lived under. Those partaking in the latter might be yet to hear of Manchester’s newes...
Right, Sunday. Last night's party was fucking insane and we're all feeling it, the weather isn't superb either, but tonight see's Biffy Clyro bring a headline set to Reading and the full on return ...
So the first of the weekend's hangovers is here, and yeah, it hurts but fuck it. There's a whole day of awesomeness ahead of us so let's get going. SATURDAY Opening up the lock up stage and hoping ...
It's that time of year again, that traditional end of Summer festival that is Reading. We're more than excited to bring you our biggest coverage yet and below is our review of the event. We had a f...
Fresh from their Reading 2012 Main Stage slot, we had a quick chinwag with the ever-positive We Are The In Crowd in the press area.... Subscribe to the Punkt...
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We had a quick chat with Decade frontman Alex Sears between their Leeds and Reading Festival performances... Subscribe to the Punktastic YouTube channel for ...
No strangers to Reading Festival, Funeral For A Friend were on their standard top form in our chat with them ahead of their Reading 2013 headline slot on the...
Feed The Rhino's trip to Reading/Leeds this year will be one that they're not soon to forget, and the lads were on predictably good form after their set in R...
We’ve already given you our preview of Friday’s excellent line up at this year’s Reading Festival (move it around to Saturday if you’re heading up north), so we move on to Saturday’s more melodic a...
Features
“It started with a song called 'Rum and Burgers at 8 in the Morning',” muses Allister Gall, Damerels’ vocalist, when we asked him how they formed. “Tom (Richardson, their guitarist) and I had been ...
This month, we're bringing you get another excellent compilation of new music, this time ranging from the pop rock of The Famous Class to the scratchy Punk Rock of Otto and the pop rock stylings of...
As The Postal Service prepare for their tenth anniversary tour we take a look back at how we ended up here - From '(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan' to 'A Tattered Line of String'.
Picking fruit from various genre trees, ‘Nature Nurture’ – the sophomore album from Matt Bigland’s Dinosaur Pile-Up – is a bowl full of intertwined pop, grunge and rock ‘n’ roll. Heading into the s...
Birmingham-based Layers have built a name for themselves over the past twelve months. Recognised for their passionate live shows filled with energetic on-stage antics, they’re now preparing to unle...
Lincolnshire quartet Lower Lands have been doing some growing up recently. Since the release of their debut EP ‘Growing Pains’ in April 2012, the band have been working tirelessly on their sophomor...
Trigger Effect are celebrating their tenth birthday, yet those residing in the UK will be forgiven for not knowing exactly who these Canadian punk-rockers are. Although the recent ‘What’s Left to E...
By now I’m sure you’ve heard the new EP by London post-hardcore quartet Bloody Mammals. Following the likes of Blakfish and We Talk Daggers, with subtle hints at seminal stalwarts like Reuben, Fuga...
As London-based singer-songwriter Luke Godwin prepares for the release of his record ‘Brand New Lands’, tensions are beginning to show. “Honestly, I’m terrified”, responds Luke when we ask him abou...
If you think that a band’s upbringing influences their sound, then Moose Blood are going to surprise you. Every band member comes from an unmistakably hardcore tradition, and they’re from Canterbur...
From Welwyn Garden City, hardcore quartet Heights are certainly not newbies. Their debut full length ‘Dead Ends’ received significant critical acclaim, successfully propelling them into a combinati...
“We are a horde of mutants who banded together to take down a mighty evil overlord!” Despite a fairly serious sound, this is how fun-loving Reading rockers Attention Thieves choose to describe them...
Cumbrian trio Colt 45 may have been around for some time now, but constant touring and their recent exposure in the British press are contributing to a breakthrough moment. “Having press representa...
Reviews / Previews
With the unfortunate cancellation of Hevy ...
Image courtesy of Dan Corder The announcement that underground heroes Tigers Jaw would be playing a last-minute warm-up show at a considerably low capacity studio in Kent caused more than a few sti...
In a competition between a sunny beach and an underground venue on one of the hottest days of the year, it’s pretty clear which one has come out on top this evening. The reasonably large space faci...
Following their destructive set at Belgium’s recent Groezrock Festival, Narrows return to London for only their third show in the nation’s capital. Hot on the heels of the release of the seminal ‘S...
"I don’t want to be revolutionary; I’m just looking for the sweetest melody,” Dallas Green sings on the album midpoint ‘Commentators’. In part a statement against the likes of yours truly, these ly...
The return of Camden Rocks Festival, following its inauguration back in 2009, coincides nicely with the removal of the Camden Crawl to Dublin. Despite not boasting the major names associated with t...
It has been two and a half years since Leeds rockers Dinosaur Pile-Up released their debut album ‘Growing Pains’, although “their” may not be the most accurate word to use. With Matt Bigland playin...
Dallas Green, the ex-Alexisonfire frontman and force behind City and Colour, is no stranger to intimate venues. Before selling out the Camden Roundhouse for two dates in October 2011 and the grand ...
Ending their unusual week long UK stint which took in a performance at the world famous Maida Vale studios, a trip to the offices of a well-known indie magazine and a second stage slot at the rock ...
There are two types of people at tonight’s show – those that grew up listening to grunge pop-punk outfit Lit and are able to shout every word back in time, and those who know that song about getting drunk and kicking the shit out of me. This might be a slight exaggeration, but you get the point.
There is something enticingly subtle yet expansive about ‘L’Ami du Pueple’. For his first full studio produced album in Owen’s twelve year history, Mike Kinsella has retained the gentle tones that ...
All Time Low head up this year's Slam Dunk line up So, it's that time of year again. Slam Dunk is just hours away, and we're trying to get our head around what bands we're gonna watch. As usual, th...