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Hevy Music Festival 2011 Review
In the quiet fields of Kent’s Port Lympne Safari Park and Zoo it’s not just the animals making a racket but hardcore, rock and punk bands too; Hevy Fest 2011 has landed. Friday got
Read More »Download Festival 2011 Review
The Download Festival has been going strong since its inception in 2003, and this year’s festival was no different. After spending 3 hours on various trains, I arrived on site late Friday morning. My
Read More »My Passion – "Inside This Machine" Album Review
Hitchin goth-rockers, My Passion have been sitting around with follow up album to Corporate Flesh Party for nearly a year now. Titled Inside This Machine, this is without a doubt, the band’s best work
Read More »Rise Against – "Endgame" Album Review
Rise Against’s decision to move away from the intense, angst-ridden sound of their hardcore years in favour of a more melancholic, mid-tempo, commercially-viable sound became most evident on their last album, Appeal To Reason.
Read More »The King Blues – "Punk & Poetry" Album Review
A lot has happened to the King Blues since the release of their previous album ‘Save the World, Get the Girl’. Half the group quit for a start, sighting long running tensions, but for
Read More »Tinie Tempah – 24/02/11 – O2 Academy, Birmingham, Gig Review
So seeing as a little trip to the O2 Arena in London left Tinie Tempah with a couple of Brit Awards (Best Breakthrough Act for his ridiculously fast rise to fame and Best Single
Read More »Glamour Of The Kill – 17/02/11 – The Lamp, Hull, Gig Review
Essex rockers, Shdows Chasing Ghosts played main support to York’s Glamour Of The Kill. After seeing Shadows play Butserfest back in September of last year, I was interested to see if their sound had
Read More »The Wonder Years – 21/02/11 – The Peel, Kingston, Gig Review
The Wonder Years are on the rise, considering the band have been around for six years now, they’ve taken time to get the recognition they deserve however tonight’s intimate show lovingly put together by
Read More »Japanese Voyeurs – 04/02/11 – The Adelphi, Hull, Gig Review
After seeing London based grunge outfit, Japanese Voyeurs play GuilFest in 2010, I was really looking forward to seeing the band once again in Hull. Filled to capacity, the Adelphi crowd were into the
Read More »Don Broco – "Big Fat Smile" Album Review
Bedfordshire quintet, Don Broco have been tearing up the UK scene for a little while now. After numerous headline tours and supporting the likes of My Passion, We Are The Ocean, Enter Shikari and
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