Punk needs more bongos: NOBRO, Pom Pom Squad and PUP @ O2 Ritz Manchester

Punk needs more bongos: NOBRO, Pom Pom Squad and PUP @ O2 Ritz Manchester

With songs that are relatively simple in structure I wasn’t overly excited for NOBRO’s performance, but their energy and stage presence makes them a band you won’t want to miss out on hearing live. If you ever want to stir...
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Blink-182 Set for Huge *Come*Back Announcing New Single and Global Tour

Blink-182 Set for Huge *Come*Back Announcing New Single and Global Tour

The Punk-Rock icons Blink-182 are coming… to a city near you! You heard right, the trio are reuniting again for the first time in nearly 10 years, bringing news of a 2023-2024 World Tour as well as a brand new...
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I’d get a heart tattoo for Joyce Manor: Sincere Engineer, Joyce Manor, and the Menzingers @ Manchester Academy 07/10/22

I’d get a heart tattoo for Joyce Manor: Sincere Engineer, Joyce Manor, and the Menzingers @ Manchester Academy 07/10/22

It’s rare that you see three major bands in the alternative scene touring together in the UK, and after a long year’s wait since the Menzingers + Joyce Manor + Sincere Engineer European tour was announced I could finally experience...
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Cut-throat and Camp: Scene Queen and Set It Off prove plastic is fantastic on new single ‘Barbie & Ken’

Cut-throat and Camp: Scene Queen and Set It Off prove plastic is fantastic on new single ‘Barbie & Ken’

Come on Barbie let’s go party! — Scene Queen has returned with the playful and twisted new track ‘Barbie & Ken‘ out now via Hopeless Records and featuring none other than Punk trio Set It Off. Bubbly, bonkers and fitting...
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Pale Waves release provocative and raw new LP Unwanted

Pale Waves release provocative and raw new LP Unwanted

Pale Waves have returned with their fierce and deeply moving new album Unwanted, released on 12 August 2022 via Dirty Hit. Though shadowy subject matter is present throughout the album’s 13 tracks, it’s safe to say Unwanted is a record...
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Slam Dunk South 2022 – Full Review.

Slam Dunk South 2022 – Full Review.

“I had the best time and now my voice is absolutely non-existent from screaming lyrics” – Meg Taking the scene by storm every year, Slam Dunk Festival has come around again. Representing a massive change in scenery at Hatfield Park...
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State Champs enter a new chapter on latest album Kings of the New Age

State Champs enter a new chapter on latest album Kings of the New Age

The Pop-punk powerhouse State Champs have released their fourth studio album Kings of the New Age via Pure Noise Records – the album includes previously released singles ‘Everybody But You,’ ‘Outta My Head,’ and ‘Just Sound....
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3REE release explosive single ‘Set This Place On Fire.’

3REE release explosive single ‘Set This Place On Fire.’

3REE, the Australian Pop Punk duo have released their fierce new single ‘Set This Place On Fire‘ today, featuring guest vocals from the renowned Kellin Quinn of Sleeping With Sirens. An energetic rock track bursting with a rebellious and unapologet...
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Canadian pop punkers Sleep/less unveil fizzing new single ‘My Serenade’

Canadian pop punkers Sleep/less unveil fizzing new single ‘My Serenade’

These days, building something that is punchy and vibrant enough to cut through the sodden sounds of the over-saturated world of pop rock is a tough ask, which takes bucket-loads of time and persistence. Thankfully, time is something that Canadian...
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Album Review: Tiny Moving Parts – Breathe

Minnesota’s Tiny Moving Parts are back this month with Breathe, their 7th studio album since their first release all the way back in 2008, and it’s safe to say they’ve come a long way since then. Written between the tours...
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