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 playing all the instruments on the debut recording, the result hinted heavily at the seemingly inevitable grunge revival. Again, ‘Nature Nurture’ sees [...]

People might think that as a general rule, the bigger the band, the better they are and the better they are, the bigger the crowd they draw. Perhaps there’s some truth in that, but occasionally, there are a few glaring exceptions. Heart In Hand’s headline show at Our Black Heart in Camden, London was one [...]

Despite a few raised eyebrows and plenty of critics, the first album from The Transplants was pretty fucking great. The merger of Tim Armstrong and Travis Barker’s songwriting efforts produced solid gold hits in ‘DJ DJ’ and ‘Diamond And Guns’, and tracks like ‘California Babylon’ and ‘Tall Cans In The Air’ made it an interesting [...]

It comes as a relief that, after years of label upsets and missed opportunities,The Maine haven’t turned inwards and hit the self-destruct button. In fact, instead of trying to release a carbon copy of the debut that made them the darlings of the pop-rock scene, they went a different direction entirely. Recruiting the help of [...]

Tonight is A Day To Remember’s only UK headline show this year, and needless to say, it sold out pretty sharpish. Koko is absolutely rammed tonight, and it’s a special show for all involved, including Your Demise. This will be one of their last shows before their split next year, so it’s a last chance [...]

Right on the heels of their recent EP ‘Hobo’s Lament’, Larry and His Flask are back with their storming sophomore effort ‘By The Lamplight’. The album (their first to be officially released in the UK) is at times a debaucherous and crazed affair. The virtuosity displayed on ‘By The Lamplight’ is quite remarkable, fear of [...]

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 the Crawl, Rocks comes in at a comparable bargain of £20 per ticket, with the website boasting a disseminated cost of less than 20p [...]

We all think we’re here for Fucked Up and Titus Andronicus, Metz aren’t even on the ticket, they’re down as ‘guest’. So it makes the performance they put in all the more impressive. Metz bring little in the way of fanfare. There’s no extravagance, no frills and little showmanship, just polite thanks and regular guitar-tuning. [...]

Formed in Mesa, Arizona twenty years ago, Jimmy Eat World are a band that have written the soundtrack to the lives of many twenty somethings who grew up listening to pop punk in the late 90’s early 00’s. Some of their output during that era is looked upon as some of the genre’s finest, but [...]

“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 lyrics provide a, perhaps unintentional, summary of ‘The Hurry and the Harm’. Dallas Green, the man behind the City and Colour moniker, has [...]