Last night at O2 Academy Brixton felt less like a gig and more like being caught in a controlled electrical storm. From the moment the lights dropped, there was this low, simmering anticipation that snapped into chaos as the Muse tore into their opener—no slow build, no easing in, just immediate, full-throttle intensity. What stood…
Tucked into the heart of Islington,The Grace has built a reputation as a proving ground for bands on the cusp, an intimate room where momentum either translates or fizzles out. Snake Eyes were very much in the former camp. Touring their debut album Cash Rich a record already noted for its “gritty and dense bass lines” and…
In the heart of Highbury, where the pulse of London’s underground music scene beats strongest, The Garage transformed into a sweat-drenched cauldron of sound on Friday, October 24. Mouth Culture, the Leicester-based alt-rock trio who’s been steadily clawing their way from festival sidelines to headline status, delivered a performance that felt less like a gig…
Still feeling it from the Lambrini Girls gig at the Moth Club on Saturday night, where a queue formed early (with 600 people still on the waiting list in the slight hope that someone wouldn’t be able to make it). We’re sorry to say that anyone who wasn’t lucky enough to get a ticket really…
Dance Punk trio DZ Deathrays surprised fans with the announcement of a small European tour and we were lucky enough to catch them at London’s The Victoria Dalston (a small venue hidden behind a bookcase…) This is one of those bands we can’t recommend enough for people to see given the chance -big energy, heavy riffs,…
“One hell of a show” – a more reader friendly version of what people were saying after Hot Milk’s sold out London show was over, and they weren’t wrong! We sent photographer Dan Landsburgh to capture the Manchester band, who brought so much energy to their set sticking mainly to their A Call To The…
The return of Welsh rockers Kids In Glass Houses turned out to be one of many highly anticipated comebacks of the year. After 9 years since playing their last show, they smashed out two sets at this year’s Slam Dunk Festival, where they announced their come back tour in celebration of Smart Casual‘s 15th anniversary….
Michigan based pop-punk power house Hot Mulligan took to the stage at The Garage in London for their sold out show. It goes with out saying that the crowd were hyped, with the room fully packed out ready for the the first act and equally pop-punk power house, Arms length from Canada – definitely one…
Empire State Bastard – the new side project of Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil has built up one hell of a new metalcore band with Naomi Macleod of Bitch Falcon, Mike Vennart of Oceansize and Dave Lombardo from Slayer. We caught them on the final night of their debut tour at Camden’s Underworld, where opened up…
The Subways have returned in full rock ‘n’ roll glory on their UK tour, following the the release of the newest album Uncertain Joy. We caught them at their sold out show at London’s Scala, which was filled with the band’s unbeatable live energy, with new songs and some classics like rock and roll queen….
