We are very much into the final countdown before the gates of Donington open for the 2025 Download Festival! We’ve got features aplenty to keep eager attendees excited as they countdown the days, and up today is our preview of the festival’s first full day of entertainment. Recently we caught up with Download Senior Booker…
Probably the UK’s most prolific songwriter, Frank Turner exists in 2 modes – recording and touring. This month sees Frank bringing The Sleeping Souls to various venues around the country in promotion of last year’s Undeafeted album, although in Frank’s case he probably records an album to promote a tour… Those who reside on the…
This was the package tour the UK had been waiting for, three big hitters from the 00’s – Godsmack performing their biggest UK headline show to date and bringing along the mighty P.O.D and Drowning Pool as support. Sure enough, Hammersmith Apollo is full to the brim by 7pm, giving openers Drowning Pool a headliner…
One of our greatest home grown talents Those Damn Crows have gone from strength to strength, continuously surpassing whatever album or tour they did last and God Shaped Hole is no exception. Opening with a false sense of security of some nice melodic intro melody Dancing With the Enemy doesn’t take long to punch you…
A cursory glance around Southampton’s Joiners indicates a sold out audience of people who have clearly grown up with Beans on Toast. One of the most prolific songwriters of our great nation, the man is a regular Glastonbury fixture and a name synonymous with modern folk without the punk rock background of Frank Turner. With…
Those Damn Crows are back in a big bad way. With a UK tour currently underway and a new album God Shaped Hole dropping on April 11th, we thought it was about time we caught up with them again. After a stonking show at Bournemouth we caught up with Frontman Shane Greenhall to chat all…
Embarking on a short promo tour ahead of release of album number 4 – God Shaped Hole – Those Damn Crows are playing venues they grew out of years ago, but hey, that’s what makes it all so much fun. Coming on to literally no fanfare the Bridgend 5 piece quickly establish themselves as the…
Jay McAllister Aka Beans On Toast is a folk singer and songwriter, who for the last 20 years has left a lasting impression on the UK music scene. On the eve of his upcoming Spring tour, in support of new album Wild Goose Chasers, we caught up with the man himself for a chin wag…
The wind and rain is hammering outside, but inside Wembley Arena the vibes are all good, as DJ Alyx Holcombe spins the growing crowds favourite metal and numetal tracks of the last 20 years the party atmosphere really gets going to help Papa Roach celebrate 25 years of their debut album on a major label…
As Storm Ciaran whips itself into… well an anticlimax, the hardier dwellers of Southampton and the surrounding area have not put their tickets on Facebook and instead come out to The 1865 for a night of music that doesn’t take itself too seriously, by a band that takes itself even less seriously – festival favourites…
As the October weather continues to flip flop between autumn and early summer one thing is hot and that’s the inside of Portsmouth Guildhall, which is packed to the brim with people excited to see one of the hottest new(ish) bands on the scene – Electric Callboy. First up to warm up any part of…
As the weather began to turn from its random September heatwave into something much more fitting of the time of year, something is occurring in one of the many areas of Portsmouth Guildhall. Continuing the drama of the impending storm outside openers Electric Milk are heard to say “This is our last song, but as…
