When Black Francis sings “Don’t piss in the fountain” on Doggerel‘s opening track Nomatterday, one has to assume he’s referring to the fountain of youth. Ever since their reformation in 2004, PIXIES have been seemingly turning back the clock. Beneath The Eyrie (2019) was a noticeably darker record in tone. Full of gothic melancholia and…
Crows presented their latest album Beware Believers, released by Bad Vibrations Records, at the Scala in London last week. Joining the band on this show were Famous and Robbie & Mona. We sent Nocturna Photography to the show to capture the night – check out the photo galleries below… Crows Famous Robbie & Mona
Placebo. Not a name we hear much these days, but maybe that’s about to change. Having not released an album since 2013’s Loud Like Love, the band have done some extensive touring both in support of that and a greatest hits record. When that finished, singer/guitarist Brian Molko and bassist Stefan Olsdal decided to hit…
Three years after the release of their chart topping 2019 album Tallulah, Feeder are back with an explosive new album Torpedo. The Welsh band, consisting of singer and guitarist Grant Nicholas and bassist Taka Hirose, have been through their fair share of trials and hardships. From devastating loss to a global pandemic, the Newport boys have continued to bring…
No one does pop punk quite like Set It Off and this record does not disappoint. Jam packed with clean melodies, perfect harmonies, catchy hooks and big riffs, each strack screams classic Set It Off. Since their inception Set If Off have explored the moodier rock side and upbeat pop twists, finally evolving into their…
How different would our present be if one event in history didn’t happen? The theory of alternate timelines is a limitless and robust equation. Take Zeal & Ardor for example. Had one person on an internet forum not made a particular request, Manuel Gagneux wouldn’t be about to release the project’s third album. The band…
Making their demands known, loud and clear! are female quintet Venus Grrrls, with their enthusiastically enticing Goth Girl. Hailing from Leeds, the alternative rock band have been described as ‘Ethereal and tenacious’ and are: ‘promoting the participation, acknowledgement, and respect of women in the music industry. Aiming to bring fortitude and activism through hard hitting alternative rock music’. With a…
Where the hell do you even start with Ghostemane? An enigma wrapped in a riddle that becomes more confusing the more you are exposed to him. In a world where everyone in metal is trying to out heavy each other, Ghostemane is just trying to survive living in a nihilistic hellscape of his own creation,…
Before we being let’s get one thing straight – Green Day are a very important band to me. If it wasn’t for them I never would have picked up a guitar, if I had never picked up a guitar I wouldn’t have discovered MetallicA and if I hadn’t discovered them I wouldn’t be the person…
When a band changes their musical style, they are often met with hostility by their entrenched fan base.
I’ll be the first to admit I was very late to the party when it comes to Northlane. I only really got into them during the Mesmer cycle, but I’m very glad I did as it was an album I enjoyed immensely. Needless to say, I’ve been anticipating a follow up for some time. Alien is…
The Molotov has dropped, but can we still trust Papa Roach or is this the start of the ending? Love them or hate them Papa Roach have maintained a pretty consistent level of popularity over the last 20 years (jesus!), which may have something to do with their ability to evolve with every album yet…
