There were tears, cheers and plenty of beers flowing at what will be known as Download Festival’s historic pilot event, which took place 18th-20th June, with a reduced capacity of 10,000 fans and just two stages. When the Download Pilot was announced we couldn’t quite believe it; live music was making a return with a…
Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes performed at Brixton Academy the other weekend and nobody showed up….or so the Daily Mail would probably have you believe if Frank Carter had tried to feed some hungry children. No, the performance in the empty room at Brixton Academy is a result of a band making the best of…
Continuing with our annual end of year awards, this time it’s the turn of Rachael Griffiths, our Assistant Live Editor and one of our team of photographers. Here’s her thoughts on 2016. Album Of The Year: LetLive – If I’m The Devil Perhaps an unsurprising one to start with, given my bias towards LetLive. A…
After the release of their début album Anthems, Pure Love set out on a UK wide headline tour. Rocksins had a chance to chat with Frank Carter and Jim Carroll before the band took the stage in Glasgow. What was the initial idea you had when you started Pure Love? Frank Carter: We just wanted to start…