As a festival that has become filled with more mainstream and chart topping acts over the years, Reading and Leeds Festival still always ensures there’s a heavy offering of the best alternative and rock available for its fans. We checked out what Reading Festival had to off on the Friday… Taking to the Festival Republic…
It’s BRIT’s Week and that means all your favourite artists are playing in intimate venues, all for a good cause. Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls came back to our nation’s capital for one big party. Celebrating XtraMile Recordings 20th anniversary and the 10th anniversary of Frank’s breakthrough album Tape Deck Heart, all to a…
BRITs Week 2023 for War Child is almost upon us, offering fans the chance to see some of the biggest acts in the tiniest venues and all for a good cause. This year is no exception, with an extra special show to celebrate XtraMile Recordings 20th anniversary and 10 years of Frank Turner’s mainstream breakthrough…
t’s that time once again! The Rock Sins Playlist has been refilled for your listening pleasure. 20 new tracks all across the rock, metal and alternative musical spectrum. This week we also give a nod to the Download Festival 2023 announcement with three classics from your Download headliners! Kicking off the playlist this week is…
Two years in the making, the time was nigh for Frank Turner and his band of merry Sleeping Souls to grace the boards at O2 Academy Brixton – easily the largest venue on his never ending tour. After being forced to postpone their tour multiple times due to COVID-19, they were finally able to commence…
What feels like a life time ago, way back in 2019, My Chemical Romance broke the internet with the news of a reunion and a run of live shows. Since the devastating news of the band parting ways back in 2013, it’s been a dream for them to reunite and perform the music we all…
Frank Turner has been known for many years now as a folk rock singer, adding The Sleeping Souls as his backing band in more recent years. A prolific songwriter, he has churned out high quality albums and now he bounces back into the world’s eardrums with FTHC. With this release, it seems Turner wants to…
To celebrate the release of his critically acclaimed new album FTHC, Frank Turner put on a special intimate album launch show at the Clapham Grand, on its release day and what a show it was! Photographer Matt Higgs caught the memorable night – check out the gallery of images from the gig below: Catch Frank Turner…
Like a lovechild of Frank Turner and Billy Bragg raised on the fields of Glastonbury, Beans On Toast has been churning out his particular brand of storytelling since 2005, supporting big names up and down the country on top of his own tours, festival appearances and book writing. Beans On Toast’s latest release Survival Of…
We caught Frank Turner on the final night of his Lost Evenings Festival – the night where he showcased his greatest hits, a career spanning setlist and he did not disappoint. Rock Sins photographer Nick Allan was there to catch all the action. Check out the gallery of pictures from the night below…
After the last 18 months it was hard to imagine festivals ever returning, so walking into the hallowed grounds of Hatfield Park last weekend was truly a blessing. With big line-up changes from its first announcement and the cancellation of last year, the skepticism of some was, it has to be said, fairly high. But…
2000 Trees. Recently dubbed by Kerrang the UK’s best mid-sized festival, and once you’ve read this review of 2000 Trees 2019, you might well be inclined to agree with them. Our man on the ground Sam Savigny presents extensive coverage of all three days of the festival, following his earlier highlight summaries of Thursday, Friday…
