Sitting down with Anthony Green and Beau Burchell of Saosin right before their sold out show in London, no topics and no questions were off limits. From the original talk that led to Anthony Green rejoining Saosin to the expectations they felt from listeners while in the studio, both members candidly opened Continue Reading
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What Sparked Your Interest: Ansley Newman of Jule Vera
We recently caught up with Ansley Newman of Jule Vera during their UK tour with As It Is and she talked about how growing up in a musical family led to her decision to pursue a career in music. “I grew up with a very musical family so I’ve Continue Reading
Slam Dunk Festival // Birmingham, England 29.05.16
Slam Dunk Festival: Midlands Birmingham, England 29 May 2016 Boston Manor, Creeper, ROAM, With Confidence, We Came As Romans, Set Your Goals, Real Friends, Miss May I, Northlane and New Found Glory. Photos by Rachael Dowd
Interview with Land Lovers
Hailing from Dublin, Irish-pop band Land Lovers just released their new album, The Rooks Have Returned, this past May and we caught up with lead vocalist Pádraig Cooney where he opened up about the brand new album, the recording process behind it and what the summer has in store for them. For Continue Reading
The Crookes and Catfish and the Bottlemen // London 25.05.16
Catfish and the Bottlemen The Crookes Electric Ballroom London, England 25 May, 2016 Photos by Rachael Dowd
Interview with Alex Erian of Despised Icon
After taking an indefinite hiatus back in 2010, deathcore band Despised Icon are back with a new album, a new outlook and a bit of a point to prove. Since signing with Nuclear Blast, heavy metal’s top independent record label, in April, their brand new album, BEAST, is set to Continue Reading
What Sparked Your Interest: Pádraig Cooney of Land Lovers
We recently caught up with Pádraig Cooney of Dublin-based pop band Land Lovers just before the release of their brand new album, The Rooks Have Returned, and he opened up about his late start in the music scene and who he owes his musical awakening to. Speaking personally, I was a relative latecomer Continue Reading
Counterfeit: The Band Breathing Life Back Into Punk Rock
As an upcoming band in the punk rock music scene, Counterfeit’s a force to be reckoned with. Forming back in June of 2015, the band’s been hard at work playing sold out gigs around Europe and recording their debut album that is planned to be released within the next year. While Continue Reading
What Sparked Your Interest: Alex Milovic of Northlane
During their stop in London while on the Impericon Festival, Northlane bassist Alex Milovic talked about how Underoath influenced him from a young age and played a pivotal role in his decision to pursue a career in music. It’s a really basic answer – Underoath. Before that band, I was Continue Reading
Live Review: Bare Knuckle Parade @ London’s Barfly 06.05.16
Hailing from Bath, a town in the rolling countryside of southwest England, Bare Knuckle Parade took to the stage at the prestigious Barfly, delivering their indie-folk rock sound to a crowd of excited people on a buzzing Friday night in Camden. As soon as their first song, “Patchwork”, kicked in, Continue Reading
Impericon Music Festival // London 05.03.16
Impericon Music Festival London, UK Hellions, Hundredth, Despised Icon, Eskimo Callboy, Chelsea Grin, Northlane and Blessthefall
What Sparked Your Interest: Saosin
Right before they took the stage for their first ever UK date as Saosin with Anthony Green, we sat down with Beau Burchell and Anthony Green where they opened up about what influenced their decisions to pursue careers in music. Beau: For me, it was just that feeling that you Continue Reading