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2018 signals the split of Wild Beasts, a band who have graced people's ears for over a decade. Manchester saw the penultimate show on a run of their final ever live performances. The audience were treated to a mammoth 23-song set, which…

The Barrowlands: one of the better music venues to exist. The renovated ballroom recently hosted a weekend’s worth of Wolf Alice, with a sold-out Saturday show and a less crowded Remembrance Sunday slot. The London band visited Scotland and…

It takes a certain level of craft and ingenuity to stay afloat in today's music industry, where you can fall just as quickly as you can rise. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are part of a select group that has ripened perfectly with age.…

Loyle Carner's take on UK hip-hop is taking the country by storm and the emotive content within his songs is really striking a connection with fans and fellow music lovers, alike. His popularity is reflected by the gargantuan venues that he…

They’re still pushing, still desperate for the new, past success be damned. It wasn’t a greatest hits set but it wasn’t a B-sides and rarities set either, it struck a beautiful, chiming chord in between.

Reinvention is possibly both the most difficult and rewarding thing a band can do for themselves, it has a pros and cons list that is a mile long. You could gain a whole new fan base but alienate those that were there from the start, who…

Wolf Alice hit the alternative grunge scene like a slap in the face. Their earlier EPs leaning towards folk-tinged pop, the North London quartet released their debut ‘My Love Is Cool’ back in 2015, one of the United Kingdom’s most…

There's a reason why the Kentucky natives are widely revered as being one of the best live acts in the world and they certainly don't fail to impress. The six-piece have seen their stock rise exponentially in the UK in recent years off the…

2000trees is going to be great, you don’t need me to tell you that. Since it all begin amongst just a few friends back in 2007, the festival has become a firm fixture in the calendar for all those who love alternative rock music. The…

If you don't know you won't know. Sonic Sahara is a club night in Leeds that hit Headrow House on the 3rd of June. The night boasted up-and-coming tastemakers Chaos in the CBD, as well as a host of other amazing DJs such as the Sonic Sahara…

It is, as ever, a stellar lineup this year for Green Man festival and I've picked the four key artists that are essential viewing. I think it's clear from the cross-section I've picked that Green Man is wonderfully eclectic, it doesn't…

2017 is on course to be one of the best years for festivals and another new face on the summer schedule is Community Festival. Celebrating the best of new and well established alternative and rock talent, Catfish and the Bottlemen will be…

There are just some bands that nail it in a live-setting and Metronomy are a stellar example of that. The electro-pop outfit have found their own little niche and their eclectic style of music appeals to many a fan and even those who aren't…

110 Above is an independently ran festival in rural Leicestershire, and acts on the line-ups each year are typically within the alternative rock genre, although some bands in this year’s line-up could be described as grunge and post punk…