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All Time Low shows are stunning – visually, musically, lyrically and emotionally – and the band deliver exactly that at London’s Alexandra Palace.  With a blizzard raging in London, the dedicated fans who queued since stupid o’clock in the morning deserve a round of applause (and probably a hot cup of tea!). But that’s exactly…

Pop-punk royalty Fall Out Boy took us on a trip down memory lane and made us fall in love with Mania. Fall Out Boy have done what many early 00’s emo bands haven’t – they’ve made the giant leap into mainstream without losing their sense of where they came from, and with that they have…

British rock icons The Fratellis are still as entertaining as ever.  In support of their new album In Your Own Sweet Time, out now via Cooking Vinyl, The Fratellis took over London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town. After an energetic support set from Texas-based Black Pistol Fire, Offenbach’s Can Can rings from the speakers – what an entrance. The…

With their incredible performance at London’s KOKO last week, As It Is cemented their place in the UK’s pop-punk scene.  Brighton-based pop-punk outfit As It Is, played a very special show in London after having to cancel their Cardiff show the night before due to lead singer Patty Walters’ shoulder injury. For KOKO he was…

In a stellar performance, the Canterbury rockers played us their new record.  Just over a day after the release of their third studio album I Don’t Think I Can Do This Anymore, Canterbury emo rockers Moose Blood played London’s iconic Roundhouse. About I Don’t Think I Can Do This Anymore lead guitarist Mark Osborne notes “There’s almost…

Alongside a stellar support from Dave Hause and his brother Tim, this evening will not soon be forgotten.  Coinciding with the release of his second solo record Sleepwalkers, Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon headed back to the UK for a run of sold out shows across the country, including a spectacular gig at London’s KOKO.…

Aussie rockers Tonight Alive play an inspirational show in London with a stellar support line-up.  Having released their fourth studio album Underworld via Hopeless Records earlier this year, Sydney-based pop-punk outfit Tonight Alive headed across the globe to play a run of shows in the UK – including a headline show at London’s KOKO. And they brought…

Country singer-songwriter Sarah Darling took our breath away with her show at London’s Union Chapel.  Marking Darling’s biggest ever UK headline show to date, and first UK show in three years, she really could not have picked a more beautiful venue to highlight the occasion. The North London Gothic Revival church offered a gorgeous backdrop…

Texas pop-punks Waterparks brought their Entertainment tour to the UK this month and it was all Sunday night fun you can imagine!  With their sophomore record Entertainment just hot off the press, Awsten Knight and his band mates packed up their bags and headed across the pond to play us their new tracks and more. Just before…