8.5
Stand Atlantic – f.e.a.r
Stand Atlantic, f.e.a.r.
Hopeless Records
Stand Atlantic continue their reign of euphoria over the world of pop-punk with f.e.a.r. – if Pink Elephant was ...
Ims Taylor
8.5
10
Scene Queen – Bimbocore
Scene Queen, Bimbocore
Hopeless Records
Surely everyone already knows about Scene Queen by now. She’s won us all over, she’s rallied us behind the pink revo...
Festival Season 2022. Get Ready.
Festival season, you beautiful beast. It’s the first time in years we’re actually kicking off in sunny May, as the emo gods intended – and we cannot wait. With ...
5
Machine Gun Kelly – mainstream sellout
Machine Gun Kelly, Mainstream Sellout
Interscope Records
Machine Gun Kelly’s sophomore effort – as far as the alt scene is concerned, considering Hotel Dia...
Bad Nerves @ Retro, Manchester, 1/4/22
Bad Nerves @ Retro, Manchester, 1/4/22
Rock’n’roll is here to stay. It’s donned a Sonic Youth inspired t-shirt, leaned on a pillar in a basement room with a ...
7.5
Hot Milk – Bad Influence
Hot Milk, Bad Influence
Music For Nations
Hot Milk can’t pause, can they? It barely feels like any time has passed since their 2021 EP I Just Wanna Know W...
10
Creeper: A Spectacular @ Manchester Ritz, 19/3/22
Creeper, Vukovi, James and the Cold Gun @ Manchester Ritz, 19/3/22
Goodnight, farewell, they’ve killed an era off in inimitable style yet again – Creeper mak...
Delilah Bon – Coming To Boss It In A Town Near You!
She’s finally on her way. Delilah Bon, boss bitch extraordinaire, brat-punk rap queen with a singular mission of hyping us up, has announced a UK headline tour....
Flavours Of The Month: March 2022
The Bittersweet Hour: a weekly(ish) podcast where Ims and Emily (resident emo girly guides) provide a tour of everything tasty the rock scene's had to offer rec...
Neck Deep @ Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, 24/2/22
Neck Deep, Wargasm, Higher Power, Happydaze @ Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, 24/2/22
It’s been a hot minute. Neck Deep are one of the unfortunate handful wh...
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Favourite bands: Frank Iero, Dead!, Calva Louise, Boston Manor, Placebo, WILLOW Favourite album: Placebo - Placebo Best gig: Download Pilot @ Donington Park, June 2021 Most likely to: be listening to the Legally Blonde soundtrack right now