Bittersweet’s Albums Of The Year 2022!
2022 has been one hell of a year for music, if you ask us. With the 'emo renaissance' in full swing, as well as some absolutely lethal genre-blending at play, t...
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7.5
Magnolia Park – Baku’s Revenge
Magnolia Park, Baku’s Revenge
Epitaph Records
Magnolia Park’s latest is a self-aware, incendiary romp through pop-punk 101, with a delicious side serving of...
Vukovi – Manchester, 13.10.22
Vukovi @ Manchester Academy 3 13.10.22 with ZAND
After blowing us into the stratosphere with the brilliant NULA, which came out just last Friday, and then as...
Petrol Girls – Manchester, 7.10.22
Petrol Girls @ Deaf Institute, Manchester, 7th October 2022
There is a blueprint for a perfect punk show. Petrol Girls have it - and if you had to make a gue...
Bittersweet Press: I Know What You Did Last Summer
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...
7.5
Scene Queen ft Cody Carson – Barbie & Ken
Scene Queen + Set It Off, Barbie & Ken
Hopeless Records
Scene Queen is back and more ridiculously bold than ever on riotous romp Barbie & Ken, which...
Reading and Leeds 2022 – Full Lineup Highlights!
So, now that Reading and Leeds's 2022 instalment is just around the corner, the set times have been unleashed on the app, the full lineup is in its (hopefully!)...
7.5
Demi Lovato – HOLY FVCK
Demi Lovato, HOLY FVCK
Island Records
Demi Lovato’s HOLY FVCK is a rock tour-de-force with the perspective that only a popstar could bring - a confident st...
7.5
Pale Waves – Unwanted
Pale Waves, Unwanted
Dirty Hit
Pale Waves have undergone a number of metamorphoses over the years. In their latest form, they’re a pop-punk dream, rich wi...
Double Dare Ya: Manchester Launch ft Storm St Claire, Cody Frost, ZAND
Manchester’s Night and Day Cafe has been sitting at the heart of the city’s DIY and upcoming music scene for as long as it’s been there. Nestled in the core of ...
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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