New Releases

It’s always the way. You spend ages waiting for an album to be released that’s worth writing about and then suddenly two come along at once.

Solos

Some rock bands have a guitarist that’s capable of delivering a jaw-dropping solo every now and then. Some rock bands have a guitarist that’s capable of even more than that. These guitarists are frankly super human.

Fuck Armageddon, This Is Hull

It had been a while since I’d witnessed a live music event and it was time to rectify this. I shelled out £8 for a ticket and £9.45 chariot fare and then I was on my way to a punk all-dayer in Hull.

The Best Riffs

What is a riff? According to Wikipedia: “in various popular music styles, riff refers to a brief, relaxed phrase repeated over changing melodies. It may serve as a refrain or melodic figure, often played by the rhythm section instruments or solo instruments that form the basis or accompaniment of a musical composition.” So that’s that cleared up then.

Rebellion 2014

It’s that time of year again and with that comes my limited coverage of events. At least I’m covering it better than Kerrang magazine, the bastards. This has all been written in pieces over the course of four days, so excuse the various drunken ramblings.

Hardcore Triple Feature

In this day and age it’s unusual for three hardcore albums to be released in the space of a couple of months. It’s even more unusual for three titans of the genre to release quality albums. Many bands are just seemingly going through the motions and churning out similar-sounding records but these are some of the best new releases I’ve heard in recent years.

Yesterdays

“Pennywise always sound the same,” say people who haven’t listened to too much Pennywise.