SCALER – UTRECHT, EKKO – 5 DECEMBER 2025

Apparently his move to the Netherlands has been well timed as all of the small bands Jase W is a fan of from the ÜK are just in the process of striking out into the continent and he gets to see them up close as a result.
Tonight this is SCALER in Utrecht’s EKKO! To say he was a bit excited to see them at their own show in a cozy room as opposed to a dirty festival tent is a massive understatement…

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BAD OMENS – MANCHESTER, CO-OP LIVE – 28 NOVEMBER 2025

The vibes queuing outside of Co-Op Live for Bad Omens couldn’t have been better, with the air humming with excitement for what could possibly be one of the most highly anticipated metal gigs this year. Bad Omens feel like the next-gen arena headliners that alternative music has been waiting for, and having watched them support Bring Me The Horizon last year it’s easy to see why. The trajectory of their takeover should really be studied – with Bad Omens playing gigs on the club scene not too long ago.

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THE BIG ÜBER RÖCK INTERVIEW – BARRETT MARTIN

When you bring together a group of musicians that features luminaries from the alt-pop, grunge and stoner scenes, and between them have been responsible for producing possibly upwards of a hundred albums, you know it is destined to be something special… and so it has proven with Drink The Sea, a collaboration between REM guitarist Peter Buck, ex-Mad Season/Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin, QOTSA’s Alain Johannes and Mark Lanegan’s long-time collaborator Duke Garwood.

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PERTURBATOR – NIJMEGEN, DOORNROOSJE – 26 NOVEMBER 2025

Not content with doing one trip to the far reaches of the Netherlands this week Jase W was doing another trip to Nijmegen for a night of fat bass and gothy electronic synthwave music. If that description doesn’t hit at least one of the two artists that exist within this niche then for clarity, he’s talking about Perturbator. Along for the ride on this tour are Kælan Mikla and GOST, both of which our man reckons are fantastic additions to a show like this.

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