Jay Buchanan has been treading the boards and making great music with Rival Sons for 17 years now, and as that band’s star has risen over that time, so too has Buchanan’s reputation as one of the best voices and frontmen of the modern rock era. Now Buchanan adds another string to his bow with ‘Weapons of Beauty’, his first solo album.
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Harajuku-core quartet Hanabie. are definitely a #HotTopic at the moment, with the release this past week of their latest five-track EP of that name. Jase W initially caught up with the ladies following the Amsterdam leg of last November’s virtually sold-out headlining tour, before touching base with them again to chat about the latest release…
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This gritty Canadian alt-rock trio digs deep into the dangerous beauty of obsession, on this brutally honest confessional that balances euphoria and collapse with striking honesty. Built on driving alt-rock energy and emotionally charged dynamics, the song captures that intoxicating moment when desire feels like salvation, right before the comedown hits.
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Clearly Jase W had not had enough extended trips across the country last weekend as he decided to get himself down to Zoetermeer for a bit more tasty prog. Poppodium Boerderij acts as a sort of rite of passage for playing prog in the Netherlands, and despite it being a bit of a pain in the arse to get to, our man didn’t want to miss AVKRVST on their first European tour! Bringing Hyla along for the show tonight who have very little information available about them, he keen to see what they’d got in store for him too…
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Continuing 2026 kicking off with massively stacked lineups that are making the cold of winter just that bit more bearable, this one in particular made Jase W’s lengthy trip to Tilburg absolutely worthwhile. Ukrainian prog metal stalwarts, Jinjer are finally back on the road for a headline trip around the ÜK and Europe and have two stellar support acts in tow, Unprocessed and Textures. This stacked selection of three outstanding proggy metal bands was going to be a fantastic way for our man to spend a Saturday evening!
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