VIEW FROM THE ROAD: WHEN IT’S NOT (NET)WORKING…
One of the biggest misconceptions in any industry is confusing networking with working. Our veteran road dog George P explains the difference…
Read MoreOne of the biggest misconceptions in any industry is confusing networking with working. Our veteran road dog George P explains the difference…
Read MoreSo, here we are, batterin’ and breezin’, poundin’ ‘n’ pummellin’, stompin’ ‘n’ strollin’ through the dirty heart and soul of another busy rockin’ ‘n’ rollin’ month here in the Überverse… We’ve the death decks fully cranked up, and the amps set so loud that the Trumpinator is threatening to declare them a weapon of mass distraction and launch a tactical strike on the dank back alleys of Belfast… but, we know he secretly struts around the Oval Office in his tightest orange spandex, bangin’ along to each and every playlist, so we invite you to join him (and us), grab a chilled beer or three, turn your woofers and tweeters up to neighbour-enlightening volume, settle into your favourite studded leather armchair and enjoy our latest selection of the hottest aural delights to have come our way over the past seven days:
Read MoreThe Parisian post-hardcore sludgemongers pick up the pieces of their latest album, with this new visual chapter in its ongoing storyline, which is more than a mere illustration of the song but a film that brings to life the concept that runs throughout the album as a whole: transformation, survival and metamorphosis in the face of the trials that shape a life.
Read MoreLife is all about riding the waves and seizing the opportunities that present themselves to you, and it was doing the former that promoter Derwin McFarland found himself also doing the other as it was on a ‘Monsters Of Rock’ cruise that he introduced himself to a band of four Australian brothers and casually invited them to play his little club in the backside of nowhere in the wilds of Norn Iron… it was an invitation the four young lads gladly accepted and so here we are, back in Antrim hills for another night of sold out rawk ‘n’f’n’ roll action \m/
Read MoreWith the seemingly higher frequency of bands doing album tours, it still absolutely shocked Jase W that Billy Talent decided to choose Amsterdam as one of their stops to smash out one of the era defining albums of his late teens… but there he was… Billy Talent were going to absolutely ruin his vocal chords playing every song from start to finish of their ‘II’ album and our man couldn’t be more excited to do this, especially on a Saturday night!
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