Reading 2019 is set to be a big one Reading & Leeds Festivals have today revealed Foo Fighters, Twenty One Pilots, The 1975 and Post Malone as its 2019 headliners. Taking place at Reading’s famous Richfield Avenue and Leeds’ legendary Bramham Park next August bank holiday weekend (23rd-25th), other names announced include: The Amazons, Bastille, Billie Eilish, […]

7 years ago

There’s a debate raging online about the pronunciation of pop punk band Blink-182’s name Now, it always seemed very clear. The numbers are one, eight and two. One, eight, two. 182. Easy. Not so. Thanks to America’s cultural imperialism, we’ve known for a long time that fans on that side of the big wet pond […]

7 years ago

The interview was conducted by journalist John Robb in New York in 1989 An early interview with Nirvana members Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic from 1989 has today surfaced for the first time. Conducted by Manchester journalist and Membranes frontman John Robb, the interview was recorded in New York during Nirvana’s first U.S. tour promoting their […]

8 years ago

Brexit is not ‘anti-establishment’, nor born of working class revolt. It is very much in the establishment’s interests for Brexit to happen.

8 years ago

Don’t you just love festivals? Sure, buying one ticket to see a bunch of huge artists in one place is incredible, even convenient, but that’s not what I’m talking about. What about those lower down on the bill? Those bands you’ve never heard of but stumble upon randomly on your way to grab a beer […]

8 years ago

YOU SHOULD KNOW | 005 Average Sex. Talk about a name that catches your attention.  “When Sam suggested it I was fine with it because I didn’t think it was going to leave the kitchen anyway,” says lead singer Laetitia, laughing and referring to the early days of the band when they started out recording […]

8 years ago