Reports

In March 2024, MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS were on their first European tour since coming back from their hiatus of a few years. With their newest album Awakening:Sleeping as...

On the first of what promises to be a series of events celebrating J-Rock, three very different performers convene to illustrate what a deep and varied musical heritage Japan has....

Why a plethora of Japanese artists should have adopted the music and aesthetic of an art form that was once the sole preserve of narcissistic Norwegians shall forever remain a...

Jerusalem-born, now Bristol-based, the artist known as Tlya X An is a strange tangle of influences. Hyper-pop, dance, RnB and trap are all drawn into her sphere, then reassembled as...

In the heart of Coventry’s canal basin lies The Tin Arts, a former coal bunker that now serves as the city’s creative hub. Its former life now makes the perfect...

Once upon a time, when Coventry was an industrial powerhouse, the canal which dissects the City was an important artery in transporting its wares around the country. After the region’s...

Since forming in 2015, it has been full steam ahead for Japanese steampunk metal band FATE GEAR. Having left a tantalising trail of albums and extended plays, the band are...

On a Wednesday summer evening in 2023, at the Lexington in London, the event was hosted by Loud Women, a DIY collective that champions women’s music through live events. During...

Haru Nemuri brought her Shunka Ryougen tour to the United Kingdom and Ireland from May 25 - June 7, 2023. Before it began this tour was already heavily affected by...

Much has been made of the need for diversity in a male-dominated music industry (and quite right too) so it’s heartening to see that both bands appearing tonight have all-female...

Set in the heart of Bristol, the Trinity Centre is a wonderful venue that simply drips history. A decommissioned church (originally functioning between 1832 and 1976) that now serves the...

The Heavy Rock Breakfast tour through Europe celebrates experimental trio Boris' 30th anniversary as a band. This report covers the Ireland & UK leg from 2 through 6 May 2023....

Boris “Heavy Rock Breakfast” Euro & UK tour 2023 Victoria Hall – Settle, United Kingdom, 06. 05. 2023 This gallery belongs to the main article "Boris serving Heavy Rock Breakfast...

Boris “Heavy Rock Breakfast” Euro & UK tour 2023 Room 2 – Glasgow, United Kingdom, 05. 05. 2023 This gallery belongs to the main article "Boris serving Heavy Rock Breakfast...

Boris “Heavy Rock Breakfast” Euro & UK tour 2023 The Black Box – Belfast, United Kingdom, 04. 05. 2023 This gallery belongs to the main article "Boris serving Heavy Rock...

Boris “Heavy Rock Breakfast” Euro & UK tour 2023 Button Factory – Dublin, Ireland, 03. 05. 2023 This gallery belongs to the main article "Boris serving Heavy Rock Breakfast across...

Boris “Heavy Rock Breakfast” Euro & UK tour 2023 Cyprus Avenue – Cork, Ireland, 02. 05. 2023 This gallery belongs to the main article "Boris serving Heavy Rock Breakfast across...

The Japanese heavy metal band DEVILOOF celebrated their major debut in Japan with the release of their new EP DAMNED on 19 April this year. To commemorate the occasion, they...

The lockdowns enforced by the global pandemic were disastrous on several levels, but one of the biggest shocks for me was the cancellation of PSYDOLL’s previous tour. They had a...

There’s been a surge of interest in the 1990’s recently with the alternative side of that decade coming into vogue. Having played their delectable brand of indie pop for over...

It’s been barely a year since Japan’s BRIDEAR last visited these shores, and that they have such a strong affinity with the United Kingdom is really no surprise as there’s...

Two bands from two different parts of the world pay homage to the krautrock music genre at Birmingham’s Hare & Hounds music venue. Although it came to prominence in the...