Slapshot played their last gig in Boston on 17 October 2026. For 41 years, Jack “Choke” Kelly had been shouting over fast drums, sick guitar riffs and some of ...

As an independent magazine IDIOTEQ supports DIY ethics and local artists of all kinds. With no-ads policy and mission to give independent artists space they deserve, IDIOTEQ is a place to get inspired ...

The new Forced Down release Liberate compiles the essential early recordings from the San Diego hardcore band, available May 2, 2025, through Southern Lord. Remixed by Brad Wood and mastered by Brad ...

The day after Trouble Bound’s 25th anniversary show in July 2024, Johnny No-Keys woke up with a fast riff already moving around his head. The previous night had been one of those good ones, full of ...

Before this album, the band say songs usually started in pieces — a riff here, a few lyrics there — before one or two people would finish them. The EPs worked differently because each song mostly came ...

The strangest thing about calling an album “joy” is how quickly the word starts to look suspicious. Repeat it enough and it loses its certainty. Is joy pleasure? Contentment? Purpose? Relief? A ...

I recently attended my fifth Outbreak Festival in Manchester, and it’s hard for me to admit, but it felt different this year. I will preface this article by saying, I have all the love in the world ...

In 2024, FUET! had eight monthly Spotify listeners. The same year, the Madrid band were picked as one of six acts out of 1,600 applicants to play Mad Cool, one of Spain’s biggest international ...

Keziah “KZ” Staska was at home, surrounded by peace, love and joy, and had no idea how to write another Dreamwell record. “The first song I wrote for the album was ‘Plath,’ so I started writing this ...

Six songs of meandering clean guitars, vocals that crack right at the consonants, and choruses where the whole band ends up at the mic. Mock Bishop call themselves emo revival revival on Instagram, ...

Warm, slow-burning psych-pop with soft falsettos, dusky guitars, synths moving like light across a room, and enough weight underneath to keep it from floating away. That is where Meltt land on ...

Antillectual are spending 2026 marking twenty-five years as a band. After anniversary shows in the Netherlands and Canada, their summer run reached Germany and Austria. Another European stretch will ...