We are back at Camden Town’s premier celebration of bone-dry guitars, nasty tones, Orange amps, Red Stripe beer, sick-ass riffs, and desert rock madness known as “Desertfest”. Once again, for those not in the know, Desertfest is the home of Stoner/Doom/Psych metal in the UK. And just for your convenience, dear reader, your reviewer-photographer dream-team (who are currently recovering their necks from three days solid of riff-slanging and head bangin’) are here to give you th

There’s an old book out there your more mythologically inclined friend most likely owns. It’s a tome in a beautiful black hardback with a glossy golden embossed title, Folklore Myths and Legends of Britain . The front also displays a horned screaming face, the Ooser of Dorset. Within the pages is an exhaustive compilation of the wyrd and wonderful traditions of this very ancient land once known as Albion, and hardly a stone is left unturn’d. The book goes region-by-region and

It’s less than two months now until the festival that is the home of Stoner Rock, Doom, and Heavy Psych is upon us. Desertfest sees three full days of the world’s most iconic acts flock to London to play in some of Camden’s most stellar venues, including the Roundhouse, the Electric Ballroom, the Underworld, and the Dev. Last year saw the likes of ELDER and ZEAL AND ANDOR as headliners and the festival brought light (and doom) to the heart of London. This year will be the 1

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