Jasmine Longhurst

From the grungy sound of OHBOY!  to the indie-pop danciness of SARPA SALPA , and most recently the hook-laden heft of UNPEOPLE ’s massive riffs, Meg Mash  has run the gauntlet of the UK’s DIY music scenes across the last couple of years. However, when a chronic illness diagnosis - in Meg ’s case, a particularly severe bout of COVID-19 - caused them to have to exit UNPEOPLE for the sake of both her mental and physical health, the possibility of touring as a career instantly went down the...

With the release of their excellent album Pitchfork Libra now over two months gone, the Bristol-based five piece EROTIC SECRETS OF POMPEI made the very wise decision to take it around the country on tour. Having recently been announced for Arctangent festival next August, it was the perfect time for them to take some other weird, heavy, eccentric bands on the road with them - so of course, as everybody expected, they took singer/songwriter BEN BROWN , a man self-described as 'The Temu Ed...

On a cold November night in Camden, a hardcore lineup as good as any seen in the city for many a year rolled through to give the good folks of London a damn kicking, and warm them up for the cold winter months ahead. GORILLA BISCUITS  are, of course, progenitors of the genre, and with their dancey, energetic hardcore being supported by that of TERROR ’s no-nonsense, pulverising riffage and up-and-comers DYNAMITE ’s pumped up modern sound, the night was poised to be a riot - and a riot it was....