2015 was a difficult year for HECK. Having cemented their reputation as Baby Godzilla since 2012, with a deserved notoriety for redefining the word havoc, out of nowhere came the news that the Japanese cinema giant were legally forcing them to change their name. Whilst this caused no end of...

Handmade Festival have announced the new line-up additions for the fourth edition of the Leicester-based festival. Joining the recently announced We Are Scientists and 65daysofstatic are Lonely The Brave, Los Campesinos! and Pretty Vicious. Following on from their biggest ever headline tour alongside Black Peaks, anthemic rock quintet Lonely The Brave...

By Declan Roberts (@DeclanMR) Before we get started, I am not the biggest Coldplay fan. Yes, when I was younger I liked them, but I liked S Club 7 when I was younger too, so I was hardly a bastion of good taste. We join Coldplay in a mid-life crisis....

By Mani Khawaja (@manikhawaja88) How does one judge an album where it almost feels as if those involved in the project don’t want you to figure out how talented they are? Deceptive might not be the best word to describe it, but you could easily be fooled into thinking that...

Have you ever seen a filthy wild man, naked as the day he was born, terrified penis a-flail, fleeing for his life from a gun-toting hick? I mean, yes, you probably have, but not this exact one. Check out Gang's new video for their latest 7" 'Animalia', out this Friday....

By Miranda Hazrati Misogyny with a capital M takes centre stage in Jamie Lloyd’s tense, compacted production of Pinter’s ‘The Homecoming’ at Trafalgar Studios. Lloyd’s pumped up Pinter loses none of its punch or ability to shock audiences 50 years on in this very modern, cinematographic  interpretation with its cool...

By Eleanor Stammeijer (@ElStammjam) 27.11.15, Tape London, London It’s no secret that seeing live music is an experience that, no matter how hard you try, cannot be replicated on-record. After reviewing his latest release Wings earlier this month, I had high hopes for Mozez’s album launch show. Tucked into a...

By Julia Prigmore (@JuliaPrigmore) Kent trio Fish Tank’s new EP Jane brings to the table yet more of their enigmatic math pop. This is no bad thing, as their previous releases have carried more than enough clout to get the band places. First-offering Henry was even deemed impressive enough to net them a coveted slot...