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Ahead of Messed!Up Sophi’e second interview with the band we’re getting our zen on as pop-punk titans State Champs kick off their EU/UK tour in support of their new massive Self-Titled record.  From the Bahamas straight to the dead of winter, Evan and Derek talk about their Emo’s Not Dead Cruise highlights, tapping into a more vulnerable side as artists …

Only a few weeks into 2025 and we’ve been treated to a hell of a line-up at Fabrik in Hamburg. Joining Messed!Up Sophie is Point North, currently on tour across Europe with Set It Off with support from Call Me Amour and TSS. Jon and Andy talk about all the exciting things happening in the near future including a tour …

Let’s get the facts straight from the start. A band on a never-ending hiatus turned viral for a 25-year-old hit single at TikTok in 2023 causing a riot among new and very young fans leading to more than 600 million streams on Spotify and enough money to get the band back together for writing and recording a new album 20 …

Johan T Karlsson has carved out a unique space in the Scandinavian music scene under the moniker of Familjen, earning critical acclaim for his album releases while amassing a huge and loyal fanbase. After a massive breakthrough with his debut album Det Snurrar I Min Skalle in 2007, just a year after Familjen started, he embarked on tour with Sweden’s …

Antilopen Gang is a rare kind of band and although most people would label them a hip hop act, my interest is in the punk side of the band. Listen to any of their albums and you’ll find at least two hardcore punk songs – and lots of hip hop. My first experience was at a festival, and while I …

Governments collapse, pandemics come and go but Royal Republic always stay the same. Well, save for their outfits. And their music. The whole point of the Swedish disco rock titans is that they continuously change in thrilling new ways to the surprise of their fans and music listeners across the world, and they can always be relied upon to bring …