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The last time I covered Tay Temple was for the release of one of her singles back in March of 2021. Much of her initial development as an artist happened during the pandemic, so things have naturally progressed for her as she has had more opportunities to test her sound. Starting as a country artist, Tay fell out with the …

I walk into Manchester Metropolitan University’s largest music venue – the Academy – greeted by fans, young and old, dressed in lycra, leather and long, flowing hair, held back by bandanas. To the sound of Winger opening the night, one fan makes ‘devil horns’ at me. I slip through the crowd towards one of the bars to get a better …

I’ve never been starstruck and never ever had one of those bands where I collect every single piece of music they release (you know that die-hard fan that looks at his/her record collection while whispering ‘my precious’), but Front Line Assembly is the closest I get to being starstruck (and yes, I have everything they ever released on vinyl, a …

The global pandemic prompted delayed releases, lower album sales without physical copies, and canceled tours. The common reasoning behind delays was to be sensitive to the current climate but some artists didn’t let it stop them from releasing a new album planned months in advance because they felt that their music needed to be released to help the world dance …

Rock isn’t dead. Although many have long feared the death of rock music and all its glory, when faced with the latest, freshest, and most daring modern rock bands, it’s clear to see that the genre isn’t quite dead and buried. Far from it. But merely rocking is never enough. All those now-classic bands had tunes to go along with …

The pandemic left the music scene shattered but the live industry slowly started to recover again during the summer of 2022, and Hamburg alt-rock two-piece Kill Strings released their debut album just at the right time. Limbo was released in September last year and the band set off to play support slots for several international acts across Germany during the …