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In 2002, four young lads that met at Stafford University during their music technology studies relocated to Birmingham after graduation and decided to put together a band in the massive post-punk era that swept the UK in the early 2000s. A series of well-received club dates and demo recordings earned the band some attention and they ended up signing with …

One-day metal festival Elbriot Fest has spoiled Hamburg with great line-ups since it started in 2013 and has always walked the fine line between cheesy old rock bands and hot bands at the height of their careers. Thus, they attract kind of a diverse crowd – there’s something for every rock fan out there. This year was no exception and …

A few years ago we met up with Gothenburg band Rome Is Not A Town in Hamburg and chat about being caught in the hype after a successful debut album. The Swedish four-piece caused a stir with their album It’s a Dare, released in 2017, followed by intense touring and a performance at one of the major Swedish music awards. …

In 2003, during the peak of my Berlin techno years, a friend who used to pick me a weekly selection of new twelve inches by rising artists in the club scene gave me the debut EP by Danish (at the time) electronica/techno artist Anders Trentemøller. The tantalizing beats and electronic sound got stuck and after a few more majestic EP’s …

The first time we came across Bottlecap was at Reeperbahn Festival 2018 when our co-founder and photographer Ms Sis blabbered about a “super cool band with cool jackets”, but although they played the festival three times she never made it to any of their shows (for reasons unknown). But most embarrassing of all was that our editor didn’t even know …

Way Out West is located in a park in central Gothenburg. That has it´s many, many advantages, but on of the disadvantages is that it needs to be quiet rather early. On the Thursday, the last shows in the park ends at 11 PM and at midnight the rest of the days. It means that for those that want to …