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Victorious and flagrantly bloke-ish, Mando Diao stormed onto the indie rock scene with their debut album “Bring ‘Em In” in 2002. Soon after their debut it became clear that Sweden had its own band with the universal musical pedigree of Oasis and the same arrogance and tongue-in-cheek attitude that quickly earned them a following and lots of attention from media. …

For every rock’n’roll millionaire there are thousands of talented artists scratching out a living. The choice is a tricky one: to establish a career takes an enormous amount of work and time just to reach out to an audience and become established. One of those bands that continue their struggle, a band that certainly deserves a bigger audience considering their …

Sweden’s “best-dressed rockers” Royal Republic, as declared by a German magazine, were back with their fifth album “Club Majesty” in May last year, a band that built their reputation by hard work on stages across Europe. Their maniacal live shows and irrepressible sense of style and humour have earned them a well-deserved reputation and a huge fanbase across Europe, especially …

There’s an indie-rock tradition that burns bright in Australia. Some of the most exciting bands that we have covered the last years are from Down Under, bands as DMA’s, British India and DZ Deathrays. And those bands share something that we appreciate much when going for a gig: they’re dedicated to have fun while performing their music. Every once in …

The goth rock sound was the coming together of different eras and genres, hailing from the UK in the late 1970s, but the influence has now spread around the globe. Taking a wide array of influences from various bands like Joy Division, Killing Joke, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, New York Dolls, Gary Glitter, the Damned, and tons more, many of …

Vancouver based ACTORS might be part of the new wave of postpunk bands, but the four-piece is not content being a mere tribute band; their music mixes classic and contemporary influences, including techno, electropop and brief touches of Nine Inch Nails. They are marching to the beat of their own drum, so to speak. And that’s also true for their …