This is about as blistering a live show as you’re going to find in 2012.

With no Glastonbury this year, maybe smaller festivals like this one will get a bit more attention.

If you want a week in the sun, away from the pilled up Eastern European destinations, Optimus Alive must be the choice.

Forget partying with the post-AS level results crowd at Leeds or trawling through the routine Glastonbury mud, make your festival experience this year Benicassim.

As the Beach Boys celebrate their 50th anniversary tour, trawling the length and breadth of America and Europe off the back of their 30th studio album, one must hark back to pop music’s golden age. The Beach Boys were once part of one of pop music’s most notorious duels, in constant competition with four mop-haired […]

New albums just don’t have the same impact anymore because the music is all too easy to come by.

It’s nice to hear from a band that are capable of putting their own stamp on current trends rather than merely diluting them.

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the majority of this gig was spent waiting for ‘that song’.

Machine Head is a heavy rock milestone that should be in everyone’s collection.

Its creation gave the house movement a home in Manchester, and its legacy remains to this day.

Full of theatrics and refreshing anecdotes, The Futureheads have thrown off the necessity to fit into the indie scene.

Lovely chap, Seye, sits down with Jonathon Lewis to talk about his continual rise to fame.

Marvin Gaye is more than ‘Sexual Healing’ and ‘Let’s Get It On’, as this classic album demonstrates.

Scroobius Pip chats to Elisha Mansuroglu about Beach Break, Celebrity Big Brother and the possibility of shaving his beard off.

A diverse musical culture continues to prevail within The Sunshine Underground.

I’m very sorry but the title of this year’s ‘Most Anticipated Resurrection’ must go to the revival of Warehouse Project.

Tom Ingham catches up with Rival Sons bassist Robin Everhart to discuss their debut album and life on the road.

Steel Panther’s Balls Out tour was possibly the best gig I’ve ever been to – and I’ve seen Meatloaf live.

The musicianship and energy in their live performance makes for a thoroughly enjoyable night.

This is melancholy lo-fi pop. A killer combination.