News SOFT PLAY, Bob Vylan, Witch Fever and loads more for Boomtown 2024With a couple of weeks to go, the full line-up has been revealed for this year’s massive Boomtown – Chapter 3: Revolution Of Imagination.
Reviews The big review: 2000trees festival 2024These woods are lovely, dark and deep, full of bands that rock and tales to keep, so we went another weekend without much sleep to bring you all the highlights down at Upcote Farm for 2000trees…
News Kid Bookie wants to play some acoustic sets in people’s living roomsKid Bookie is going to celebrate the release of his debut album Songs For The Living // Songs For The Dead by visiting the homes of his fans (and probably causing some chaos while he’s at it).
Features 15 bands you can’t miss at this weekend’s 2000treesNow one of the most essential weekends in UK alternative, 2000trees 2024 has so much more to offer than just headliners The Gaslight Anthem, The Chats and Don Broco. We delve into 15 undercard acts you need to find time for across an action-packed weekend...
News Kid Bookie releases hopeful new single, Love Me When You’re AngryWatch the video for Kid Bookie’s new single Love Me When You’re Angry, which is about asking people to give “a little bit of something to hold on to”.
Features “It’s unprecedented madness, and that’s what a show should be”: Kid Bookie on purging the spirit and changing the worldAhead of his hotly-tipped third album, we join Kid Bookie in Paris with I Prevail to discover the drive and the desires of the double MOBO Award nominee, and how he’s planning to change the world – one bit at a time…
News Kid Bookie announces new album, Songs For The Living // Songs For The DeadWatch the video for Kid Bookie’s new single Scars, taken from his long-awaited album Songs For The Living // Songs For The Dead.
News Kid Bookie teases “one of the coldest breakdowns of the year” on new single ScarsCheck out 40 seconds of a heavy new Kid Bookie single, which goes by the name Scars and is set to arrive later this month…
News Takedown Festival has been postponed to 2025Next month’s Takedown has unfortunately been postponed, with extended building works at the venue making the festival too much of a challenge to put on in 2024.
News Skindred, ALT BLK ERA, Kid Bookie and more are up for 2024 Best Alternative MOBO AwardsNext year’s MOBO Award nominations are out, with Skindred, ALT BLK ERA, Kid Bookie and more deservedly up for Best Alternative.
News Panel discussion: The representation of Black voices in alternative music and how the scene is changingWatch our panel discussion with Kid Bookie, Sophie K, Alex Ekong and Laviea Thomas about the representation of Black musicians and industry voices within alt. music – and how the scene is changing...
News Listen to Kid Bookie’s huge new single, AI (Save Yourself)Kid Bookie tackles the topic of artificial intelligence with his new single: “I wanted to prod and jest a subject that’s kind of new territory for music and in its infancy…”
News Creeper, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Mimi Barks, Kid Bookie and loads more for Takedown Festival 2024The first names have been announced for April’s two-day Takedown, with Creeper and Dinosaur Pile-Up headlining, and some brilliant names across the rest of the bill.
News Kid Bookie: “This record cements that I do belong here”Kid Bookie gives K! the first peek at his new album Songs For The Living // Songs For The Dead – and he’s got huge plans for how it’ll impact the rock scene…
News From mysterious cult to a multiversal sensation: Inside Sleep Token’s phenomenal rise – only in the new issue of Kerrang!In the new issue of Kerrang!, we explore the past, present and future of the mighty Sleep Token, with a brand-new photoshoot and long-lost communications with the faceless entities themselves…
News Skindred’s chart battle sees the rock and metal scene rally around the band: “It’s amazing to see”Members of Metallica, Rage Against The Machine, Disturbed and more are pushing to see Skindred get their first-ever Number One album this Friday.
News Kid Bookie, Chubby And The Gang and more for London’s Hoodstock FestivalThe first wave of artists for this year’s Hoodstock Festival has been announced, with Kid Bookie, Chubby And The Gang, The Chisel, Middleman and more heading to London’s Colour Factory.