

Some folks are just born to play punk rock, and in German quartet The Gee Strings, we have a whole band of them. Ingi Pop and her band barely pause for breath as they rip through a 20-odd song setlist that recalls the confrontational attitude of the Pistols, the melody of the Ramones and the swagger of the Heartbreakers.Continue Reading

Subtlety be damned. Sometimes you want music to hit you with all the force of a jet-fuelled runaway freight train (well, something like that), so it’s pretty handy that London-based quartet Emergency Broadcast have shown up on our radar with this short but brutally effective EP of metallic hardcore.Continue Reading

As much as we enjoyed headliners Continental Lovers at last year’s Rebellion Festival, we’ve long been looking forward to catching them in a smaller venue, and it has to be said that the likes of ‘Really Doesn’t Matter’ and ‘Screwing Your Life Up’ hit that much harder when they’re right up in your face.Continue Reading

There’s a whole lotta Refused to much of this record, and that’s no bad thing at all. Equal parts hardcore rage and abrasive noise rock, the likes of opener ‘Tall Stories’ and previous single ‘No Sweat’ sound like they could level all that lies before them.Continue Reading

Boy, did SkyTigers see me coming from a mile away. Hardcore punk, rock n’ roll and thrash metal all rule my world, and on ‘…Injustice For All’, this Lowell, Massachusetts quartet mix all three to utterly devastating effect.Continue Reading

Like many of the best punk records, ‘Come Out Tonight’ is fuelled by a strong sense of discontent. You can be assured that lead single ‘Gig Buddies’ with its squalling, spidery riff and impassioned vocals, is not an ode to getting lagered up and jumping around with your mates. No, this is the work of a band on a mission to raise the alarm before it’s too late.Continue Reading

One word: love. Much of this documentary feels like a love letter to the scene that spawned it; be it the fans’ enthusiasm, the bands reminiscing about touring and promoting their music in a pre-YouTube world, or the founders of P-Rock itself talking about their formative punk experiences.Continue Reading

Slam Dunk, the UK’s biggest independent rock festival, has dropped its second and final wave of artists, completing the stacked line-up for 2026. Joining Good Charlotte, Sublime and others, are Knocked Loose and 20+ other massive names set to take Slam Dunk by storm.Continue Reading

Aerial Salad have serious balls. How else to explain them dropping a whopping six new songs into their set this evening? It soon becomes clear, though, that the trio are on a red-hot songwriting streak; mixing pop-punk, post punk and the odd tip of the hat to that famed Madchester sound, with superb results.Continue Reading

Yep, it’s that time of the year again! Here’s to you, Vive Le Rock - you’ve had a great year (we especially enjoyed the issue with the Brian James feature), and we’re pleased to hear that the anniversary gig is set to become an annual fixture in our calendars.Continue Reading


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