RELEASE: Sickwax / Wax Plastic Surgery

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By Huw Goodhead

After their October 2010 release ‘Skint Prestige,’ Sickwax had a productive 2011. Getting support slots for artists like Dizraeli, Gentelmens Dub Club and Kate Tempest. Playing festivals such as Shambala and doing a headline tour of the southwest. The beginning of 2012 has been a bit quiet so far but with the recent release of their second EP I’m sure things are about to get a little bit noisier. Sickwax are a 5 piece band (although 7 on the EP) mixing elements of dub and jazz on a strong hip hop structure. If you’re a fan of Dizraeli’s work or Gentlemen’s Dub Club then you sure are in for a treat.
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LIVE: Dry The River/Tall Ships @ The Fleece [30th April]

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By Serena Cherry

Photo credit Ben Higgins

Falmouth three piece Tall Ships provide a dose of upbeat cinematic rock to warm up the heaving Monday night crowd, but their frequent use of predictable chord progressions files their efforts neatly away under the ‘something and nothing’ category. Despite their ability to write melodies which are easy on the ear, the band fail to harness any possible impact of the ‘loud/quiet’ dynamic which compromises the majority of their song structures. So whilst Tall Ships did indeed rock out enough for their front man to fall off the stage tonight, they left little else to be remembered from their merely functional performance.
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LIVE: Sylosis/Hang the Bastard @ The Fleece [22nd April]

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By Serena Cherry

Firstly, it was surprising to see Hang The Bastard, merely in the visual sense, as they are a band who sound like they should possess a lot more beards than they evidently do. But facial hair was the only thing these riff mongers lacked tonight. The London-based quintet have been gradually conjuring up a sludge storm within the British metal underground over the last 5 years; and from such thundering performances as this – it’s not hard to see why many find their concise blend of metalcore and doom so irresistible.
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LIVE: Pax & Pallas Release, Francis Fear @ The Croft [22nd April]

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By Chris Fear

Another Sunday night in The Croft, another metal band playing in the Front Bar. I’m not watching the said metal band, but I can still definitely hear their frenzied performing from the cave-like Main Room, where I’m watching Francis Fear’s ‘Pax and Pallas’ E.P release gig. The audience can hear it as well. Things in here however are taking much more of a thoughtful, sedate edge than the events elsewhere in The Croft. Tonight, our room is dominated by that intriguing genre, Math.
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PRE-ORDER: IDLES ‘Welcome’ EP Now!

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It’s finally here! Well, almost. ‘Welcome’, the first release from Bristol acclaimed post-punk five-piece IDLES.The official launch party will be Saturday 4th of August, with the EP released on Monday the 6th.

PRE-ORDER ‘WELCOME’ NOW!

‘Welcome’ Standard EP:
Standard physical edition of the much anticipated EP on compact disc, featuring the artwork you see here and more. £4.

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LIVE: Riot Grrl Night feat. The Hysterical Injury, Crash Paris @ The Tunnels [5th April]

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By Ashley Clarke

Rocking up to the Tunnels on my bike, I spy some cute girls hanging together outside the venue, their arms laden with tins, cakes and neon-iced baked goods. Confused for a split second that I may have arrived at the tail end of a tea party instead of a punk gig, I am suddenly embraced by the rather wonderful idea that these delicious looking morsels are headed for sale on the merch stall inside the gig. Mmm, cake AND a pint! Inside the venue, I linger over the proud array of zines, artwork, cds, badges and pink/purple tie-dye socks and bags for sale, scrawled angrily yet lovingly with caustic-fashion slogans such as ‘VOGUE F*****G INDIA’ (made by the Crash Paris queens themselves).
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MEET: Keep Shelly In Athens

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Between tours we grab quick catch up with Greek geeks Keep Shelly In Athens.

1. So you’re off around Europe in May, which dates are you most looking forward to?

Oh! We’re so excited about our European tour! We actually did a mini-run of the UK last June [FOF: inc. Start The Bus, Bristol where they were billed as Keep Kelly From Athens, but moving on..], so we’re definitely looking forward to get back out there. In fact, for the UK shows we’ll be having a double bass on stage – so that’ll be interesting, for us at least! But it’s certainly also great to visit new places we’ve never been, and to communicate our music to new audiences, so we’re equally excited about that.
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