By eight am, it’s too hot to stay in a tent. The stages are packed before lunchtime and we are raring to go for another day at Trees. Dashing between patches of shade, we’re hyped and hydrated for our ...

Punktastic's current Editor-In-Chief. Photographer, nerd, I watch far too many horror movies and get way too attached to fictional characters ...

In the sunny hills of the Cotswolds is a little slice of punk rock heaven, all the things we hope for from the festival ...

“What a vibe, what a community this festival has created here,” Meffs vocalist Lily Hopkins declares to a beyond packed Word stage on Wednesday night, and she’s spot on. In the sunny hills of the ...

The Dirty Nil’s last album – the delightful, light-hearted and colourful ‘Free Rein To Passions’ – is the audio equivalent of a pick-me-up. Striking a divine balance between fun and fragile, the ...

Spends most of the time at The Horn in St Albans managing shows, or shooting gigs in London. Big fan of Australian Indie according to Spotify.

Victory fills the air as day three of Download dawns: we made it! We lived, laughed and slammed our way through the greatest ...

With each release, Calva Louise are maturing and demanding more from their listeners. Each song packs in at least five different songs, but there’s never a pressure to analyse what’s happening. You ...

In four hours time, Mike Davenport will play his first show in the UK for a decade. That might rattle some, and there will be more than a few nervous faces onstage in the Monster Energy tent over the ...

A Day To Remember hit the stage like they’ve been shot out of a cannon. No easing in, no slow burn, just bang, straight into the chaos with ‘The Downfall Of Us All’. Jeremy McKinnon’s voice sounds ...

Self-awareness is important. The ability to talk to yourself, to assess your actions and improve is vital. Scottish upstarts Newshapes know this. In fact, their new EP is called ‘A Conversation With ...

Slam Dunk South; traditional kick off to the UK festival season, it delivers the elusive festival highs and global lineup that sets the bar for the rest of the summer. A political undercurrent cuts ...