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Slam Dunk Festival 2023: A Shining Celebration Of Scene Brilliance
Slam Dunk returned for another year, and proved once again why it is such a vital part of alternative culture in the UK.
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Slam Dunk returned for another year, and proved once again why it is such a vital part of alternative culture in the UK.
Slam Dunk Festival is back this weekend, with a massive line-up boasting the best of alternative culture. Here’s who you simply need to see.
Talk on the street is that the Los Angeles-based band, Hot For Crime are about to explode as one of the new faces of modern rock-n-roll. Today they released their self-titled debut full-length album, Hot For Crime. The record features singles “Ya Need It“, “Good Bad Girl“, and “You Ain’t Mine“, which have collectively gained over two million streams already. The band’s sound falls somewhere between the Sex Pistols and Bon Jovi, bridging a gap between two different ends of spectrum for many rock fans. It’s aggressive but its also anthemic and catchy. United Talent Agency‘s Daniel McCartney shared on… Read more »
The Fest has announced the 2023 line-up and it is stacked with hundreds of incredible bands. Celebrating its 21st year, The Fest will be held in Gainesville, FL on October 27th, 28th, and 29th. Headliners this year include Thursday, Decendents and Less Than Jake, with both Thursday and Less Than Jake performing special album shows. Thursday will play two sets, featuring their album War All The Time. Less Than Jake will do the same with their album Hello Rockview. Fans can expect other performances from artists such as Laura Jane Grace, The Wonder Years, Gwar, Eve6, Free Throw and many,… Read more »
Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder is bringing back the annual Ohana Festival this fall to Dana Point, CA, and he’s bringing some renowned friends with him this year. Returning to California from Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at Doheny State Beach, the latest installment features Vedder headlining alongside The Killers, Haim, The Chicks, Foo Fighters, and Pretenders. Spread across 3 days this fall, Ohana Festival will also feature performances from Japanese Breakfast, Suki Waterhouse (who recently starred in ‘Daisy Jones and The Six’ as keyboardist Karen Sirko), Amos Lee, and plenty more. Check out the day-by-day lineup breakdown below. Presale tickets will be… Read more »
Power Trip is returning for the first time since 2016, and they may just have put together the finest set of headliners in festival history.
Demi Lovato has breathed new life into their 2013 hit single “Heart Attack” in the form of a smashing new rock experience. The electropop-infused original version was a massive success, to say the least. Peaking at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, it was later certified quadruple platinum, selling over 2 Million copies in the United States. We can all agree that the song was a banger. With Lovato’s most recent album, HOLY FVCK, being a returning venture to their early rock-inspired roots…this new spin only makes sense. Lovato announced the new track Monday, March 20th via Instagram,… Read more »
Four Chord Music Festival is back for its ninth year, and it just keeps on getting bigger and bigger.
It was my first show after graduating high school—my live music experience at that point consisted of worship bands at my small-town church or dad rock cover bands at the county fair.
— As UK music festivals go, the Phoenix Festival doesn’t have the storied history of Glastonbury or Reading. It only ran for five years, between 1993 and ’97, but it was located pretty close to my home in the Midlands region of England when I was growing up, and so I went to the 1995 event and the two that followed. The 1996 Phoenix Festival is the festival that I judge all festivals on. So high was the bar it set, I’ve yet to see it be bettered (and I’ve attended Glastonburys, Readings, Coachellas, Riot Fests, Rocklahomas, Download/Doningtons, and more… Read more »
