The Underground Stage
As 2023 curled up and died in the corner, December still served up some musical treats to warm the cockles, and they all got stuffed into this month’s digital fanzine. Two brilliant day-long events – Fangzstock and Transgenre – took up a lot of the stage time, and were both inspirational examples of how artist-run, […]
“Beautiful Stink roar like dragons raised on nothing but a diet of large nails and Eddie Vedder – deep in tone, incomprehensible except at the visceral level, and enough to drive big holes in hard concrete.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Second Idol drive headfirst towards the cliff edge, foot planted firmly to the floor, no flinching. It’s entirely up to you whether you choose to stick with them and fly, or crash in fiery wreckage.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | TikTok
“The Fungus – and there’s no way you can’t focus on this – are topless and wearing giant mushrooms on their heads. Yes, this does somehow distract from the roaring metal they also play. But also, yes – watching a band lose their chugging, squalling minds WHILE TOPLESS AND WEARING GIANT MUSHROOMS ON THEIR HEADS […]
“Screaming Eagle give it both screams and eagles, great big squawking divebombs of head-banging, shoulder-shuddering, stomach-shaking rock. It descends from the skies with terrible, glorious precision and – before you know it – it’s pecking at your liver for all eternity.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Lemon Joe might wear their RHCP influences on their shirt but it doesn’t overpower the set, meaty and widdly and roaring but without the more jabbery bits. When they fully let go – like on the imminent new one – it’s got all the heft and blast, but it happily skips any of the unnecessary […]
“So I Says To Mabel slam down their markers of crisp three-piece punk rock from the off, basslines matching harmonies matching rhythms matching a snarling, smiling vocal. Giant blasts of adrenaline, enough screaming to keep the hairier heads happy, and a set full of freshly-whetted songs to leave bloody red marks on the skin.” Gallery […]
“On the same night as we say goodbye to Max Quinn, we also get to say hello to a fully Max Quinn-ed Florida Man – for real, the emotions tonight, they are on a rollercoaster. Emotion is also at the core of this project, where Max can say that he’s writing songs about “these people” […]
“Max Quinn – and I promised myself I wouldn’t cry – is retiring tonight, so we get one final shot at the wit and the irony and the eye-watering stories about dating, housing, and vomiting. Wholesome and friendly but with plenty of bite, I’m going to miss hearing these songs live – but it’s a […]