The Underground Stage
“Cheap-Skate specialise in the madcap and the chaotic, the delirium and immediacy of young life. The decisions may be questionable, the funds may be depleted, but the good times are always the best you’ll ever have 💸”
“Aside from its exceptional title, Ama’s pop intrigues, hard to define and impossible to get a solid grip on. It floats around you like smoke, and you just can’t seem to get it off your clothes 😶🌫️”
“The test of most bands is whether they can stack a building to its foundations when armed with nothing but the songs. Given nowhere to hide, Luca Brasi’s acoustic set embraces the spotlight, and it roars off the stage as loudly as any fully-electrified version. Anyone can crush it with volume and muscle, but true […]
“Mikayla Pasterfield barely moves an inch while performing, but the sheer force coming off of that vocal and these songs could light up a small town. Towering strength matched with a quiet lightness of touch is a rare combination, enough to hypnotise a weary soul and body.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | TikTok
The always-brilliant Teenage Joans’ released ‘5 Things I Can Taste’ this week and it propelled them right out front among the playlists I track, gaining them more spots than any other act. Most Playlisted This Week 🥇Teenage Joans 🥈Babe Rainbow 🥉Angie McMahon, Gut Health Impressively, this is the third release in a row which has […]
“On record, Drastic Park’s love for a certain band related to roughly 182 involuntary eyelid movements is clear – but live it’s something else entirely. There’s homage here, sure, but it’s well and truly its own thing, deep and rich punk guitars savaging the walls while the songs bounce your head off the bar. Way […]
“Down And Out’s set is high quality and high octane – you’re in good hands, but it’s still unsafe at any speed. Massive pop-punk jerks and shifts and all the vim in the world make it a pleasure to be dragged along behind.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | TikTok
“The opening track from Amends’ second glorious album sets its tone, weary but deeply defiant. The muscles are aching, and there’s melancholy ground deep into the skin, but its sights are still firmly set on a distant horizon 😮💨”
“The polish on Teenage Joans latest tracks have been so bright it could burn out an eyeball. This is no exception, a searing high-shine lighting up the darkest and furthest corners of the sky 😎”