It’s time to get to know Lightscape! We set guitarists Sam Nichol and Ben Ashcroft 10 questions about their musical likes, tastes and guilty pleasures… How would you describe your taste in music? Vast! Any music, regardless of genre. As long as the passion can be felt and a listener can connect to it. Who […]
Looking for something to fill that post-2000 Trees / pre-Reading & Leeds lull? Then look no further. Fat Lip Festival is here and bringing some of the most exciting rock bands of all rock genres to Bristol for one day this July. Set in small venues, the festival gives audiences the chance to get a […]
July’s band of the month is….. Brutus! Brutus are loud, fierce & in your face and that’s exactly why we love them. Their website describes the first album as having ‘post-rock construction, black metal dynamics, hardcore energy, prog and math-rock flourishes and pure pop melodies’ and it is a combination that is an absolute dream. […]
It’s time to get to know – Dubai based rocker and guitar wizard Jay Wud! We set Jay 10 questions about their musical likes, their guilty pleasures and what music means to them. How would you describe your taste in music? My taste in music varies in different genres from americana, folk, blues, funk, rock , […]
It’s time to get to know Elessar frontman Ricky Powell! We set Ricky 10 questions about his musical likes, his guilty pleasures and what music means to him. How would you describe your taste in music? Amazing, of course?! Although most of it is pure cheese, I love it! But I’ll listen to anything really.. […]
Summer is here, just about, and here at AltCorner we are well and truly making the most of any sunshine that comes our way. But what is summer without a great soundtrack to go with it? Here is our run down of some of the essential tracks you should get on your summer playlist. 1 […]
It’s time to get to know Sam Johnston review at AltCorner! We set Sam 10 questions about his musical likes, guilty pleasures and what music means to him! How would you describe your taste in music? For me you have to have an open mind and be able to think objectively and as I’ve got older, […]
Another month has passed and so have so many more festivals. We had a great time at this years Download Festival; sun and so many bands! Head of Reviews Lizi gives us her run down of some of the highlights in Alt Corner’s Festival Awards for Download. Best band performance – Motionless in White totally […]
It’s time to get to know – Charlotte Emilie, reviewer and Article writer here at ALTCORNER! We set Charlotte 10 questions about their musical likes, their guilty pleasures and what music means to them. How would you describe your taste in music? Eclectic. That’s for sure! It ranges from swing to dubstep; from Ludovici Einaudi […]
It’s time to get to know Will Pearce, reviewer for AltCorner! We set Will 10 questions about their musical likes, their guilty pleasures and what music means to them. How would you describe your taste in music? Diverse. My iPod consists of acoustic, pop/punk, death metal, even dubstep. If I had to describe my perfect […]
Choosing only a handful of albums to listen to for the rest of your life is a tricky task. This time it was the turn of alt rocker Linda Battiani of Halflives. After thinking for like a lifetime about this and still mourning the albums that I had to discard, here’s my collection of albums […]
Guitarist Paul Callow of Aussie rockers Figures got stuck in to our Desert Island Discs challenge and gave us an insight into his musical background. Bjork – Homogenic This album is just full of beauty, and I think for me it has everything to do with not only Bjork’s voice but also the strings. I […]
What inspires a band to make the music that they do? This time Reckless Intentions take on our desert island discs challenge and let us in on those all time favourite records. There’s some great choices in there. 1 – American Idiot – Green Day It was difficult choosing between a few different Green Day […]
Download Festival is the spiritual home of rock and metal. The varied headliners this year ensured there was something for everyone. We’ve already covered the festival in our general review (check it out here) but now we delve into the bands on offer across the three days! Sunday 11th: Fozzy (words Lizi Birt): Everyone is […]
Download Festival is the spiritual home of rock and metal. The varied headliners this year ensured there was something for everyone. We’ve already covered the festival in our general review (check it out here) but now we delve into the bands on offer across the three days! Saturday 10th: Hacktivist (words Jess Powell): Hacktivist were […]
