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Team Member: Gareth Rooke

Hi I'm Gareth, A foolish Welshman that has found himself living in Scotland. I adore live music and this all started back in University when a friend dragged me along to my first gig and I saw Travis. From then on I spent a lot of time going to see bands from rubbish uni bands that had formed one drunken night to the mighty Blur. When I finished uni there was a 10 year gap between gigs (long story). Now though, on any given day of the week I can be found in the venues of Glasgow. With regards to my music taste I love anything with great lyrics and heavy drums. When I was younger (and still am) I was obsessed with a band called Alisha's Attic. When not at a gig I will be found at my computer playing games like Prison Architect, Hearthstone and Wolfenstein.

Gareth Rooke's Articles:

Homebound reveal Distrait

Pop-punk quartet Homebound’s new single ‘Distrait‘ [youtube v=wkaDvcuvsR0] Discussing the track’s origin, vocalist Charlie Boughton reveals, “It’s very easy to just ignore your problems and let them get on top of you because you don’t wish to burden others with it or in the fear they won’t understand. By my own admission, I know I do […]

Lacuna Coil @ The Garage, Glasgow

Kicking the night off was Genus Ordinis Dei. The first thing that hit me about them was the Brilliant rhythmic drumming. There were layered with good heavy guitars with plenty of meaty rifts. As a metal band they used a backing track effectively and was not over used to the point where I was cursing. They […]

DARKO Tear Up Japan On Tour In New Video For ‘Canthus Viewpoints’

Convention-defying melodic punks Darko are pleased to reveal a high octane live video for ‘Canthus Viewpoints’, the last track to be taken from the Sea of Trees EP, out now on Lockjaw Records (Drones, Antillectual, Belvedere). Containing an eye-watering amount of intense, shred-laden skate punk that barrels along at a pace that would drain the […]

Better Than Never Give You ‘Head Under Water’

Head Under Water, the second EP from Oxford pop punk sextet Better Than Never, saw it’s release today via Fox Records. Vocalist James Harris commented: “With this EP we really wanted to take everything we learnt from our last one and build upon the foundations we had made. It gave us some great opportunities to […]

Introducing Concealed In Clouds

Hailing from Borås, Sweden, contemporary metal act, Concealed In Clouds, recently released the eclectic music video for “Aspire“. Following the ethereal and rare dynamic of their previous single “Dewdrops“, featuring Telle Smith of ‘The Word Alive’, “Aspire” provides an impressive visualization and look into the dedication and the passion expressed by the people brave enough to follow […]

ŁED BY ŁANTERNS ANNOUNCE ‘SAVE A LIFE SURRENDER YOUR KNIFE’ CAMPAIGN

Many lives are affected in the UK as a result of knife crime. When Birmingham four piece Łed By Łanterns found out about the 'Save A Life, Surrender Your Knife' campaign, they immediately knew they wanted to be involved.

Losing Ground – Old Glory

If they slowed down the vocals but kept the playful speed of the mandolin I would have liked Old Glory a lot more. It shows great potential but, being an EP it doesn't give them time to show all of what they have to give and I suspect they are better live than what is shown on this EP.

Luke from Press To Meco chats to AltCorner! | Interview

On their November co-headline tour with SHVPES, I caught up with Luke from Press To Meco to talk abou festivals, 2016 as whole and what the future holds for the band...

The Dead XIII – Halloween Show in Glasgow | Review

For Halloween I decided the best thing to do would be to see New Grave answer to horror metal The Dead XIII. But the night didn't start off spooky, instead with a classic rock sound....

DIV/DES Release New Video for ‘Making A Killing’

Fresh off their nomination for "Best Rock Act" at the Unsigned Music Awards DIV/DES (Divides) are back with a new lineup and new video.

Rachelle Rhienne Takes on The A-Z Questionnaire | Interview

Rachelle Rhienne is a 23 year old award winning Singer/Songwriter/Recording Artist from Loch Lomond, Scotland. Her genre of music consists of catchy uptempo Pop tracks, with some influences of Soul and R&B. Her strength is writing big, emotional power ballads with lyrics that tell a story and melodies that touch people. She also hosts her […]

Sum 41 – 13 Voices

Out of the returning trivector of pop punk bands this year (Blink-182, Good Charlotte and Sum 41). This is by far the best of the bunch and is my album of the year. And the reason why? It is due to how progressed this is for Sum 41. The album is still pop punk at the core but, has incorporated, metal riffs, rock power and hardcore energy.

Coast to Coast Announce Tour With The Holiday

Birmingham based Coast to Coast are heading out on a 5 day tour with Brighton's The holiday. They will be playing in Leeds, Bristol and Derby. All the places which they missed out on their summer tour with Layover as well as returning to Northampton and Manchester.

Skarlett Riot to Release their Next Single The Wounded

Fiery British modern rock quartet Skarlett Riot release their powerful new single ‘The Wounded’ on 05 September. Taken from their acclaimed ‘Sentience’ EP, ‘The Wounded’ is a dark and brooding but hugely melodic modern rock track, driven by Danny’s taut guitar lines ‘The Wounded’ is the perfect combination of melody and power, with the exceptional […]

Introducing Lightscape

Introducing Norwich based quintet Lightscape are pleased to reveal their new single ‘Running’ taken from their forthcoming EP ‘For Present, For Past’ which is due for self-release on the 02 September.

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