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:

Panic! At The Disco Announce Some Massive UK Shows

Brendon Urie and co. will be returning to UK shores in November for a three day tour that will see finish up at London’s Alexandra Palace.

Sertraline announce Single Release Tour

Stoke-on-Trent Rock four piece Sertraline announce a summer tour to support the release of their upcoming single which they will be teasing over the next couple of months.

Dead! @ Shadow Sounds, Glasgow

For this gig I took a trip south of the River Clyde to the intimate venue, Shadow Sound. With this being a small venue in the back of a rehearsal studio, there is no bar, and with its BYOB policy it has a great community feel...

AshestoAngels @ Garage Attic, Glasgow

Ashestoangels in their set, whether by design or by luck included everyone in the crowd, with Crilly seeming to have the ability to make eye contact with everyone in the crowd at once, making you feel for forty five minutes that you belong there.

The Dead XIII at Shadow Sound Glasgow

Gareth Rooke went and saw Magic Trik, Griever and headliners, The Dead XIII in Glasgow. The New Grave rockers were in the midst of their tour as they tour their latest release 'Catacombs'. Read what Gareth thought here...

Maven, Altered Sky and Last Vendetta @ Joiners Southampton

This gig trip was a sort of home coming for me. I had been a year since I had left Southampton and moved to Glasgow and what better way to celebrate than with a gig by some fantastic upcoming artists!

Speaking In Shadows, The Classic Grand, Glasgow

For tonight's gig I headed over to The Classic Grand in Glasgow to see some of the best UK underground alt-rock bands.

Upload Festival 2016

Upload Festival is a showcase of the very best independent rock & metal that the UK has to offer and Skarlett Riot complete a superb line up for the very first event.

ALTERED SKY ANNOUNCE UK ACOUSTIC TOUR WITH BEYOND RECALL

Following on from Altered Sky successful acoustic tour of Pulp stores last year last summer, they are hitting the road again and this time they are joined by Bristol’s Nu-metallers Beyond Recall. The bands will be performing in Pulp stores across the UK on the following dates: 28 July – Glasgow 29 July – Edinburgh 01 August – […]

DIV/DES release new single ‘Bad Day’

DIV/DES’s are kicking off 2016 with a bang their latest offering. With its hard hitting riffs and soaring vocals, ‘Bad Day’ is everything familiar to the sound of DIV/DES (DIVIDES).

Devilskin & Skarlett Riot, Birmingham 18/02/16

For this gig I took a trip to Birmingham to go to the Roadhouse. This venue was a little hard for me to find but it was a great venue. The type of venue needed in all cities.

Allusondrugs Chat to AltCorner

Gareth here, during the Scuzz UK Throwdown tour I caught up with Jason Moules and Drey Pavlovic from Allusondrugs in Edinburgh. The Leeds outfit have had a busy year and it was great to sit down with them...

Miss Vincent Chat To AltCorner

Hi Gareth here, during Miss Vincent's tour with Fearless Vampire Killers and VUKOVI, I caught up with Alex Marshall and Owain Mainwaring in Edinburgh. Check out what they had to say...

SCUZZ UK THROWDOWN TOUR – Sneaky Pete’s Edinburgh

For this gig I headed over to Edinburgh and It was good to see that during the sound check all the bands were getting along, including the local support, showing that the scene and band community is alive and well.

Fearless Vampire Killers @ Electric Circus, Edinburgh

"Having seen these guys four times last year, they always seem to be on the edge when headlining a show (or stage) compared to when they don't. But, tonight none of that was present and they really blew me away".

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