PHOTO REVIEW: MGK’s Lost Americana Madness Live
Few artists in the modern music landscape can blur the lines between rap, rock, and country-tinged alternative quite like mgk. Bringing his massive Lost Americana Tour to a fever pitch at Grand Rapids’s Acrisure Amphitheater, the Cleveland superstar delivered a relentless, two-hour masterclass in amphitheater-level showmanship. Moving seamlessly from the pyro-fueled trap-metal intensity of “El […]
CONCERT REVIEW: A Perfect Circle Deliver a Spellbinding, Phone-Free Masterclass at Poppodium 013
There are few musical entities capable of commanding a room quite like alternative rock royalty A Perfect Circle. While Dutch fans are typically accustomed to catching a band of this calibre in the cavernous arenas of Amsterdam, the group treated us to something incredibly special this week by booking an intimate, completely sold-out show at […]
CONCERT REVIEW: Masked Mystique Meets Musical Brilliance as PRESIDENT Deliver the Set of the Weekend at Graspop Metal Meeting
I can remember the day as if it were yesterday, which, admittedly, isn’t a massive feat in itself, given it’s only been a year. But the day PRESIDENT first crashed onto my radar with their debut single In The Name Of The Father was the exact moment a dormant musical fire was completely rekindled inside […]
PHOTO REVIEW: The All-American Rejects Bring Pop-Punk Fury To 013
Pop-punk nostalgia is a powerful thing, but it hits completely differently when a band has been away from Dutch stages for years. This week, Oklahoma’s finest export The All-American Rejects made their long-awaited return to the Netherlands, taking over a packed, sweat-drenched Poppodium 013 in Tilburg. Touring behind their brand-new album Sandbox, the quartet brought […]
PHOTO REVIEW: Knocked Loose Unleash Pure Fury In Nijmegen
There are heavy bands, and then there is Knocked Loose. The Kentucky metallic hardcore juggernauts have built a reputation on sheer, uncompromising sonic violence, and their highly anticipated stop at Nijmegen’s Doornroosje was absolute proof of that status. From the terrifying, razor-sharp opening riffs to frontman Bryan Garris’s unmistakable, throat-shredding screams, it was an absolute […]
PHOTO REVIEW: Billy Talent Bring Massive Nostalgia To Amsterdam
There is an undeniable, timeless magic in hearing a legendary album performed live from front to back. This week, Canadian punk icons Billy Talent brought that exact nostalgic lightning to a completely sold-out Max room at Amsterdam’s Melkweg. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of their seminal sophomore record, Billy Talent II, the quartet treated a sweat-drenched […]