One of the all-time greatest and most influential punk bands ever, The Misfits not only laid some of the ground-work for the fast, heavy punk rock that became hardcore, with their love of kitsch horror and wicked sense of style they also pretty much invented horror punk.
Playing the Islington Academy tonight, we reckon this one is going to be pretty busy.
Beginning as the a side project between Aaron Dalbec (then of Converge) and Damon Bellardo, Bane has developed into one of the more confrontational hardcore bands to come out of the Massachusetts scene...
One of the most conceptual punk acts to come over the horizon since Sonic Youth first heaved into view during the summer of '83, Japanther are definitely not afraid to think outside the bubble when ...
A metalcore/hardcore band from Chicopee, Massachusetts, The Acacia Strain have made a name for themselves through a forward thinking attitude to writing punk and metal and a philosphophy based on "...
Representing the darker side of the pop punk scene, Alkaline Trio have spent the last 15 years making songs about murder, car crashes, alcoholism, unrequited love and self-immolation sound poppy as hell...
Taking hardcore on a merry dance through noise rock, DIY, industrial and escalating post-punk experimentalism, The Men are probably the most out-there and brilliant hardcore band since the Dischord ...
A band who have been systematically dismantling sludge metal's stupid genre limitations, Kylesa manage of to walk a fine-line between being totally brutal and hardcore on one side, and being remarka...
How could you resist anything with a title as amazing as this? Andy Holden presents a conceptual project that also incorporates an exhibition, with work by the likes of Steven Claydon, Mark Leckey and...
Two men still live with the media sensation that surrounded their childhood. Abandoned by their mother in a chicken coop, they began to take on the characteristics of children and now, as adults, they...
A fortnightly open mic night that aims to bring you the very best singers, songwriters and musicians that Camden has to offer, Holly's Open Mic Nite is a place where anything can happen.
A group of fresh-faced youngsters who have recently been snapped up by Kitsune, Citizens! are on a self-proclaimed mission to reclaim pop for cool people. Taking their cues from the likes of Talking Head...
Apparently La Fancuilla was the inspiration for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, probably because of all the yearning and melodrama. Well, what would an opera be without it?The show follows ...
The fantastic Shohreh Agdashloo leads the cast of Bijan Sheibani'sadaptation of The House of Bernarda Alba.
Transporting the yearning and rebellion to Iran, Bernarda rules over her daughters w...
The goats dance in this one, just so you know, and the troll flies to boot. It's a simply story, gently told with a sweet ecological message running through.
This winter sees Parasol Unit launch its Parasolstice (geddit??) series of commissions for the gallery's outdoor space. Things kick off with an installation by James Yamada, entitled The summer shelter...