[caption id="attachment_3369" align="alignnone" width="1024"] The Band: Rise In Our Time[/caption] Rise In Our Time (R.I.O.T) are a 5-piece band from Cardiff, South Wales. The band formed in 2008 and since then have developed greatly as performers and musicians; working hard to write, record and perform as often as they can! Taking influence from the likes of the Foo Fighters and Linkin Park, Rise in Our Ti ...

On the last day of the Mojo Rising Festival in Falmouth, in one of the best venues of the festival, the electro rock, synth-packed beast of The Hit Ups were scheduled to headline, but the event was cancelled due to noise level problems. Instead of an energy fuelled mosh, HOLDUPNOW sat down in the corner of the emptying bar with lead guitarist Charlie Torrible and lead singer Josh Hughes-Games to have a chat ...

What I'm drinking to this time is the spectacular fourth album by Simon Green, better known as Bonobo, Black Sands. With his first release in over three years, The North Borders upcoming on NinjaTune available April 1st it seemed a good time to remember and drink along to the masterpiece that came before. It has such a chilled, cool and classy vibe that one expects from a modern cocktail bar that it could n ...

In this feature bartender and music enthusiast Nick Latham attempts to match albums across all media and time with it's perfect drinking companion. Nick can often be found preparing delightful drinks at the Goldbrick House Cocktail & Champagne Bar, dancing like a loony at Mr Wolf's or scouring Bristol's many charity & second hand record shops for golden oldies and cheesy compilations. What I’m curre ...

Rolling beats, heavy bass with sweet soft melodies and a husky voice keeping you up and dancing. These are the sounds of drum and bass. When it first exploded into the music scene in the mid 1990’s (a descendant of jungle) it was the perfect accompaniment to the rave scene of free parties and free love. By the time I was eighteen and entering the club scene it was big news, names like Pendulum and Chase and ...