Its almost an unspoken rule in Bristol, that when you're at a gig where local hero Big Jeff is also in attendance, you're in for a good one. Wednesday April 17th at Thekla was no exception when Belfast based instrumental post/math-rockers And So I Watch You From Afar graced the stage in the bowels of arguably Bristol's 2nd most famous boat (but when do you ever get the chance to start a mosh pit on the S.S. ...

[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 week is Celtic punk rockers Dropkick Murphys' hot of the presses new album Signed and Sealed In Blood. Still going strong since 1998 (albeit with several line up changes) the Boston boy's latest release is very different to their last, the concept album Going Out In Style with bassist Ken Casey calling it 'just us having fun and making the most catchy, singalong kind of songs we ca ...

Sorry for the Christmas hiatus guys, it's a very busy time for bartenders! Happy New Year everyone, what I've been drinking to is the perfect cure for any January blues you may have gotten from the holiday hangover. It is none other than Geffen Records release of Simon and Garfunkel's The Concert In Central Park on vinyl. Recorded live on September 19 1981 and found in mint condition complete with booklet f ...