Mad About Rock

  2000trees Festival have today revealed the first multiple band announcement for next years 2024 event, and it is as ever, going to be an exceptional weekend of music. Joining the already announced Thursday 11th July main stage headliner (and UK festival exclusive) The Gaslight Anthem, will be the stunning, Atlanta Georgia 4 piece Manchester Orchestra, who have long been a 2000trees fan favourite and a band that recently completed 3 sold out nights at Londons Union Chapel. Also announced include the recently reformed and much loved Kids In Glass Houses, the brilliant American emo rock band from Michigan, Hot Mulligan, Blackpool rockers Boston Manor and the Ontario two-piece (that make far more noise than two people can possibly make), Cleopatrick. Joining them will be one of the UK's finest The XCERTS, the phenomenal heavy sounds of US 5 piece Better Lovers, Liverpool 4 piece (and recent Arctic Monkeys support band) The Mysterines, chaotic Aussie chaps Dune Rats and LA funk danc...

    Firstly Happy 2014!! (Sorry its so late!)   Just doing a bit of updating from last year, as this is first post of 2014 so thought I'd get my music CV updated before putting new things up and also a bit of reflecting! Bit late, but better late than never I say!..So here is Issue 21 of Stencil Mag, in this my contributions included the interview questions for Northlaine & A Skylit Drive & my reviews of Flyleaf, The Used, Zebrahead, Devil Wears Prada, Like Mothes To Flames, Bless The Fall, & lastly Kids In Glass Houses!   Check it all out here: http://issuu.com/stencilmag/docs/issue21   

  Check out the new issue of Stencil mag featuring my interviews with The JCQ, Listener and The Peacocks as well as my reviews of August Burns Red, CB6 and Hawthorne Heights! Plus all the other brilliant interviews/reviews featured! Click on link below:   http://issuu.com/stencilmag/docs/issue20     Carina