Emma Wilkes

Revolver • 22nd October 2024

How BETTER LOVERS freed themselves from the past to become 'Highly Irresponsible'

“Your next band is going to be horrible.” That was just one of the thousands of “evil” online messages that Jordan Buckley received in 2022 after the dissolution of his long-running band, Every Time I Die. But instead of getting crushed by the haters,...

Alternative Press Magazine • 9th August 2024

In conversation with the Linda Lindas and Hole’s Patty Schemel

The Linda Lindas appear on the cover of the Summer 2024 Issue — head to the AP Shop to grab a copy. The saying goes that you cannot be what you cannot see. It’s a phrase that feels all the more relevant in a climate where representation in...

Kerrang! • 31st July 2024

Mothica: “When you’ve been through so much and gone through so many…

McKenzie Ellis is living a life she never expected to. Growing up, she thought she’d only be an amateur bedroom singer, posting covers on the internet – at least that way, she would never be in the same room as the people watching her perform. Being...

Kerrang! • 22nd April 2024

ALT BLK ERA: “We didn’t confine ourselves to a box or genre. We just…

Nyrobi and Chaya Beckett-Messam made alternative music by accident, at first. They’d started life as ALT BLK ERA making dark pop, but one day Nyrobi was rapping in the studio and felt like the song needed something a little heavier to go underneath...

Kerrang! • 8th April 2024

Lynks: “Being a queer person – being any person – is complicated. We…

The Sound Of 2024: The new artists redefining alternative music Alternative music is as exciting as it’s ever been as we prepare to rock into 2024, so here are K!’s pick of the bright lights who’ll be leading the way as we continue to live life loud…

Ticketmaster UK • 15th March 2024

Kid Kapichi: "If we sound like a broken record, it’s because the record is broken"

Liam Gallagher's favourite new band are here to conquer the divide Jack Wilson is sometimes asked if Kid Kapichi are trying to start a revolution. The idea of tipping the country upside down and destroying in order to rebuild might sound enticing to...

Kerrang! • 15th March 2024

Creeper’s William Von Ghould: “I think it’s the most incredible…

Everyone knows William Von Ghould is a spooky chap. As Creeper’s iconic leader, he’s a fiend. But even without the severed heads and blood of the stage, he radiates darkness. Over a pint with him in his local, he tells the story of how he was seduced...

Ticketmaster UK • 13th March 2024

Stage Times: Jaz Coleman

A personal history of Killing Joke – starring the President of the Czech Republic and girl who might have been a vampire Jaz Coleman has a wealth of stories to tell. In his 45 years as the frontman of post-punk doomsayers Killing Joke, he’s...

Ticketmaster UK • 11th March 2024

Knocked Loose at O2 Forum Kentish Town, 10/03/24

The metalcore wave crashes in Kentish Town for "the best show" Knocked Loose have ever played Knocked Loose sound like they want to destroy the structural integrity of whatever building they’re in. They’ve got quite some way with their brand of sonic...

NME • 23rd February 2024

Frank Turner talks new single 'Girl From The Record Shop' and the importance of spaces to share music

Frank Turner has shared new single ‘Girl From The Record Shop’. Check it out below as Turner talks to NME about new album ‘Undefeated’ and his continuing endeavours with the Music Venue Trust. • READ MORE: Frank Turner on playing 50 US states in 50...

Kerrang! • 18th February 2024

Live review: Enter Shikari, London OVO Arena Wembley

We head to the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester for the second of Enter Shikari’s two-night run to find out who their fans actually are, and what they love about the homegrown electro noisemakers…

Kerrang! • 14th February 2024

Crawlers: “You give less of a f*ck as you get older… You start realising life’s too short”

Now in its 51st year, Glastonbury is still championing spaces for all the best rock and metal. We checked out some of the most exciting bands at Worthy Farm for those who like things louder…

Kerrang! • 6th February 2024

In the studio with Bob Vylan: “What shouldn’t be ignored is our power…

20 bands you can’t miss at this weekend’s 2000trees 2000trees has grown into one of the most heavyweight weekends of the UK alt. music calendar in recent years. And beyond headliners Bullet For My Valentine, Soft Play and Frank Carter & The...

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar • 1st February 2024

“I don’t think you have to be young and depressed and doomed to make great art” HEALTH on rejecting labels and finding the fun in noise

When you purchase through affiliate links on Guitar.com, you may contribute to our site through commissions. Learn more. Everything is breaking down – the economy, the climate, the time-honoured pattern of buying a house, getting married and starting...

Ticketmaster UK • 1st February 2024

Interview: Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes

Carter and fellow Rattlesnake Dean Richardson talk new music, new shows, and the switch from raising Hell to raising hope Frank Carter and Dean Richardson used to have a folder nicknamed ‘The Graveyard’. This is where they put all the sketches of...

Kerrang! • 22nd January 2024

EKKSTACY is in his own lane… and he’s doing just fine

Here’s the set times for this weekend’s When We Were Young fest This weekend, everyone from Green Day and blink-182 to KennyHoopla and Pierce The Veil will hit Las Vegas for the second instalment of When We Were Young…

NME • 4th January 2024

Boom Leeds: why the UK hardcore scene is fighting to save a vital grassroots venue

Boom is a venue without barriers. In the spirit of hardcore, there’s nothing separating the band onstage from the people watching them: the stage is low, and most of the time, there are no security guards in front of it. You can stagedive, mosh or...

NME • 18th December 2023

Sleep Token live in London: masked metallers soldier on through adversity

Sleep Token are known for many things – anonymity, genre-obliterating sleights of hand, intensely emotional songwriting – but they also have a knack for creating moments. At the start of the year, the band set the internet ablaze by releasing two of...

Revolver • 15th December 2023

20 greatest SLEEP TOKEN songs

The best of the best from heavy music's mysterious breakout stars

Kerrang! • 1st November 2023

Scene Queen: “It’s always been about being a conservative person’s…

Good For Her: Are we finally realising the power of female rage? Women are furious – on screen, on the page, in music, in real life – and rightfully so. The 2020s have so far felt like a tipping point, and it seems people are finally paying attention...