As the official media partner of Nortcote, an all-dayer at Bibelot in Dordrecht, The Netherlands, we’re stoked to announce the second batch of bands. Please give it up for Vitamin X, The Setup, Mad At The World, The Worst Doubt, Mercy, Slope, Pulse and 18 Miles! With a total of 20 bands the line-up is now … Continue reading
We’re very proud to announce that Northcote 2015 will be taking place on December 6th and that Legends Arising is the official media partner of this years edition. With the sold-out 2014 edition still fresh in our memories, we’re eager to share the plans for 2015 and announce the first names on the bill. So long, … Continue reading
On June 4th 2014, hardly two months after the successful third edition of Northcote, organizer Patrick Batenburg decided to throw in the towel. After organizing shows for ten years, he had seen and experienced enough and decided it was time to move on. On May 30th this year, he celebrated “The Last One” with befriended … Continue reading
In a little less than three week our favorite European hardcore festival is taking place in Ieper, Belgium. Once again, Ieperfest has put a superb line-up together offering solid mix of punk, hardcore and metal bands. Props to the organization for dealing with so many last minute cancellations and finding proper replacements. This year I decided to … Continue reading
Last Saturday, another great edition of Smashfest took place at Capsloc in Capelle a/d IJssel. Anchor from Sweden, Rolo Tomassi from the UK and Ashes from Belgium played amongst a great local line-up that included All For Nothing, From The Heart, Run Like Hell and Mary Fields. The 101’s, Oakheart, The Right Notes and Note To Amy played acoustic … Continue reading
On August 14, 15 and 16, the 23rd edition of Ieperfest will take place in Ieper, Belgium. The organization added Ceremony, Stick To Your Guns and Chokehold to the bill amongst 15 other names, and finalized its 2015 line-up. They still have a few surprises up their sleeve, so keep your eyes peeled to this page, … Continue reading
On May 9th, Venezia Hardcore Fest will be held in Italy and we’re stoked to have our friends in No Turning Back, Kids Insane, Swain (formerly known as This Routine Is Hell) and HAWSER on the bill amongst a ton of other great bands. We absolutely love this DIY initiative so we want to give you … Continue reading
Belgian hardcore/punk/metal festival Groezrock finalized this years crazy bill by adding The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Loved Ones (Dave House‘s band), Nasty and Brutus. We recommend you get your tickets fast as some of our favorite bands are playing this amazing festival like Turnstile, Ceremony, Bane, Cold World, Basement, Title Fight, Comeback Kid, Stick To Your Guns, Trash Talk, … Continue reading
Last Saturday we celebrated the release of The L.A. Journal #2 at ACU in Utrecht (NL) with our own little party called L.A. Fest. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who came out to support us and hang out. We’re very grateful for the quality time we spent with (new) friends and … Continue reading
On August 14, 15 and 16, the 23rd edition of Ieperfest will take place in Ieper, Belgium. Earlier this month, the organization announced the first 40 bands among which are Biohazard, Touche Amore, Anchor, Naysayer and Oathbreaker. Today Sick Of It All, Judge, Questions, Black Tongue, Rattus and Trouble were added to the line-up. On top of that, … Continue reading
