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A few weeks back I introduced you to a band called Phoria, they were band of the week for you know, a week. So anyway, I was totally blown away by there track Red which inevitably made up my mind to make them band of the week in the first place. Since then I have kept a clos...

I love a bit of a conspiracy every now and then. Some I have been known to believe, others I brush aside as purely inconceivable but near enough all major events in history at one time or another have had an outsider viewpoint that disagrees with the general consensus. An ar...

For some time now an unparalleled evil has been unsettling the innocent gig goers of small Lancashire towns, with his twisted tormented lyricism he attacks poor souls with his off kilter opinions and a jaded view of the world through verse. He goes by the name of No Pea...

Being from a relatively small town you get to know what’s going on in various circles of friends, it’s not hard to find out what people are up to and talk of these things gets round pretty fast. Whether it be talk of a great band, a great artist or the town bike word spreads...

Living in the rural north of England, Manchester is the closest big city to where I live and it has been a hub for many things over the years. I would catch the X43 over on a Sunday morning to go and skate at Pipeline Skate Park almost 15 years ago, or go and see various gig...

Liverpool Cathedral is a building steeped in history and mysticism, a beacon of true beauty stood on top of St.James' mount previously known as Mount Zion. Tonight beneath the ancient arches between the huge stone pillars and under the glow of the stained glass windows glist...

The second day of Denovali's Swingfest didn't go as I had first planned. A delayed cross-London jaunt slowed even further by the thousands of marathon runners and their supporters meant we didn't even make it down to Scala for the first artist. We arrive to a silent pitch...

I thought in my small town country boy wisdom that I would get up at the crack of dawn and get down to Rough Trade to beat the queues for Record store day 2013. Unfortunately, half of London had the same idea and were lined up around the block at 8am. After waiting four hour...

After being sucked in, chewed up and spat out by Erased Tapes latest album release Corollaries I thought it would only be fair to catch up with the modern day musical master behind its creation, that man is none other than Lubomyr Melnyk. He is certainly one of the most...

If I were to stereotype people with Beards (like most people do) I would say that the Bearded folk of the world are also pretty synonymous with Tattoo culture. With that in mind this section will bring you some of great tattoo artists of our time and showcase some of their w...

If I were to stereotype people with Beards (like most people do) I would say that the Bearded folk of the world are also pretty synonymous with Tattoo culture. With that in mind this section will bring you some of great tattoo artists of our time and show...

Last time Death Rattle were doing the rounds I totally missed the boat on actually writing about them. I listened to their EP HE&I several times and thought it had balls but I just never actually got around to penning anything about it. Luckily though, they are releasing...

Earlier today I got into a rather heated discussion with one of the office staff where I work. He was telling some story about a gay man he saw at weekend and how what he was wearing turned his stomach. It didn't really go down all to well to be honest. I started a tirade ra...

When I heard this new Bongripper/Conan split for the first time I pulled rank and told everyone to fuck right off because this little fucker was all mine. I spent a night destroying my speakers and solidifying the hatred that my neighbours already feel for me and my musical...

EXCLUSIVE !!You all remember that amazing tune I kept wanggin on about from the ‘Drive’ soundtrack a while back right? You know ‘A Real Hero’ by College, yeah that’s the one. All that spunky rag talk about how much I liked it has actually paid off, because the wonderful chap...

Record store day is upon us and with a host of amazing releases set to grace the shelves of your local store I thought I should point out one in particular that I am looking forward to. Rocket Recordings will be releasing two limited edition 12”s featuring remixes of ‘Run to...

I’m sat at my computer scanning through the pictures of people’s tea and the self promotion posts from a large amount of my friends list, when I come across a post by the awesome Goldflakepaint about a band called Phoria. I always check out what Tom posts, he does have a gre...

I actually marked this release date on my calendar. I don't even have people's birthdays or dates that actually mean something to me on there, I just rely on people reminding me; but I wasn't about to forget about this. At times I feel like I’m an obsessive teen in a ro...

Sigur Rós return with the first single named Brennisteinn from their forthcoming 7th album ‘Kveikur’. Its disturbing video starts with heavy punches of sound deconstruction and distortion, monsters bellowing from plumes of yellow smoke, skull masked demons tear flesh from a...

This video was just brought to my attention by Flying Lotus, he has nothing to do with the making of any part of it, he simply posted it saying it was awesome. I’m always dubious of people posting videos like that, the cynical bastard in me always presumes its going to be ab...

Math- rock aficionados and former Beard Rock Band of the Week Dios Trio have come out of hibernation today with their first release of 2013. Mouse Trapeze a fine example of algebraic guitar riffage with the added bonus of some choral vocals to really beef up that already ast...

Darkened hip-hop practitioners Death Grips unveil the new official music video to Lock Your Doors from their previous album ‘No Love Deep Web.’ It features footage from a performance from a boiler room set at this years SXSW festival in Austin earlier this month. The awesome...

This is a bit of a first for us here at Beard Rock, but we have a bit of an exclusive from Burnley's very own masters of the occult, experimental techno duo Demdike Stare. After the taster that was the Weight Of Culture tape which was released by Demdike Stare just a couple...

Dan Friel’s name is probably the perfect example of an artist who’s moniker doesn’t at all match the musical output they create. Not only that but he really doesn’t look the part either, which is awesome. He is the musical equivalent of a sleeper. I would love to see him at...

Just for one second try to imagine the sound that would be created if a meteor hurtling through space faster than the speed of sound was to crash into our tiny little planet. Then imagine what it would feel like if you were to be stood at the exact point of impact as thousan...