Celebrating the 30th anniversary of his first live performance, Harvey dives into his DIY music documentary with flashbacks from his early days playing Americana in his hometown to later years as a founding member of London bands such as Man The Lifeboats and Barking Poets.

Sonar Presents are hosting an event called The Music Convention on Saturday 14th November and have invited Harvey to debut his rockumentary and take part in a discussion panel. The event will be held at The Bread & Roses, Clapham.

I love music documentaries, and Harvey’s is no exception. It is so fun and interesting to learn about Harvey and his music, and you can tell he worked hard on making this. It’s shocking to think that he started performing the same year I was born, it’s insane! A true inspiration, he has worked hard for everything he has achieved in these 30 years. He had a vision and he made it happen no matter what. He of course had his struggles, but never gave up and carried on doing what he did best…making music. He shows so much passion about music, learning multiple instruments and founding so many different bands. He also did some solo projects. It is so easy to connect with him, with some moments being really relatable. He has built a strong and supportive community around him and travelled to find the right place to settle. He is truly an inspiration and shows how much hard work can pay off if we all just try!

I am very honoured that I was able to watch this rockumentary and review it. If you are in the area or are able to travel, then please go to the event to watch it. I am gutted I am unable to attend. I will hopefully one day meet Harvey and watch his band Hunch Power live at a gig.

Link to event.

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That said, once the track drops it really comes into its own. Rebekah Knight’s haunting, feminine vocals sit beautifully against the heavier instrumentation, before giving way to the shrieks and death metal growls that bring a much more aggressive edge to the track. There are definite nods to the likes of Cradle of Filth and Dark Tranquillity in the heavier vocal delivery, which works particularly well alongside the contrasting melodic elements.

As a debut single, it’s an incredibly solid offering and a strong introduction to Oathgate. There’s plenty of potential here, and I’m genuinely excited to see what this London-based dark/goth metal band has in store for the future. This single certainly caught my attention and I’m already looking forward to a record!

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Led by Faust, MeK combines contemporary heavy music with electronic, industrial and cinematic influences. ‘Unawaken’ is the first piece of a wider audiovisual concept, MeK // CONSTRUCT, which brings the music and visuals together as one world.

The project has already made a strong start online. Ahead of the debut release, its introductory TRANSMISSION campaign drew more than 140,000 views across social platforms in its first two weeks.

With heavy riffs, industrial textures and a cinematic scope, ‘Unawaken’ is an intriguing first glimpse of what MeK has in store.

‘Unawaken’ and its official music video are out now.

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That record, The Last Ship, builds on their self-titled debut and the darker electronics of Parallels V.1, and it arrives with a serious drum pedigree. Josh Freese (Foo Fighters, A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails) features on several tracks, and there is even a cameo from a snare borrowed off Danny Carey of Tool. Then there is the matter of the band’s newly built London studio burning to the ground. We caught up with vocalist James Donaldson for On The Radar to talk heavy sets, honest songwriting and one very dramatic fire.

First things first, introduce yourselves and the band to our readers. Who are Temples on Mars?

Hello! We are Temples on Mars from London. James Donaldson (vocals/guitar), Darren Carikas (bass/synth), Gerald Gill (guitar) and Dean Gibb (drums).

Bloodstock leans heavier than a lot of the bills you’ve played. How do you see your alternative prog sound landing with that crowd, and what are you most looking forward to?

We are playing one of our heavier sets, so hopefully that goes down well with the Bloodstock crowd. Everyone in our band are big fans of heavy music, so we are really looking forward not only to playing but also to checking out some of the huge bands that we are fans of, and other bands that are new to us.

The Last Ship builds on the self-titled debut and the darker electronics of Parallels V.1. Where do you feel this album takes the biggest leap forward?

I think we grew in the songwriting department and we really know who we are now as a band, and where we want to go in the future. On the earlier releases we were still figuring ourselves out in one way or another.

Josh Freese plays drums on several tracks. How did that come together, and what did he bring to the table?

This was Daz’s hook up and we realise that these kind of opportunities don’t come along very often, so we just went for it. Working with Josh was great. He brought some new drum ideas and, aside from being an amazing drummer, he was great to deal with and just a great all-round guy. He once sent us an email for one of the tracks asking if it was ok if he played a snare on the recording that he borrowed from Danny Carey (Tool). So we had Josh and also Danny Carey’s snare on the record! Guest slot next album Danny?

There’s a question running under the whole record: what would you do if you only had one day left to live? What’s your own honest answer?

My absolute honest answer would be to just spend time with my family and friends and do the simple things that I love the most one last time.

‘Sleepwalking into Extinction’ and ‘Daydreamer’ both broke into the Radioscope Top 40 in New Zealand. James, what did that recognition back home mean to you?

Top 40 is not our main motivation, but it was nice to be in that spot for once, so we’ll take it. We are a bunch of dudes that acknowledge the wins, but most of the time we are thinking about what’s next and how we can go bigger!

You made a deliberate choice to tune lower and push the electronic textures. Was there any worry about losing the accessibility?

The music industry is so diverse these days, and many bands that are not necessarily accessible are killing it with large dedicated fan bases. We never really factor accessibility into the writing process, we just write music that makes us feel something. The key for us is being ourselves and finding those like-minded fans.

Fans put you alongside Muse, Deftones, Karnivool and A Perfect Circle. Are any of those genuine touchstones for you, or do the comparisons ever feel limiting?

There is always some pressure for bands to say “for fans of” or “sounds like”, which I guess helps the listener in some way not to waste their time, but that does instantly pigeonhole you a bit. We do love all those bands and there are elements of all of them in our songs, because that’s what we grew up on. We are very much focused on the Temples on Mars sound and we never write with any other bands in mind per se.

Best tour or studio story you’ve got: something funny, something emotional, or something dramatic.

Well… we spent a year building our own studio and rehearsal space in a leased unit in an old London warehouse, which we completed in April 2026. By June 2026 the whole building burned down, along with our studio. It burned for four days: 25 fire engines, 150 firefighters, and it made the news! It was dramatic, emotional and also funny all at the same time, because if you don’t laugh you will cry.

Is there anything else you’d like to tell our readers about?

Check us out and give us a follow if you like it ps Danny don’t forget the guest slot!

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Released in 2016, the album arrived as British alternative music was shifting toward something more emotionally open and ambitious, and for many fans it became the entry point into Trash Boat’s world of deeply personal songs delivered with real vulnerability. A decade on, those themes still sit at the core of the band’s identity even as their sound has travelled far from those early years.

The St Albans band have steadily carved their own path through modern rock since, from the breakthrough of ‘Don’t You Feel Amazing?‘ and ‘Crown Shyness‘ to the darker, more expansive Heaven Can Wait in 2024 and this year’s EP Even If I Never Get There. Along the way they’ve toured the UK, Europe and the US alongside Enter Shikari, Don Broco, I Prevail and The Offspring, earning support from BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio and SiriusXM, plus festival appearances at Slam Dunk, Download, Warped Tour and 2000trees.

The KOKO show carries particular weight after the cancellation of the band’s 2025 tour and the subsequent 2026 film Getting There, which documents the challenges they’ve faced. The film premiered at The Rio Cinema in April and arrives on YouTube in late September.

Ten years on from that debut, the show stands as both a look back at where Trash Boat started and a snapshot of where they are now, still evolving, still pushing forward and still connecting with audiences in the deeply human way that first resonated. Given everything the band have been through, it feels like a moment genuinely worth celebrating, and we’ll be glad to see it.

Trash Boat headline London’s KOKO on Friday 2 October.

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Not your typical RAMzine fare, but we’re not going to pretend we don’t love a good time, and Yachtley Crew are the absolute kings of good-time music. Since bursting onto the SoCal club scene in 2017, the nautical-suited, captain’s hat-clad seven-piece have sold out venues across the US, sparked a nationwide yacht rock resurgence and even caught the eye of the legendary Jimmy Buffett, who signed them to his Mailboat label ahead of their partnership with Earache/Universal Records.

For the uninitiated, yacht rock encapsulates the revival of soft rock and Top 40 hits from the late 70s to the early 80s, and it has become an undisputed phenomenon, inspiring fans to dress the part and sing along. Think Boz Scaggs, Christopher Cross, the Bee Gees and Robbie Dupree, performed with absolute conviction and ridiculous amounts of fun.

The lineup features drummer Rob Jones (Sailor Hawkins), bassist Chaz Ruiz (Baba Buoy), guitarist Thomas Gardner Jr. (Tommy Buoy), backing vocalist Curt Clendenin (Stoney Shores), saxophone and flutist Paul Pate (Pauly Shores), keyboardist Matt Grossman (Matthew McDonald) and new lead vocalist Ian Ward (Captain Ian). Ward joins with a seriously impressive CV spanning Broadway, television and international performance, including Rock Of Ages, RENT, American Idiot and Jesus Christ Superstar at The Hollywood Bowl alongside Cynthia Erivo and Adam Lambert.

The group are managed by longtime industry icon Andy Gould, whose roster has included Rob Zombie, Pantera, Lionel Richie and Guns N’ Roses. They’ve appeared on HBO’s Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary, Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live, and were the first ever yacht rock band to perform live at the SiriusXM satellite radio studio.

Tickets are on sale now via MyTicket.

Date: Tue 7 Jul: O2 Academy Islington, London

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The Polish extreme metal titans will be joined by Dimmu Borgir and Dark Funeral for a 14-date European run, with the Brixton date standing as their sole UK headline appearance. Behemoth are also set to appear at Download Festival this June on the Opus stage, so UK fans will get two chances to witness Nergal and company this year.

The show follows their critically acclaimed thirteenth album The Shit Ov God, which pushed their blackened death metal further into extreme and inflammatory territory. Kerrang! praised it as a vital record, while Powerplay called it a defining album of the genre.

In recent weeks, Behemoth also paid tribute to black metal icons Bathory with a cover of ‘The Return Of Darkness And Evil’, which will serve as the official anthem for Mystic Festival 2026 and receive a limited edition vinyl pressing at the event.

Pre-sale tickets went live April 15 with general sale from April 17 at 10am via behemoth.pl. VIP upgrades for London are also available.

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Snow Patrol broke through with Final Straw in 2003 and followed it up with the multi platinum Eyes Open in 2006, which produced ‘Chasing Cars’, the most played track of the 21st century. The Crystal Palace Park show follows shortly after the twentieth anniversary of that landmark record, making it a milestone moment for the band and their fans.

Amy Macdonald brings over 12 million global record sales, four Top 5 albums and over a billion streams to the bill, while The Amazons will deliver the full throttle intensity of their latest record 21st Century Fiction.

Gary Lightbody said: “We’re excited to play Crystal Palace Park next summer. It’ll be our first outdoor London show for a long while. It’s going to be a great day with a fantastic lineup of bands and solo artists.”

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The band have been building serious momentum in the UK, with their Spotify monthly listeners now sitting at over 1.6 million. The latest single taken from the album is ‘Die For You’, which is out now with an accompanying music video.

With Reflections, the band have crafted 12 tracks brimming with even more confidence and power than their previous work. The album marks another step forward for the group, who continue to blend heavy riffs with anthemic hooks and raw emotion.

The London show on release day is a chance for UK fans to hear the new material live and experience the band at what promises to be a landmark moment in their career.

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Gang of Youths, Jessie Murph, Half Alive, Noahfinnce, Honey Revenge, Royal & The Serpent, Mouth Culture, Red Leather, Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers, Artio, Emi Grace and Reece Young will all join the bill for what promises to be one of the summer’s biggest days out.

Twenty One Pilots join an already stacked roster of All Points East 2026 headliners including Jorja Smith and Tems on Friday 21st August, Lorde on Saturday 22nd August, Deftones at Outbreak Fest on Sunday 23rd August, and Tyler, The Creator’s two day headline slot on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th August.

Tickets are on sale now via www.allpointseastfestival.com.

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