Music

After hearing Mamaduke Duke’s first and second singles (Kid Gloves and Rubber Lover), I was intrigued as to what they had in store for us on the... ... [more]

By naming his debut single Dirty Funk I already knew I was going to love Steve Appleton; as it’s one of my regular phrases to use in regular lif... ... [more]

Sonisphere has well and truly arrived! This weekend, Sonisphere kicked off this summer’s European tour in Nijmegen, Holland, where Metallica, Ko... ... [more]

My celeb best mates Trivium headlined the second stage on Sunday, and after seeing them get booed throughout their opening set for Slayer last year, i... ... [more]

I bumped into singer Coby Dick backstage earlier in the day and couldn’t even manage to speak I was that star struck (that doesn’t happen... ... [more]

Shinedown have established themselves as one of the finest up and coming rock backs of 2009 over the past few months, and with a new line up and a new... ... [more]

After the interview with Buckcherry vocalist Josh went down like a lead balloon, I was a little dubious to see what their set to the second stage had... ... [more]

Slipknot, well, what the heck can you say about this band other than OH.MY.GOD. Headlining the main stage was made for them, and for a hour and 45 mi... ... [more]

The highlight of Saturday for me has to be watching Pendulum’s epic set on the main stage - those boys from Oz really knew how to get the party... ... [more]

Dragonforce convinced me to miss a band I’d been wanting to check out after winning me over in our interview earlier in the day, and to say I on... ... [more]

The Prodigy’s set at Download was one of the most anticipated performances on the second stage throughout the whole festival, with artists and p... ... [more]

The lovely Devil Driver played the main stage early on and were everyone you’d want from a foxy heavy metal group. Despite being on at 12.50, w... ... [more]

Hatebreed are a band I’ve heard in passing throughout my years as a barmaid in a rock club, and although I couldn’t actually name any of t... ... [more]

You Me At Six surprised me when I found out they were only playing a support slot on the second stage, because with the amount of press they’ve... ... [more]

Fightstar were epic, as per usual, and proving they really deserved a place on the second stage at this year’s Download Festival with a rather i... ... [more]