Category: Jace Media Music

ALBUM – DEAR GOD REVIEWER – GRAEME WRIGHT It’s been five long years since the last The Pretty Reckless album, and it would appear through the writing on this record that there’s been a lot going on in the lives of the band members during this period. It’s the darkest, most introspective [more…]

Words By Glen Parkes One of the many things that sets Maid of Stone Festival apart from so many other events isn’t just the incredible line-up of bands—it’s the complete festival experience, and that includes the food. While the music rightly takes centre stage, anyone who spent the weekend at Mote Park [more…]

There are festivals that simply put on great bands, and then there are festivals that create something far more special. Maid of Stone has become the latter. In just a few short years, the Kent-based event has transformed itself from the new kid on the block into one of the UK’s most [more…]

Meet Me @ The Altar, WORRIED SICK EP review  By Lily O’Delia  The conversation surrounding modern pop-punk tends to get bogged down by nostalgia bait, with legacy acts retracing their steps and newer bands treating the genre like a pristine museum exhibit. Meet Me @ The Altar completely shatters that stale dynamic [more…]

Review by Kirsty Middlemist There’s a bracing honesty to a band that tells you exactly what it intends to do to you right there in the title. Strike and Kill, DevilDriver’s eleventh full-length, offers no preamble and no apology — and true to its name, it hits first and never bothers asking [more…]

Review By Glen Parkes German post-hardcore trio Future Palace have built their reputation on fearless emotional honesty, and with their latest single, “Tidal Waves,” they deliver one of their most vulnerable and captivating releases to date. Taken from the forthcoming album Resurgence, this is the band’s interpretation of a rock ballad—and it [more…]

EP – Something About You  Release Date – 9th July 2026  Review by Linda McDermott   Los Angeles-based KiKi Holli + The Remedy return with their latest EP, Something About You, a collection of five songs that blend dream pop and atmospheric rock into an easy-going, reflective listen.  The EP is the latest collaboration between KiKi Holli and two-time [more…]

Word and Photos by Dave Martin/ Faversham Photography There are several musical events that signal the start of the summer music season, the first of these for me is Download but the opening of the scenic stage at Margate’s Dreamland is definitely one that needs to be added. The venue that host [more…]

When – 4th/5th/6th September 2026 Where – Lilliards Edge Park, Jedburgh, Scottish Borders Edge Fest is set to return on the 4th/5th/6th of September 26 to Lilliard’s Edge, just outside Jedburgh in the heart of the Scottish Borders, for another weekend of music, entertainment and family fun, and if the line-up is [more…]

By Halina Wegner Wille and the Bandits have long built their reputation on delivering powerful performances that blend roots, blues, folk, and rock into something uniquely their own. With their latest single, “Trouble Round the Bend,” the band strips everything back and reminds listeners that great songs do not need layers of [more…]

Rachel Bolan Steps Into The Spotlight With A Gritty, Hook-Filled Solo Triumph Review By Glen Parkes For more than four decades, Rachel Bolan has been known as the driving force behind Skid Row’s low-end thunder, helping craft some of hard rock’s most enduring anthems. While his songwriting fingerprints have been all over [more…]