I Am The Avalanche . Interview with front man Vinnie Caruana

Wednesday evening in London and the Est.1987 team head down to the Barfly in Camden to check out I Am The Avalanche’s final show here in the UK! 

We caught up with front man Vinnie Caruana pre show…

I Am The Avalanche - London Show Preview

“This band has a nervous energy, an urgency that each of us feel every second of our lives, and this album captures that. We’re brothers, we’re family. The music we make together binds us together and gets us through all the hard times, together."

Vinnie Caruana [lead singer- I Am The Avalanche]

"Your new favourite band" Interview with Twin Atlantic

"This could be Twin Atlantic's time [...] There's a buzz about the band both here in America and in the UK."- Kerrang!

Hailed by Kerrang! as "your new favourite band" and gracing the cover of this week's issue, Est.1987 caught up with half of Twin Atlantic- singer Sam McTrusty and guitarist Barry McKenna

The not so Ordinary Boy - Exclusive Interview with Preston

The Ordinary Boys are back! It has been a while - five years to be precise. We head down to Leeds Cockpit to have a catch up with front man Samuel Preston ahead of this evening's gig which will be the first night of their reunion "Maybe Someday 2011" tour.

A very Mariachi Thanksgiving – Mariachi El Bronx Live Review

Mariachi El Bronx

It’s that time of year again; no, not Christmas, but the event before- Thanksgiving. And this Thanksgiving was set to be one of the best yet.  The Est.1987 crew were invited down to Leeds Cockpit to spend an evening with Mariachi El Bronx (MEB).

FUTURE TALENT #2- Bastille

Bastille - a four piece from South London who's melodies will captivate the soul and leave you wanting more.

What started as Dan Smith working on a solo project soon grew as he recruited another three members which make up the Bastille that we see today.

FUTURE TALENT #1 - The Staves

Kicking off our brand new feature where we check out the acts that we are tipping for the top are...

"Walk[ing] The River" with the gUiLLeMoTs

Guillemots

After the craziness of last week trying to reign in Cerebral Ballzy, here at Est.1987 HQ we were in deep need of something to calm us down. 

Luckily, our prayers were answered as we were invited down to an intimate Guillemots show.

“Ode to the cheesy triangle” Cerebral Ballzy Exclusive Interview… Honor Titus

Cerebral Ballzy have taken to the road on tour with The King Blues. Get ready for chaos, alcohol, girls, pizza...oh and a bit of skateboarding!

"A kiss from Glasgow" The Dykeenies - Interview & Review

Let me introduce you to Scotland's finest- THE DYKEENIES. On drums we have John Kerr, on lead guitar Steven Ramsay, on bass Andy Henderson and his brother Brian makes up the final component - the vocals.

Travie McCoy - your Gym Class Hero[es] . Leeds Cockpit Interview

Gym Class Heroes

It's been a busy week at Est.1987 HQ. Earlier in the week we went down to hang out with electro-rock duo Breathe Carolina (you can read that interview HERE) at Leeds Cockpit. Then, Saturday found us back at The Cockpit chillin' on the tour bus with Travie McCoy. The Gym Class Heroes frontman chatted music, Adam Levine and papercuts...

“This won't stop till I say so” - Breathe Carolina take on Leeds Cockpit

Breathe Carolina + Tek One + Tyler Mae

Sunday 25th September

LEEDS COCKPIT

As the Est.1987 team arrives at the Cockpit ahead of tonight’s gig, the already substantial queue is growing rapidly. Along the extensive line there is a inpatient buzz in the air - Breathe Carolina are back in town and waiting to be let loose on the Cockpit. 

"Hello Fascination" - Breathe Carolina The Interview



David Schmitt & Kyle Even- Breathe Carolina

Est.1987 were lucky enough to hang out with Breathe Carolina last weekend as they swung by Leeds Cockpit on their UK Tour...


We caught up with Kyle and David ahead of the show.

One Night Only + Futures Vs Freshers Week 2011...

One Night Only + Futures 

Thursday 22nd September 

HUDDERSFIELD SU  

ONE NIGHT ONLY

Huddersfield Uni Fresher’s Week 2011 – that means only one thing, 4,000 new students descending on the town bringing with them a furore of enthusiasm- oh and lots of UV paint and copious amounts of alcohol. Not the easiest of crowds to play to then as we head down to the Student Union Bar ahead of this evening’s gig – “One Night Only”.

Est.1987 CALENDAR - Where you can catch us this month...

The Est.1987 team have been off the radar recently but we have been working hard to bring you the latest, freshest music on the scene.

From UK artists to friends from across the pond, here are just some of the places where you will catch us over the next month...

LEEDS FESTIVAL 2011- a round up...

Est.1987 hit Leeds Festival this weekend...here is who we saw and what went down...

A Pretty Slammin' Weekend - Slam Dunk Festival '11

Having just about recovered, here is our round up of Slam Dunk North 2011...

Slam Dunk celebrates its 10th Anniversary this year and if the mile long queue at the site is anything to go by then this year's festival is bigger than ever! 

MC LARS Part 2...

Yesterday Est.1987 chatted nerdcore, 35 Laurel Dr and Simple Plan with MC Lars. With only 1 day to go before Slam Dunk 2011 officially commences here is the final part of our catch up with the festival's favourite rapper...
[For part 1 click here]

MC LARS - "HOT TOPIC IS NOT PUNK ROCK"...

...and it seems neither is Andrew Nielson, not really. He compares the iambic tetrameter of Christopher Marlowe and Kanye West, is writing a hip hop history in graphic novel form, oh and his drummer has the messiest house in New Jersey.

SLAM DUNK FESTIVAL PREVIEW...

Yesterday we gave you a little taster of what will be going down this weekend at Slam Dunk North and Slam Dunk South…now let us whet your appetite even more…

Slam Dunk - 10 YEARS YOUNG...

After our weekend away in Brigton for TGE, Est.1987 is truly in Festival mode and has kicked off the season in style! Following on from our seaside excursion we will be keeping things a little closer to home this time and hitting up Slam Dunk Festival in Leeds this Bank Holiday weekend.

SUN, SEA & THE GREAT ESCAPE FESTIVAL...

Est.1987 kicked back in Brighton this weekend as we were invited down to The Great Escape Festival.

CHARLIE SIMPSON - Going it alone at The Tabernacle...

Charlie Simpson. The Tabernacle, London. Tuesday 10th May.

 It would appear that the hottest ticket in town last night was for a quirky little venue in London's Notting Hill. The curved Romanesque facade of this converted church was the perfect setting for the rich folky tones of Charlie Simpson as he goes it alone.

D.R.U.G.S- DO YOU HAVE YOUR PRESCRIPTION?...

Kick back a decade or so and the bands at the top of pretty much everyone’s playlist screamed out “Story of The Year”, “Matchbook Romance” and “From First to Last”. Fast forward to 2010, to those three bands add a little “Underminded” and “Chiodos” and you get a large dose of D.R.U.G.S…

D.R.U.G.S / Leeds Cockpit / 5th March 2011 /

After impressive sets from supports Decade and Blitz Kids, D.R.U.G.S- a five piece American post-hardcore act, is what tonight is all about.

Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (photo by Nicole Rork)

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW BLOG: 2011- YEAR OF THE COMET.

Backed by Radio One favourites- Huw Stevens and Zane Lowe, and with number 6 album under thier belts, 2011 is set to be the year when Little Comets make it big!

L-R Rob, Mickey, Mark, Matt.

Now that we have January out of the way and the buzz around "2011's hottest new acts" has died down, we can get down to checking out the real talent that this year is set to offer. Their long awaited debut album In Search of Elusive Little Comets, released 31st January 2011, has been selling out in Hmv's for the past week. Reaching number 6 in the UK Indie Chart, it marks the start of  Little Comets dominating this year: Jessie J who?!