Ruxandra Mindru

Ruxandra Mindru

Programmer by day, concert-goer by night, half a musician, half a writer, fully a mountain child.

Brent Hinds leaves Mastodon in surprise announcement

After 25 years at the helm of one of heavy metal's most enduring acts, Brent Hinds, guitarist, vocalist and founding…

4 weeks ago

Green Lung & Unto Others at O2 Forum Kentish Town, London 2025

Incandescent metal night with Unto Others and Green Lung - featuring goat heads, a throwback to the 90s and the…

1 month ago

Wardruna – Birna

You know what they say: if at first you hate an album, play, play again. It’s not Wardruna’s fault. I…

1 month ago

Black Map announce new album ‘Hex’

Mark your calendars for May 9th, when a new album is set to drop from San Francisco's genre-crossing rock band…

1 month ago

Stoomfest 2025 – GAUPA joins elite lineup

If last year's lineup set a precedent for insanity and talent (with Slomosa and Greenleaf headlining), you can rest assured…

1 month ago

Lodestar and Final Coil – with The River and Teiger at The Black Heart, London 2025

Two nights in a row in Camden is one too many, but I allowed a promise of dreamy vocals to…

2 months ago

Slomosa at The Underworld, London 2025

Courtesy of the rain blasting London on a Friday afternoon, I found myself being the first walking down the steps…

2 months ago

Most Anticipated Bands at Wide Awake Festival, Brockwell Park, 23rd of May 2025

As the end of the winter concert drought is not yet on the horizon, there is a little bit of…

2 months ago

Fortune Child at Ecuries de Baroja, Anglet, France – 12.12.2024

It’s a quiet night in the beautiful town of Anglet, France, but it won’t be for much longer. Not when…

3 months ago

Fortune Child: In Conversation

When the nebulous they say rock is dead, they’ve clearly never heard Fortune Child play. The Jacksonville trio - lead…

3 months ago

Sólstafir at O2 Academy Islington, London – 24.11.2024

Between a freezing night in Brighton and transport madness in London, it was hard-earned fun, catching Sólstafir on tour this…

4 months ago

Kaleo at OVO Arena Wembley, London 2024

Sometimes you go searching for the real heart of North America and sometimes it comes to find you. Júníus Meyvant…

5 months ago