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From honest reviews and festival previews to gig vlogs and interviews, the Ragamuffin Music Podcast is your fortnightly fix of what's new in alternative music.

Alex, James and Dan cover everything from the next wave of underground artists to some of the biggest names in alt rock and metal.

As official media partners of TEN OF CLUBS, the Ragamuffins capture the chaos at our events — including Fresh Blood and TOCstock — and bring you exclusive content from gigs and festivals across the UK.

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Episode 83 — With Enter Shikari set to go on hiatus at the end of 2027, Alex, James and Dan discuss giving bands their flowers while they're still around. Which artists deserve more credit now?

Plus, fresh nu metal from Profiler, the new EP from Love Is Noise, highly anticipated albums from Unpeople and Wage War, and the boys look back at TOCstock: The Revenge.

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CIRCUMVENT: BURN IT DOWN INTERVIEW

Special Episode — Alex and James catch up with Bristol hardcore band Circumvent after their set at Burn It Down Festival.

They discuss how the band formed, the ethos behind their music, their influences and debut EP, Feel the Cold.”

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Special Episode — Alex and James head to London's O2 Forum Kentish Town to catch an epic lineup.

Australian metalcore titans The Amity Affliction bring their House of Cards tour to the capital, with support from Silent Planet, Varials and Orthodox.

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A live concert scene with the band Blank Atlas performing on stage under dramatic blue and white stage lighting, with a large crowd visible in the background.

BLANK ATLAS: FOCUS ON THE CRAZY STUFF

Drummer Tom Thould talks riffs, new single ‘Same Mistake’ and the band’s upcoming Oxford show with Arimea and Worst Wishes.

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The four members of nu metal band Profiler sitting on a metal stage platform in a dark venue.

RAGAMUFFIN MUSIC PODCAST: EPISODE 83

Giving bands their flowers, and new music from Profiler, Love Is Noise, Unpeople and Wage War. Plus a look back at TOCstock: The Revenge.

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Four members of UK hardcore band So Far So Good pose outside a brick industrial building, photographed with a fisheye lens.

RAGAMUFFIN MUSIC PODCAST: EPISODE 82

The Ragamuffins dissect the Slam Dunk 2027 lineup and review new music from Knives, So Far So Good and Imminence.

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