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Miles Milton-Jefferies

Miles (Milo) Milton-Jefferies is a London-based film and TV obsessive who's always at a gig. Having written reviews for SpoilerTV; he works in his day job as a university librarian, so is always surrounded by books. He can be found at Twitter on @Milo_AFC, on letterboxd at Milo123.
This is a banner for a preview of the Future Days festival. Image courtesy of the festival organizers.

‘Future Days’ Festival Preview

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

It’s rare that a festival can get me so excited when I’ve seen every act on the lineup before; but such is the case with Future Days festival in Birmingham at The Crossing, a one-day alternative event curated by This is Tmrw – the promoters having spotlighted some of the …

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This is a banner for a review of Rally 2025. Image courtesy of the festival organizers.

‘Rally’ 2025: A Festival Worth Returning To Next Year

September 2, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

In its third year, Rally festival finally became what it was meant to be. Two years of running on the only wet day in August because of freak storms would have caused any small festival to close and you wouldn’t blame them; despite capturing star zeitgeist acts like early career …

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This is a banner for a review of Arctangent 2025. Image courtesy of the festival organizers.

Arctangent Returns for a Weekend of Prog-Rock Excellence (Review)

August 27, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

There are few festivals like Arctangent, and that becomes clear when you set foot on the 5,000-capacity field in Somerset that this prog-rock festival calls home. It’s independent, not run by the big Ticketmaster/Live Nation backed festivals, and its small friendly appeal makes it one of the most charming, welcoming …

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This is a banner for a review of Rogue Trader. Image courtesy of the game makers.

‘Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader’ Review: The 130-Hour Addictive Adventure

August 19, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

Rogue Trader is the RPG from Owlcat games that serves as an introduction into the mammoth Warhammer 40,000 universe – where you play a Rogue Trader; building a crew and traversing the world of the Imperium. Choices matter – you are faced with the option of staying dogmatically loyal to …

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Categories Reviews, Video Games
This is a banner for a review of the End of the Road Festival. Image courtesy of the festival organizers.

‘End of the Road’ Festival Preview – A Magical End of Summer Escape

August 5, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

Set in the luxurious Larmer Tree Gardens, End of the Road is a lovely, magical festival where the best of the UK’s summer music scene comes together for one final festival tour of the year. Appropriately named then – as the End of the Road, it’s a mix between punk, …

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This is a banner for a preview of the Bloodstock Festival. Image courtesy of the festival.

Bloodstock Open Air Festival Preview: The Finest in Fan Run Metal

July 24, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

Bloodstock Open Air returns to Derbyshire with one of the best line-ups in the metal scene – spread across three days in August, it’s a festival that’s run by the fans, for the fans, with elite metal talent everywhere you look. Across multiple stages with a wide variety of treats …

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This is a banner for a preview of the ArcTangent 2025 Festival.

ArcTangent Festival 2025 – Bristol’s Premier Prog Rock Festival Returns.

July 22, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

Spread across multiple days from the Wednesday through to the Saturday and situated in the picturesque countryside surrounding Bristol, ArcTangent is one of the nicest, most welcoming festivals in the UK. With one of the bad lucks of being cast opposite Green Man; Wales’ premiere indie festival, it has established …

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This is a banner for a review of the Rock Werchter festival.

‘Rock Werchter’ Review: The Belgian Pop/Rock Festival’s 50th Year

July 17, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

And we’re off. For another year. The sun – is appropriately baking; 40 degrees on the Tuesday. Perfect camping weather for the premiere Belgian pop/rock festival celebrating its fiftieth year. It’s a bit of a mixed bag – but the good largely outweighs the bad. As a legacy show; Werchter …

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This is a banner for a preview of the Rock Werchter festival.

What to Expect from 2025’s Rock Werchter Festival

June 27, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

Rock Werchter is the premier rock festival in Belgium and undergoing a radical shift this year in the lineup thanks to sponsors LiveNation (boo) – running between July 3 and 6 2025.  No longer four days of hard rock (was it ever really when Dua Lipa headlined last year?) instead …

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This is a banner for a preview of the upcoming 2000 Trees Festival.

Bands to Watch at 2000 Trees

June 27, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

2000 Trees is an indie festival that takes place between 9-12 July in Cheltenham over a four-day split that switches gears from indie rock to metal and everything in between. It’s a fascinating mix of genres and talent and one of the most lovely, friendly festivals in the UK that …

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This is a banner for a review of Wide Awake Festival.

Wide Awake Festival 2025 Review

June 19, 2025May 31, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

Up until a few months ago Wide Awake was just a normal indie festival with the kind of music that would play bands with names like “Psychedelic Porn Crumpets” and “King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard”; and nobody would be none the wiser of to its existence. However, that would …

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This is a banner for the upcoming Left of the Dial Music Festival.

‘Left of the Dial’ Festival Preview: The Great Escape of International Music Festivals

May 13, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

Left of the Dial is already shaping up to be one of the hotspots on the DIY calendar for Europeans or those with the ability to travel. Situated in the port city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, now accessible through the Eurostar direct from London, it may not have your …

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‘Ritual Union Festival’ Review – Bristol’s Hotbed for Emerging Music

May 5, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

Ritual Union Festival is a yearly, one-day event taking place in the heart of Bristol, one of the UK’s cultural capitals, to shine a spotlight on some of the brightest up-and-coming musicians in the scene now. Taking place over four venues – the iconic SWX; Rough Trade and Strange Brew, …

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This is a banner for a preview of Pitchfork London 2025. It features Oklou.

Pitchfork London 2025 Preview – An Expertly Curated Festival

May 5, 2025May 4, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

Pitchfork Music Festival London is a multi-day highlight of the best music has to offer. Pitchfork are the taste-makers – their reviews having been the point of discussion alone; expertly curated tastemakers. It was only a matter of time before they put on a festival and it expanded to cities …

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This is a banner for a review of the Outer Town 2025 music festival in Bristol.

‘Outer Town’ 2025 Festival Review

May 5, 2025April 26, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

Outer Town is one of the best one-day festivals in the UK; a celebration of the DIY spirit and the indie upcoming rising stars that you won’t see at the big, buzzy festivals like your Coachellas or your Reading and Leedses, or even in London; taking place in Bristol highlighting …

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‘Outer Town’ 2025 Festival Preview: International Talent in Bristol

June 7, 2025April 12, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

Outer Town Festival is the prelude to Ritual Union; instead of airing in the city centre at Bristol it takes place in the surrounding venues in collaboration with indie festivals overseas like the Netherlands’ famous Left of the Dial. Taking place across multiple stages as every bit as iconic as …

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Wide Awake Festival Preview – A Superbly Curated London Lineup

May 5, 2025March 25, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

Wide Awake Festival has changed. It has moved from a Saturday in its now-historic Brockwell Park to make room for Field Day; the electronic festival – on the same venue, meaning that you could now potentially go indie/leftfield, electronic and then jazz/soul over the course of one weekend and experience …

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This is a banner for a review of the modern era metal festival in London.

‘Modern Era’ Fest Review – Day 1 of London’s Newest Metal Festival

May 5, 2025March 23, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

Welcome to the Modern Era of metal. The two-day festival is London’s newest metal festival; taking place in the famous New Cross Inn in south London – one of the most iconic venues for the scene. It’s a barricade free venue famed for its intense pits; and the all-day nature …

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Rally Festival Reveals its 2025 Line-up for its Third Edition in Southwark Park

May 5, 2025March 19, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

RALLY Festival is a festival with two years under its belt; a newcomer to the London scene. I’ve attended both years in the past and both years it’s taken place on the only wet day in August; despite the date change. Now fixed in on its date – 23 August, …

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Musical Artists to Watch in 2025

Musical Artists to Watch in 2025

January 12, 2025 by Miles Milton-Jefferies

The BBC recently put out an article highlighting the sound of 2025, in which Chappell Roan, already a pop sensation and arguably the sound of 2024, won in her ascent to mega-stardom. Little focus or care was put to newer, younger bands, who might need an uplift. This is an …

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