Wicked news bros and gals, it’s that time of the month when the new issue of Nightshift flops out into the world, and lo, for here it is. It’s a good one too, busting out with lots of festival coverage as well as all kinds of informative and excellent writings. Dig it!

This month’s cover feature is an interview with Ralfe Band. There’s also lots of news from the local music scene, and reviews of new releases from Coloureds, Masiro, Tamara And The Martyrs, After The Thought, Samuel Zasada, Luke Keegan, King B and Echo Boomer. There are tons of live music events listed in the comprehensive gig guide, and you can read about what’s already happened with live reviews including Cornbury festival, Truck festival, and lots more. There’s an introduction to The Graceful Slicks, a look back at what was going on in Oxford music five, ten and twenty years ago, and the usual two-page Demo reviews section. Demo of the month is from Grant, in the Demo Dumper is Terpsichore.

Download the August 2013 issue here, and find loads of back issues here.