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          The Cure announce “The Show of a Lost World” — remixed, recut, remastered — arriving on Blu-ray & DVD this December

          November 28, 2025

          On 1st November 2024, The Cure released their widely acclaimed, now Grammy-nominated album Songs Of A Lost World. To mark the occasion, the band performed the album in full — for the first and only […]

          Matt Cardle
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          ‘The Great Escape’ cements Matt’s longevity as a recording artist in a career that now spans over 15 years, with record sales in excess of 3 million. Matt Cardle’s stunning four-octave vocal range made him […]

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          Sugar - Copper Blue
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          ALBUM REVIEW: Sugar – Copper Blue: The Singles Collection

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          For fans of Sugar – and for anyone who still feels the shockwave of Copper Blue more than three decades on – Copper Blue: The Singles Collection arrives as a dream artefact. Pressed across four […]

          debdepan "Lovers & Others" EP
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          REVIEW: debdepan “Lovers & Others” EP

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          In recent years, the vibrant seaside town of Margate has evolved into a heady blend of coastal charm and DIY creativity — a place where visual artists, musicians and free-thinking makers thrive. It’s the perfect […]

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          BOOK REVIEW: Sophomore Songs by Clarke Geddes
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          BOOK REVIEW: Sophomore Songs by Clarke Geddes

          August 29, 2023

          How does one become qualified to write a fictional music novel? The author of Sophomore Songs offers some clues. Growing up reading NME, doing a stint at Clash, drumming for several bands on and off, and […]

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          ‘Pop’ at 25: Looking back at the orphan child in U2's discography 2
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          ‘Pop’ at 26: Looking back at the orphan child in U2’s discography

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          In March of 1997, 26 years ago, U2 released their much anticipated ninth studio album POP; for fans and critics alike, it quickly became their most polarizing release. There is a prevailing feeling that POP […]

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          June 17, 2021

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          LIVE REVIEW: Drowning Pool Ignite a Packed Rock City with a Heavy-Hitting Nottingham Show

          November 25, 2025

          One of America’s most successful heavy rock exports, Drowning Pool descended on Nottingham’s Rock City on November 19th with a set that hit like a wrecking ball. It was one of the busiest nights the […]

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          November 19, 2025

          With three UK number-one albums, a string of major hits, and—impressively—their original core line-up still intact since forming in 2010, now seems the perfect moment for Bastille to take stock of everything they’ve built.  Their […]

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          The Best Of October 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP

          October 29, 2018

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          Putting the Fast in Belfast 7 once again proved why it has become a staple of the city’s summer music calendar. A packed Custom House Square buzzed with anticipation as fans from across generations gathered […]

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          May 20, 2025

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          The ultimate fans guide to seeing Andrea Bocelli in Amsterdam

          August 21, 2025

          The Italian tenor, Andrea Bocelli, will be at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on March 29 and 30, 2026. The show will feature a mix of operatic tracks, pop songs, and classical repertoire. Bocelli is […]

          Eros Ramazzotti
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          August 18, 2025

          To celebrate the 40th anniversary of his breakout single, “Una Storia Importante”, Eros Ramazzotti will be performing live on some of the grandest stages across Europe, Latin America, and North America. Ramazzotti is a world-renowned […]

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          Roland Gift of Fine Young Cannibals
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GUNS N' ROSES Sell Out Slane Castle 80,000. Tickets Within One Day
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GUNS N’ ROSES Sell Out Slane Castle 80,000. Tickets Within One Day

December 12, 2016 XS Noize

Guns N’ Roses will return to Slane Castle on Saturday 27th May 2017 (subject to licence) for a sell-out concert, 25 years after playing the venue on 16th May 1992. “I am delighted that GnR […]

Review: Love Amongst Ruin - “Way To Your Heart” EP
Album Reviews

Review: Love Amongst Ruin – “Way To Your Heart” EP

December 9, 2016 Amanda Stock

Love Amongst Ruin enjoyed huge success with the release of their sophomore album Lose Your Way last year, with the accompanying acoustic album, recorded over one weekend, released earlier this year. They’re now back with […]

Ryan Adams confirms new album 'Prisoner' for February release
New Music

Ryan Adams confirms new album ‘Prisoner’ for February release

December 8, 2016 XS Noize

In an exclusive interview with the world’s foremost feline talk show host Lil BUB, pinball, comic book, black metal and hardcore enthusiast and multiple-Grammy-nominee-and-zero-winner Ryan Adams confirmed details of his first album of all new […]

Track of the Day: Andrew Paley - 'Let Me Go'
Track Of The Day

Track of the Day: Andrew Paley – ‘Let Me Go’

December 8, 2016 XS Noize

Singer-songwriter, Andrew Paley, has shared his new video for “Let Me Go”. “For ‘Let Me Go’ I wanted a video that felt like a journey without being illustrative or narrative, something that could match the […]

DMA's announce Glastonbury Performance and Reveal New Video for 'Timeless'
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DMA’S unveil 1st ever music video shot for ‘PLAY IT OUT’

December 8, 2016 XS Noize

This year has been a hugely eventful and successful one for DMA’S so as a thank you to their fans and a farewell to 2016, the band have released a video to accompany track ‘Play […]

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd announces first leg of his European tour + shares video for the title track of debut solo album 'Head Job'
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AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd announces first leg of his European tour + shares video for the title track of debut solo album ‘Head Job’

December 8, 2016 XS Noize

Described by Malcolm Young, co-founder of AC/DC, as “the real PHIL RUDD the band’s long term drummer, played in several Melbourne bands such as Buster Brown and The Coloured Balls before joining up with the […]

SIMPLE MINDS to perform Live In Concert for BBC Radio 2
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Simple Minds bring their ACOUSTIC show to Belfast Waterfront

December 8, 2016 XS Noize

Simple Minds will be taking their new album SIMPLE MINDS ACOUSTIC (out now) on the road in June 2017. The band play Belfast’s Waterfront on June 6th & Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on June 7th. This […]

PJ HARVEY to embark on her most extensive North American headline tour in more than ten years.
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PJ HARVEY to embark on her most extensive North American headline tour in more than ten years.

December 7, 2016 XS Noize

Following yesterday’s Best Alternative Music Album GRAMMY Award nomination for The Hope Six Demolition Project (Vagrant), PJ HARVEY will embark on her most extensive North American headline tour in more than ten years. Featuring the […]

KATE BUSH RETURNS TO THE STAGE TONIGHT AFTER 35 YEARS
Album Reviews

Album Review: Kate Bush – Before the Dawn

December 7, 2016 Lori Gava

In 2014 Kate Bush triumphantly returned to live performance with her concert series Before the Dawn. The recording of the event is now available to fans who were unable to experience the event first hand. […]

The Pretenders will release their brand new album, ‘Alone’ on October 21st 2
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The Pretenders announce a full UK Headline tour for 2017

December 6, 2016 XS Noize

Due to immense demand for their sold out Royal Albert Hall show on April 10 2017, the Pretenders are pleased to announce a full UK tour for Autumn 2017 which will see the band play […]

#26: XS Noize Music Podcast: Andy Bell 'From Moscow To Mars', 30 Years Of Erasure
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#26: XS Noize Music Podcast: Andy Bell ‘From Moscow To Mars’, 30 Years Of Erasure

December 6, 2016 XS Noize

Welcome to episode #26 of the XS Noize Music Podcast with Mark Millar. On This weeks show Mark Millar is joined by Andy Bell from Erasure. Erasure need no introduction they are responsible for writing […]

The Coronas Announce a return to Belfast’s ULSTER HALL this December
Gigs

The Coronas return to Belfast’s ULSTER HALL

December 3, 2016 XS Noize

This December The Coronas will return to Belfast’s ULSTER HALL – followed by three SOLD OUT shows at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre. Don’t miss one of the most exciting Irish live acts in Belfast this December. […]

NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS release new studio album 'Skeleton Tree' on September 9
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NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS
 – ‘One More Time With Feeling’ gets DVD/Blu-Ray Release on March 3rd

December 2, 2016 XS Noize

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have announced the release on DVD and Blu-ray of One More Time Feeling – the feature film about the making of their acclaimed album Skeleton Tree directed by Andrew […]

Track of the Day: Cardiochaos - “Wine & Champagne”
Track Of The Day

Track of the Day: Cardiochaos – “Wine & Champagne”

December 2, 2016 Amanda Stock

Cardiochaos is the solo electro-alternative pop music project of Viennese musician and filmmaker, Peter Brunner. Brunner suffers from extrasystoles that he feels in his chest – additional heart beats that appear between regular beats, known […]

Paul Simon works with Chance the Rapper collaborators on new song
New Music

Paul Simon works with Chance the Rapper collaborators on new song

December 1, 2016 XS Noize

Nico Segal and Nate Fox, partners in The Social Experiment and frequent Chance the Rapper collaborators have melded “The Clock” and “The Werewolf”, two songs from Paul Simon’s latest album Stranger to Stranger, into an […]

The Twang Release Christmas Single - Listen
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The Twang Release Christmas Single – Listen

December 1, 2016 XS Noize

After a long day in the studio during the summer of 2014, The Twang began tinkering with a tune about a young man sitting at a bar, struggling to make sense of his life. From […]

Track of the Day: Heldinky - Arms
Track Of The Day

Track of the Day: Heldinky – Arms

December 1, 2016 XS Noize

Heldinky’s new single ‘Arms’, is taken from their debut album ‘Miles to Go Before I Sleep’ and provides an introduction to the trio ahead of the release of their new album in 2017. Based in […]

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