Billy Nomates, the project of the Bristol-based songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Tor Maries, today shares a new track and video. On “saboteur forcefield”, Tor lays bare her propensity for self-sabotage, an admission she hopes could […]
We’ve seen the Manchester-born, London-based JAXN invokes the spirit of Britpop (‘One Kiss’) and ‘90s pop-punk (‘Foolin’ Around’) for a new generation, but today sees the songwriter, producer, and musician take a fresh approach to […]
Rina Sawayama is one of the most exciting artists on the current pop stage. The Japanese-British singer visited Nottingham for the first time on the 18th of October. The show had the best elements of […]
Leftfield, electronic and dancefloor pioneers, have returned with “Full Way Round”. It is a new taster of their forthcoming album; This Is What We Do. The single is a powerful collaboration with Grian Chatten, the […]
Bingo happens to be one of the oldest games on the planet and one that has stood the test of time, having been around for decades. And, as you will expect, there have been different […]
DMA’S have announced their fourth album HOW MANY DREAMS? will be released on 31 March 2023 via I OH YOU. Alongside the album news is the lead single ‘Everybody’s Saying Thursday’s The Weekend’ and its […]
South East London vocalist/producer/director Grant Armour has been making documentaries on subjects like drugs, rave culture, fetishes, mental health, prisons, ancient rituals, homelessness, LGBTQ+ rights and space tourism. In the past, he has collaborated with […]
Arctic Monkeys have launched ‘I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am’, a new track from their forthcoming album ‘The Car’, released this coming Friday, 21st October. The video for ‘I Ain’t Quite Where I […]
After making his eagerly-awaited return last month and rocketing straight to the top of the UK singles chart with ‘Forget Me’, making it his third UK number 1, Lewis Capaldi today announces his brand new […]
Go_A – an electro-folk band from Ukraine representing their country at Eurovision in 2021, visited Nottingham on the 17th of October. Their performance brought references to Ukrainian culture and groovy dance-inducing beats that made everyone […]
I Don’t Belong Anywhere is October Drift’s follow-up to their debut album Forever Whatever in 2020. The Taunton quartet have been playing most of their lives (since age 13) and are Alex Bispham (bass), Chris […]
Following seven years of fundraising, lobbying, planning and extensive refurbishment, The Court House on Bangor seafront will finally open its doors to the public on Thursday, 20th October. The first performances will be from up-and-coming […]
Irish indie-punk five-piece New Pagans return with their new single ‘Better People’, a stunning blast of positivity – and the first glimpse of the band’s stellar new era. As the music industry fights to return […]
I can’t believe it’s been 40 years since “Ghost Town” hit the top of the singles charts. The Specials anthemic track is still relevant today, a song about social issues such as racial tensions and […]
David Gray and his Skellig choir are to perform songs from his acclaimed studio album Skellig live for the first and only time in a series of five intimate shows in early 2023. Gray’s twelfth […]
Following the recent release of their 10th studio album In The Court of The Dragon, American heavy metal band Trivium have today announced they are returning to Dublin and Belfast to play The Helix and […]
In episode #106 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Simple Minds guitar maestro Charlie Burchill to talk about their 18th studio album – Direction of the Heart, released on 21 October. […]
“It’s been a hell of a journey…” As the band drift onto the stage, there is a real sense of occasion to this gig – the first night of the current tour. No doubt this […]
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Six, in March 2023, Paul Draper and his live band are hitting the road, playing legendary venues up and down the UK. For these very special headline shows, Draper […]
Short, sharp and frank reviews from a confessed vinyl junkie. I’ll post my most loved records and recent purchases here for your perusal weekly. This is the second album from Portland, Oregon’s Eric Sabatino’s project […]