Throughout 2022, The Wedding Present’s ‘24 Songs’ series saw the legendary indie band release two new tracks a month as double A sided 7”s, ultimately creating a much-sought-after box set. David Gedge has now re-curated […]
A Top Dawg Entertainment signee, Isaiah Rashad first burst onto the scene when he performed at the 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards alongside labelmates Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and ScHoolboy Q, and the release of the collaboration. […]
EMERGE MUSIC FESTIVAL, Ireland’s biggest Electronic Music Festival, is back in 2023 at Boucher Road Playing Fields, August Bank Holiday weekend, following a sell-out inaugural year. It promises to be bigger, better and bolder! 2023 […]
Multi-BRIT and Grammy award-winning band Kings of Leon have today announced two huge outdoor shows at the iconic Racecourse Ground, home of Wrexham AFC, over the Bank Holiday Weekend, on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th […]
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have announced an open-air headline show at Royal Hospital Kilmainham on 27th August 2023, subject to licence. Special guests are Primal Scream and Happy Mondays. This Dublin show completes an […]
EMERGE MUSIC FESTIVAL, Ireland’s biggest Electronic Music Festival, is back in 2023 at Boucher Road Playing Fields, August Bank Holiday weekend, following a sell-out inaugural year. It promises to be bigger, better and bolder! 2023 […]
When Philip Selway, the inspired drummer for Radiohead, released his 2010 solo outing, Familial, the music world wondered what direction he would take and if it would be a departure from his day job. Through […]
In episode #119 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Danny Goffey, co-songwriter and founding member of British band Supergrass to talk about his third solo album Bryan Moone’s Discopunk. Danny Goffey […]
On Supercaan’s introspective second album, ‘A Tiger Walks the Streets’, the band come face to face with their biggest anxieties for the world. “It’s about the things you look at in society, things that worry […]
One of Ireland’s most exciting bands, The Florentinas are back with their new single ‘Weatherman.’ The Bangor four-piece has had an incredible twelve months, releasing two radio singles, ‘Sandcastles’ and ‘It’s Not In Vain’, and […]
Hozier has announced his return to the live arena with news of his first Irish live date in four years at Malahide Castle, Dublin on Friday 30th June 2023. Joining Hozier as special guests are […]
Award-winning songwriter and exemplary multi-instrumentalist – Alex Roberts – has been a stalwart of folk circuits for many years. His songs are ‘gossamer folk webs’, augmented by Graeme Ross’ inimitable Double-Bass. This duo deliver a […]
Electric Six, Detroit’s most dependable aberrant dance rock experience is returning to the UK this summer for the 666th time in its legendary career. Join Dick Valentine, The White Wolf, Tait Nucleus, Dr. J and […]
In 1962, a record was created, through a spur-of-the-moment jam, of four musicians in Memphis, Tennessee. That record, ‘Green Onions’, went on to become the most popular instrumental ever recorded. Released in the summer of […]
Ards and North Down Borough Council is delighted to announce its 2023 Ards International Guitar Festival programme. The much-loved festival will take place from 19 – 23 April at various venues around Newtownards. The festival […]
Gabrielle adds a Derry date to her 30 Years of Dreaming Tour. The tour will see her celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of her era-defining smash hit #1 single ‘Dreams’ and perform highlights […]
Paul Heaton and his band continued their series of Irish tour dates with an amazing show last night at The SSE Arena, Belfast. Bernie McAllister was there to take these fantastic images. […]
JLS’s 2021 comeback tour proved to be one of the hottest tickets for years, with phenomenal public demand seeing the reunited quartet having to extend their initial 16 show schedule to a 29 date tour […]
The Collected Works of Neutral Milk Hotel is an almost exhaustive recorded history of Jeff Mangum’s esteemed band Neutral Milk Hotel. The boxset is compiled of four 12” LPs, two 10” records and three 7” […]
Galen & Paul is the brand-new project from: Paul Simonon, bassist with The Clash, Gorillaz and The Good, The Bad and The Queen; and Galen Ayers, the singer-songwriter whose artistic projects include the rightly acclaimed […]