Articles by XS Noize

With 12 UK chart singles to their name, plus four #1s and two #2s in the US Dance Chart, SUNSCREEM stood alongside The Prodigy and The Shamen in the 1990s in pioneering commercial electronic music. […]

The Horrors are delighted to announce that they will be playing a Primary Colours 10th-anniversary show at the Royal Albert Hall on Thursday, May 9, 2019. The gig will be an exclusive UK performance and will see […]

Glasgow’s BABY CHAOS has announced two forthcoming dates in Dundee and Glasgow in December when they will be performing songs from their soon to be released the fourth album. Details as follows: DECEMBER Sat 01 […]

After a wrapping up sell-out UK and US tours, IDLES have confirmed a 2019 world tour, headlining their biggest venues yet. The run will include two London headliners at The Electric Ballroom and their first ever run […]

Northern Irish 6Music and Radio 1-supported quartet, Brand New Friend will support Rat Boy at his London Electric Ballroom show on November 18, 2018. News of the date arrives in the midst of what is proving to be an […]

Nick was a professional football player. Playing for Norwich and Black Watch Soccer Club Tampa USA, prior to moving into music. Nick also played at the Gresley’s ground where the video was shot. Fresh from […]

Muse have today announced the Simulation Theory World Tour. The first date kicks off on February 22nd in Houston, Texas, and will see the multi-platinum-selling rock band headlining venues across the U.S., Canada, UK, and Europe (more to […]

a-ha have always set themselves challenges. In 2018, their the MTV Unplugged tour proved that their songs could be given new settings and remain as alive and as impactful as ever. Now, pushing even further, […]

Sundara Karma has today unveiled details of forthcoming album ‘Ulfilas’ Alphabet’, released a new single and announced an extensive UK 2019 tour. Last night saw a new track from their sophomore album revealed as ‘One Last Night […]

The Good, The Bad & The Queen will today drop a brand new track titled ‘Gun To The Head’ from forthcoming studio album Merrie Land.  In preparation for their shows in Blackpool, Glasgow and London the band […]

OF MICE & MEN – Aaron Pauley [vocals + bass] Alan Ashby [guitar] Valentino Arteaga [drums] and Phil Manansala [guitar] – have announced two UK headline shows, following on from their huge tour with BULLET […]

London quartet River Fury is set to make a grand entrance on 30th November, with the release of their debut EP Five Year Plan on Painted Halo Records. Today they release their stomping and anthemic […]

Manchester four-piece The Slow Readers Club have released their new single, ‘On The TV’, the latest track to be taken from their Top 20 album Build A Tower, released earlier this year. “’On The TV’ is […]

With Over Two Million Singles Sold, 800 Million Streams and a Platinum Selling Debut Album, Gavin James returns to Northern Ireland with a date at Belfast’s most iconic venue, the Ulster Hall. It’s been just […]

Gary Lightbody to receive  ‘Outstanding Contribution to Music’ award in Belfast on November 15th. Gary Lightbody, the singer, songwriter, musician and  Snow Patrol front-man, will be presented with the ‘Outstanding Contribution to Music’ award at the  NI Music Prize in the Ulster […]

Ian Brown has today released the video for his new single ‘First World Problems’. Directed by Ian himself, the video was shot in Dunham Massey, Stretford and Cornbrook. ‘First World Problems’ is Ian’s first solo […]

Today, Charlene Soraia shares ‘Now You Are With Her’, the third single from her forthcoming ‘Where’s My Tribe album’, due for release January 2019. It finds Soraia at her most impassioned, both performatively and lyrically, […]

On Thursday, 1st November the World Of Underworld explodes as the band launch their perplexing Drift series – an epic year-long road trip by the band (Karl Hyde and Rick Smith) in collaboration with Tomato […]