Articles by XS Noize

Sugarspun’s first gig was in 2017 and within a year they have been going out on headline tours and playing multiple sell out shows. 2018 saw the band release their debut single ‘Spaceman Dreams’ on […]

A festive tradition in the making, Orlando Weeks will revisit his debut book ‘The Gritterman’ and its companion album (produced by the Grammy-winning Markus Dravs) with three special live concert performances this Christmas time. Joined by Paul Whitehouse as The Gritterman, Weeks will recreate the album with the backing […]

Having written and released fifteen albums of sparkling, literate, jangly-distorted indie rock since his band’s inception in 1987 (as well as four works of comedic literary fiction and one book on the early films of […]

Paul Draper’s 14-date Spring ’18 tour celebrated the 21st anniversary of one of the most favoured British albums from the late Britpop era – Attack of the Grey Lantern. Recorded live at The Ritz, Manchester […]

SUPERORGANISM is a Transatlantic group, who feature Maine, New England-based, Japanese vocalist Orono and a sprawling line up of international musicians/pop culture junkies currently living all under one roof in London ’s east end. The […]

Experimental rock outfit Electric Six have announced their return to Belfast with a headline show at The Limelight 2 on Friday November 22nd 2019. The Detroit six-piece, famous for upbeat tunes like ‘Danger, High Voltage’, […]

In 2015 Shane Todd hosted, wrote for & performed on BBC Two NI’s Saturday night primetime show Late License; he also hosts the BBC Radio Ulster show Live at the Sunflower and The Shane Todd […]

Eccentric storytelling singer-songwriter Hazel Iris is pleased to announce details for her highly anticipated debut album ‘Nine Sisters’ due this October and will be accompanied by an exclusive show on Thursday 25 October at one […]

With their acclaimed second album ‘Revolution Of Mind’ released today, She Drew The Gun have announced a headline tour for February and March 2019. The tour will be the biggest yet by the critically acclaimed […]

Gary Numan has today announced the release of ‘The Fallen EP’ on November 9th. ‘The Fallen EP’ consists of 3 new tracks ‘It Will End Here’, ‘The Promise’ and ‘If We Had Known’. It will […]

The Eagles have added an extra Dublin date due to phenomenal public demand. Tickets are on sale now for the extra date at Dublin’s 3Arena on 8 July. The Eagles will now perform two Dublin […]

Amy Macdonald has today shared the official video for her current single Woman Of The World. A beautifully shot video featuring strong, empowered women from across the globe, the track is the lead single to […]

The Oh Yeah Music Centre is pleased to announce the Sound of Belfast programme for 2018. The weeklong series of events takes place 8th – 15th November and aims to embrace, promote and celebrate the sounds and the efforts […]

Initially emerging from the London open mic scene, River Fury has gained instant attention thanks to a series of singles released earlier this year. After signing to Painted Halo Records in the Summer, they have […]

Richard Ashcroft today announces a UK & Ireland headline tour including a date at The Olympia Theatre on 29th April. Tickets from €54.50 including booking and restoration fees are available on Friday 12th October from 9 am. Richard Ashcroft releases his fifth […]

Ed Harcourt has announced details of Beyond The End, his eighth studio album, and his first for Point Of Departure. His first fully instrumental album, it is released on Friday, November 23rd 2018. A much-acclaimed recording […]

Atlantic Sessions will mark its 10th anniversary from 15 – 18 November this year, with live performances from Northern Ireland’s finest musicians in some of the Causeway Coast’s most unique landmarks. Following its sell-out success […]

Mumford & Sons are excited to announce details of a huge world arena tour in support of their forthcoming fourth album, Delta. An incredible 800,000 tickets go on sale for sixty dates from Friday 12th […]