Spiritualized and Fat Possum Records today announce the reissue of Songs in A&E out 21st June. The latest instalment of The Spaceman Reissue Program: Curated by J Spaceman, Songs in A&E – completed in the […]
Ahead of the launch of their coast-to-coast North American tour this month, Belle and Sebastian have released a brand new song, ‘What Happened to You, Son?’ Stuart Murdoch says on the song: “‘What Happened to […]
For over 30 years, Josh Davis has expressed his passion, taste, and values through the music he creates as DJ Shadow. The name alone evokes a high watermark for instrumental hip-hop and composition. From his […]
Last month, Cigarettes After Sex announced their new LP, titled X’s (due 7/12), alongside their upcoming world tour, which features shows at some of the globe’s most iconic venues, like Madison Square Garden and London’s […]
The Cult have announced The 8424 Tour, commemorating 40 years as a band, with shows spanning the UK and Europe. The 40th-anniversary trek sees The Cult perform songs spanning their 11-album discography. Billy Duffy shares: […]
Belfast post-punk/electronic risers Chalk recently shared biting new effort ‘Bliss’, marking the final reveal from their ‘Conditions II’ EP, out now 1st via Nice Swan Records (Sports Team, Pip Blom, English Teacher). The first collaborative […]
Following the announcement of their anticipated new album Happenings, Kasabian, have released the third cut from the album in ‘Coming Back To Me Good’. The band will perform the brand new single on The Jonathan […]
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the classic debut single ‘Supersonic’ this week (originally released on 11th April 1994), Oasis have today unveiled an essential early live recording of the song. Limited edition physical single […]
Ireland’s largest free street performance festival returns to Belfast city centre from May 04th – 09th 2024. This year’s exciting free daytime programme offers three days of jam-packed, all-inclusive daytime entertainment for the whole family […]
As the lead singer of Kasabian – helping sell over four million albums – Tom Meighan’s unmistakable vocals are a central, many would say essential, component on timeless tracks like ‘Fire,’ ‘Club Foot,’ and ‘Shoot […]
Following the release of their single ‘Oh Hi’ and joyous BBC Radio 2 Piano Room appearance, the Brit-Award-winning, multi-million-selling Crowded House have announced their new single, ‘Teenage Summer,’ taken from the eighth studio album ‘Gravity […]
In Episode #173 of The XS Noize Podcast, host Mark Millar speaks to Michael Smyth, guitarist and founder of Belfast shoegaze band Virgins, about their highly anticipated debut album ‘Nothing Hurt and Everything Was Beautiful’. […]
Following their sell-out Belfast show in 2022, Above & Beyond are pleased to announce their return to Belfast with a headline show in The Telegraph Building on Friday, July 26th, 2024. Above & Beyond, or […]
Irish rock duo Dea Matrona today release a new single ‘Every Night I Want You’, the third offering from their highly-anticipated debut album ‘For Your Sins’, out on 3rd May. A softer release than previous […]
The Slow Readers Club are Aaron Starkie (vocals), Kurtis Starkie (guitar), James Ryan (bass), and David Whitworth (drums). They write anthemic, uplifting post-punk alt-rock songs with addictive melodies, sing-along choruses and heartfelt lyrics. The band […]
Paraorchestra, with Brett Anderson and Charles Hazlewood, have announced ‘Death Songbook’, a collaborative 12-track album featuring original compositions and re-imagining iconic songs exploring love, loss and transcendence by artists including Echo & The Bunnymen, Mercury […]
Free Flight Records’ pop/folk singer-songwriter Darren Kiely releases his newest track, “Say I.” Written alongside Joe Fox and Geoff Warburton, Kiely channels his Irish candour to signal an SOS while seemingly drowning amid feelings of […]
From the moment of our first breath to the very last gasp we take before we die, we never stop growing as people. Every trial and tribulation, every heartbreak, success and failure, every scar, blemish […]
To celebrate the anniversary of their seminal album Antics, Interpol has announced a Dublin date at the 3Arena on Sunday, 10 November, as part of their UK & Europe tour, playing the album in full. […]
In the great pantheon of musicians transcending above mere “celebrity” status, the late MICHAEL HUTCHENCE towers over most. A consummate “rock star”, if there ever was one, he embodied the spirit and smouldering swagger of […]