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Altered Images first came to prominence when Clare Grogran was just 19 years old. Their big hits – including ‘Happy Birthday’, ‘I Could Be Happy’ and ‘Don’t Talk To Me About Love’ – were characterised […]
Following recent sold-out Belfast shows, Jools Holland has confirmed a return to Belfast’s Waterfront Hall on Friday 16 June 2023 with his acclaimed Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. Like his previous Belfast shows, Jools will be […]
Open House Festival Bangor returns on Thursday 11th August with three weeks of music, comedy, classic cinema, theatre, boat trips and food events. The majority of the fifty scheduled events will be held in the […]
Madonna has teamed up with rapper Saucy Santana to release “Material Gworrllllllll!”. The track serves as a remix to Saucy’s own viral “Material Girl” song, which was inspired by Madonna’s original hit. The official music […]
Having returned from a successful tour of Europe, playing festivals such as Rock Werchter and Retro C Trop and supporting The Black Eyed Peas and Eagles of Death Metal, Irish rock duo Dea Matrona today […]
The ongoing war in Ukraine has brought countries worldwide together in support of the millions affected by it on a scale not seen in; it could be argued, decades. Numerous individuals and companies alike are […]
The Rolling Stones and ABKCO Music & Records Inc. have released today the official music videos of The Rolling Stones performing “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”. Originally produced in 1968, the videos have been faithfully restored in […]
Montreal stalwarts The Dears are returning to the UK this September for a long-awaited run of live dates. Marking a triumphant return for the band, The Dears are guaranteed to deliver a cathartic set packed […]
The 1975 today release ‘Happiness’ – the second single from their highly anticipated forthcoming new album ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’. ‘Happiness’ follows remarkable comeback single ‘Part Of The Band’, which Pitchfork lauded as […]
The Skinner Brothers will release their new single ‘Lonedon’ on August 19th. ‘Lonedon’ is the title track from their new EP which follows on September 23rd, and is the first new music from the rising […]
Joshua Burnside, The Rapparees and more are to perform at South & East Belfast’s Féile na hAbhann for a bumper day of family fun on Sunday 7th August. Féile na hAbhann (Festival of the River) […]
After a two-year hiatus, multi-platinum GRAMMY® Award-winning Sacramento band Deftones announce their third annual Dia De Los Deftones, taking place Saturday, Nov. 5 at Gallagher Square at Petco Park in San Diego. This all-ages festival […]
Nell Mescal, the 19-year-old Irish singer-songwriter, did not expect to launch her artistic career during a global pandemic, but she is making the best of it. Like most teenagers, she spent 2020 at home, attending […]
Following their rapturously received comeback shows at Glasgow Barrowland and Leeds Temple Newsam Park earlier this year, The Music today release the first taster from their forthcoming Live At Temple Newsam album. Take The Long […]
Today The Proclaimers release the video for ‘The World That Was’, the first track to be released from their new album Dentures Out. It is brothers Craig and Charlie Reid’s first album since 2018’s hugely […]
Blossoms have today announced details of an extensive UK and Ireland tour for November and December 2022. The shows, which include two nights at Manchester’s O2 Apollo and one night at London’s O2 Academy Brixton, […]
The last time Silent Running shared the stage with Simple Minds was in 1984, when the Belfast band toured the UK and Ireland with Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill and co. to promote their debut album […]
The Hunna have announced a UK headline tour for October & November 2022. The band will be touring in support of their recently announced forthcoming self-titled new album out October 28th via Believe. The 14-date […]
3x GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Ingrid Andress is finally sharing “Blue” with the world today, a song fans have been eagerly awaiting since it was added to her live setlist. The poignant track was co-produced by Andress […]
Today (29th July), Marcus Mumford releases “Grace,” the first single from his debut solo album (self-titled). Vocalist Danielle Ponder, who will be supporting Marcus on his US tour, and bassist Pino Paladino are among the […]