I still recall when Dexys Midnight Runners appeared on Tiswas in 1980. The much-loved Sally James asked where the band got their name from. When Kevin Rowland said, “You know what Dexys are?”. James sheepishly […]

As I type, I’ve just woken up, and I was hoping it was a bad dream, but it wasn’t. The magnificent Sinéad O’Connor died yesterday, and my heart truly sank as I saw the news […]

In episode #139 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets legendary music manager Simon Napier-Bell to discuss his latest documentary – George Michael: Portrait of an Artist. Simon Napier-Bell is an English record producer, […]

After a triumphant run of sold-out Summer dates across Ireland and a sold-out outdoor show with the Saw Doctors in Manchester, Damien Dempsey announces a tour for March 2024 with dates in England and Scotland. […]

Refloating a treasure-laden wreck with the creative guile they’ve earned over three decades, The Coral release a glittering gem once feared lost from their forthcoming album, Sea Of Mirrors, a harmony-rich fanfare to ultimate freedom […]

Due to incredible demand, a 4th Coldplay Music Of The Spheres World Tour date has been added on September 2nd 2024, at Croke Park, Dublin, subject to licence. Presale tickets for the new date are […]

Newton Faulkner is continually adjusting to a musical landscape dominated by flux. He’s moved from the phenomenal success of his debut album ‘Hand Built By Robots’ to the surging triumph of ‘Write It On Your […]

Black Grape returns with the brand new album Orange Head, which will be released on DGAFF Recordings on 3rd November 2023. Today they reveal the first single, “Milk.” Black Grape could only have been made […]

Embrace celebrate the 25th anniversary of their debut album, The Good Will Out, with a 13-date UK tour in November, playing their seminal album in full, along with their greatest hits. The tour follows on […]

Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee today announce news of their debut album Los Angeles due out November 3 via Play It Again Sam. The hard-hitting 13 tracks on the album dive into freedom […]

The 19-year-old rapper, producer and multi-instrumentalist Sam Cotton today builds upon his early tracks such as ‘Find My Way’ by releasing his debut EP ‘Afters At 109’, which is out now via AWAL. The EP’s […]

Emerging talent Derek Ouyang is an artist with a flair for contrasting uplifting bedroom disco-pop bops with melancholy tales of faltering romance – a strength that he today introduces to new audiences with the release […]

Nearly ten years in the making, The Task Has Overwhelmed Us is the long-awaited fourth volume in The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project series.  Following We Are Only Riders (2009), The Journey Is Long (2012) […]

Today, The Gaslight Anthem have announced their sixth studio album and first in over nine years, History Books, due for release on October 27th. Alongside the announcement comes the release of the new single ‘History […]

The Sherlocks’ recent singles have seen the band throw themselves headfirst into a sound that ups the ante in every possible way: hookier, edgier, full of attitude and just plain bigger than anything they’ve done […]

Fresh from sold-out shows in London and Oxford in May, the ’80s new wave pop band have announced that they’ll be taking their Haircut 100% Live Tour to the UK and Ireland. The tour will […]

Whether you’re new to performing or experienced on stage, having a case of pre-performance jitters is extremely common. In fact, feeling nervous can often be a positive thing – as the adrenaline may help you […]

Following the sellout success of Coldplay’s summer 2023 European stadium run – which culminated last night with a spectacular fourth Amsterdam show – the band has today announced a third run of European dates for […]