Short, sharp and frank reviews from a confessed vinyl junkie. I’ll post my most loved records and recent purchases here weekly. ‘The Soft White Hand’ is the fifth album from South African solo artist Felix […]

The phenomenon that is Gerry Cinnamon is currently in the studio recording his third album, which is due later this year. In the meantime, fans can relive how he closed his UK summer dates for […]

Grian Chatten is pleased to share details of his debut solo album for release this Summer. To coincide with its announcement, a new track, “Fairlies”, is streaming now alongside a video animated by Callum Scott-Dyson. […]

On the full moon, Friday 5 May, Peter Gabriel releases the next track from his forthcoming album i/o. This month the song is ‘Four Kinds of Horses,’ and the first-up is the Bright-Side Mix. Written […]

The Flaming Lips will unveil a new limited-edition vinyl EP entitled Hypnotist on June 16. It notably collects four fan-favourite tracks previously only available on the 6-CD Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots 20th Anniversary Box Set. […]

The man who invented saving the planet and has dedicated his life to lowering carbon emissions and getting a pound note- Dave Angel, reveals in speech and song how he has juggled a remarkable life […]

In episode #128 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Therapy? Vocalist and guitarist Andy Cairns to discuss their colossal new studio album ‘Hard Cold Fire’. As Therapy? ‘s fourth decade finally gets underway […]

After being kicked out of Hawkwind in May 1975 after being arrested for drug possession in Canada, ‘Lemmy’ decided to set up his own band under the name Motorhead, which was also the name of […]

Grammy-winning rock band Greta Van Fleet have unveiled the new video for their critically acclaimed track ‘Meeting The Master’, directed by the band alongside Gus Black. The song hails from the band’s forthcoming third studio […]

US comedian Jared Freid is pleased to announce a headline Belfast show at the Limelight 2 on 4th May 2023. Jared Freid is a stand-up comedian based out of New York City, with a strong […]

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their second album Ether Song, Turin Brakes have announced three very special intimate shows – in Leeds, Glasgow and London – where they’ll be performing Ether Song in full along […]

Swedish rock’n’roll heroes The Hives return this summer with their first studio album in over a decade. Today, the band announces The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons, out August 11th, 2023, via Fuga. The announcement is […]

Synth-pop visionary Alison Goldfrapp today returns with the next piece of the puzzle from her highly anticipated debut solo album, sharing the cosmic new single “Love Invention”. The upcoming album will be released on the […]

Musician, writer and Renaissance man Baxter Dury releases “Celebrate Me”, the third track from his forthcoming seventh studio album I Thought I Was Better Than You. Due for release on June 2 through Heavenly Recordings, […]

Today, GRAMMY Award-winning and multi-Platinum-selling Nigerian global superstar, Wizkid announced a Dublin date at 3Arena on Saturday, 14th October, in support of his fifth studio album, More Love, Less Ego. Following his iconic UK show […]

JUDAS PRIEST announces Dublin date for 3Arena on Friday, March 15th 2024. Plus, special guests Saxon and Uriah Heep. Tickets from €69.75, including the booking fee go on sale this Friday at 10 am from […]

Answering calls from his fans since the ‘Curser’s Lament’ demo surfaced online in 2016, artist Cosmo Pyke shared the single in its final form on 29th March – the title track of his new EP […]

Whilst Kultur Shock are a Seattle-based band, they do not have a presumed Seattle sound. As “de-facto founders of the gypsy punk movement”, their sound transcends geography. Over the last 26 years, Kultur Shock has […]