A guitar stand is an essential piece of equipment for any guitarist. Having one is a good idea, so your instrument is always in the same spot and doesn’t get damaged. Not only will it […]

Short, sharp and frank reviews from a confessed vinyl junkie. I’ll post my most loved records and recent purchases here for your perusal weekly. Classical pianist Masako Ohta and trumpet player Matthias Lindermayr first met […]

Former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan is back with live dates in 2023 with the release of his album ‘The Reckoning’, following brilliant live reviews and sold-out Christmas shows. Tom Meighan has sold four million albums. […]

Judging by the front cover, one might expect Pop Rock Icons to be festooned with infographics. It isn’t. Instead, it’s a collection of photographs depicting “London’s Swingin’ 60s & 70s”. Rather than homogenise and cluster […]

Today, electronic and dancefloor pioneers Leftfield announce This Is What We Tour ‘23 in support of their acclaimed new album ‘This Is What We Do’, out now via Virgin Records. Taking place in May & […]

Already known for her towering voice and instantly relatable songs about relationships, Cassa Jackson has truly stepped up a level as 2022 comes to an end. Her previous single ‘Right Girl, Wrong Guy’ took her […]

In October, Hundred Reasons announced that their first album together in 15 years, Glorious Sunset, is due for release on 24th Feb 2023 via SO Recordings. Sharing the lead single and title track ‘Glorious Sunset’, […]

Goo Goo Dolls are delighted to confirm their first visit to UK/IE since February 2020. The tour kicks off in Dublin on June 13th 2023, and includes a show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on […]

For the first time in a decade with their original line-up, Indie icons Razorlight have announced a show at The Telegraph Building on 4th April 2023. The group have recently released Razorwhat? The Best Of […]

Porcupine Tree have announced that they will reissue their 2005 album ‘Deadwing’ in a deluxe hardback book edition for the first time on 3rd March via their own label, Transmission. With three CDs and a bonus Blu-ray […]

In episode #112 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Lach Galbraith from Aussie rockers Ocean Alley to talk about their fourth album, Low Altitude Living. The album follows the band’s hugely […]

In the weeks and months leading up to this gig, I had been thinking how it was a little anachronistic that a band so synonymous with having a black-clad following should be ending their tour […]

With the physical release of Nell & The Flaming Lips’ Where the Viaduct Looms coming this Friday, they have shared a video for ‘We Know Who You Are’. Shot in the Tennessee caverns and co-directed […]

Today, East Bay punk rockers Rancid have announced they will be coming back to Europe and the UK next year in June to play a run of festivals and headline shows. The tour will be […]

Ben Howard headlines London’s Alexandra Palace Park next Summer. It will be Howard’s first show in the capital since his trio of sell-out shows in Autumn 2021 (two nights at Royal Festival Hall + O2 […]

The 24-year-old German/Cuban artist Cloudy June is emerging as a force to be reckoned with. A rising feminist and queer icon, Cloudy June’s songs confront social expectations with blunt, no-holds-barred takes on issues such as […]

The Smile has today revealed details of a brand-new live release, The Smile At Montreux Jazz Festival July 2022. The seven track, eight song digital-only live release of selected tracks from the band’s debut album A […]

In December 2020, the Oh Yeah Music Centre, a registered music charity in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter, was gifted one of only fifty limited edition acetates (number 44), hand-cut at Abbey Road Studios, of the 2020 […]