Irish indie-punk five-piece New Pagans return with their new single ‘Better People’, a stunning blast of positivity – and the first glimpse of the band’s stellar new era. As the music industry fights to return […]

I can’t believe it’s been 40 years since “Ghost Town” hit the top of the singles charts. The Specials anthemic track is still relevant today, a song about social issues such as racial tensions and […]

David Gray and his Skellig choir are to perform songs from his acclaimed studio album Skellig live for the first and only time in a series of five intimate shows in early 2023. Gray’s twelfth […]

Following the recent release of their 10th studio album In The Court of The Dragon, American heavy metal band Trivium have today announced they are returning to Dublin and Belfast to play The Helix and […]

In episode #106 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Simple Minds guitar maestro Charlie Burchill to talk about their 18th studio album –  Direction of the Heart, released on 21 October. […]

“It’s been a hell of a journey…” As the band drift onto the stage, there is a real sense of occasion to this gig – the first night of the current tour. No doubt this […]

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Six, in March 2023, Paul Draper and his live band are hitting the road, playing legendary venues up and down the UK. For these very special headline shows, Draper […]

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. This is the second album from Portland, Oregon’s Eric Sabatino’s project […]

Today, Australian polymaths King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard unveil their new single/video, ‘Hate Dancin’’ taken from their forthcoming album Changes, out October 28th on KGLW. Following last week’s Laminated Denim – an album written […]

Charting an independent course alongside their day job as Frank Turner’s band – THE SLEEPING SOULS – are pleased to present their debut single together, ‘Liar / Lover’ (out now via Xtra Mile Recordings). The […]

Following the news of two sold-out stadium shows at Newcastle’s St. James’ Park, Sam Fender has announced his biggest-ever Belfast date for next summer at Ormeau Park, Belfast, on Friday, 23rd June 2023. Over the […]

Trafalgar Releasing, Warner Music Entertainment and MTV Entertainment Studios are delighted to announce that the feature-length documentary Liam Gallagher – Knebworth 22 will be in cinemas worldwide from Thursday, 17th November 2022, for a limited […]

Released earlier this year, LOVE SICK’s two thematically linked EPs, ‘SICK’ and ‘SICK II’, established the Scottish duo’s darkly decadent take on relationships as something different from the pack. A summer highlight came when they […]

Today, GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Ruthie Foster has announced that her ninth studio album Healing Time will be released on November 18 via Blue Corn Music. Foster has also just shared her new single “Soul Searching,” the […]

INHALER have announced details of their new album ‘Cuts & Bruises’ and share the uplifting new single ‘Love Will Get You There’ alongside a VIDEO directed by James Arden. The Dublin band’s eagerly awaited sophomore […]

The Beatles release the official video for The Beatles’ “Taxman”, directed by Danny Sangra. “Taxman” is the first track from the Revolver album’s newly remixed and expanded Special Edition releases. The track was recorded across three […]

INHALER today (Oct 14th) announce details of a major world tour kicking off at the end of November with two homecoming shows at The Olympia in Dublin. The 36-date tour includes eight headline shows in […]

Born in a flash flood of writing, South East London pre-pandemic 2019, The Bloodstreams are the architects of glam-goth alt-rock hybrid sound. Like the Velvet Underground, Roxy Music, The Beatles and the Cramps all put […]