The Divine Comedy brought their UK and Ireland tour to a close with a fantastic show at Belfast’s Waterfront Hall. Bernie Mc Allister was there to take these fantastic shots.           […]

The media coverage of Anvil over their forty-plus years in the music industry has been a poisoned chalice for the Canadian trio. On the one hand, they have been parodied as pioneers whose songs, including […]

News of the upcoming release of RY X’s third studio album, ‘Blood Moon’, resulted in a fresh wave of fascination amongst fans and critics alike. The album is set to introduce new devotees to the […]

The Coronas are back with a brand-new single ‘Strive’. Filled with melody, groove, synths and saxophone solos, Strive is an indie-pop song with a distinct eighties feel. It was written during the first Irish lockdown […]

It’s amazing to think that Dead Sea Apes have been around for well over a decade now, and in that time, they’ve released some outstanding music, so if you’re not familiar with them, (why not?!) […]

Changing your name for legal reasons can be a nightmare for bands, but it can lead to brainstorming innovative ideas that would not have otherwise emerged. Whilst not the first artist to do so, Alt-J, […]

In episode #87 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Ocean Colour Scene guitarist Steve Cradock to talk about his new solo project, ‘A Soundtrack To An Imaginary Movie’. Following the success […]

With two top 40 radio hits – “I Got You” and “Remind Me” – to his name already, HARIZ is rapidly becoming a name on people’s lips, and his sound is filling more and more […]

Norwegian cult act, Mortiis, brought his atmospheric “era one” performance back for this UK/Irish tour at Belfast’s Limelight 1. He was joined by, without doubt, the influential and most controversial band on the black metal […]

After a seven-year hiatus, Irish rockers The Answer are set to make their long-awaited and highly anticipated return with an exclusive and sole 2022 comeback performance at this year’s Planet Rockstock festival, Dec 3rd. Not […]

Larkin Poe – the GRAMMY Award-nominated duo that consists of Georgia-bred, Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell – are back with the ferocious new single ‘Bad Spell’ as well as its official music video.‘Bad […]

South Africa’s youngest hitmaker, Will Linley, has just released his third single, “i don’t wanna be yours”. To date, Linley has earned over 12M global streams since his November debut and is quickly building his […]

Diana Ross ft. Tame Impala today (Thursday 19th May) releases the joyous, dance-inducing new single ‘Turn Up The Sunshine’ from Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, produced by 2022 Grammy Producer of the Year Jack […]

Having made a ferocious statement of intent with the supercharged single ‘Oxygen Thief’, The Luka State today ignite a hectic year ahead by sharing the new single ‘Bring Us Down’. The track is accompanied by […]

Acid Jazz Records release ‘How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)’, the second single from Chris Bangs and Mick Talbot’s forthcoming collaboration album, Back To Business which will be released on 17 June. […]

Brooklyn, New York-based dream-pop/electro-indie artist Glassio, aka Sam R. Born, releases his new album, See You Shine, which chronicles a young adult’s exodus from a small town into the deserts of Arizona seeking a new […]

Today Interpol release their next instalment of new music – the impeccable “Fables” – taken from their brand new record ‘The Other Side Of Make-Believe’, released July 15 on Matador.  The new track follows the […]

Today, seven-time GRAMMY® Award-winning singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette announced her first meditation album, the storm before the calm, will be released on June 17th. On the upcoming album, Alanis will guide fans through 11 different meditations. […]