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          Legendary Liverpool Band SHACK Announce December UK Shows After Spring Sell-Outs

          September 29, 2025

          The rush of excitement and love for the unexpected 2025 return of Liverpool’s venerated songsmiths, Shack, extends to the end of the year with six new intimate dates lined up for December. Opening at the Bristol […]

          Teddy Swims
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          Teddy Swims Announces Huge Belsonic 2026 Headline Show – June 22nd

          September 29, 2025

          GRAMMY-nominated vocal powerhouse Teddy Swims today announces a run of outdoor shows and festivals across the UK and Ireland for summer 2026. Kicking off at Isle of Wight Festival on June 20, Swims will then […]

          Calvin Harris
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          Superstar DJ Calvin Harris Set for Belfast Vital 2026 Return

          September 29, 2025

          Renowned DJ and producer Calvin Harris has announced his biggest headline show in Belfast to date at Belfast Vital, Boucher Road Playing Fields on Saturday, 22nd August, featuring special guests. Producer, DJ and songwriter Calvin […]

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          ALBUM REVIEW: Robert Plant with Suzi Dian – Saving Grace
          Album Reviews

          ALBUM REVIEW: Robert Plant with Suzi Dian – Saving Grace

          September 26, 2025

          Robert Plant’s latest project, Saving Grace, takes its name from the band he assembled in 2019 to play Americana covers in small venues across Britain. Though it has been eight years since his last solo […]

          ALBUM REVIEW: Dave Hause – …and the Mermaid
          Album Reviews

          ALBUM REVIEW: Dave Hause – …And The Mermaid

          September 26, 2025

          Dave Hause, a veteran of the Philadelphia punk scene, first made his mark fronting The Loved Ones before launching his solo career in 2011. Over the years, his work has spanned everything from hardcore to […]

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          BOOK REVIEW: Y/N - Esther Yi
          Book Reviews

          BOOK REVIEW: Y/N – Esther Yi

          October 30, 2023

          K-Pop has reached an international audience. This year, BLACKPINK made history as the first K-pop band to headline a major UK festival at Hyde Park. The media’s coverage of BTS member’s enlistment into compulsory military […]

          BOOK REVIEW: Sophomore Songs by Clarke Geddes
          Book Reviews

          BOOK REVIEW: Sophomore Songs by Clarke Geddes

          August 29, 2023

          How does one become qualified to write a fictional music novel? The author of Sophomore Songs offers some clues. Growing up reading NME, doing a stint at Clash, drumming for several bands on and off, and […]

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          ‘Pop’ at 25: Looking back at the orphan child in U2's discography 2
          Classic Albums

          ‘Pop’ at 26: Looking back at the orphan child in U2’s discography

          March 3, 2022

          In March of 1997, 26 years ago, U2 released their much anticipated ninth studio album POP; for fans and critics alike, it quickly became their most polarizing release. There is a prevailing feeling that POP […]

          CLASSIC ALBUM: Duran Duran – Duran Duran 2
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          CLASSIC ALBUM: Duran Duran – Duran Duran

          June 17, 2021

          This week sees the 40th anniversary of Duran Duran’s self-titled debut album. XS Noize looks back on this momentous release from a band that would become the ‘Fab Five’ of the ‘80s. It was December […]

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          LIVE REVIEW: Baroness Pay Tribute with Emotional Red & Blue Sets in Los Angeles Credit: Triffin Constantine
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          LIVE REVIEW: Baroness Pay Tribute with Emotional Red & Blue Sets in Los Angeles

          September 22, 2025

          Sludge, prog, and post-metal band Baroness played an emotional set at Lodge Room in the Highland Park neighbourhood of Los Angeles on Saturday, September 20th. The night was one of remembrance, playing their first two […]

          LIVE REVIEW: Pendulum Celebrate "Inertia" with High-Energy London Launch Show Credit: Alina Salihbekova
          Live Reviews

          LIVE REVIEW: Pendulum Celebrate “Inertia” with High-Energy London Launch Show

          September 10, 2025

          To mark the release of their new album Inertia, Pendulum’s Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen brought an electrifying DJ set to HERE at Outernet in London on September 5th. The Australian outfit has long been […]

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          XS Noize Best Albums of 2018
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          XS Noize Best Albums of 2018

          December 22, 2018

          2018 has been an incredible year for albums. The year saw the strongest new acts in decades release their debuts, as well as a number of alternative legends returning to top form. The world of dance […]

          The Best Of October 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP
          Round Up

          The Best Of October 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP

          October 29, 2018

          Welcome to the October 2018 edition of our monthly new music playlist, which is available to listen to and watch via YouTube. If you enjoy any of the songs featured here, we encourage you to support […]

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          IN FOCUS// Punk Spirit Burns Bright as SLF, PiL & Sham 69 Rock Custom House Square © Bernie McAllister
          IN FOCUS

          IN FOCUS// Punk Spirit Burns Bright as SLF, PiL & Sham 69 Rock Custom House Square

          August 17, 2025

          Putting the Fast in Belfast 7 once again proved why it has become a staple of the city’s summer music calendar. A packed Custom House Square buzzed with anticipation as fans from across generations gathered […]

          IN FOCUS// Bryan Adams Brings Joy and Nostalgia to Leeds on ‘Roll With the Punches’ Tour Credit: Alina Salihbekova
          IN FOCUS

          IN FOCUS// Bryan Adams Brings Joy and Nostalgia to Leeds on ‘Roll With the Punches’ Tour

          May 20, 2025

          Legendary Canadian rocker Bryan Adams brought his unstoppable energy to Leeds on May 10th as part of his Roll With the Punches tour — and it was nothing short of a euphoric celebration of life, […]

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        • Hans Zimmer
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          Hans Zimmer: The ultimate fan’s guide

          August 27, 2025

          Hans Zimmer, the genius behind Hollywood’s most unforgettable scores, is back on tour with an electrifying live experience to share with his fans. From “Inception” to “Dune”, Zimmer is preparing to transform his soundscapes into […]

          Andrea Bocelli
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          The ultimate fans guide to seeing Andrea Bocelli in Amsterdam

          August 21, 2025

          The Italian tenor, Andrea Bocelli, will be at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on March 29 and 30, 2026. The show will feature a mix of operatic tracks, pop songs, and classical repertoire. Bocelli is […]

          Eros Ramazzotti
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          Eros Ramazzotti: Dates, venues, tickets and more

          August 18, 2025

          To celebrate the 40th anniversary of his breakout single, “Una Storia Importante”, Eros Ramazzotti will be performing live on some of the grandest stages across Europe, Latin America, and North America. Ramazzotti is a world-renowned […]

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          INTERVIEW: Asha Maclean on Her Single “Yoga,” Creative Roots, and Staying True to Herself

          June 25, 2025

          Asha Maclean grew up in a deeply creative household, so it’s little surprise that she emerged as a multitalented artist in her own right. Immersed in music and dance from a young age, she first […]

          DURAN DURAN
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          INTERVIEW: Roger Taylor on the Rhythm of Duran Duran: Hits, Influences & Life on the Road

          June 19, 2025

          John Kearns talks to Duran Duran –  The Duran Duran European summer tour is now in full swing. The DD truck has already rolled into cities such as Antwerp, Amsterdam and Rome and will continue […]

          Stephen Moore
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          INTERVIEW: Stephen Moore on Post Death Soundtrack’s New Album & HE IS ME

          June 12, 2025

          Post Death Soundtrack, the musical project of Stephen Moore, recently unveiled his fifth album, IN ALL MY NIGHTMARES I AM ALONE, a 30-track collection of songs ranging across the stylistic spectrum, including rock, Gothic rock, […]

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        • The Jacques
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          Finn O’Brien on The Jacques’ New Album “Make Repetition!” | XS Noize Podcast #247

          September 28, 2025

          Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | YouTube “Will would be proud of us, and he’d never have wanted his loss to stop us doing what we love.” — Finn O’Brien, […]

          Gary Numan
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          Gary Numan on “Telekon” at 45, Wembley Ghosts & His Glastonbury Debut | XS Noize Podcast #246

          September 24, 2025

          Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | YouTube In Episode #246 of the XS Noize Podcast, host Mark Millar is joined by Gary Numan — one of electronic music’s true pioneers — for a powerful conversation marking the 45th […]

          Divine Comedy
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          The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon on “Rainy Sunday Afternoon” | XS Noize Podcast #245

          September 16, 2025

          Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | YouTube In Episode #245 of the XS Noize Podcast, host Mark Millar is joined by Neil Hannon — the brilliant mind behind The Divine Comedy — for a revealing conversation about his new […]

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THE LUCID DREAM share new single 'Sunrise' from forthcoming album 'The Deep End' 1
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THE LUCID DREAM share new single ‘Sunrise’ from forthcoming album ‘The Deep End’

March 30, 2021 XS Noize

Today Carlisle’s The Lucid Dream share their latest single, “Sunrise” from their upcoming album, The Deep End due out 23rd April (new date) on Holy Are You Recordings.  Frontman Mark Emmerson explains, ’’Sunrise’ was the […]

THE AMORPHOUS ANDROGYNOUS return with Peter Hamill collaboration, ‘We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal’ 1
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THE AMORPHOUS ANDROGYNOUS return with Peter Hamill collaboration, ‘We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal’

March 30, 2021 XS Noize

The Amorphous Androgynous return with a 40-minute six-part epic rock odyssey Peter Hamill collaboration, ‘We Persuade Ourselves We Are Immortal’ out now on vinyl and CD here, available on all streaming services from 21st May […]

GARY NUMAN shares new track 'Saints And Liars' ahead of new album ‘Intruder’
New Music

GARY NUMAN shares new track ‘Saints And Liars’ ahead of new album ‘Intruder’

March 30, 2021 XS Noize

Few artists continue to experiment with new sonic approaches and overarching conceptual themes so deep into their career, but Gary Numan has always been the type to break the mould. The synth-pop pioneer’s two recent […]

LISSIE announces ‘Catching A Tiger (Anniversary Edition)’ & ‘Watch Over Me (Early Works 2002-2009)’ 1
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LISSIE announces ‘Catching A Tiger (Anniversary Edition)’ & ‘Watch Over Me (Early Works 2002-2009)’

March 29, 2021 XS Noize

Gearing up for a very special summer, Lissie celebrates a decade of her seminal 2010 full-length debut with the expanded ‘Catching A Tiger (Anniversary Edition)’, which is out on June 25th via The Orchard. The […]

INTERVIEW with Kentucky pop-rock duo Rags And Riches 3
Interviews

INTERVIEW with Kentucky pop-rock duo Rags And Riches

March 29, 2021 Randall Radic

Recently, Lexington, Kentucky pop-rock duo Rags And Riches released the music video for “Crossfire,” a song about wading through all the anxieties and obstacles life throws at you and coming out sane. Made up of […]

SKAAR announces a new collection of songs titled ‘Waiting’ on April 16th - Hear lead single ‘Say Something Now’
New Music

SKAAR announces a new collection of songs titled ‘Waiting’ on April 16th – Hear lead single ‘Say Something Now’

March 29, 2021 XS Noize

With nominations for Best Pop Artist and Best New Artist at Spellemannprisen (the Norwegian Grammy Awards), millions of streams and growing acclaim, SKAAR is a star in her homeland. Also making significant progress internationally following […]

MORCHEEBA share new single 'The Moon' taken from upcoming album 'Blackest Blue' 1
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MORCHEEBA share new single ‘The Moon’ taken from upcoming album ‘Blackest Blue’

March 29, 2021 XS Noize

Morcheeba shares ‘The Moon’, the third single from the upcoming studio album ‘Blackest Blue’ due May 14th 2021. Released on a full moon ‘The Moon’ follows on recently released singles ‘Oh Oh Yeah’ and ‘Sounds Of Blue’; the latter released alongside […]

BEANS ON TOAST announces Winter 2021 tour dates 1
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BEANS ON TOAST announces Winter 2021 tour dates

March 29, 2021 XS Noize

Hitting the road between 2nd – 18th December and taking in 15 dates altogether, Beans will be making a beeline for some of the UK’s finest live haunts in Cambridge, Colchester, Bath, Exeter, Reading, Stoke, […]

Irish pop artist ALICE LA releases new single '21st Century Woman' - Listen Now!
New Music

Irish pop artist ALICE LA releases new single ’21st Century Woman’ – Listen Now!

March 29, 2021 XS Noize

Alice LA is a versatile artist dabbling in pop music, with a background in Multi-Media skills and such experimental yet striking visuals that gel well with her music, Upbeat and high energy live shows, a […]

THE WANDERING HEARTS share new single ‘Gold’ ahead of self titled second album - out July 30th 1
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THE WANDERING HEARTS share new single ‘Gold’ ahead of self titled second album – out July 30th

March 28, 2021 XS Noize

After shooting to the forefront of the UK folk/Americana scene with their debut album ‘Wild Silence’, The Wandering Hearts headed to the genre’s spiritual home of Woodstock at the start of 2020 to work on […]

NEWFAMILIAR share their second single ‘Here For You’ - Listen Now!
New Music

NEWFAMILIAR share their second single ‘Here For You’ – Listen Now!

March 26, 2021 XS Noize

With its combination of timeless songwriting, wholehearted emotion and fervent soul, newfamiliar established their huge potential with their debut track ‘How Can I?’. It accelerated to #1 on iTunes’ singer-songwriter chart and earned its first […]

ON THE TURNTABLE: Gene - Olympian
On The Turntable

ON THE TURNTABLE: Gene – Olympian

March 26, 2021 Sean Crossey

Short, sharp and frank reviews from a confessed vinyl junkie. I’ll be posting my most loved records and most recent purchases right here for your perusal every week. The recent reissue of the debut album […]

Irish singer/songwriter ANNABELLE releases new track 'Get You Off My Mind'
New Music

Irish singer/songwriter ANNABELLE releases new track ‘Get You Off My Mind’

March 26, 2021 XS Noize

Irish singer/songwriter Annabelle has gone from strength to strength, after releasing two radio hit singles, a debut Deluxe EP ‘Back To You’ and today is launching her third and brand new track ‘Get You Off […]

GRATEFUL DEAD announce 'Skull & Roses' 50th anniversary expanded editions
New Music

GRATEFUL DEAD announce ‘Skull & Roses’ 50th anniversary expanded editions

March 26, 2021 XS Noize

Grateful Dead earned the band’s first-ever gold record in 1971 with its self-titled live album. Known to many fans as “Skull & Roses” (a reference to the cover art by Alton Kelly and Stanley Mouse) […]

TRACK PREMIERE: Aimee Steven - Don’t Forget It
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TRACK PREMIERE: Aimee Steven – Don’t Forget It

March 26, 2021 XS Noize

Liverpudlian songwriter & indie-queen Aimee Steven returns with some of her most unhinged, uniquely visceral work in the form of ‘Don’t Forget It’. Laced with fuzzed, biting guitar chords and psychedelic elements, it’s a low-tempo […]

EMPEROR OF ICE CREAM share video for new single 'Puerile' - Watch Now!
New Music

EMPEROR OF ICE CREAM share video for new single ‘Puerile’ – Watch Now!

March 26, 2021 XS Noize

Since Emperor of Ice Cream announced their return from a twenty-five-year hiatus in May 2020 and with the release of their long-awaited debut album ‘No Sound Ever Dies’ last August, they have embarked on a […]

NEW PAGANS announce Belfast & Dublin shows for December 2021
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INTERVIEW: New Pagans’ Lyndsey McDougall on debut album – ‘The Seed, The Vessel, The Roots and All’

March 25, 2021 XS Noize

Acclaimed Belfast band New Pagans have recently released their debut album ‘The Seed, The Vessel, The Roots and All’ via Big Scary Monsters. The album has received fantastic reviews as well as radio support from […]

THE OFFSPRING release their video for single 'Let The Bad Times Roll' 1
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THE OFFSPRING release their video for single ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’

March 25, 2021 XS Noize

SoCal icons and one of the best-selling punk rock bands of all time, THE OFFSPRING, have unveiled the accompanying music video for their recently released single “Let The Bad Times Roll,” the title track from […]

TRACK PREMIERE: Ellie Irwin - Hey Ellena
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TRACK PREMIERE: Ellie Irwin – Hey Ellena

March 25, 2021 Randall Radic

Based in Central Pennsylvania, alt-pop artist Ellie Irwin introduces a brand-new track, “Hey Ellena,” the latest in her series of coming-of-age singles. Produced by Bob McCutcheon, the track features the guitars of Luke Wood and […]

TRACK PREMIERE: Hot Knives - Alhambra, Baby 1
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TRACK PREMIERE: Hot Knives – Alhambra, Baby

March 25, 2021 XS Noize

Brooklyn-based trio Hot Knives share “Alhambra, Baby,” the latest single off their upcoming LP. Making Love To Make Music To Make Love To is out May 7th, and pre-orders for the limited run of vinyl […]

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