As one of the most popular synth-pop bands in the UK has ever produced, Erasure penned over 200 songs and have sold over 25 million albums worldwide, 5 of them hitting the UK number one spot […]

The Cold Water Swimmers played their debut gig in May 2018 in Manchester’s Northern Quarter area which I attended. At the time I was struck by how raw and direct they came across. Fronted by […]

James Lavelle has become legendary for the creation and output of his collaborative Unkle project. His sonics have made him a forerunner of Trip Hop and to many, he is the lynchpin in melding Techno […]

‘Try This At Home’ is the second memoir in Frank Turner’s literary adventure, preceded by 2015’s ‘The Road Beneath My Feet’. And while the similarities amid the books are boundless, not least that the release […]

These New Puritans releases their fourth studio album, Inside The Rose, on 22 March 2019. Brutal and beautiful, Inside The Rose arrives six years after the critically acclaimed Field Of Reeds and is arguably the […]

It’s almost impossible to believe it, but Blur’s sixth album ’13’ was released exactly 20 years ago today, on 15 March 1999. The late ’90s were a very interesting period in Blur’s career. Their self […]

With the release of On The Line days away, Jenny Lewis has unveiled yet another new track entitled “Wasted Youth,” available now on all digital platforms and accompanied by a visualizer which can be viewed […]

One of the most exciting bands in Scotland right now, Retro Video Club today release the follow up to last year’s ‘3AM’. ‘Addicted’ is out now on Manchester’s LAB Records. As with previous singles, it’s […]

UK singer, songwriter Jade Bird is pleased to announce a headline Belfast show at The Limelight 2 on Tuesday 19th November 2019. On Tuesday, Jade Bird shared her triumphant brand new single ‘My Motto’ as […]

After five hit albums, a Mercury Prize nomination and countless sold-out shows with The View, the band’s frontman Kyle Falconer released his debut solo album ‘No Thank You’ late last year on Riverman Records. The […]

Over the past three and a half decades, Primal Scream has embraced everything from psychedelic pop to degenerate rock’n’roll; euphoric rave to industrial gloom. They have made records with George Clinton and Kate Moss, invited […]

Forty-two years ago this year, “The King”, Elvis Presley died at just forty-two years old. Whilst his life was exceptionally short (to the point he left his father and his nine-year-old daughter Lisa Marie Presley […]

Today XS Noize are pleased to premiere Sklephant’s ‘I Am The Ghost’ (360) Video from the forthcoming album ‘Songs for the Fragile Collective’. On paper, this shouldn’t work. A fifty-something geezer from England locks himself […]

To coincide with Britain’s official departure from the European Union, Jah Wobble is set to release a new single on Friday the 29th of March 2019. A truly inspired collaboration of post-punk innovators, ‘A Very […]

Alice In Chains have released the first two episodes of Black Antenna, a dark sci-fi thriller set against the backdrop of the band’s Grammy-nominated album, Rainier Fog (BMG). Further episodes will be released throughout the […]

Legendary English band The Specials will visit Bangor, County Down, this August to play an outdoor concert as part of Open House Festival. The gig on Bangor seafront, overlooking the marina and Bangor Bay, will […]

Echotape comes from the south of England. But they are a band of the world. Signed to a Dutch label, the group has toured Europe, played a string of dates in America and appeared at […]

Electro-pop is a term that has been bandied around for a few years now, mapped into public consciousness by acts like La Roux, Robyn, Ladytron et al. A new wave of artists have surfaced as […]