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          Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr & Charlie Burchill announce two special Scottish events ahead of joint memoir release

          September 25, 2025

          Simple Minds founder members and lifelong collaborators Jim Kerr & Charlie Burchill are pleased to announce two very special Scottish events next month to celebrate the publication of their long-awaited memoir. A candid, moving and kinetic story of self-realisation through […]

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          Fine Young Cannibals Mark 40 Years with New Career-Spanning Compilation ‘FYC40’ Out November 21

          September 24, 2025

          In 1985, Fine Young Cannibals made an unforgettable first impression with their debut single ‘Johnny Come Home’ and their self-titled album, showcasing a fully-formed act with a sharp, soulful sound and potent songs. But it was […]

          Keith & Kristyn Getty
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          Keith & Kristyn Getty Returning to Belfast with ‘Home for Christmas’

          September 24, 2025

          Following two unforgettable sold-out nights in Belfast last December, world-renowned NI hymn writers Keith & Kristyn Getty are bringing their acclaimed ‘Home for Christmas’ concert back to the SSE Arena on Monday 22 December for […]

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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
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          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
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          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
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          ‘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
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          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
          Round Up

          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
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          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: 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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        • Asha Maclean
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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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INTERPOL Share New Single ‘NUMBER 10’ - Listen Now
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INTERPOL Share New Single ‘NUMBER 10’ – Listen Now

July 30, 2018 XS Noize

Following the release of acclaimed single ‘ The Rover ’, Interpol returns with another song off of Marauder (out August 24 on Matador Records), the unpolished and gritty ‘ Number 10 ’. One of the […]

SPIRITUALIZED Unveil “Here It Comes (The Road) Let’s Go” Second Single from And Nothing Hurt 2
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SPIRITUALIZED Unveil “Here It Comes (The Road) Let’s Go” Second Single from And Nothing Hurt

July 30, 2018 XS Noize

Spiritualized has released the track Here It Comes (The Road) Let’s Go. The new song available NOW follows the double A-side A Perfect Miracle/I’m Your Man as the second single from the long-awaited new album […]

SHOTTY HORROH: Releases New Track 'Dirty Old Town' - Watch Video 1
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SHOTTY HORROH: Releases New Track ‘Dirty Old Town’ – Watch Video

July 30, 2018 XS Noize

Like the fire-breathing love child of Liam Gallagher, Alex Turner and Sid Vicious combined, Shotty Horroh releases his second single “Dirty Old Town”. “Dirty Old Town is about home, and what it’s like growing up […]

MANIC STREET PREACHERS share new single 'People Give In' - Watch Video
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MANIC STREET PREACHERS share new single ‘People Give In’ – Watch Video

July 30, 2018 XS Noize

Manic Street Preachers round off the summer and one of their busiest years to date with a new single and some very special shows. ‘People Give In’ is the opening track of their latest album […]

IN FOCUS// The Gaslight Anthem + Dave Hause, Vicar Street, Dublin, 23/07/18 1
IN FOCUS

IN FOCUS// The Gaslight Anthem + Dave Hause, Vicar Street, Dublin, 23/07/18

July 28, 2018 Clair McAllister

The Gaslight Anthem + Dave Hause played Vicar Street, Dublin, 23/07/18. Clair McAllister was on hand to take these amazing images. Check out more images from Clair McAllister on Twitter and Instagram. The Gaslight Anthem Setlist […]

Classic Album Revisited: Neil Finn - 'Try Whistling This'
Classic Albums

Classic Album Revisited: Neil Finn – ‘Try Whistling This’

July 28, 2018 Lori Gava

In 1996 after more than a decade of magnificent music making the members of Crowded House surprisingly decided to shutter their endeavour. There were a number of reasons some evident at the time and others […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Black Delta Movement - 'Preservation'
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ALBUM REVIEW: Black Delta Movement – ‘Preservation’

July 27, 2018 Michael Barron

Following their successful gig at Strongroom Bar, Shoreditch, London back in June, Black Delta Movement has finally confirmed details about their long-awaited debut album, Preservation. Matt Burr, one of the Kingston-Upon-Hull five-piece primary songwriters and […]

THE BETA BAND - Announce 20th Anniversary re-release of 'The Three EPs' 1
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THE BETA BAND – Announce 20th Anniversary re-release of ‘The Three EPs’

July 27, 2018 XS Noize

To mark the 20th anniversary of its release, The Beta Band have announced details of the re-release of their classic debut compilation, The Three EPs, on Friday, September 14th 2018 on Because Music. Fully re-mastered […]

THE JJOHNS unveil their debut single release “Sewn" - Listen Now
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THE JJOHNS unveil their debut single release “Sewn” – Listen Now

July 27, 2018 XS Noize

Fresh Liverpool four-piece – THE JJOHNS – are delighted to unveil their debut single release for the Modern Sky UK label: “Sewn”. Inspired by a Fleetwood Mac listening binge while the band were out on […]

U2 announce the vinyl reissue of The Best of 1990-2000
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U2 announce the vinyl reissue of The Best of 1990-2000

July 27, 2018 XS Noize

Island Records, Interscope and UMC today announce the vinyl reissue of The Best of 1990-2000 from U2, remastered and pressed on 180gsm double LP black vinyl and available on 28th September. The release will follow […]

LIVE REVIEW: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Kentish Town Forum, London
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LIVE REVIEW: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Kentish Town Forum, London

July 27, 2018 Michael Barron

2018 was always going to be the year where hopes of a triumphant return of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (BRMC) would materialize after all 2018 is the bands twentieth anniversary and the tenth year since […]

WOLF ALICE - Play BELFAST'S ULSTER HALL in support of 2nd album 'Visions Of A Life'
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WOLF ALICE have been shortlisted for the Mercury Prize Album Of The Year

July 27, 2018 XS Noize

Wolf Alice have been shortlisted for the Mercury Prize Album Of The Year for the second time, for their acclaimed second album Visions Of A Life. After debuting at number two in the UK charts, […]

ALBUM REVIEW: The Vryll Society – Course of the Satellite
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Vryll Society – Course of the Satellite

July 27, 2018 Sandra Blemster

Liverpool’s The Vryll Society have played the long game. In 2015 they released their debut single Deep Blue Skies on the Deltasonic label (run by the late Alan Wills who discovered the Coral). They have […]

GABRIELLE shares new video ahead of comeback album & UK dates - Watch Now
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GABRIELLE shares new video ahead of comeback album & UK dates – Watch Now

July 26, 2018 XS Noize

Fresh from announcing a headline UK tour and scoring an A-List Radio 2 comeback single, Gabrielle has today shared the new video for single ‘Shine’, taken from her eagerly anticipated album ‘Under My Skin’. The […]

THE BLINDERS - Unveil 'Brave New World' + Album: 'Columbia' out 21st Sept
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THE BLINDERS – Unveil ‘Brave New World’ + Album: ‘Columbia’ out 21st Sept

July 26, 2018 XS Noize

‘Brave New World’ is the new single from The Blinders, available today on Modern Sky UK. The track is taken from the Manchester-based trio’s debut album ‘Columbia’, which will be released September 21st and is […]

TRACK PREMIERE: Brandon Prinzing & the Old Revival - 'Nerve'
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TRACK PREMIERE: Brandon Prinzing & the Old Revival – ‘Nerve’

July 26, 2018 XS Noize

Brandon Prinzing & the Old Revival is a four-piece folk punk group from Bend, Oregon. Inspired by classic Americana, the intricacies of metal and the defiant energy of punk rock, Brandon Prinzing combines all three […]

INTERVIEW: Kyle Falconer (The View) on his debut solo album 'No Thank You' 1
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INTERVIEW: Kyle Falconer (The View) on his debut solo album ‘No Thank You’

July 26, 2018 XS Noize

After five hit albums, a Mercury Prize nomination and countless sold-out shows with The View, the band’s frontman Kyle Falconer will release his debut album ‘No Thank You’ on July 27th on Riverman Records. Mark Millar […]

Belfast's MASK unveil the video for ‘Damaged Goods’ from debut EP ‘The Truth’ - Watch Now
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Belfast’s MASK unveil the video for ‘Damaged Goods’ from debut EP ‘The Truth’ – Watch Now

July 26, 2018 XS Noize

The founding members of MASK first met in 2004 – when the band should have been formed – but never was! In 2017, the lifelong friends decided to form a joint-group with handpicked musicians and […]

PAUL CARRACK Announces New Album 'These Days' + UK tour dates
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PAUL CARRACK Announces New Album ‘These Days’ + UK tour dates

July 26, 2018 XS Noize

Paul Carrack returns with a brand new studio album and is ready to reach new heights with ‘These Days’, released on 7th September on his own record label, Carrack-UK. In addition to the release of […]

IDLES release video for new single "Samaritans" - Watch Now 1
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IDLES release video for new single “Samaritans” – Watch Now

July 25, 2018 XS Noize

This afternoon IDLES have shared new material in a searing takedown of toxic masculinity entitled “Samaritans”. A live favourite for some time, the Theo Watkins directed music video compiles archival clips displaying traditional masculine imagery. […]

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