Manchester’s post-punk titans IST IST have never been a band to do things by halves. Rising from the city’s underground with a fiercely independent DIY ethic, they’ve spent years carving out a sonic identity as […]
In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar sits down with Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills to talk about Wormslayer — a record that captures the band feeling revitalised, confident, and creatively fearless. […]
Sananda Maitreya releases the newly remastered version of his visionary second album, 1989’s ‘Neither Fish Nor Flesh: A Soundtrack of Love, Faith, Hope & Destruction’. It is the latest instalment in ‘Juvenilia: The Columbia Years’, a remastered […]
Steven Wilson has announced details of a new online platform that will become the one-stop home for his renowned, Grammy-nominated spatial audio mixes, making “studio-quality immersive sound accessible to everyone”. The platform represents a major shift […]
On 3 February, Ash returned to La Scala for a blistering, high-energy London show. Packed wall to wall, the venue buzzed as the trio tore through a career-spanning set, seamlessly weaving in new material from […]
Multi-platinum GRAMMY® Award-winning Sacramento band Deftones have announced a summer show at Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin on August 25th 2026, with special guests IDLES. This announcement comes ahead of the band’s sold-out […]
The Boxer Rebellion’s first full-length studio album since 2018 arrives with 10 soul-awakening songs this spring. UK/EU-wide tour dates concludes with a celebratory, London homecoming at Brixton Electric on album release weekend Things aren’t always […]
GRAMMY award-winning rock duo The Black Keys return with new single “You Got To Lose” from their upcoming album Peaches! set for release on May 1st via Easy Eye Sound/Parlophone Records. The electrifying music video, […]
2manydjs announce a very special return to Belfast at the Limelight on Sat 28th March 2026. Since 1995, David and Stephen Dewaele have consistently pushed the boundaries of music, exploring new and innovative territories across […]
British rock band Marmozets delivered an electric, sweat-soaked performance at Rescue Rooms on 26 January, turning the packed venue into a wall of noise and movement. Demand was so intense that security were forced to […]
From chart-topping success with The View to collaborating with Mark Ronson and writing the acclaimed ‘No Love Songs’ musical, Kyle Falconer has carved an enthralling and unpredictable career as one of the most distinctive voices […]
Kiefer Sutherland is an internationally acclaimed actor, musician, producer, and director whose career has spanned more than four decades in film, television, and music. Best known for his Emmy® and Golden Globe®-winning role as Jack […]
In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar sits down with Dani Larkin to talk about Next Of Kin — a deeply emotive record shaped by time, patience, and a renewed sense of […]
Dance pioneers Faithless are back with their biggest Belfast headline show to date at Custom House Square on Thursday 20th August 2026, alongside very special guests. Few acts have shaped the landscape of electronic music quite like Faithless. For […]
Belfast’s Consolers haven’t spent their first year in the spotlight trying to deconstruct the DNA of alternative rock. Since their April 2025 arrival, they’ve been far more interested in the visceral payoff of a massive […]
Kula Shaker’s Crispian Mills and co-director Laurie Peters blew minds with the band’s game changing, ground-breaking ‘Good Money’ music video last year. So when the duo directed their creative sights at the expansive mantra-metal of […]
Sunday, 1 February, 2026 – the snow full moon heralds the arrival of Put the Bucket Down, the second track from Peter Gabriel’s forthcoming album o\i. Put the Bucket Down was written and produced by […]
We caught up with Valencia Grace as she prepares for a run of live shows and the next phase of her rapidly growing project. Valencia Grace is a very exciting prospect indeed. The multi-instrumentalist and […]
British Rock Band Wunderhorse announce their biggest Belfast headline show to date at Custom House Square on Tuesday 25th August alongside very special guests. Wunderhorse have seen their popularity snowball the old-fashioned way; winning fans […]
Today, Embrace return with details of their ninth album Avalanche, out 12th June via Cooking Vinyl. For over three decades, the five-piece have been a key part of the British music scene, selling over two million […]