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          Electro Icons Kraftwerk Return: First UK Tour in Nearly a Decade – Belfast Waterfront Hall, May 18 2026

          October 3, 2025

          After recently completing a hugely successful worldwide concert tour including a festival-stealing appearance at Coachella, Kraftwerk legend Ralf Hütter is pleased to announce a new UK and Ireland tour for 2026, their first UK tour […]

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          Huartan Bring Award-Winning ‘Tradtronica’ Sound to Mandela Hall, Belfast – October 24th

          October 2, 2025

          Winners of the NI Music Prize 2024 Live Act of the Year, Belfast-based ‘tradtronica’ group Huartan have been breathing new life into ancient words and melodies. Since 2023, they have been captivating audiences with their […]

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          Editors’ Tom Smith Shares New Single “Leave” from Forthcoming Solo Debut Album

          October 1, 2025

          Editors front-person, Tom Smith, has today released “Leave”, the latest single from his forthcoming debut solo album, There Is Nothing In The Dark That Isn’t There In The Light which is released on Play It […]

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          ALBUM REVIEW: Ash - Ad Astra
          Album Reviews

          ALBUM REVIEW: Ash – Ad Astra

          October 3, 2025

          Perennial 90’s power-pop heroes Ash return this autumn with their ninth studio album, Ad Astra. Now well into their fourth decade together, Tim Wheeler, Mark Hamilton and Rick McMurray continue to show that their knack […]

          Idlewild
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          ALBUM REVIEW: Idlewild – ‘Idlewild’

          October 3, 2025

          The band’s tenth album is their first self-titled release, and it just so happens to be a collection of songs that reflects their majestic, melodic beauty. For a band to reach a tenth record is […]

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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
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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
          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 […]

        • In Focus

          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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        • 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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        • Rick McMurray on Ash’s 30-Year Journey and the Rocket-Fuel of "Ad Astra" | XS Noize Podcast #248
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          Rick McMurray on Ash’s 30-Year Journey and the Rocket-Fuel of “Ad Astra” | XS Noize Podcast #248

          October 1, 2025

          In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Rick McMurray looks back on 30 years of Ash and the rocket-fuel energy behind their new album Ad Astra. From teenage beginnings in Downpatrick to global stages, […]

          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 […]

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STEVE STRANGE, Visage lead singer, dies aged 55
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STEVE STRANGE, Visage lead singer, dies aged 55

February 12, 2015 XS Noize

Steve Strange, lead singer of 1980s pop band Visage, has died aged 55 following heart attack, his record label says. Steve Strange, the Blitz Kid, frontman of synthpop group Visage — best known for its […]

OASIS to release 20th Anniversary Knebworth live DVD in 2016
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OASIS to release 20th Anniversary Knebworth live DVD in 2016

February 12, 2015 XS Noize

Speaking with a German magazine, Noel Gallagher has revealed that Oasis will release a documentary and a live album to celebrate 20 years since Knebworth shows took place. “Oh yeah! Just because it’ll be the […]

SOAK Announces  Debut Album - 'Before We Forgot How to Dream' for May 29th
New Music

SOAK Announces Debut Album – ‘Before We Forgot How to Dream’ for May 29th

February 12, 2015 XS Noize

Named a One To Watch for 2015 via the likes of iTunes, Spotify and the BBC Sound Poll, SOAK has also today announced details of her forthcoming debut album. ‘Before We Forgot How to Dream’ […]

U2 Unveil Aoife McCardle's short film based on 'Every Breaking Wave' - Watch
New Music

U2 Unveil Aoife McCardle’s short film based on ‘Every Breaking Wave’ – Watch

February 12, 2015 XS Noize

Today The Creators Project premieres Irish director Aoife McArdle’s Every Breaking Wave, a short film based on the U2 song of the same name. Set on the streets of early 1980s Northern Ireland, the film […]

INVENTIONS  Share video for 'Springworlds' - Watch 2
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INVENTIONS Share video for ‘Springworlds’ – Watch

February 12, 2015 XS Noize

Last month Inventions, the collaboration between Eluvium’s Matthew Cooper and Mark T. Smith of Explosions In The Sky, released the first single from their upcoming second album Maze of Woods. To create a music video […]

NRVS LVRS  Unveil new video for debut track 'City Lights'  - Watch
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NRVS LVRS Unveil new video for debut track ‘City Lights’ – Watch

February 12, 2015 XS Noize

San Francisco 6-piece NRVS LVRS began their journey at the beginning of 2014 when a collection of songs, written initially for the purpose of musical experimentation, found themselves at the centre of a newly forming […]

THE TWILIGHT SAD TO RELEASE 4TH ALBUM 'NOBODY WANTS TO BE HERE AND NOBODY WANTS TO LEAVE'
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THE TWILIGHT SAD unveil new video for ‘I Could Give You All That You Don’t Want’ -Watch

February 12, 2015 XS Noize

Following the recent release of their fourth full-length, Nobody Wants To Be Here and Nobody Wants To Leave, Scotland’s The Twilight Sad have unveiled a new video for ‘I Could Give You All That You […]

TEAM OF EXPERTS - DECEMBER MOON - Listen
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TEAM OF EXPERTS – DECEMBER MOON – Listen

February 12, 2015 XS Noize

Danish alternative rock duo Team of Experts have released the song ‘December Moon’. The atmospheric highway rock influenced track is the first single from the band’s forthcoming EP ‘Sardonique’ which will be released in March. […]

STREAM:  SLUTEVER  ALMOST FAMOUS EP - Here
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STREAM: SLUTEVER ALMOST FAMOUS EP – Here

February 11, 2015 XS Noize

Rachel Gagliardi and Nicole Snyder, AKA Slutever, recently migrated to Los Angeles from Philadelphia in hopes of becoming celebrities. They enjoy having friends and being referred to as a girl band. They are proud contributors […]

JACK WHITE TO RELEASE 7-INCH VINYL OF "THAT BLACK BAT LICORICE” b/w “BLUE LIGHT, RED LIGHT
New Music

JACK WHITE TO RELEASE 7-INCH VINYL OF “THAT BLACK BAT LICORICE” b/w “BLUE LIGHT, RED LIGHT

February 11, 2015 XS Noize

Fresh off Sunday’s GRAMMY win for Best Rock Performance, Jack White announces the 7-inch vinyl release of “That Black Bat Licorice,” the newest single from Jack’s critically-lauded album Lazaretto (Third Man Records/Columbia). Jack recently performed […]

'AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR' PREMIERE NEW SINGLE 'RUN HOME' - listen
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‘AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR’ PREMIERE NEW SINGLE ‘RUN HOME’ – listen

February 11, 2015 XS Noize

And So I Watch You From Afar (ASIWYFA) have premiered their new single, ‘Run Home’. The track comes from the quartet’s highly anticipated new album ‘Heirs’ due out 4th May 2015 via Sargent House (home […]

TODD RUNDGREN RELEASES 'GLOBAL'  6TH APRIL
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TODD RUNDGREN RELEASES ‘GLOBAL’ 6TH APRIL

February 11, 2015 XS Noize

Prolific musical experimenter, premier league pop craftsman, tireless producer, runt, wizard and true star Todd Rundgren will release his new studio album ‘GLOBAL’ on the Esoteric Antenna label via Cherry Red on Monday 6th April […]

THE WAVE PICTURES   Announce 6Music Festival date, Instores and new London headline show
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THE WAVE PICTURES Announce 6Music Festival date, Instores and new London headline show

February 11, 2015 XS Noize

Having sold out their headline show at 100 Club, The Wave Pictures announce a second date at London’s Shacklewell Arms on 16th February, as well as an instore at Rough Trade East on the same […]

COLUMBIA MILLS RELEASE ‘HEADLIGHTS’ TAKEN FROM THE ‘FACTORY SETTINGS’ EP
New Music

COLUMBIA MILLS RELEASE ‘HEADLIGHTS’ TAKEN FROM THE ‘FACTORY SETTINGS’ EP

February 11, 2015 XS Noize

Dublin based Columbia Mills release ‘Headlights’, the second track from their critically acclaimed ‘Factory Settings’ EP. ‘Headlights’ is the follow up to last year’s ‘Never Gonna Look At You The Same’. The band have also […]

IMAGINE DRAGONS LAUNCH 10 DATE + MIRRORS TOUR
Gigs

IMAGINE DRAGONS LAUNCH 10 DATE UK ‘SMOKE + MIRRORS’ TOUR

February 11, 2015 XS Noize

With their highly anticipated new album ‘Smoke + Mirrors’ out imminently, US chart phenomenon Imagine Dragons play ten UK arena shows this November including their biggest UK show to date at London’s The O2 on […]

PEACE ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE:  ‘I’M A GIRL’ - watch video
Gigs

PEACE ANNOUNCE BELFAST DATE 19TH MARCH

February 11, 2015 XS Noize

Peace have announced they will play The Empire Music Hall, Belfast on 19th March in support of their second album ‘Happy People’ released Monday. Midlands four piece, Peace, leapt into the hearts of the public […]

GRUFF RHYS JOINS DIONNE BENNETT FOR TWISTED DUET - MARRIED 2 ME - listen
New Music

GRUFF RHYS AND DIONNE BENNETT SHARE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘MARRIED TO ME’ – Watch

February 11, 2015 XS Noize

Romance isn’t dead, but it’s on rocky ground as singer-songwriter Gruff Rhys detours from his American Interior odyssey to join fellow Super Furry Animal, Dafydd Ieuan in The Earth’s three-minute, synth-laden ‘love’ song. The soaring […]

HERO FISHER   NEW SINGLE - ‘PUNK’ / ‘ THE COLOUR OF MADNESS’ RELEASED – 23RD FEBRUARY
Gigs

HERO FISHER NEW SINGLE – ‘PUNK’ / ‘ THE COLOUR OF MADNESS’ RELEASED – 23RD FEBRUARY

February 11, 2015 XS Noize

Hero Fisher is set to release a new double A – Side single featuring ‘Punk’ and ‘The Colour Of Madness’ on the 23rd February 2015. The release will feature remixes by The Horrors, Grumbling Fur […]

ELSTOW - EVIL DREAMS - Listen
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ELSTOW – EVIL DREAMS – Listen

February 11, 2015 XS Noize

In July 2012 Jared Shaw and Chel Browne sent a couple of low-fi demos to Peats Ridge Festival on a whim. Having played only one live show together, their obsession with music was very much […]

MOON KING PREMIERE NEW SINGLE "APOCALYPSE" - Listen
New Music

MOON KING PREMIERE NEW SINGLE “APOCALYPSE” – Listen

February 10, 2015 XS Noize

Moon King have shared a second preview from their forthcoming debut album Secret Life, which will be released on Last Gang Records worldwide on April 14th. The track comes on the heels of warmly received […]

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