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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 […]

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

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          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
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          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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          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 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 […]

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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
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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
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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
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          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
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          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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          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 […]

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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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JENNIE VEE RELEASES 'DIE ALONE' EP
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JENNIE VEE RELEASES ‘DIE ALONE’ EP

October 23, 2014 XS Noize

Jennie Vee is a musician/songwriter specializing in nu-gaze gloom-pop from Toronto, Canada and based in NYC. She fronted punk darlings Tuuli and electro pop duo The Vicious Guns. She has just completed her first solo […]

THE JAM - SETTING SONS EXPANDED DELUXE EDITIONS FOR NOVEMBER RELEASE
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THE JAM – SETTING SONS EXPANDED DELUXE EDITIONS FOR NOVEMBER RELEASE

October 23, 2014 XS Noize

The Jam’s 1979 masterpiece Setting Sons is being expanded and reissued on November 17th 2014 as super deluxe and deluxe editions which feature unreleased demos and live tracks. Setting Sons was originally conceived as a […]

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XS NOIZE MIXTAPE # 8 IRISH EDITION

October 23, 2014 XS Noize

Welcome to XS Noize MixTape #8 IRISH EDITION, to showcase well known and up and coming bands/artists from all over the island of Ireland. Featuring: U2, David Holmes, Girls Names, White Male Actors, Documenta and […]

BRIAN ENO TO RELEASE 4 DISCS OF RARE AND UNRELEASED MATERIAL IN DECEMBER
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BRIAN ENO TO RELEASE 4 DISCS OF RARE AND UNRELEASED MATERIAL IN DECEMBER

October 23, 2014 XS Noize

Brian Eno readies 4 bonus discs of rare and unreleased material for All Saints Records solo reissues in December Expanded editions of Nerve Net, The Shutov Assembly, Neroli and The Drop out December 1st Each […]

MARTIN BLACK - MAN OUT THE CITY
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MARTIN BLACK – MAN OUT THE CITY

October 23, 2014 Marty Clarke

Not a song for all you country yokels, Martin Black’s “Man out the city” is a song that strikes a chord with all the townies who claim to hate the urban life,when in reality it’s […]

NOEL GALLAGHER REVEALS NEW SINGLE, AND DELUXE ALBUM TRACKLIST, LISTEN HERE
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NOEL GALLAGHER RELEASES ‘IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT’ VIDEO, WATCH HERE:

October 23, 2014 XS Noize

Noel Gallagher has released the video for ‘In The Heat of The moment’ Watch BELOW: Noel Gallagher’s new album ‘Chasing Yesterday’ to be released next year 2nd March 2015. a new single ‘In The Heat […]

LISTEN TO NEW TRACK FROM LONELADY 'GROOVE IT OUT'
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LISTEN TO NEW TRACK FROM LONELADY ‘GROOVE IT OUT’

October 23, 2014 XS Noize

Groove It Out is a 6-minute dance workout that recalls ESG and ‘Voodoo Ray’, its economical funk guitar lines and colourful passages unfurling over simple drum machine beats, charting moments of joy and uncertainty; ‘In […]

LOWLY PREMIERE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE 'STONES IN THE WATER'
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LOWLY PREMIERE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘STONES IN THE WATER’

October 22, 2014 XS Noize

Lowly premiered the video for their brand new single, ‘Stones in the Water’. The single is released via Win-Win Records, 3rd November.The band make their UK live debut at JaJaJa @The Lexington, Thursday 30th October. Driven […]

SUPER FURRY ANIMALS' BUNF RELEASES 'LOTS OF DOTS' WITH THE PALE BLUE DOTS
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SUPER FURRY ANIMALS’ BUNF RELEASES ‘LOTS OF DOTS’ WITH THE PALE BLUE DOTS

October 21, 2014 XS Noize

Striding the globe and crossing musical genres was all in a career’s work for Huw ‘Bunf’ Bunford as the lead guitarist of Welsh indie icons Super Furry Animals, but the band’s four year hiatus has […]

UMMAGMA'S 'KIEV' REMIXED BY RESPECTED JAPANESE PRODUCER HAIOKA
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UMMAGMA’S ‘KIEV’ REMIXED BY RESPECTED JAPANESE PRODUCER HAIOKA

October 21, 2014 XS Noize

In this release, two-time Alternative Eurovision winner Ummagma rise above the decay and mayhem encountered in that country to embrace diversity and beauty, while taking their music in new directions. ‘Kiev’ is not only the […]

ELEPHANT STONE - THE THREE POISONS
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ELEPHANT STONE – THE THREE POISONS

October 21, 2014 XS Noize

Frontman Rishi Dhir, drummer Miles Dupire, and guitarist Gabriel Lampert are Montreal’s Elephant Stone who return with their third album ‘The Three Poisons’ a blend of retro pop, indie and traditional Indian music. The inspiration […]

ELLIOTT BROOD RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR 'LITTLE ONES' (FEAT. AARON GOLDSTEIN OF CITY AND COLOUR)
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ELLIOTT BROOD RELEASE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘LITTLE ONES’ (FEAT. AARON GOLDSTEIN OF CITY AND COLOUR)

October 21, 2014 XS Noize

Toronto trio Elliott BROOD are gearing up to release their highly anticipated new album, ‘Work and Love’ (Paper Bag Records), the album is the follow-up to ‘Days Into Years’, which won a Juno Award in […]

COLD WAR KIDS - HOME MY HOME
Album Reviews

COLD WAR KIDS – HOME MY HOME

October 21, 2014 Tillie Elvrum

California rockers Cold War Kids are back with their 5th studio album Hold My Home.  Hold My Home comes on the heels of 2013’s Dear Miss Lonelyhearts.  In the past couple of years Cold War […]

COLDPLAY TO RELEASE NEW CONCERT FILM AND LIVE ALBUM
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COLDPLAY TO RELEASE NEW CONCERT FILM AND LIVE ALBUM

October 20, 2014 XS Noize

Exciting news for all you Coldplay fans out there..The band are set to release a new concert film & live album on November 24th! The concert will be available on CD/DVD/Blu-ray. Filmed by Grammy-nominated director […]

LISTEN TO 'TALKING IN TONES' NEW SONG FROM THE CHARLATANS
New Music

THE CHARLATANS CONFIRM NEW ALBUM ‘MODERN NATURE’ LISTEN TO TRACKS FROM THE ALBUM

October 20, 2014 XS Noize

From NME, The Charlatans have confirmed details of their new album ‘Modern Nature’. The 11-song LP is their 12th studio effort to date and will be released on January 26, 2015 via BMG Chrysalis. It’ll […]

THE TWILIGHT SAD TO RELEASE 4TH ALBUM 'NOBODY WANTS TO BE HERE AND NOBODY WANTS TO LEAVE'
New Music

THE TWILIGHT SAD TO RELEASE 4TH ALBUM ‘NOBODY WANTS TO BE HERE AND NOBODY WANTS TO LEAVE’

October 20, 2014 XS Noize

The Twilight Sad are set to release their fourth studio album Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave via FatCat on Monday 27th October in the UK, their much anticipated follow up […]

DANIEL LANOIS - FLESH AND MACHINE
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DANIEL LANOIS – FLESH AND MACHINE

October 20, 2014 Lori Gava

Daniel Lanois Ambient genre master and renowned producer/engineer is releasing his 6th studio album “Flesh and Machine” on October 28. Lanois, is probably best known in the musical mainstream for being the Yin to Brian […]

WAYNE HUSSEY -  SONGS OF CANDLELIGHT AND RAZORBLADES
Album Reviews

WAYNE HUSSEY – SONGS OF CANDLELIGHT AND RAZORBLADES

October 19, 2014 Stewart Gibson

The Mission reformed a couple of years ago with 3 of the original 4 members and released an album of new songs ‘The Brightest Light’, both album and the shows that followed were well received. […]

FOO FIGHTERS SHARE NEW SONG 'SOMETHING FROM NOTHING' LISTEN HERE!
New Music

FOO FIGHTERS SHARE NEW SONG ‘SOMETHING FROM NOTHING’ LISTEN HERE!

October 18, 2014 XS Noize

Foo Fighters’ eighth album, ‘Sonic Highways’, will be released on November 10. Eagles’ Joe Walsh, Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard and Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen are among the guests who feature on the record. […]

LOW REMIX THE CROOKES TRACK 'ECHOLALIA' LISTEN HERE!
New Music

LOW REMIX THE CROOKES TRACK ‘ECHOLALIA’ LISTEN HERE!

October 18, 2014 XS Noize

Weavers of majestic yet understated indie pop Low have put together a rather glorious remix of The Crookes’ ‘Echolalia’, premiering via The Onion’s AV Club. “It’s a great tune,” said Alan Sparhawk of Low, “we […]

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