Widely regarded as one of the UK’s most influential guitarists of the last 30 years, Steve Cradock has announced a spring tour bringing Travellers Tunes – An Evening With Steve Cradock to Belfast. Best known […]
Across five decades, Paul Weller’s songs have become part of the fabric of British music — and on Wednesday 24th June 2026, he brings that remarkable catalogue to Custom House Square, Belfast, joined by special […]
This show commemorated 60 years since the St Albans-formed band began recording at the then-Decca Studios in West Hampstead in 1964. This achievement is remarkable, especially considering The Zombies amicably split in 1967, believing they […]
In episode #143 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Joel Stoker, frontman of The Rifles, to discuss his debut solo album ‘The Undertow.’ As frontman of The Rifles, Joel Stoker has released many […]
A new band formed by Kelly Jones of Stereophonics with Patty Lynn and Dwight Baker from The Wind and The Wave, Far From Saints, have already made a striking introduction. Their first two releases, ‘Let’s […]
Metropolis Music today announced that very special guest Paul Weller, as well as The Selecter and Snooker Champion/DJ Steve Davis will join the line-up for Blur’s second Wembley show on 9th July. The band’s first-ever […]
Since releasing his debut EP ‘You Don’t Belong’, Andrew Cushin has played shows with Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller, performed at Newcastle’s St. James’ Park during the rugby Super League’s Magic Weekend, and smashed songs […]
Last night the Modfather Paul Weller played a fantastic setlist of new material and hits at Belfast’s iconic Ulster Hall. Bernie McAllister was there to take these amazing images. […]
When Tom Jones kicked off the 2022 Live at Chelsea festival at the Grade, I listed Royal Hospital Chelsea, the weather couldn’t have been more idyllic for the series of open-air concerts in the courtyard. […]
Paul Weller has announced live shows in Galway, Dublin and the iconic Ulster Hall in Belfast. This announcement will surely be fantastic news for his legions of Irish fans who missed out on seeing him […]
After an unwanted three year hiatus, the annual series of gigs at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust has finally returned. Don Broco, with support from Deaf Havana, got things going […]
Shimmering in a heat haze and beaching on Merseyside’s shores between gently lapping waves, Sundowners announce their return with the title track from their forthcoming album Pulling Back The Night. Five becomes two as original […]
Paul Weller has announced a London outdoor show for 2022, taking place at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea – the home of the Chelsea Pensioners. The show will see the glorious courtyard of the Royal […]
It’s not just the diversity of Paul Weller’s 16th solo album that gives it the feel of a Best Of collection, but the stellar form of the songwriting. Described by the British legend himself as […]
There are not many artists who are still making vibrant and relevant music over four decades into their career, but Paul Weller has always done things differently. Since he first burst into the national consciousness […]
The monthly XS Noize Spotify playlist brings together the essential new music of the last month featured on the website. The March 2021 edition features tracks from James, Paul Weller, Richard Ashcroft, Imelda May, Noel […]
We may be cursed to be in the midst a global pandemic, buffeted by all of its stresses and pain. But everyone knows that art provides succour, that music is the most reliable balm. And […]
For Guy, the places where important cultural changes and new ideas emerged (such as a new style of music in venues and clubs) are just as important as the cultural changes themselves. For instance, Mankowski […]
Way long ago in the 1980s, the Modfather Paul Weller got a brilliant idea about the formation of a new band after the demise of his seminal band The Jam. This unique concoction would combine […]
The emergence of the melodic indie band from Wigan with heart-quickening live intensity, near-spiritual positive energy and literary influences has thrilled The Lathums’ growing, all-ages fanbase covering all corners of the UK. In an 18-month […]