Reviews
ALBUM REVIEW: Paul Weller - Fat Pop Vol 1
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...
Paul Weller
Featured Interview
INTERVIEW: Paul Weller on Fat Pop (Volume 1) - “My only ambition is to have more of what I’m having now; life, music, family, children and all that."
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...
Playlists
PLAYLIST: XS Noize - March 2021
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...
Gigs
PAUL WELLER announces new album FAT POP (Vol 1)
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...
Book Reviews
BOOK REVIEW: Albion’s Secret History - Guy Mankowski
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...
Album Reviews
ALBUM REVIEW: The Style Council – Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
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...
Featured Interview
INTERVIEW: Rising indie band THE LATHUMS discuss 'Ghosts' EP and upcoming debut album
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...
New music
‘Long Hot Summers: The Story of THE STYLE COUNCIL’ Greatest hits / anthology released October 30th
The Style Council was emblematic of its creator. Paul Weller, smart, fearless, audacious, with a social conscience totally unafraid to push the possibilities of pop. With their generous slew of chart hits, The Style Council...
News
STONE FOUNDATION announce new album ‘Is Love Enough?’ - Listen to first single 'Deeper Love' featuring PAUL WELLER
The 8-piece Midlands-based Soul band, Stone Foundation will release the stunning ‘Is Love Enough?’ album on 11th September 2020 through 100 Percent Records. The album will be preceded by the track ‘Deeper Love’, which features...
Album Reviews
ALBUM REVIEW: Paul Weller - On Sunset
On his 15th studio album, On Sunset finds Paul Weller as a beacon of contentment and optimism with sprinklings of musical exploration throughout. The hazy 'Mirror Ball' is a brave and complex first track. It...
Featured Interview
INTERVIEW: Paul Weller - "I'm enjoying songwriting more than ever"
Widely regarded as one of the UK’s most successful songwriters, Paul Weller’s 15th solo album is set for release early in July. He speaks to Neill Barston about coping with lockdown, a dislike of music...
News
PROUD MARY return with the new album 'Songs From Catalina' on 26th June
Reinvigorated after a long hiatus, on 26th June Proud Mary return with the new album Songs From Catalina. Many people remember Proud Mary from all the attention they received back in 2001, being the first...
News
PAUL WELLER releases new song from upcoming 'ON SUNSET' Album - Listen to 'VILLAGE' Now!
Paul Weller releases his gorgeous new song “Village” on May 7th. “Village” is the second new track to be debuted from his hotly anticipated new album On Sunset, which released on June 19th (Polydor Records)....
Gigs
PAUL WELLER announces Belfast Ulster Hall show on 25th October
With his recently announced 2020 May tour already sold out, Paul Weller gets back on the road in October and November to play a further 19 dates across the UK and Ireland. This tour takes...
Gigs
PAUL WELLER announces a 12-date headline UK tour for 2020
PAUL WELLER announces his first full UK tour since 2017 with 12 dates lined up for May 2020. The tour takes in venues such as old favourite Glasgow Barrowland and includes a few less frequented...
News
PAUL WELLER doesn't want to "alienate" his fans
Paul Weller wants to challenge his fans but doesn't want his new music to "alienate" them. The former Jam frontman is keen to "challenge" his audiences so stays away from crowd-pleasing greatest hits sets in...
Round Up
XS Noize Best Albums of 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...
Round Up
The Best Of September 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP
Welcome to the September 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...
Live Reviews
LIVE REVIEW: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds / Paul Weller @ the Bristol Downs Festival
This is a very special day for the city of Bristol, yet it turns out to be far more than that. Despite the South West being the location for Glastonbury, other events in the region...
Round Up
The Best Of August 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP
Welcome to the August 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...
