NEWS: THE VACCINES TO SUPPORT ARCTIC MONKEYS

Arctic Monkeys are pleased to announce that they will be joined by special guests The Vaccines as support for their forthcoming UK arena tour in October & November 2011. Starting at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham on Friday 28th October and taking in 9 dates across the UK, including a show at London’s O2 […]
Having supported Smoke Fairies and John Grant earlier this year and headlined a Heavenly showcase tour, Sea of Bees has gained notoriety for her live performance. She has Announced a full U.K headline tour in July, as well as festival appearances at Glastonbury, Truck Festival and Port Elliot Festival. June Dates Sunday 26th June – […]

NEWS: SEA OF BEES HEADLINES UK TOUR

NEWS: BEAT BOUTIQUE BOAT PARTY

This September 30th Beat Boutique are returning to the Northern Quarter venue The Ruby Lounge following it’s refurbishment. In the meantime however they have decided to put together one or two events over the summer. The first event is a cruise through the waterways of Manchester on a barge complete with decks, a quality soundsystem […]
Patrick Wolf will embark on a headline UK tour in October and November this year. Playing tracks from his fifth album ‘Lupercalia’, alongside classic material, Wolf will close the tour with a performance at London’s Roundhouse on Friday 4th November. Speaking about the upcoming tour, Patrick said, “after the party of festival season, I want […]

NEWS: PATRICK WOLF – HEADLINE TOUR

NEWS: BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB ANNOUNCE THIRD LP

Bombay Bicycle Club this morning unveil details of their third album ‘A Different Kind of Fix’, which will be released through Island Records on 29th August. The album’s first single ‘Shuffle’ will be available to buy on iTunes from 23rd June. In a little over three years, Bombay Bicycle Club will have released three LPs. From the teenage […]
From the North East of England comes a new project from The Futureheads’ Dave Hyde and ex-Golden Virgins’ drummer Neil Bassett and it goes by the name of Hyde & Beast. Hyde & Beast have released a video. Not only that, but their brand new website www.hydeandbeast.co.uk is now live, and if you sign up to their […]

NEWS: HYDE & BEAST ALBUM AND VIDEO

NEWS: KITTY DAISY AND LEWIS – NEW SINGLE

The evolution of Kitty, Daisy and Lewis from front room jammers to critically lauded professionals has been an expeditious one. Since their beginnings, the trio have released a debut album as well as numerous singles, secured themselves a cult following and supported Coldplay on their U.S tour. This year has seen more developments with the band […]
Beirut release their first album in four years with ‘The Rip Tide’ on 29th August. ‘The Rip Tide’ marks a shift from ‘The Flying Club Cup’ (2007) and his ‘stop-off in Mexico’ by way of the ‘March of the Zapotec’ EP (2009). The album will feature ‘East Harlem’ and ‘Goshen’ which appear on the band’s new […]

NEWS: BEIRUT ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM

ALBUM: GOODLUCK JONATHAN – THIS IS OUR WAY OUT

Sometimes, when you sit down to write a review, you have to be honest with yourself. I consider myself to be someone who ‘gets’ the music that falls within post-hardcore’s boundaries. But do I enjoy it? That is another matter. There is fun to be had when listening to experimental, futuristic sounds and song concepts. […]
‘Mad By Moonlight’ is the second album from Southampton’s Thomas Tantrum. Thomas Tantrum have created this album based solely around sleep, or lack of it. Including references to female insanity, insomnia and things that go bump in the night, each song is wrapped in a dream like sonic cotton wool. It’s twelve tracks are influenced […]

NEWS: Thomas Tantrum – New Album and June Tour