A new charity compilation The Bees Knees: A Compilation For Dan has just been released via bandcamp to raise funds for Dan Wild-Beesley, who you may know as one half of turbo-prog two-piece Cleft and one third of upcoming noise-rock nutters GUG. Dan is currently battling two brain tumours and needs to raise £50,000 so […]
Marking 10 years of BBC Music Introducing, Amplify is the biggest new music business event ever to be held in the UK and a must attend for all musicians and anyone looking for a career in music. With over 100 sessions and 250 speakers, Amplify will feature some of the biggest names in the business […]
‘Cold Caller’ is the second track from Julia Jacklin’s ‘Eastwick’/’Cold Caller’ AA-side single which has been released digitally, and on limited edition vinyl on Transgressive Records. Following the release of the video for ‘Eastwick’, ‘Cold Caller’ is an ode to Jacklin’s sister. Jacklin explains how ‘Cold Caller’ and the 7” came to be: “I started […]
Following the release of their long-awaited fifth album Hug Of Thunder, Broken Social Scene have just released the video for single ‘Skyline’. Directed by Kevin Drew, the video follows Brendan and Dimitri Karakostas on their quest for momentary survival, through peanut butter, mouth guards, friendship, skateboarding and Foreigner. Broken Social Scene Official | Facebook | […]
Ahead of their final North American and UK tour of the year, The Lemon Twigs have shared a second song from their ‘Brothers of Destruction EP’; the forthcoming six-track EP due to be released on Friday 22nd September 2017, ‘Why Didn’t You Say That?’. Take a listen. The Lemon Twigs Official | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Introducing ‘Keychange‘: a collaborative European programme led by PRS Foundation which empowers women to transform the music industry. The programme has announced it will support 60 female artists and innovators at from across Europe, who will come together to form a network of female music creators and industry innovators. With those participants being announced at […]
The Louder Than Words Festival of music and writing grows louder each year. This year it will take place between Friday 10th to Sunday 12th November 2017 at the Principal Hotel, Manchester, and is now in its fifth edition; this remains the only festival that delves into our enduring love affair between music and the written word. […]
Grey Lantern presents GAS (Live) Making his first ever appearance in Manchester Only northern date on UK tour + Herron (meandyou) (live) Royal Northern College of Music Theatre, Manchester Friday 6th October 2017 Doors 7:30pm Tickets £17.50 (EXCL FEES) here Wolfgang Voigt Official | Facebook
American singer Thomas Truax is to return with new single ‘Save Me’ featuring British pop-noiress Gemma Ray, though not yet available, Truax has booked a UK tour to coincide with its release. The single will be the first single from Thomas’s upcoming ninth full-length album. THOMAS TRUAX 2017 UK TOUR DATES Fri 15th September – […]
Surreal punk rockers The Lovely Eggs are back on the road in October, bringing their raucous live shows to audiences throughout the UK. This will be their first full-length UK tour in more than a year, after being hauled up in the studio working on a new album with Flaming Lips producer Dave Fridmann. On […]
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