THE WEDDING PRESENT, BUZZCOCKS AND PETER HOOK TO PLAY MANCHESTER ACADEMY 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOWS

Manchester Academy will host a series of special shows to celebrate the venue’s 25th anniversary. The Oxford Road venue, which originally opened in October 1990, has announced a series of celebratory gigs including performances from Buzzcocks, Peter Hook and the Light and The Wedding Present. Buzzcocks will play on October 10, followed by Peter Hook’s […]
The Garden have released a video for their latest single, Surprise. The Californian punk duo, formed of twin brothers Wyatt and Fletcher Shears, released the single on Luv Luv Luv Records late last year. The band, which originally formed in 2011, uses a sparse sound created by the use of just a bass guitar and […]

THE GARDEN SHARE NEW VIDEO BEFORE WARPAINT SUPPORT SLOTS

POND SHARE NEW VIDEO AHEAD OF UK TOUR

Pond have shared their new single, ahead of a UK tour which starts this week. The Australian band have also released a colourful accompanying video for Zond, which was filmed in December after an extensive US tour. The track is taken from the band’s sixth album, Man, It Feels Like Space Again, which was released […]
Hannah Cohen will release her new album on March 30. The American singer will release Pleasure Boy through Bella Union, and in advance of its release, she has shared the album’s opening track, Keepsake. Her second album, which follows 2012’s debut Child Bride, is inspired by a painful break-up, and the anxietes which it can […]

HANNAH COHEN TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM IN MARCH

DUTCH UNCLES LAUNCH NEW ALBUM – AT A FOOTBALL MATCH

Dutch Uncles launched their new album at the weekend — by sponsoring a non-league football match. The band played tracks from their new album, O Shudder, at West Didsbury & Chorlton AFC’s quarter final cup tie in the MEN United cup against Bootle. The teams ran out to Be Right Back, and at half time the […]
Slaves will release their debut album, Are You Satisfied, on June 1. The album will be preceded by a new single, Feed The Mantaray, which will be released on March 23. The record, which is on Virgin EMI, was recorded in London. The band have also released a new video for their track, The Hunter. […]

SLAVES TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM IN JUNE

LONDON BAND SAINT AGNES SHARE NEW SINGLE

Saint Agnes have shared their new single, A Beautiful Day for Murder. The single by the London duo is available now through Energy Snake Records. Founding member Kitty Austen, who fronts the band with Jon Tufnell, describes the track as “the soundtrack to a dark and beautiful Western where Lana Del Ray stares down Nick Cave in a […]
Moon Duo have shared another track from their forthcoming new album, and announced UK dates for April. The two-piece space rockers have shared Slow Down Low, the second track to be shared from their third album Shadow of the Sun, which will be released on March 2 on Sacred Bones Records. The track follows Animal, […]

MOON DUO SHARE NEW TRACK AND ANNOUNCE UK DATES

BAD GRAMMAR ANNOUNCE SINGLE LAUNCH PARTY

Bad Grammar will hold a launch party for their new double A-side single at The Castle Hotel on Friday, March 27. The Manchester two-piece will launch Clown/Who’s Yer Mate? at the gig, with support from Norwich duo Violet Violet, and Birmingham three-piece Elephantine. The single will be released on digital download and on limited edition […]
Kiran Leonard has announced a new UK tour for March. The singer-songwriter, from Oldham, will play five dates including a show at Gullivers in Manchester. Terreiro do Paço by Kiran Leonard The 19-year-old has also shared a new EP, Terreiro de Paço, which is available to download on his Bandcamp page. The five-track EP features […]

KIRAN LEONARD RELEASES NEW EP AND ANNOUNCES FIVE DATE TOUR