NEWS: KARIMA FRANCIS – RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE & ALBUM + LIVE DATES

From the bright lights of Blackpool to the recording studio and now the open road, singer-songwriter Karima Francis returns after a three-year break. Blackpool based Karima is about to grab 2012 by the scruff of its neck with a massive 22-date spring tour, taking her much lauded live show to every major UK town or […]
With such a poetic shot at their name I Used To Be A Sparrow is a unique compromise between the powerful impact of an arena rock act and the urgency and dirt of a garage band, with a fondness for heartfelt songs. Dick Pettersson and Andrea Caccese definitely know how to stay busy. The former has been […]

NEWS: I USED TO BE A SPARROW – DEBUT ALBUM + ‘LIFE IS GOOD’ VIDEO

NEWS: FRANK TURNER – NEW SINGLE FOR RECORD STORE DAY

Following Frank’s epic headline show at London’s Wembley Arena on 13th April 2012, a very special limited edition double A-side 7” single of ‘I Still Believe’/Somebody To Love’ will hit the shops for this year’s Record Store Day. A rousing declaration of Frank’s unwavering faith in music ‘I Still Believe’ is a call to arms for those who are enraptured by the […]
The University of Salford is to play host to an exciting new music festival. Salford Sonic Fusion Music Festival will bring cutting-edge experimental music to Salford, showcasing a range of genres from art music and jazz, to folk and audio-visual work. Both international music stars and students will be gathering at the MediaCityUK campus to […]

NEWS: SONIC FUSION FESTIVAL

NEWS: AFTERSHOCK – 10TH ANNIVERSARY

Aftershock celebrates its 10th anniversary with a stellar line-up of Nitin Sawhney, Kirk McElhinney, Sam Carter, Denis Jones, Aruba Red, Mieko, Arun Ghosh, Mathew Halsall and Clive Hunte. There is no other project like Aftershock in the world. Over the last 10 years Artistic Director Nitin Sawhney has worked with some of the best new […]
Following the success of his award-winning, hugely acclaimed 2009 album ‘Truelove’s Gutter’, Richard Hawley will release his sixth studio album, ‘Standing At The Sky’s Edge’ – his first for new label Parlophone – on 7th May. Recorded at Sheffield’s Yellow Arch Studio in 2011, ‘Standing At The Sky’s Edge’ marks a seismic shift in direction for Hawley. The album is a euphoric, […]

NEWS: RICHARD HAWLEY – NEW ALBUM DETAILS

NEWS: DUKE SPECIAL – UK TOUR DATES

From The Muppets on Sesame Tree to Mother Courage at the National Theatre. From Huckleberry Finn and silent movie stars to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. From Belfast to the British Expo in Shanghai, via live performances around the world, the career of the inimitable Duke Special has been, to say the least, a varied and […]
– COME AND FEEL THE SALFORD NOISE – It’s about to get noisy for residents of Salford, as the city launches a brand new music festival. Salford Noise 2012 will be held over a number of nights at Salford’s best venues, The Crescent Pub, The Black Lion and cotton-mill-turned-creative-hub Islington Mill, in a bid to […]

NEWS: SALFORD NOISE FESTIVAL DETAILS

VIDEO: CAVEMAN – ‘VAMPIRER/OLD FRIEND’ (IN THE BACKYARD SESSIONS)

In anticipation of their upcoming headlining North American tour, Caveman are sharing an exclusive live performance of “Vampirer/Old Friend” that they shot in Los Angeles last year on their first visit to the West Coast. Their debut CoCo Beware will get a wide release on March 27th via Fat Possum Records after the self-release on the […]
The unique Liz Green received a plethora of praise for her wonderful debut album ‘O, Devotion’! upon its release in November 2011. She played a multitude of radio sessions that included a varied array from 6 Music’s Marc Riley and Radcliffe & Maconie (the station also gave her the ‘Album of the Day’ accolade) and Radio 1’s Gilles Peterson to Radio 4’s Loose Ends & XFM’s John Kennedy and […]

NEWS: LIZ GREEN – NEW SINGLE & TOUR DATES