New Black Spiders Tour Blows The Cobwebs Away
Hard rock band Black Spiders have been around for a while. Having formed in 2008, they delivered a brace of well received albums and landed multiple support slots with the likes of Airbourne, Black Stone Cherry and The Wildhearts before disbanding in 2017. Then, three...
Tom Gabriel Warrior’s Triumph Of Death Announce Hellhammer Live Album
The impact of Swiss extreme metal forefathers Hellhammer is one that still resonates around the global metal scene today, such was their influence on the early extreme, death, and black metal genres. In the 40 years that have passed since their humble beginnings in...
Jungle Announce Major Outdoor Manchester Show
UK production duo Jungle have announced a major outdoor summer show headlining Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl on Thursday 11th July 2024 as part of the city's Sounds Of The City 2024 summer series. [gallery type='flickr' view='photo' photo_id='52894881504'...
Black Grape Declare Pimp Wars
Black Grape have just dropped Pimp Wars, the second single to be taken from their forthcoming album Orange Head which will be released on DGAFF Recordings on 19th January 2024. Earlier this summer, the band revealed the first single Milk from Orange Head, which will...
Punk Rock Factory Take The Fun Down Under
Punk Rock Factory are a band on the rise. Their seventh album of pop punk covers has just been released, and the four-piece from South Wales are about to start their first of three tours before the end of the year. “We are flat out now,” smiles vocalist and guitarist...
The Courettes Close Their UK Tour With A Dynamite Double Header
This show at the 100 club was the last night of The Courettes current UK tour, ahead of their upcoming US leg that begins in a couple of weeks’ time. As Flavia and Martin Couri continue to bring their Danish/Brazilian garage rock to the masses. Opening the show were...
Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett Sits Down With Nile Rodgers
On the newest episode of the Shred with Shifty Podcast, Foo Fighters guitarist and Honky-Tonk frontman Chris Shiflett sits down with the musical legend himself, Nile Rodgers, the many responsible for writing hits like We Are Family, Like A Virgin, and Le Freak. The...
Randall King Brings The Honky-Tonk To Bush Hall
Tonight, Bush Hall’s ambiance transforms. The vintage West London theatre could easily look like a museum or a Georgian living room. However, as wrestling style intro music complete with truck noises transitions into electric guitar, the space becomes alive with the...
Dylan John Thomas Shares Rich Boy Alongside Debut LP News
Dylan John Thomas possesses a gift for writing indie-folk songs which elevate challenging emotions into joyously optimistic anthems. It’s a skill that has made him one of Scotland’s most hotly tipped talents and in-demand live performers, resulting in six...
Larkin Poe To Share An Acoustic Companion Ahead Of UK Tour
The GRAMMY®-nominated multi-instrumentalist sister duo Larkin Poe are on a high following the reaction to their album Blood Harmony. Achieving their strongest Official UK Chart positions to date – #3 on Americana, #5 on Independent Albums,#10 on both Album...
Jack Savoretti Joins Albin Lee Meldau For Hold Your Head Up
An arena-filling, multi-Platinum Top 10 star in bothSweden and Norway, Albin Lee Meldau has teamed up with the UK’s chart-topping singer-songwriter Jack Savoretti for the new single Hold Your Head Up. The duo premiered the song last week when Jack joined Albin on...
Charlotte Sands Announces Sophomore LP And Drops Lead Single
With her debut LP Love And Other Lies winning the Heavy Music Award for Best Breakthrough Album, touring with major artists such as My Chemical Romance, YUNGBLUD and PVRIS, over 200+ million streams across tracks, and landing a major US airplay hit with Dress,...
Olivia Rodrigo Announces Guts UK Live Dates
Olivia Rodrigo has announced her Guts world tour after dropping her sophomore album of the same name last Friday. The record itself is set to debut at #1 in the UK charts this Friday, following suit with the Murrieta, California-hailing star's 2021 debut Sour....
Melanie C Invites You To Her 50th Birthday Party At Koko
Pop icon Melanie C has announced a very special birthday show at London’s Koko on Friday 12th January 2024. This one-of-a-kind party will see Sporty Spice perform songs across her trailblazing 30-year career, and be joined by very special surprise guests as she marks...
Chris Shiflett Drops Overboard From Lost At Sea
“My favourite songs are the ones you don’t have to labour over,” quips Foo Fighters guitarist, podcast host, songwriter and all-around rock‘n’roller Chris Shiflett. “Sometimes you have those magic songwriting moments when your pen can barely keep up with the words and...
Breland Proves Country Music Is For Everyone At The Electric Ballroom
“Country music is for everyone: it’s about telling stories, it’s about community,” grins Daniel Gerard Breland (or Breland as he's known), midway through his set. And he’s right. The self-described ‘Black guy from Jersey’ has taken the hip-hop country fusion that won...
The Strokes And Yeah Yeah Yeahs Bring New York City To All Points East
The documentary Meet Me In The Bathroom, which revisits the early 2000s New York City music scene, is stuffed with clips from the era. In one, Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O asks: "What's more important? Good sound or a good time?" "Sounding good, having a good...
Randall King Is Changing The Game Of Country Music
Randall King is everything you’d expect from a country music star: easy smile, firm handshake, and a white cowboy hat which he wears indoors. Despite his jet lag, he’s eager to begin his UK tour, his longest stint in this country. This is his second visit here, having...