No Such Thing As Normal At Electric Umbrella
So you think you've seen it all... The most famous rockstars in the biggest arenas, intimate shows with musicians from far away or that one gig they did before they started selling out. That is great. Then, we can talk about something else, something refreshing,...
Video Premiere Exclusive: Brooklyn’s The Exits Unveil Run
Having received support from Atwood Magazine, Pop Matters and having shared the stage with the likes of X Ambassadors and Future in previous outfits, Brooklyn rockers The Exits have brought fresh energy and attitude with the recent release of Run. Rockshot...
Interview: JW Paris Are Thrashy, Trashy, And Loud
Tipped as a band to watch in 2019 by Fred Perry Subculture, JW Paris have accumulated nationwide radio play, amassed over 20 000 views across social channels, been synced to Sky Sports, and had their single Darker Side of Paradise taken up as the British Swimming 2019...
Beach Bunny Deliver Ms. California Ahead Of Valentine’s Day Honeymoon Release
The Chicago-based indie-pop quartet Beach Bunny have today released Ms. California, the second single from their forthcoming debut LP, Honeymoon – dropping on Valentine’s day 2020 via Mom+Pop. The song from the four-piece fronted by Lili Trifilio hears them...
Video Premiere Exclusive: Brooklyn’s The Exits Unveil Run
Having received support from Atwood Magazine, Pop Matters and having shared the stage with the likes of X Ambassadors and Future in previous outfits, Brooklyn rockers The Exits have brought fresh energy and attitude with the recent release of Run. Rockshot...
Pearl Jam Heading To Hyde Park
Pearl Jam are headed back to the UK as part of a 13-date European tour in June and July of 2020. The band will be headlining American Express presents BST Hyde Park on 10th July 2020. The tour includes three other festival headlining dates at Lollapalooza Stockholm...
The Lumineers Lead A Big Parade At The O2 Arena
When The Lumineers hit the big time with 2012’s inescapable Ho Hey, they were lumped in with the other bands riding the folk revival wave of the time. Their contemporaries (say Mumford & Sons and Of Monsters And Men) have since embraced Coldplay-rock,...
Luna Bay Bring The Fire To Their Hometown At London’s Scala
The last time Luna Bay headlined a London venue it was back in March, at Mumford & Sons’ keys man Ben Lovett’s Omeara venue. And speaking as one of the 300 or so in attendance, I can still remember the sweatbox the London Bridge venue became as the energetic crowd...
Calexico And Iron Wine Shine Bright In Manchester’s Midnight Sun
It's a cold November night as I take the trip over to Manchester to catch Calexico and Iron & Wine on their Years To Burn tour, a tour which has taken them across Europe and North America stretching 48 shows since June this year. The city is bustling, with only a...
Luke Carey – King Of The Dublin Castle
If you are into music, it is likely you already know all about illustrious Parkway boozer, The Dublin Castle. It was built to serve Irish labourers or ‘navvies’ working on London’s railways. Madness, then The North London Invaders, masqueraded as a respectable jazz...
Pearl Jam Heading To Hyde Park
Pearl Jam are headed back to the UK as part of a 13-date European tour in June and July of 2020. The band will be headlining American Express presents BST Hyde Park on 10th July 2020. The tour includes three other festival headlining dates at Lollapalooza Stockholm...
Snap Release From Madness For A Snap Election
It has been three years since Madness released their latest studio album, Can’t Touch Us Now, which featured singles Another Version of Me and Herbert. Suggs and The Nutty Boys have now released a snap single which has Eton and the elite firmly in its sights. The...
Poly Styrene Film Makers Launch Patreon Campaign To Help Finish Documentary
Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché is a forthcoming documentary chronicling the remarkable life of Anglo-Somali artist and punk maverick Poly Styrene, one of the first women of colour to lead a successful rock band, X-Ray Spex. The filmmakers, Paul Sng and Celeste Bell have...
Rina Sawayama Rages Against Microaggressions In New Single STFU!
Pop futurist Rina Sawayama returns with the release of her new track and video STFU! released via renowned London based label Dirty Hit. This follows Flicker, which was released a year ago, and explores similar cultural experiences. This time, though, she is raging...