It has been five years since The Boss released High Hopes, which was his 11th Number One album in the USA. Rolling Stone named High Hopes the second-best album of 2014 on their year-end list. Bruce Springsteen’s 19th studio album takes his music to a new place,...
In need of some “rock’n’roll salvation through the spirit of roots and blues”? You probably do, and this is how frontman Brian Hurd describes the style of Daddy Long Legs. Already two albums down the road the trio formed by Brian Hurd (vocals, harmonica,...
Following last year’s 40th anniversary of the seminal X-Ray Spex album Germfree Adolescents, we have an update about their iconic front woman, Poly Styrene which includes a wonderful new book, exhibition and even further news regarding the film I Am A Cliché. Singer...
In January 1969, Led Zeppelin was unleashed on the world with the release of their trailblazing debut album. Just 10 months later, in October 1969, the band’s equally groundbreaking follow-up album Led Zeppelin II was released. 50 years later, Led Zeppelin remains one...
Johnny Lloyd, the former Tribes frontman, and famously, boyfriend of Billie Piper, is set to release his debut solo full album as a follow up to the Dreamland EP. Next Episode Starts In 15 Seconds is due for release on 3rd May via Xtra Mile Recordings. The...
Nick Waterhouse, the fine purveyor of classic Rhythm and Blues, Jazz and Soul, has released new single Wreck The Rod taken from his upcoming self-titled album. Nick says the throwback track was inspired by a conversation with “Soul Queen of New...
You may not have heard of J.J. Cale as he deliberately avoided the limelight, he spent his career as an “under-the-radar-giant” (New York Times). However he influenced musicians as wide-ranging as Neil Young (who wrote in his autobiography, “J. J.’s guitar playing is...
On 22nd March Sleeper will release their first album in 21 years. Sleeper enjoyed huge critical and commercial success in the mid 90s: achieving 8 Top 40 singles across 3 Top 10 albums with well over 1,000,000 sales. Their music was characterized by astute,...
The PRS For Music Awards are something that I have not been aware of, and we should given the well publicised threat to local small venues up and down the country. PRS for Music, which protects the rights of more than 135,000 songwriters and composers, ensures music...
Apple Corps Ltd. and WingNut Films Ltd. are proud to announce an exciting new collaboration between The Beatles and the acclaimed Academy Award winning director Sir Peter Jackson. The new film will be based around 55 hours of never-released footage of The Beatles...
The Orchestra of Cardboard is a collaboration between artist and filmmaker Dan Edelstyn and his close allies, Hilary Powell, Nick Graham Smith and Zac Gvirtzman. The album Songs For The Forthcoming War is released on 1st March, all proceeds will fund the purchase of...
Priests have announced their new album, The Seduction Of Kansas, alongside a massive world tour and a video for the title track. What is at stake in the seduction of Kansas? Like a gavel or hammer, the question rattles across the second LP from the Washington, D.C....
In 1978, after having sold millions of records and become one of the biggest international artists of the 1970s, Cat Stevens decided to step out of the rock star spotlight and walk away. That year, he was to release his final album under that name. While Stevens’...
The Individualist: Digressions, Dreams and Dissertations, by Legendary Songwriter, Musician, Interactive Artist & Producer, Todd Rundgren Cleopatra Records is pleased to announce the release of The Individualist: digressions, dreams and dissertations, by...
London duo APRE have unveiled their immersive first video for latest single Backstreet, alongside announcing details of a spring UK headline tour. This announcement follows their Hopscotch tour and Sam Fender support. Also among the first wave of acts confirmed for...
Red Rum Club have announced a fresh run of live shows for 2019. Directly following a magnificent Autumn tour which saw their swooning Spaghetti Western-tinged rock’n’roll win hearts at venues across the nation, not to mention perform to an enormous Sold Out crowd at...
Jay McAllister AKA Beans On Toast released his tenth studio album, A Bird In The Hand, on 1st December. For those that know of Beans On Toast, this is not a surprise as the 1st of December is his birthday and he has released an album, on this date, every year since...
British Summer Time Hyde Park announces its first headliners for 2019 – two of the greatest musicians of all time on one night. Bob Dylan and Neil Young are joint headliners on Friday 12th July 2019. Bob Dylan’s impact on popular music and culture is...
Reading & Leeds Festivals today reveals Foo Fighters, Twenty One Pilots, The 1975 and Post Malone as its 2019 headliners – and just four of twenty-two names announced to play at Reading’s famous Richfield Avenue and Leeds’ legendary Bramham Park next August...
Cambridge Folk Festival has announced the first 15 names confirmed for 2019’s line-up, with legendary artists joining relative newcomers to take to the stages of Cherry Hinton Hall. Kicking off proceedings and headlining Thursday night on Stage 2 will be Ralph McTell...
