Hard-Fi Return: Remain Hard To Beat

Hard-Fi Return: Remain Hard To Beat

It’s difficult to believe, but next year, Stars Of CCTV, the inaugural album from Staines indie rock four-piece Hard-Fi will be twenty years old. The record, which was shortlisted for the 14th Mercury Music Prize, was one of the most assured debut albums I’ve ever...

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Maestro Moby Returns To Lift Me Up At The O2

Maestro Moby Returns To Lift Me Up At The O2

As a kid of the 90s, Moby’s seminal album Play was a huge part of the soundtrack to my adolescence – one of the first CDs I bought with my own money, and pretty much wore out. Every track – even the tracklisting – is still immediately familiar, indelibly stamped on my...

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The Bronx Shake The Walls Of Signature Brew

The Bronx Shake The Walls Of Signature Brew

What do all the coolest bands do nowadays when they have a night off in London? They play a show at Signature Brew, of course! Since its expansion to Blackhorse Road 4 years ago, the brewery has been making a lot of noise, brewing excellent beers with rock’n’roll...

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Goat Takes Troxy On A Trip With New Album

Goat Takes Troxy On A Trip With New Album

The enigmatic Swedish outfit Goat landed on our shores once more, bringing their brand new album Goat, released earlier in October 2024, along for four dates starting at a sold-out Troxy in London. For those unfamiliar with Goat… Buckle up. The surreal, heavily masked...

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Ride Shoegaze Upon Portsmouth Guildhall

Ride Shoegaze Upon Portsmouth Guildhall

Shoegaze royalty Ride’s very thorough 2024 tour, promoting latest album Interplay, has finally brought them back to Portsmouth Guildhall, almost thirty years to the day since their last visit. On that day in 1994, they were supported by then Britpop-punk startups...

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Kid Congo’s A Delicious Vice In London

Kid Congo’s A Delicious Vice In London

Somewhere at the centre of the Venn diagram of every circle of cool sits Kid Congo Powers, the link in the chain between The Cramps, Nick Cave and The Gun Club. He’s strode down his own path since the seventies, making music that’s resolutely his own, and tonight the...

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The Kooks (Joshua Halling)

The Kooks Return With Reflective, Revitalised Seventh Album ‘Never/Know’

In a music landscape where reinvention can often seem forced, The Kooks have taken a different approach: reflection as a form of renewal. With their seventh studio album, Never/Know, out today, the Brighton-formed indie mainstays offer a vibrant, emotionally grounded record that doesn’t just revisit their roots—it reimagines them.

The K's (Press)

The K’s – ‘Our Sights Are Set At The Top. We’re Definitely Aiming For The Big Boy Leagues.’

The K’s are one of the most exciting breakout British bands of 2024. Hailing from a small working class town between...
Lorde (Talia Chetrit)

Lorde Announces 2025 ‘Ultrasound’ World Tour Dates Including Stop At London’s O2 Arena

Alt-pop icon Lorde has officially announced her long-awaited return to the global stage with the Ultrasound 2025 headline tour, marking her biggest and most ambitious live run yet. The announcement comes hot on the heels of the reveal of her upcoming fourth studio album, Virgin, due out on 27th June.

Henge performing at The Wedgewood Rooms, Southsea

Henge Bring Psychedelic Rock From Parts Unknown To Portsmouth’s Wedgewood Rooms

Recently, the dirty deeds of squillionaires running their private space tourism businesses, and the world laughing at...
Yungblud (Tom Pallant)

YUNGBLUD Announces Bold Fourth Studio Album ‘Idols’

British rock trailblazer Dominic Harrison – AKA YUNGBLUD – has officially announced his highly anticipated fourth...
REEF (Press)

REEF Celebrate 30 Years Of ‘Replenish’ With UK Anniversary Tour

In a year packed with big anniversaries and nostalgic reunions, one of Britain’s most beloved rock acts is marking a...
Wolf Alice (Press)

Wolf Alice Return With Euphoric New Single ‘Bloom Baby Bloom’

London’s genre-defying quartet Wolf Alice have returned in full bloom with their new single, Bloom Baby Bloom—a vibrant, effervescent track that signals a fresh chapter for one of Britain’s most dynamic modern rock bands. Released after a period of relative silence since their Mercury Prize-winning 2021 album Blue Weekend, the single has sent ripples through the alternative scene, sparking excitement about what might be next for the group.

Pet Needs (Vanessa Söllner)

Pet Needs Are Primetime Entertainment At The Old Church

It’s lunchtime in sunny Stoke Newington, the part of London that really feels like a village. Most of the crowd lined up outside the historic Old Church are making this the first stop on their weekend, and as they mingle among the old tombstones with beers in hand, the anticipation is fizzing in the air. For the fourth year in a row, Pet Needs are about to kick off their Fractured Party weekender, and we’ve so far beyond ready for it.

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