Ber Is More Than Halfway At The Lower Third

Ber Is More Than Halfway At The Lower Third

Berit Dybing, known to her growing fanbase on both sides of the Atlantic as Ber has been on the rise since the release of her debut song Bad For Me just two years ago now. In that time, she has been both writing and developing her live performance in addition to...

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Bad Nerves Warm Up Koko … And Then Some

Bad Nerves Warm Up Koko … And Then Some

While audiences are generally receptive to opening acts, the main act is why they handed over their cash, why they queued up in the rain for hours to get a spot at the front. And so when an opening act has the crowd bouncing so wildly, throwing around £7 pints of beer...

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The Return Of Live Music Events In 2022

The Return Of Live Music Events In 2022

The live music industry, like so many others, took a battering across 2020 and 2021 when the COVID-19 pandemic made it at first impossible and then unreliable to put on events. Festivals such as Glastonbury and BST Hyde Park, among others, pulled their events...

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Wilko Johnson: Photographs and Memories

Wilko Johnson: Photographs and Memories

I’ve written before in these pages about how it came to be that the iconic Dr Feelgood guitarist, Wilko Johnson sparked a second career for me in music photography. In essence, it was his terminal pancreatic cancer diagnosis in late 2012 and the (apparent) sure...

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2000 Trees Returns With A Bang

2000 Trees Returns With A Bang

Sunburn, hay fever, and a damaged hard drive with two days of photos lost. On the bright side, 2000 Trees is back in all its glory! For the first time since 2019 the ever faithful Trees crowd descend on the Cotswolds for four days of blistering heat and an even hotter...

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Thursday At Glastonbury Festival 2022 In Photos

Thursday At Glastonbury Festival 2022 In Photos

While the music might kick off in earnest at Glastonbury Festival from Friday, when the main stages finally opening up shop, with revellers arriving at Worthy Farm from Tuesday night and through the gates at 8am on Wednesday morning, there is plenty to see and do...

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Rews Offer A Glimmer Of Light In The Darkness

Rews Offer A Glimmer Of Light In The Darkness

An interesting night with two bands I had never seen before. The Darkness on the last of eighteen UK shows on their Easter Is Cancelled Tour before continuing the tour in Europe next year. First up, a band I have been eager to see for some time, Rews. Songwriter and...

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Hats Off To The Tolerable Gentleman

Hats Off To The Tolerable Gentleman

The Fiddlers Elbow has become a regular haunt for Progressive-Rock outfit Hats Off Gentleman It's Adequate. Malcolm Galloway and fellow collaborator Mark Gatland, who both write and record all their material, possess a chemistry that has been honed through years of...

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Emily Bear (isstudio)

Emily Bear Returns With New Single ‘God Forbid A Girl Gets Used To This’

GRAMMY® and Emmy® Award-winning singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist Emily Bear has released her new single, God Forbid A Girl Gets Used To This, marking her first solo artist release in almost a decade and her debut on Sony Music Masterworks.

Razorlight (Charles Henri Belleville)

Razorlight Announce 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrating Landmark Eponymous Sophomore Album

Razorlight are set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their multi-platinum second album, Razorlight, with an extensive run of UK and European dates in autumn and winter 2026. The tour will see the band’s classic line-up perform the 2006 record in full, revisiting the songs that propelled them to the forefront of British indie rock.

Ryan and Rory @ The Long Road Festival 2026 (Henry Finnegan / @finneganfoto)

Ryan And Rory Go All In With Debut Album ‘The Whole 9 Yards’ And Share New Single ‘Rock In The River’

Country duo Ryan and Rory are preparing to take the next major step in their career with the announcement of their debut full-length album, The Whole 9 Yards, arriving on 19th February 2027 via BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville. Alongside the announcement, the pair have released new single Rock In The River, offering an emotional preview of the 12-track collection.

Breland @ Electric Ballroom (Kalpesh Patel)

BRELAND Turns Up The Heat With New Single ‘No Smoking’

Genre-blending country star BRELAND returns with No Smoking, a high-energy new single that showcases his distinctive fusion of country, hip-hop, R&B and pop. The track captures the excitement of instant attraction, pairing a playful premise with an infectious country sound designed for late-night drives, parties and festival stages.

Muireann Bradley (Carina Kehlet Schou)

Muireann Bradley Shares New EP ‘Blackwood Pew’ And Original Single ‘Clementine’

Irish folk and blues talent Muireann Bradley has released her highly anticipated new EP, Blackwood Pew, marking a significant step forward in her development as both a performer and songwriter. Following her acclaimed 2024 debut album, I Kept These Old Blues, the six-track collection sees Bradley introduce more of her own compositions alongside fresh interpretations of songs rooted in the musical traditions that have shaped her sound.

Gun Ghaol (Liam Gillespie)

Gun Ghaol Announce New Album ‘Eadar Bàs Is Bruadaran’ And Share Gaelic Nu-Metal Single ‘Gabh Ceum Air Ais’

Scottish Gaelic metalcore outfit Gun Ghaol have announced their new album, Eadar Bàs is Bruadaran, arriving on 12 February 2027, alongside the release of Gabh Ceum Air Ais, a collaboration with Gaelic hip-hop artist Limonead that fuses metalcore, rap and early-2000s nu-metal influences.

The Long Ryders @ Electric Ballroom (J. Aird, courtesy of Americana UK)

The Long Ryders Bring High Noon Hymns To London’s Electric Ballroom In A Night Of Guitar Jangle And Americana

The Long Ryders are back with High Noon Hymns, their first new album since the passing of original member Tom Stevens. Their show at Electric Ballroom on Thursday 15th October 2026 is part of the band’s current High Noon Hymns UK tour, bringing their distinctive blend of country, rock and jangling guitars back to London.

Willie J Healy (AJ Stark)

Willie J Healey Announces New Album ‘Lucky’ And Shares New Single ‘Benjamin’ Ahead Of UK Tour

Willie J Healey has announced his new album Lucky, set for release on 12th March 2027 via V2, alongside the arrival of its lead single, Benjamin, and details of an extensive UK headline tour in April.

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