Beach Bunny’s Lili Trifilio Heads To Camden
Lili Trifilio of Chicago-based outfit Beach Bunny has announced a one-off solo headline show at London's Camden Assembly! Says Trifilio of the show: "I’m super excited to be playing London for the first time ever June 15th at The Camden Assembly! It’s always been a...
James Bay Takes A Leap
Hitchin-hailing, multi-platinum, singer-songwriter and guitarist James Bay has announced his long-awaited third studio album Leap along with latest single One Life and a full UK & European tour in the final months of the year. This follows an 11-date UK tour this...
Paolo Nutini Returns With New Music And Live Shows
Scottish musician Paolo Nutini has announced a UK and European tour to accompany his recently announced fourth studio album Last Night In The Bittersweet, which drops on July 1st, after a massive eight years since UK #1 record Caustic Love. The tour will kick off at...
Sinkhole – The Dynamic Return of Keith M Thomson
Keith M Thomson, frontman and songwriter for the rollickingly enjoyable cult favourites The Penny Black Remedy, is releasing his first new song since his pre-pandemic solo album A Death In Kreuzberg. The foreboding title of Sinkhole nods to its brooding lyrics yet is...
Paolo Nutini Announces Run of Intimate Shows
After a massive seven-year break from touring in England, Scottish pop-rocker Paolo Nutini has announced a run of intimate shows across the border as well in Argyll & Bute. Nutini will kick off the run with a show at Sheffield's ill-fated Leadmill venue on 14th...
Laura Evans Premieres Her Brand-New Video for Her Latest Single Drag Me Back In
Laura Evans, a rising star in the new wave of British country-blues talent and soul music singer-songwriters, is releasing a brand-new video for her latest single Drag Me Back In, the second single to drop from her forthcoming EP Running Back to You, due to be...
Video Premiere Exclusive Goldray Enchant With How Do You Know
We might have mentioned once or twice, about how excited we are to air the video premiere for the new Goldray single, How Do You Know, which is being released tomorrow along with the epic Oz as a double A side. The video, which was made during lockdown is very...
Cara And The Cobras Release Debut Single, Fallen Blackbirds
Cara and The Cobras, led by singer, Cara Jo Ross, are Aberdeen based alt-rockers, have made waves since forming just seven months ago! They have now released their debut single, Fallen Blackbirds. Music runs deep through the family and friends veins. Cara's dad...
Exciting Psychedelic Glam Rock Goldray News
Goldray, who released their critically acclaimed debut album, Rising in 2017, are back with a double a-side single release on 29th May and we are delighted to announce that we will have a video exclusive on the 28th, so keep your eyes pealed. How Do You Know and the...
#saveourvenues Campaign Sees 140 UK Music Venues Removed from ‘Critical’ List ………For Now
The Music Venue Trust (MVT) has announced that the #saveourvenues campaign launched three weeks ago today has now resulted in 140 grassroots music venues being removed from its ‘critical’ list. #saveourvenues, which has so far raised over £1.5m in donations, was...
Liverpool Art Punks, Psycho Comedy, Release I’m Numb
Liverpool creative collective, Psycho Comedy, are back with a visceral new single and video, I’m Numb, which is taken from their acclaimed debut album Performance Space Number One. This latest offering is another gloriously unhinged and unrelenting example of their...
Legendary Art Pop Icons Minty Reissue Open Wide
In 1992, infamous fashion designer, model, performance artist and Taboo club promoter Leigh Bowery formed the band Minty with friend, designer Richard Torry, wife Nicola, and promotor and performer Matthew Glamorre. Bowery was a massively influential pop art icon and...
Video Premiere: Ali In The Jungle Release Drunk Generation
Rockshot are pleased to premiere the video for Ali In The Jungle’s latest release, Drunk Generation. The Milton Keynes based, 4-piece indie/alternative rock band, have been swapping instruments and jumpers in front of live audiences since 2013. People enjoy trying to...
Tom Waits Pays Tribute to Hal Willner, ‘Lover Of The Afflicted And The Blessed’
Tom Waits and his wife, Kathleen Brennan have paid a poignant tribute to their long term friend and collaborator, Hal Willner, who died the day after his 64th birthday on April 7th, 2020, succumbing to symptoms consistent with Covid-19. Tom Waits first met Hal...
Dave Grohl – 51 And Nowhere Near Done
Rock legend Dave Grohl celebrated his 51st birthday today and to add to the celebrations his band, Foo Fighters, began their 25th year celebrations by releasing a tantalising instrumental short on their social media accounts, along with the following statement, "Holy...
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...
The Mission Bringing Their United European Party To The UK
The Mission are heading back on the road in 2020, crossing the continent on their United European Party tour. Apart from taking in countries from Germany, France, and Belgium to Slovenia, Croatia, and Hungary, the band are playing an extensive number of UK dates. "We,...
Jim Sullivan, Mystery, Intrigue And A Posthumous Album?
Now here is mystery which has had conspiracy theorists busy for decades. Jim Sullivan was born in 1940. He moved to Los Angeles with his wife Barbara and young son and performed in clubs. He became friends with several Hollywood figures and even appeared as an extra...
Sam Lee Releases New Video For Garden Of England
Sam Lee has released the official video for The Garden Of England, the first track lifted from his forthcoming third album, Old Wow, due for release on January 31, 2020 via Cooking Vinyl. Sam’s new video arrives, timely, amidst the two-week climate actions led by...
James McArthur And The Head Gardeners Share New Single Tourist Town
Welsh-born folk songwriter James McArthur and his band the Head Gardeners have released new single Tourist Town, the second single from his latest album, Intergalactic Sailor. McArthur has explained the track is "...about a mixture of places, mainly Posada in eastern...
Exclusive Video Premiere haha charade New Single Goodbye Juliet
Delaware Indie Rock band haha charade released their next single, Goodbye Julliet on August 30th and now RockShot have the exclusive premiere of the accompanying video. Goodbye Julliet is a new take on the classic breakup song and is about a fling that was never...
ABKCO Records To Release The Rolling Stones Let It Bleed 50th Anniversary Limited Deluxe Edition
Many Rolling Stones fans cite Exile On Main Street as The Stones best album, but for me it has always been the dark, raw and visceral Let It Bleed that makes it my favourite. In fact if I was put in the impossible position of only being allowed to listen to one album...
The Murder Capital Release Debut Album And Announce Headline Tour
Dublin's, The Murder Capital, were by far one of the best bands I saw when I was covering Truck Festival this year. So I was really looking forward to the release of their debut album, When I Have Fears. The album was produced by Flood (PJ Harvey, New Order, Foals)...
Foo Fighters Summertime: Head To Glasgow, Dublin, Belfast & Reading/Leeds
There is nothing better than a summer full of music. The rock giants from America know this the best. Once again they have spoiled British fans with a mini UK Tour. With Reading, Leeds, Glasgow, Belfast, and Dublin the choice if wide and if you are a die-hard fan, you...
Frankie Lee Follows Up American Dreamer With New Album Stillwater
Way back in January 2016 RockShot Magazine interviewed Frankie Lee and discussed critically acclaimed debut, American Dreamer, which Rolling Stone called the debut album of the year. Off the back of a recent tour, where he appeared in the UK and Ireland at London,...
Poly Styrene New Book, Exhibition And Film
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...
Led Zeppelin Launches 50th Anniversary Playlist Generator
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...
J.J.Cale To Stay Around With Posthumous Album.
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...
Foo Fighters Announce European Tour 2019 Including Belfast & Dublin
Foo Fighters have announced a 2019 European tour with two huge dates in Belfast and Dublin. The end of the tour is very close to Reading & Leeds Festival leaving fans wondering if Dave Grohl & Co will be playing the pair of iconic summer festivals once again....
Iconic Artist Images Exhibition By Norman Seeff At Proud Galleries, London
Running from 23rd November until 13th January 2019 Proud Galleries have another brilliant exhibition entitled Sessions In Sound: Photographs By Norman Seeff, an intimate collection of Seeff’s acclaimed photographic sessions featuring influential 20th Century musical...
