Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026
Documenting the madness
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Liverpool's Courting are back with their first new music since March's acclaimed album Lust For Life . The urgent new single "the twins (1969)" arrives via Lower Third Recordings and hints at bigger things to come. The track marks the first mention of a deluxe edition of their cr
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The Royston Club are gearing up for something massive. Their second album 'Songs For The Spine', drops this Friday, and everything points to a band about to explode. The numbers don't lie. They're playing to 16,000 fans on their autumn tour. Most dates are sold out. Ryan Reynolds
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Barry Can't Swim is keeping the party going after his All Points East headline slot with an exclusive official afterparty at East London's Colour Factory. The Scottish electronic producer will play a DJ set at 'Amex Afters' on Friday 22nd August, making it the only official after
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Amsterdam indie veterans Pip Blom and Willem Smit have finally made it official. After a decade of musical flirtation, they've launched Long Fling – a project that sounds exactly like what you'd expect when two of the Netherlands' most interesting songwriters stop pretending they
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Y Not Festival 2025 just wrapped up what organisers are calling their best ever edition - and frankly, with The Wombats , The Prodigy , Courteeners and Madness headlining, it's hard to argue. The four-day Peak District party saw 20,000 punters singing along to everything from ind
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Ada Lea has dropped her boldest statement yet with "bob dylan's 115th haircut" – the final preview from her upcoming album when i paint my masterpiece , out this Friday via Saddle Creek. The Montreal-based musician (real name Alexandra Levy ) isn't playing it safe. Her new track
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Doves are celebrating three decades of music with their first-ever vinyl best-of compilation and a fresh batch of UK tour dates this winter. So, Here We Are: Best Of Doves drops on 14th November via EMI North, spanning the band's entire 27-year career since their 1998 debut Cedar
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Todd Modern has a confession: he just wants someone to watch telly with. The Liverpool-based lo-fi artist has dropped his third single, TV , and it's basically a fuzzy love letter to loneliness in our hyper-connected world. Because nothing says modern romance quite like needing a
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Before the chaos erupted, Swedish support band Boko Yout set the tone with something entirely unhinged. Clad in Boy Scout-style uniforms and led by a frontman wearing a head torch like some deranged forest guide, they delivered a frenetic, psych-tinged assault that felt like
Live Reviews, Interviews, Reviews
“Don’t ask him that.” “I’m going to ask him that.” The final words spoken between my partner and I as we approached Willie for a post-gig interview. But more about that later. Back from supporting Arctic Monkeys on their new album release tour, I was curious to see how it may ha
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It’s October which means it’s time to return to the darkside! (spooky gig reviewing). This time round, it's a three-piece sibling rock band from Oklahoma, Skating Polly. Skating Polly (SP) formed as a sibling duo, Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse, when they were just 9 and 14 years
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DragonForce, the power metal sensation known for their blazing guitar solos and epic anthems, recently embarked on their latest tour for their new album “Warp Speed Warriors”. Now I’m not going to lie, power metal is not my usual jam. But I’d heard through a good few others that
