Track: Enter Shikari link up with multi-disciplinary Australian star AViVA for new single ‘STRANGERS’
Pic Credit – Paul Harries. All Rights Reserved Today sees Enter Shikari sharing their new collaborative single ‘STRANGERS’, which features AViVA, a multidisciplinary artist from Sydney, now based in LA. She’s scheduled to play Download Festival 2024, so you can check out her emo-pop/alt-rock music for yourself. This exciting coming together of two genre-blending artists …
News: The National announce huge open-air London show for summer 2024
The National have today announced a huge open-air show for next summer at Crystal Palace Park, taking place on Friday 5 July 2024. The much-loved five-piece will also be joined by special guests Unknown Mortal Orchestra as well as Kevin Morby and This Is The Kit. Tickets go on general sale for the event at …
Album Review: Black Water County – The Only Life Worth Living
So often in life, if you keep your head down and stay in your own lane, you remain oblivious to what’s going on a round you, when a simple glance to the left or right, could change your direction for the better. So here I am reviewing The Only Life Worth Living, the third album …
News: Bearded Theory 2024 announce first wave of acts, including headliners Jane’s Addiction
Having already delivered one of the best festival line-ups of 2023, DHP Family are at it again with today’s news that next years will include a headline set by none other than Californian legends, Jane’s Addiction, who will be making their first festival appearance in the UK since 2016’s Download. Also on the bill, at …
Album Review: Oh crap! There’s a new Evil Blizzard album
Photo Credit: John Middleham Evil Blizzard are the epitome of a marmite band. Their fans love to hate them and the band seem indifferent in return, like reticent siblings who secretly adore each other. Others are 100% certain of their disdain, of what surely must be the best band to ever come out of Preston. …
News: Cash & Carter release stunning version of Cure song, Just Like Heaven
Now, there are certain unwritten rules in life. Don’t mess with your best mate’s wife/GF/partner (delete as applicable), don’t eat the yellow snow and never cover tracks by iconic bands such as Joy Division etc. However, as the saying goes “rules are made to be broken” (apart from the yellow snow one!!), and only by …
News: Idles announce new LP and single
Photo Credit – Tom Ham Bristol’s IDLES have just announced their follow up to the Grammy nominated Crawler. Titled Tangk (nope me neither!) it will be released on Partisan Records on 16th Feb 2024. Pronounced “tank”, the album was co-produced by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, The Smile, Beck), the band’s Mark Bowen and Kenny Beats (Denzel …
News: Sheila Rock returns with a new book documenting the 80s New Romantic scene
A year on from her brilliant book the 80s, Sound And Vision, Sheila Rock is back with another. This time diving deeper into the decade, looking at the new romantic scene. Subtitled from Billy’s to the People’s Palace, it is a limited edition of just 800 copies. The punk scene which came before it, should …
Meet: Post Punk legend and all round nice guy – Jah Wobble
So, when I set up this interview with Jah Wobble (thanks to Ian Cheek PR), I was warned to keep any mention of football until the end, otherwise I’d never get John Wardle (Jah’s real name), off the subject. However, both sharing an addiction to our beloved Tottenham Hotspur, who were top of the league, …
News: Smashing Pumpkins & Weezer announce joint UK dates for summer 2024
Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer will head to the UK and Ireland next June for a series of 6 co-headlining shows. It’s the Pumpkins first UK show since 2018 and first proper UK tour since 2013. Since then they’ve released 4 studio albums, the latest of which, Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts, was released …