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News: Joanna Newsom announces new live dates
American singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom has added a load of new dates to her already much acclaimed tour. In a recent press release, her label, Drag City, proclaimed: With greater velocity than a meteorite-straddlin’ Kris Kringle, Joanna Newsom keeps dropping gifts on a grateful world-pop! While she’s in the midst of her first USA tour in …
News: American Head Charge’s Tango Umbrella gets release date
Resurfacing with the Shoot EP in 2013 after being disbanded for several years American Head Charge didn’t waste any time before hitting the road. Now though the alt metallers have finally announced the release date for their new album “Tango Umbrella” the eagerly awaited follow up to 2005’s “The Feeding”. The new album will be …
Win: 2 Tickets for Akua Naru @ Rich Mix
If you missed Akua Narus debut album “…the journey aflame”, you missed out on not only someone with a sense of poetry and drama in her rhymes and story telling, or someone who’s jazz/funk infused hip-hop brings to mind the likes of the Roots, Erykah Badu and Lauren Hill, but someone who is right now …
News: Lisbon Psych Fest – Second Bands Announcement
The second band announcements have been made for the 2016 edition of Lisbon Psych Fest, produced by Killer Mathilda; LISBON PSYCH FEST 2016 | Teatro do Bairro | 15 & 16 de Abril Day 15/06 – Chui Wan (CN) GANSO (en) Day 16/04 – Tau (de) Twin Transistors (en) Joining the already announced; Dia 15/04 – The Underground Youth (UK) Chicos de Nazca (CL) Dia 16/04 – Gnod (UK) 10 …
Win: Tickets to Dream Koala at Birthdays, Dalston 4.3.16
The ethereal beauty of French-Brazilian singer-songwriter/producer Yndi Ferreira, better known by his sept age name ‘Dream Koala’is coming to Birthdays in Dalston for a no doubt dreamy set on March 4th next year, and we have been given a couple of tickets to give away courtesy of those brilliant people over at Soundcrash. This year …
Track: Nada Surf – Believe You’re Mine, plus new album news
March 4th next year will see the first album from Nada Surf as an expanded four piece, with Doug Gillard joining the trio of singer/guitarist Matthew Caws, bassist Daniel Lorca and drummer Ira Elliot. Titled ‘You know who you are’, it’s their first since 2012, and went through some revisions, originally being scheduled for January. …
News: Fearless Vampire Killers added as support to Escape The Fate tour
Fearless Vampire Killers are shaping up to be quite the unrelenting force these days. With 2015 almost behind us, in this year alone FVK have a headline tour under their belts, as well as playing in a support capacity with In This Moment and Black Veil Brides, and racking up slots at festivals such as …
News: The Coral to release new album and announce UK tour in 2016 – watch teaser
After a five year hiatus, Liverpool’s The Coral return with a new album, a tour and a new member. Their eighth album, Distance Inbetween, is out on March 4th via Ignition Records. The follow up to 2010’s Butterfly House, it was recorded in Liverpools Parr Street Studios with co-producer Richard Turvey, where the band worked …
See: King Charles reveals video for Gamble for a Rose / announces 2016 tour dates
Ahead of the release of his new album, Gamble for a Rose, which drops on 22nd January through Buffalo Gang, via Kobalt Label Services – King Charles, aka West London singer-songwriter Charles Costa, has announced a bunch of UK tour dates for next February, and releases a new video for the title track. Talking about …
News: Lisbon Psych Fest – First Bands Announcement
The first band announcements have been made for the 2016 edition of Lisbon Psych Fest, produced by Killer Mathilda; LISBON PSYCH FEST 2016 | Teatro do Bairro | 15 & 16 de Abril Primeiras confirmações: Dia 15/04 – The Underground Youth (UK) Chicos de Nazca (CL) Dia 16/04 – Gnod (UK) 10 000 Russos (PT) Stay tuned for more exciting updates. Watch this space for …