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News: Mando Diao Share New Single and Announces London Show As Part Of European Tour

The Swedish rock-icons Mando Diao keep on rockin’ 20 plus years down the line and are more motivated and active than ever before. Just working on their latest studio album…

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Track: Melbourne’s Hooper Crescent experience a little jaunty ‘Karaoke Love’ ahead of ‘Essential Tremors’ album release.

Melbourne art pop band Hooper Crescent are developing an impressive body of highly original tracks that are about to be released in an album, ‘Essential Tremors’, due out on 5…

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Premiere: ‘Don’t You Dare Go All Sentimental On Me’ – open up the False Peak Records Advent Calendar window as Dänmark are back with another brooding delight ahead of the label’s 5th Summit Instore Crawl

It’s that time of the year again when the illustrious False Peak Records deliver a tempting Advent Calendar of delights in the lead up to Christmas – 24 mysterious offerings…

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Say Psych: News: Manchester Psych Fest announces first bands for 2024 edition

Manchester Psych Fest announces Baxter Dury, The Horrors, Temples, NewDad, Mdou Moctar, Juniore and more in the first wave of its bands for their 2024 edition which will take place…

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Premiere: Stream Taylor Pearlstein’s stunning new EP Perfect Blue, out tomorrow

A couple of weeks back, we wrote about ‘The Difference’, the current single from Brooklyn’s Taylor Pearlstein, signalling the release of her new EP. The full thing is almost here…

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News: Shane MacGowan dies aged 65

November 30, 2023

Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (25 December 1957 – 30 November 2023) Born on a Christmas Day in Kent to Irish parents, MacGowan is synonymous with Irish nationalism, hard drinking and Celtic punk,…

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News: MORIS BLAK Unleashes Dark Techno Anthem ‘FERAL’ in Collaboration with Nyxx

In the shadowy realm of electronic music, MORIS BLAK, the enigmatic force spearheaded by Boston-based producer Brian “Blaknoise,” has resurfaced with a brand-new single, ‘FERAL.’ This audio and visual project,…

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Live Review: Scouting For Girls / The Horn / Anni Pohto – O2 Academy, Leeds 24.11.2023

Thursday 24th November saw me taking a trip up the M1 to the O2 Academy in Leeds for a night of Scouting for Girls. I know that sounds wrong, but…

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Track: Melanie Baker – All My Plants Have Died

Newcastle-based indie riserMelanie Baker shares pulsating new effort ‘All My Plants Have Died’, via Du Blonde’s cult indie label Daemon T.V. Speaking ahead of her single release, Baker explained: “The…

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Meet: Indie Grunge Queen Melanie Baker

Newcastle-based indie riser Melanie Baker began her career playing folk tunes at open mic nights in her home town of The Lake District. A deeply shy teenager wracked with anxiety,…

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News: Mando Diao Share New Single and Announces London Show As Part Of European Tour

Track: Melbourne’s Hooper Crescent experience a little jaunty ‘Karaoke Love’ ahead of ‘Essential Tremors’ album release.

Premiere: ‘Don’t You Dare Go All Sentimental On Me’ – open up the False Peak Records Advent Calendar window as Dänmark are back with another brooding delight ahead of the label’s 5th Summit Instore Crawl

Say Psych: News: Manchester Psych Fest announces first bands for 2024 edition

Premiere: Stream Taylor Pearlstein’s stunning new EP Perfect Blue, out tomorrow

News: Shane MacGowan dies aged 65

News: MORIS BLAK Unleashes Dark Techno Anthem ‘FERAL’ in Collaboration with Nyxx

Live Review: Scouting For Girls / The Horn / Anni Pohto – O2 Academy, Leeds 24.11.2023

Track: Melanie Baker – All My Plants Have Died

Meet: Indie Grunge Queen Melanie Baker