Rock
News: Taking Back Sunday announce new album ‘152’
Taking Back Sunday: John Nolan (lead guitar, piano, vocals), Adam Lazzara (lead vocals), Shaun Cooper (bass) and Mark O’Connell (drums), announced their eighth studio album ‘152’, set for release October 27, 2023, via Fantasy Records. Named for the section of road in North Carolina between Highpoint, Chapel Hill, and Raleigh where the band and their …
News: Normandie announce new album ‘Dopamine’
Stockholm trio, Normandie, have today announced their new album, ‘Dopamine’, for a February 9th 2024 release on Easy Life Records. To mark the announcement, the band have released a brand new single, ‘Flowers For The Grave’, in-keeping with the band’s ‘Dopamine Clinic’, which sees new songs prescribed on the first of every month leading up …
News: Don Broco announce new tour
Following their incredible main stage performances at Reading & Leeds Festivals last weekend, DON BROCO hit the road again in the UK this autumn. Having blown audiences away in March when they headlined huge venues including the likes of Alexandra Palace and Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, DON BROCO will be taking to the stages of some …
Live Gallery: Franz Ferdinand/Pillow Queens/ really Good Time, Wider Than Pictures, Collins Barracks, 27/08/2023
Franz Ferdinand closed out this year’s Wider than Pictures series at Collins Barracks this year with support from Pillow Queens and Really Good Time. Check out the gallery.
Gallery and set-list: The Stunning / The Donnys – Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre, Kilkenny 19.08.2023
I have lost count the amount of times I have seen The Stunning down through the years and still they manage to put on a great show and get the crowd dancing and last night was no exception, usually in the 850 seated amphitheatre people wait till maybe the last two songs before the encore …
Live Review: The Beasts w/ Chimers, The Factory Marrickville, 110823
The Beasts, the latest iteration of legendary Beasts of Bourbon smashed it at The Factory Marrickville last weekend. Ably supported by last minute Chimers (Wollongong) after Penny Ikinger had phoned in sick, they wowed the capacity crowd. Celebrating 40 years, Beasts of Bourbon rebadged The Beasts with the original band name retired as a nod …
News: grandson gears up for UK leg of his world tour in September
grandson moulds genres, sculpting rock, hip-hop, and electronic into a vision of alternative you’ve never quite heard, seen, or felt before. Having amassed a staggering 2 billion+ streams globally, the platinum-certified Canadian/American maverick flouts boundaries only to achieve stylistic unity with alacrity. Meanwhile, grandson has impressively collaborated with everyone from Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park and Steve Aoki …
News: SIMPLE PLAN announces the HARD AS ROCK tour, with support from STATE CHAMPS and MAYDAY PARADE!
Simple Plan, the iconic pop-punk band, is thrilled to announce their highly anticipated «The Hard As Rock» Europe and UK Tour 2023. Joined by special guests Mayday Parade and State Champs, this tour promises to be a must-see event for all rock music fans. The tour is set to kick off on January 19 2024, …
Live Gallery: The Academic, Bulmers Live at Leopardstown, 27/07/2023
Mullingar-based indie rockers The Academic played their first and only Dublin headliner this summer at Bulmers Live at Leopardstown this week. Live at Leopardstown takes place after an evening at the races at Leopardstown racecourse. The crowd gathered after the final race of the day at 8.30 and the Academic took the stage at 8.35 …
News: Glen Hansard announces new album ‘All That Was East Is West Of Me Now’
Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard is set to release his fifth album later this year. ‘All That Was East Of Me Is West Of Me Now’ will be Hansard’s first solo release in over four years