If you loved Towersey festival, you’ll want to find Found Back in 2012, a friend introduced me to Towersey festival. The event was a huge and essential part of her family’s life; every year they would descend on the Towersey village site with an army of relatives and friends in tow and set up camp. On…
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Strawberry Guy, aka Alex Stephens, announces his second studio album, Give Me A Dream, out on October 23rd. He’s also just released the single Love Me Like You Used To. Strawberry Guy’s new single, Love Me Like You Used To, is an unashamedly open and emotional plea for love; in the video it is represented through the complexities of a…
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Aussie band, Sex Mask are releasing their new, much anticipated EP Raid on 14th August, via Unpopular records. The trio have so far projected an adept shape-shifting approach to music-making, following the angular, jumpy, Gang of Four by way of The Strokes How to Be Cool At Parties – and brooding, soupy Circe. Their 2025…
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When it comes to our grassroots music venues, the news is usually gloom central. So it gives me great pleasure to report that a brand new venue is to open in Tottenham, north London, on 5th September. The new venue is called radial and is designed to serve the arts, music and culture. And- acctually,…
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THE ORB & SYSTEM 7 REUNITE FOR A SERIES OF RARE EXCLUSIVE LIVE SHOWS! On Friday 2nd October 2026 – Two legendary forces of electronic psychedelia return to the stage together for a limited run of immersive audiovisual events! After years apart on the live circuit, pioneering electronic visionaries The Orb and System 7 are reuniting…
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Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim has invested in “The National Trust for Music Venues” and has called on artists and music fans to back the future of grassroots music. He has bought The Pipeline in Brighton and this landmark acquisition marks a major milestone for the Own Our Venues community ownership campaign. The acquisition places…
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With all the festival news going on, our “Track of the Week” thing has somehow fallen by the wayside. But we’re bringing it back for this soaring new number from a Manchester based four-piece band called Brickhouse, who have just released their first track called Angel Eyes. It’s a grungy number, laden with emotion and…
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Ride Lonesome, Beck’s first collection of all-new material since Hyperspace, will be released September 18 via Capitol Records. The album is produced by Beck and mixed by Nigel Godrich. A second track has just been released from the new work called In The Night. The song conjures the haunting sonic landscapes and textures that hark back to Morning…
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Kaleidoscope Festival Alexandra Palace, now in its 6th year, has become something of a local summer institution, especially with families. Could a day festival ever be in a better location? Well done to the Victorians for building the palace and creating such a festival-friendly site. The main stage, perched upon Ally Pally’s grassy slope, means you…
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Kaleidoscope opened this year with the Amy Winehouse Band, followed by mega-choir Some Voices. Up on the Cloud 10 dance arena, Roni Size delivered a set to get everyone in the party groove. Later, Black Grape performed on the main stage while Bez’s Acid House Experience led football chants over on the Fringe stage. Kids…
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