Winter and spring music festivals and gigs
Dreaming about summer festivals? No need – there are plenty of winter and early spring events happening around the country, helping liven up these dark and dreary months. No tents involved. Mostly at cities and towns around the UK with several multi-venue events, one-day or weekenders, there’s plenty to choose from. Check these goodies out… Bad…
Read MoreVictorious festival 2024 first announcement
Fatboy Slim, Jamie T, Biffy Clyro and Coldplay to headline Victorious in 2024. Set on the Southsea seafront, Portsmouth, Victorious Festival (23/24/25 August 2024) has today announced four headliners plus artists and comedians for next summer. Biffy Clyro headlines on Sunday at Victorious. And last week, eagle-eyed festival goers spotted the iconic Victorious sign which had…
Read MoreGourmet Gigs – favourite albums, EPs and singles of 2023
These are our favourite releases of 2023 – mostly albums with a smattering of EPs and singles too, from folk to electronica. The most moving album of the year is the emotional Slowdive release Everything is Alive. There are a few albums we didn’t have time to include, one being False Lankum: those drone sounds…
Read MoreBill Ryder-Jones releases If Tomorrow Starts Without Me
A new track has just been released by Bill Ryder-Jones. Called ‘If Tomorrow Starts Without Me’, it’s the second track taken from his forthcoming fifth album Iechyd Da, January 12th. There will also be a run of solo in-store dates for January. The simplistic yet moving phrase of ‘If Tomorrow Starts Without Me’ is something…
Read MoreSqueeze announce 50th anniversary tour 2024
TICKETS GO ON SALE 10:00AM, FRIDAY 1ST DECEMBER HERE To celebrate their momentous 50th anniversary, British music legends Squeeze have announced a massive UK tour for 2024. They will be performing a list of hits and rare gems from their extensive back catalogue and will be joined by special guest Badly Drawn Boy. Squeeze’s songs were written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, the…
Read MoreMagnetic Skies at The Lexington
Photos of the gig at The Lexington where Magnetic Skies appeared, showcasing their debut album Empire Falling. Photos from the event Magnetic Skies Facebook / The Lexington /
Read MoreShe’s In Parties with debut EP ‘End Scene’ and gigs
The dream-pop band She’s In Parties have had a great year so far with appearances at Live at Leeds, Boardmasters, Latitude, Truck, Tenement Trail and The Great Escape First Fifty showcase to being longlisted for this year’s Glastonbury Emerging Competition. And now there’s a run of live performances this month, see below. The band starting with a support slot with Bleach Lab on the…
Read MoreTDC Tunes and RJ Electronica: venue Film Atelier’s farewell concert
Film Atelier is a small venue in Catford – a cafe with its own recipe teas, a dark room/film development studio, an art gallery and concert venue. Unfortunately it is to close shortly. I can’t stand to hear of yet another venue closing. But here we are – again. There is to be a farewell concert…
Read MoreEmpire Falling: dramatic debut album from Magnetic Skies
With synth-rich anthemic tracks that radiate an emotional landscape from euphoria to darkness, Magnetic Skies feels very much like a band who have found their calling. And after releasing a series of singles and EPs, the band’s debut album, Empire Falling, is out on Friday 3rd November. Even the album title conjures impending turmoil and…
Read MoreRichard Walters unveils ‘Long Way Down’ ahead of solo album ‘Murmurate’
It’s hard to keep up with Richard Walters. The artist is known for working solo and collaboratively and he’s also a prolific songwriter. He is probably best known for his works as one third of the group LYR with Poet Laureate Simon Armitage plus Patrick Pearson. They released their second album The Ultraviolet Age in…
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