Flash Festival in Tuscany: a gathering for wine, pasta making and music

BelĀ­lisĀ­siĀ­mo! Is this one of the most lush fesĀ­tiĀ­vals ever? ImagĀ­ine your escape to the beauĀ­tiĀ­ful rolling hills of TusĀ­cany this sumĀ­mer for an intiĀ­mate fesĀ­tiĀ­val that sees you getĀ­ting involved in pasĀ­ta makĀ­ing, wine tastĀ­ing, yoga and more, comĀ­bined with a bounĀ­ty of elecĀ­tronĀ­ic sounds. The event is Flash FesĀ­tiĀ­val which began in 2017…

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Bearded Theory full line-up now announced!

Well – there’s no messĀ­ing about with BeardĀ­ed TheĀ­oĀ­ry. Their first announceĀ­ment came out… eons ago and now they’ve preĀ­sentĀ­ed us with the FULL 2026 lineĀ­up. Feast your eyes, it’s a goodĀ­ie. JoinĀ­ing BeardĀ­ed TheĀ­oĀ­ry are: EveryĀ­thing EveryĀ­thing, The HorĀ­rors, The TwiĀ­light Sad, author Irvine Welsh, Ozric TenĀ­taĀ­cles, BCUC, Sir Chloe, A Guy called Gerald,…

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Baltic Weekender, Liverpool, 2026

The fesĀ­tiĀ­val takes over the Baltic TriĀ­anĀ­gle area of LivĀ­erĀ­pool with anothĀ­er mega line up of house, techĀ­no, grime, bass music and everyĀ­thing in between with an array of headĀ­linĀ­ers comĀ­bined with the finest local selecĀ­tors. Dates are FriĀ­day 29th to SatĀ­urĀ­day 30th May, 2026. From 4pm. Here’s the Line Up!! (and there’s more to be…

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Jon Hopkins and Biggi Hilmars release the soundtrack for documentary ā€œWildingā€

Jon HopĀ­kins and IceĀ­landic film comĀ­posĀ­er BigĀ­gi Hilmars digĀ­iĀ­talĀ­ly released the soundĀ­track of WildĀ­ing, via DomiĀ­no SoundĀ­tracks, on 16th JanĀ­uĀ­ary, and there’s a physĀ­iĀ­cal release due on April 3rd. The docĀ­uĀ­menĀ­tary WildĀ­ing was released in 2024. WildĀ­ing folĀ­lows the stoĀ­ry of farmĀ­ers IsabelĀ­la Tree and her husĀ­band CharĀ­lie BurĀ­rell, who embarked on an enviĀ­ronĀ­menĀ­tal project aimed at breathing…

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Tessa Rose Jackson: new single ā€˜Built to Collide’ and album to come

A vibrant new sinĀ­gle has just been released this week by singer-songĀ­writer and comĀ­posĀ­er TesĀ­sa Rose JackĀ­son called Built to ColĀ­lide. The track is out just before her latĀ­est album called The LightĀ­house drops on 23rd JanĀ­uĀ­ary. TesĀ­sa calls it her ā€˜rant song’, which she describes as ā€œA song about acceptĀ­ing that someĀ­times you live…

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Juni Habel releases new track and album Evergreen in Your Mind

There’s a puriĀ­ty and simĀ­plicĀ­iĀ­ty to the delightĀ­ful track EverĀ­green In Your Mind, just released as a taster from the upcomĀ­ing album of the same name by NorĀ­weĀ­gian singer-songrĀ­writer Juni Habel. The album will be released on April 10th on Basin Rock and Koke Plate. It’s a song that manĀ­ages to lift you and project…

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Favourite albums of 2025

This year has proĀ­duced a bounĀ­ty of richĀ­es of incredĀ­iĀ­ble variĀ­ety and wild imagĀ­iĀ­naĀ­tion, comĀ­mencĀ­ing in JanĀ­uĀ­ary with a topĀ­iĀ­calĀ­ly suitĀ­able release by BridĀ­get HayĀ­den called Cold Blows the Wind, before movĀ­ing on to the sunĀ­ny sounds of Divorce (if that doesĀ­n’t sound too odd). And there’s a bit of a BruĀ­talĀ­ist theme going on…

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Trixies – Squeeze new release of earliest songs

Squeeze have just dropped the secĀ­ond track from upcomĀ­ing album TrixĀ­ies (6th March 2026). Rather than preĀ­sentĀ­ing us with a set of new songs, Chris DifĀ­ford and Glenn Tilbrook have wound back the years, dustĀ­ing off a casĀ­sette of their earĀ­liĀ­est mateĀ­rĀ­iĀ­al – a conĀ­cept album they wrote and recordĀ­ed when Glenn was just 16…

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Ireland’s Side 4 Collective release sophomore album ā€˜When We Were Still’ 

When We Were Still, released on NovemĀ­ber 28 via AMS Records, was spearĀ­headĀ­ed by Irish drumĀ­mer Dave HingerĀ­ty and his Side 4 ColĀ­lecĀ­tive and he brings an eclecĀ­tic array of Irish and interĀ­naĀ­tionĀ­al artists togethĀ­er, creĀ­atĀ­ing songs using his pre-writĀ­ten melodĀ­ic and priĀ­mal drum patĀ­terns.  Each track on When We Were Still was recordĀ­ed durĀ­ing Covid, and…

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Wet Leg unveil new video for album track Pokemon

With a strong narĀ­raĀ­tive and satĀ­uĀ­ratĀ­ed colours, up comes the new egg-themed video by Wet Leg for the song PokeĀ­mon. The video was directĀ­ed by Elliott Arndt of Faux Real ā€“ a freĀ­quent tour supĀ­port for Wet Leg. It’s a stoĀ­ry about a girl (played by Alice Longyu Gao) in an unusuĀ­al relaĀ­tionĀ­ship with a giant egg,…

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