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LIVE : Richard Thompson - The Anvil, Basingstoke, 24/05/2025

Richard Thompson first came to prominence in the mid-60’s as guitarist for folk-rock group Fairport Convention. But his skill and talent in exploring a wider musical palette led him to leave and embark on a hugely successful solo career spread over 25+ critically-adored studio albums, some with his ex-wife Linda Thompson, and almost as many live albums. With his roots in folk it is no surprise…

#Basinstoke Anvil #Fairport Convention #folk rock #Guitar #Richard Thompson

LIVE: Camilla George – Howard Assembly Room, Leeds, 23/05/2025

It may only be the second day of this year’s Leeds Jazz Festival, but the fourth edition of this annual event is already in full swing. Across the West Yorkshire city at a number of different venues, a diverse and vibrant programme of workshops, talks, jams, listening sessions, art exhibitions, and concerts is taking place. The Howard Assembly Room is one of those venues and their first…

#Camilla George #Howard Assembly Room #Jihad Darwish #Leeds Jazz Festival #Renato Paris #Rod Youngs

NEWS: The Pill share The EP debut and 'POSH' single

The Pill have released their hotly anticipated debut, The EP, featuring the fierce, witty new jank-punk track ‘POSH’, first heard on BBC 6 Music earlier this week. The EP brings together their recent red-hot run of singles that have put them firmly on the map.The EP is their first body of work, and comes just over a year since their joyous and urgent debut single ‘Bale Of Hay’, a track that…

#The Pill

NEWS:Thundermoon release new single 'You. Me.' featuring Megan Black

Rising alt-pop act Thundermoon release their latest single, ‘You. Me.’ a euphoric queer dance anthem featuring powerhouse vocalist and artist Megan Black. The track is released via Edinburgh-based label New Teeth Leith which is known for championing bold voices in the Scottish scene.‘You. Me.’ is a high-voltage celebration of queer love and connection, pulsing with electronic beats, hook-laden…

#Megan Black #Thundermoon

House of Protection - Outrun You All (Red Bull Records)

House of Protection (Aric Improta and Stephen Harrison) release their second EP, Outrun You All on May 23 via Red Bull Records. Last month, the duo embarked on their first official tour through Australia as main support for Bad Omens and Poppy. For five nights, they debuted new music to over 25,000 fans during their opening slot. Perfect timing then for EP number two which follows Galore released…

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NEWS: Adjustments, Why Horses & Tap out play debut GIITTV & SLUSH show!

We’re ecstatic to announce our first co-presentation with SLUSH, together we are bringing Manchester’s Adjustments to Carmarthen for a headline date at CWRW! On the 21st of June, they will be supported by new Cardiff band Why Horses? And West Wales’ Tap-Out. Advance tickets are a bargain £6 and on sale now! Adjustments play noisy pop with vulnerable lyrics, gravelly guitars and honey-soaked…

NEWS: Ash announce The Ad Astra UK & Ireland Tour

Ash have announced a mammoth UK and Ireland headline tour for the autumn and winter of 2025/26. The Ad Astra Tour will begin in September and end in February. Ad Astra is Latin for “to the stars”, the words that sprung from a teenaged Tim Wheeler’s mouth in the summer of 1995, setting up the classic chorus to the band’s first Top 20 hit ‘Girl From Mars’ Remaining constantly fresh and vibrant,…

#Ash

Stereolab - Instant Holograms On Metal Film (Duophonic/Warp)

After taking almost a decade off to go do other projects, Stereolab returned at the end of 2019 to sold out reunion shows and a hugely successful reissue campaign of their back catalogue. Though it sounds trite, in this case, absence really does make the heart grow fonder. Taking an extended break has also served other bands in the last decade, like Suede, The Cure and Everything But The Girl.…

#Stereolab

LIVE: Pixies / Big Special - Cardiff Utilita Arena, 21/05/2025

“We are what’s called in the industry, a warm-up act.” Big Special drummer Callum Moloney barks sarcastically, a bit like Al Murray bellowing at his audience. It’s a wry self-deprecating line that offers a glimpse of Big Special’s approach to stage craft and songwriting. Big Special hail from the Midlands and are two men, one vocalist, Joe Hicklin and one drummer, Moloney. They crash and pack…

#Big Special #Cardiff Utility Arena #Pixies

Pop Classics #59: Pulp - Common People

Released on this day in May of 1995, Pulp‘s imperious ‘Common People’ was a seminal single of the 90s, lifted from their album Different Class, a somewhat exaggerated account of Jarvis Cocker’s time with a girl in St Martin’s college gave him a platform to vocalise his bristling attack on upper-middle class attempts to slum it with the proles. (“I said ‘Pretend you got no money’ – And she just…

#Pulp

NEWS: Kieran Hebden + William Tyler announce debut album + share first single 'If I Had A Boat'

Kieran Hebden, AKA Four Tet and William Tyler, have recorded an album together and will release it on September 19, on the Eat your Own Ears label. Entitled 41 Longfield Street Late ‘80s, the first track to be released from the album is a cover of Lyle Lovett‘s ‘If I Had A Boat.’ Eleven minutes in length, Lovett’s original version of the song appeared on his second album Pontiac. Speaking about…

#Four Tet #Kieran Hebden #Lyle Lovett #William Tyler

LIVE: Nadine Shah – St. George’s Hall, Bradford, 21/05/2025

Bradford is the 2025 UK city of culture. And Bradford 2025 is a highly innovative, informative, and entertaining year-long programme celebrating the heritage and diversity of this West Yorkshire city, its people, and its culture. Throughout this year there will be more than 1,000 new performances and events including 365 artist commissions, a series of major arts festivals, as well as exciting…

#Bradford 2025 #city of culture #Nadine Shah #St George&039;s Hall Bradford

NEWS: Tokyo’s vibrant indie music scene is showcased at The Great Escape Festival

The Tokyo-based indie music festival SSR (Shibuya Sound Riverse) returned to The Great Escape Festival in Brighton at the weekend with ‘SSR from Tokyo: Curated by FRIENDSHIP’ giving a dynamic showcase of Tokyo’s vibrant indie scene. SSR (SHIBUYA SOUND RIVERSE), takes place across various venues in the famous Shibuya district of Tokyo and teamed up with The Great Escape again to bridge the music…

#SSR #Tokyo

NEWS: Green Man Festival announces wing! as winner of the Green Man Rising Competition 2025

wing! has been revealed as the winner of the esteemed Green Man Rising Competition 2025, presented by Green Man Festival and The Green Man Trust. wing! – AKA producer Adam Swan – combines heavy samples and ambient textures to make ethereal hip hop. The emerging producer beat a record-breaking 4,000 applicants to the title and will now open Green Man Festival 2025 performing on the iconic Mountain…

#Green Man 2025 #Green Man Rising #wing!

MAD! - Sparks (Transgressive Records)

Like many bands that found success in the 70’s, 1974’ ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us’ remains Sparks biggest hit, later decades haven’t always seen commercial and critical success. But look more deeply and Sparks have never ceased to create joyful yet satire infused pop-songs with an undercurrent of unpredictability. The 21st century seems to have offered a critical and commercial…

#Sparks

Tune-Yards - Better Dreaming (4AD)

If you have ever watched a toddler dance to music – whether in person or through a YouTube-uploaded homemade video – you would know that witnessing this can change your mood. They let the music influence their body movement without overthinking or feeling any kind of embarrassment. They could clumsily fall down but if the song is still playing, their impulse propels them to get back up on their…

#tUnE-yArDs #tuneyards

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