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Tour News: Prides announce Autumn 2015 UK tour dates
If you haven’t heard of Prides by now then I’d have to wonder what kind of rock you’ve been living under. The synth-pop band released their debut album The Way Back Up in July, reaching #24 in the UK album charts, then headed out to T in the Park, Belladrum, and Reading and Leeds festivals …
News: We preview Reverence Valada Festival 2015
Tomorrow starts one of the most novel and exciting music events happening in Portugal at the moment, Reverence Valada Festival. After last year’s excellent first edition of the festival, expectations have been overcome with this year’s more ecclectic but equally fresh line up of artists who will be performing on the 27th, the 28th and …
Track: Squeeze – Happy Days, plus new album details
With the exception of Then Jericho (no, I don’t expect you to remember) the only band of any note that I can remember playing in the close vicinity during my earlier teenage years was Squeeze. Purveyors of pop at its most perfect for some time even at that juncture, the band had found its way …
News: Universal to reissue All About Eve’s first two albums
I think I just felt, deep in the very bottom of my heart, a little jump. It’s been buried there for a good amount of years, but just the mention of All About Eve made it jump. At first, at least for me and All About Eve, it was Julianne Regan, the beautiful, alluring singer …
News: Cardinal Fuzz Sonic Attack at Liverpool PsychFest 2015
Small independent record labels are hugely important to the development of so much of what is good about the music scene these days. They enable bands to get their product out to people who they would not be able to reach on their own. Conversely they help those of us who want to hear great …
NEWS: EVIL BLIZZARD – new album and tour dates
Are You Evil? Once you’ve experienced Evil Blizzard you’ll find that no matter how hard you try, they will have somehow crept under your skin, and encamped themselves within the dark recesses of your mind. Looking like characters from a deranged serial killers wet dream, the masked band use their heavy, intoxicating, dark-psych sound to …
News: Krokodil To Support Cancer Bats At One-Off Show In London!
Cancer Bats are set to perform a one-off show at the 100 Club in London on August 27 and British metal outfit Krokodil have been announced as the special guests for the evening. Krokodil are also supporting the Pale Emperor himself, Marilyn Manson, on all his November UK dates. The dates are as follows: NOV …
News: State Champs Announce New Album ‘Around The World And Back’
New York pop punk quintet State Champs have revealed details of their sophomore full length album Around The World And Back due for release on 16th October via Pure Noise Records. Their first album The Finer Things debuted at number 131 on the Billboard Top 200, but with a recent string of dates supporting pop …
News: The Bluetones 20th Anniversary Jukebox Tour
The Bluetones are one of a number of bands who sum up a whole era of music. Brit-Pop was huge in the ninties, and launched the careers of such bands as Blur, Pulp and Oasis. The London-based four piece fronted by Mark Morriss found their own place amongst it all. Their quirky and playful sound …
News: Bloodstock Festival Announce Final Details
There are now just days to go until Bloodstock 2015 (6th-9th August), which takes place NEXT WEEKEND at Derbyshire’s Catton Park. Last week, the final bands were announced- filling the last space on the Ronnie James Dio main stage are Savage Messiah, while a whole host of competition winners, such as Bristol’s Mortishead and Nottingham’s …