Northern noiseniks The Hermitts release their stunning debut album, Weight of the World, on 20th November 2023. The limited edition CD and DL only release on Next Phase : Normal records features nine tracks, singles Weight Of The World, previously…
Dear Catherine Wheel by D & D Philpott. Bonkers letters to U.K. Indie Bands with genuine replies from the actual artists. For over a decade, ‘Team Philpott’, as their followers fondly refer to them, have been on a quite bonkers…
The Cranberries To The Faithful Departed remastered deluxe edition vinyl and CD reissues released 13th October. Includes bonus content and three previously unreleased album demos. Buy HERE The Cranberries’ monumental third album To The Faithful Departed is reissued today as a deluxe edition on vinyl and…
Mark Frith is the doppelganger we’ve all be waiting for. Whilst mysterious genius Lee Mavers is seen occasionally in recording studios or someone bumping into him by chance, the likelihood of any further The La’s live concerts seems to be…
With a combined age of 145, Blink 182, last night at Birmingham’s Utilita Area, played like a trio with a quarter of that age. Feisty, pure energy with enough punk attitude to equal The Clash, The Ramones and Nirvana, yesterday…
The thought of finding a new release of a long-lost band from the 1960’s always fills me with the sort of excitement you experienced as a kid when you’d find a shock 1/2p sweet after stuffing your face with what…
Swim Wear are a four piece indie rock band who formed whilst studying at Leeds Conservatoire in 2021. Since then, they have played headline shows in Leeds and Liverpool as well as supported the likes of Reverend And The Makers,…
The Farm’s first digital release Feel The Love is available from Thursday 7 September 2023. This track is taken from the 2018 EP, originally available only as a limited-edition CD signed by the band. Following a number of successful festival…
One of the defining bands of the 1980s known for creating songs with socially conscious lyrics married with soulful bluesy melodies will be delving into their superlative back catalogue for a new UK tour. It’s been more than 35 years…
WHEN MY SOUL WAS IN THE LOST AND FOUND – TEN YEARS ON THE MUSIC PRESS BY PAOLO HEWITT. A CROWDFUNDING PROJECT For ten years, Paolo Hewitt was a major features writer on both Melody Maker and the New Musical…