Reports are coming out of Manchester that original Stone Roses bassist Pete Garner has tragically passed away due to cancer. Pete was there right from the beginnings of the The Stone Roses, seeing them morph from The Patrol and The…
The Wicked Whispers singer-songwriter explores two beginnings over 10 years apart on a very special collaboration with AV8 Records. Featuring the celebrated debut solo EP Metamorph with 6 stunning exclusive never before heard rough cut demo tracks, previously lost 10…
The works of David Bowie and Marc Bolan might not have been the same without the careful guiding collaboration with Tony Visconti. Bowie was so touched with the relationship that over 40 years of working together did wonders for the…
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,…