Manchester indie livewires Spamgled headline the city’s iconic Ritz Saturday Feb 28th, the same night The Brits come to town and Spangled say ‘Ritz Not Brits!’ “It’s a big night for Manchester with the BRITs landing at Co‑op Live for…
Volume three of the Greater Manchester Punk series, released by Vinyl Revival records, limited to 500 puke coloured vinyl copies, unearths 14 more rare and previously unreleased gems from the Manchester punk/new wave scene 1977-1981. Includes previously unreleased tracks from…
60s garage-rockers/90s shoegazers named after a Shack album who might just be the coolest new band in Wales. For fans of The La’s, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Shack, CVC Photo: Patrick Starsky Thomas
Paul Weller – Weller at the BBC Vol 2 arrives on 24 April 2026, a new 3-disc collection of recordings taken from BBC sessions between 2008 and 2024. Following 2008’s Weller At The BBC, this second volume moves between acoustic…
Selling out venues in the blink of an eye plus masses of irresistible indie-pop releases lined up for 2026 make The Cases one of the UK’s hottest guitar prospects. For fans of The Kooks, The View, The Royston Club, The…
Renowned and revered for his Hammond grooves, performed on jazz funk tracks often inspired by the soundtrack music of the 1960s, James Taylor has a long history with Acid Jazz Records, the James Taylor Quartet having been the first group…
Slow-burning, soaring alt-rock showcasing one of the best new voices on the scene. For fans of Wolf Alice, Catatonia, Orla Gartland, Ellur Photo: Ciaran Wilson LIVE: March 14 Leeds Lending Room (headline) April 17 By The Sea Festival w/ The…
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There’s something quietly reassuring about Dodgy releasing a song called “It’s Not The End” in 2026. Three decades on from their Britpop breakthrough, the band aren’t chasing former glories – they’re building on them. And on this evidence, they’re doing…
Blues howlers, cosmic country dreamers, righteous rock ’n’ rollers and late-night soul shakers to descend on the glorious grounds of Euston Hall this summer. Set against the sweeping parkland of Euston Hall in Suffolk, Red Rooster Festival returns with a…