It’s not easy to keep a mysterious aura in the music biz. Show too much, and they call you a sell-out industry plant. Keep too quiet, and you risk slipping…
Kylie has announced details of her brand new studio album, Tension, set for release on the 22nd of September. The press release promises “a record of euphoric, empowered dance floor bangers…
Iconic South London venue, Brixton Academy, is in danger of closing after a fatal crush at a gig on 15th December when two people tragically died. After just two songs,…
Glasgow-based twin-sibling duo Cloth (Rachael and Paul Swinton) released their new album Secret Measure at the start of the month. It is their first full-length release on Rock Action Records (Mogwai, Arab…
Of course, I had heard The Fall before 1993. The band John Peel owned the most records from, as he wrote in his biography Margrave In The Marshes, but the…
Charity shop browsing is the last true great adventure. Navigating a labyrinth of nylon clothes, Easy Listening, colourful Tupperware and sad clown knick-knacks laid out like terracotta warriors, the universe…
It’s been a decade since Lucy Spraggan shot to fame on the X Factor. Since then, she’s released six albums – with her last release landing at #5 in the…
These days, when you tell someone you’re going to Wrexham, they immediately assume it’s something to do with the football. Since Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought the North Wales…
Formed in Cardiff, Sock make shimmering, alternative rock laced with harmonies, influenced by the psychedelic era for fans of early Teenage Fanclub. They recently released their new self-titled album on…
For Manchester Collective collaboration is key. Much of this innovative arts organisation’s success over the past seven years has been built upon an unerring ability to work most effectively with…