Six years used to be a lifetime in rock’n’roll. Kids driven by the urgency of youth form bonds, plug in, play gigs, find a label. Acclaim, exhaustion, over and out. Teenage Fanclub’s early years were propelled by that kind of frantic energy (thankfully without the flame out). As outliers of the young sound of Scotland’s…
Biffy Clyro have announced a UK Arena Tour, taking place in November/December 2016. The tour announcement follows the release of the band’s seventh album Ellipsis which went straight to the top of the UK album charts as well as charts in Germany, Switzerland and Ireland. Support comes from Brand New. [adrotate banner=”3″] The full tour…
Four-time Grammy Award nominee Brandy Clark has announced a UK tour as excitement over her new album, Big Day In A Small Town, continues to build. The tour marks her second visit to the UK following her 2015 Country to Country Festival appearance in London. [adrotate banner=”3″] “This record is a musical journey that has…
The full line-up for this weekend’s Rochdale Feel Good Festival 2016 has been revealed with 27 acts performing across Friday and Saturday. Taking place across Friday 19 August and Saturday 20 August, the line-up is headlined on Saturday evening by The Fratellis.. [adrotate banner=”3″] -FRIDAY LINE-UP- STAGE 2 – The Esplanade – 11AM-9PM KESTON COBBLERS…
Meadowlark have unveiled new single Quicksand after being moved by a story on Humans of New York about a family working in a brick kiln.
Hinds have announced a return to Manchester, with a gig at Manchester Academy 2. The date is part of a series of European shows which follow a run in the US. The announcement comes as the group reveal the video for Warts, the fourth single to be taken from their debut album Leave Me Alone….
Glass Animals have announced a Manchester gig, to take place at Manchester Academy 2 on 26 October 2016. The news comes just over two months ahead of the release of their latest album How To Be A Human Being, set for release via Caroline International/Wolf Tone on 26 August. [adrotate banner=”3″] How To Be A…
Katie Melua has announced a series of live dates for late 2016, which will see her joined onstage by the 23-piece Gori Women’s choir.
Having caught False Advertising performing at the Deaf Institute before Christmas, it’s fair to say that I expected a high quality performance. It’s also fair to say that they delivered just that. Gullivers may be smaller as a venue and the crowd a couple of hundred lighter, but False Advertising still pack a punch. And…
Fickle Friends have been cutting their teeth the old fashioned way, with 2 years of solid touring, including sets at major festivals such as Bestival, BBC R1 Big Weekend and Secret Garden Party, not to mention a sold-out show at Dingwalls in London in November. All the long drives and late nights have paid off,…
