Y NOT FESTIVAL 2026: FIRST WAVE LINE-UP ANNOUNCED – AND IT’S ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE!
Hold onto your wellies, because Y NOT FESTIVAL has just dropped the first wave of acts for 2026… and it...
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JUSTICE AT FACE VALUE: THE GIG ECONOMY FINALLY MEETS ITS ENCORE
It’s official, the UK government has decided that tickets should cost what they say on the tin. No more touts...
TRNSMT 2025: 20 BEST UK & IRISH FEMALE-FRONTED BANDS TO BOOK RIGHT NOW! END THE SAUSAGE FEST HEADLINE ONCE AND FOR ALL
God, I am so tired of writing the same piece every year and seeing literally nothing change. Ten years of...
KULA SHAKER UNLEASH “BE MERCIFUL”: A PSYCHEDELIC DEMO RISES FROM THE GRAVE ON NEW ALBUM WORMSLAYER
Kula Shaker have never been a band at the very forefront, preferring to operate on the fringes of a revival...
GOOD HEALTH GOOD WEALTH “THIS TIME NEXT YEAR WE’LL BE MILLIONAIRES” A WEEK OF BURNOUT, RIFFS AND HARD WON HOPE
Amidst the muddy haze of London's non-stop twentysomething rat race, a world where Monday blues seamlessly transition into Sunday night...
DASH THE HENGE: WHERE GENRES COLLIDE AND COMMUNITY THRIVES
In the heart of South London, where DIY spaces are under constant pressure, Dash The Henge has carved out a...
LILY ALLEN’S EMOTIONAL AUTOPSY OF LOVE, LOSS AND MIDLIFE RECKONING
Lily Allen’s new offering, ‘West End Girl,’ is an album that is, by no means, a simple break-up collection. Rather,...
IRELAND INVESTS IN CULTURE, THE UK PERFORMS SILENCE – Not just talk about it. Not just tweeting about it. Actually doing it.
It was no shock to me in the slightest, but on October 7th, as part of their 2026 budget, Ireland...
RICHARD HAWLEY, SHEFFIELD’S SOUNDTRACKER HITS THE CITY HALL
With the 20th Anniversary Tour Of Coles Corner album… Richard Hawley doesn't pen songs, he writes Sheffield. Not the picturesque...
AIM AWARDS 2025: MARK FROM SCRUFF OF THE NECK ON AGILITY, INDEPENDENCE, AND THE POWER OF GRASSROOTS MUSIC
Scruff of the Neck isn’t just an independent label, they’re a grassroots powerhouse. Based in Manchester, they’ve built a reputation...
