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...
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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...
‘ALL THAT IS OVER’ THE EXPLOSIVE NEW ALBUM BY SPRINTS
★★★★★ ALBUM REVIEW | SPRINTS - ALL THAT IS OVER by Rachel Brown “I think we came out of 2024...
THE WINNERS ARE IN!!! AIM INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS 2025
Last night (23rd September 2025) The Association of Independent Music (AIM) has unveiled the winners of The Independent Music Awards...
TOM ROWLEY INTERVIEW: FROM SHEFFIELD STAGES TO SOLO SPOTLIGHT
Tom Rowley has spent most of his career just out of frame. Tom Rowley’s fingerprints are all over Arctic Monkeys’...
NO MUSIC FOR GENOCIDE, WHEN ART SAYS NO
No Music For Genocide is a global cultural boycott movement launched in 2025 by over 400 artists and labels who...
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY. WHO IS REALLY KILLING THE GRASSROOTS MUSIC SCENE?
It is no secret that local music scenes in the UK are still struggling. Despite rock-solid efforts from the Music...
TOM GRENNAN SETS NOTTINGHAM ARENA ALIGHT WITH SOULFUL STADIUM SWAGGER
Tom Grennan turned Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena into a confetti-drenched celebration of soul-pop swagger on September 10th, 2025. Backed by a...
KULA SHAKER RETURN WITH SURREALIST FIREPOWER: NEW ALBUM ‘WORMSLAYER’, UK TOUR, AND AI-GENERATED VIDEO UNLEASHED
Kula Shaker, the band that once turned Britpop’s laddish swagger into a mystic fever dream, have announced their eighth studio...
