It is always fascinating to attend the launch of a new festival. How well-organised will it be? What disasters might unfold?

Vince Staples has made a career out of two things - being juuuuuuust a bit weird, and delivering on his particular brand of ...

The Wolfgang Press have announced details of their ninth studio album, Asylum Variations. It will be released via Downwards ...

Borrowing its title from The Blow Monkeys’ hit, this 4CD set from Cherry Red picks up where their Heaven Sent: The Rise Of New Pop ...

Phoebe Bridgers will release her third album Lost Weekend on August 14 on Dead Oceans. While the tracklisting for the album ...

Tricky has shared his new single/video, “’I’m Yours”‘ featuring Mitch Sanders. It’s the latest track to be unveiled from his forthcoming album, Different When It’s Silent, set to be released on July ...

It’s 45 years since Metallica formed in Los Angeles. Back then the likelihood of the band selling out the 50,000 plus Hampden Park might have seen remote, but there’s a multi-generation crowd here ...

“No Glastonbury, no party,” to paraphrase the Tartan Army as our national football team make a dismal departure from North America and this year’s World Cup. One Eye One Leg open with a huge, ...

In an ever more challenging UK festival scene, 2026 is seeing a new entrant to the fray: State Fayre. Backed by big hitters Festival Republic, its chances are good, and with a strong set of early ...

The legacy of Pixies was set back in the late 80’s. Since then, they have simply added to it and whilst their most recent albums fail to be as dynamic as their 80’s and 90’s output, live they remain ...