Mayor of London launches #SoundsLikeLondon campaign

Grassroots Music Venues across London unite to create month long festival of music as part of Sounds Like London – Fightback London. Music Venue Trust have announced Fightback London, a key component of Sounds Like London, the Mayor’s month long celebration of London’s vital Grassroots Music Venues that will take place in June 2018. Sounds…

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Emo Nite LA set to host pre-Slam Dunk Party in London

To get you in the spirit for Slam Dunk South, Emo Nite LA will come to the UK for the first time ever.  Emo Nite LA, the event that started at a dive bar in Los Angeles and now has spread to over 30 cities across the United States is going international. On 25 May,…

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There’s a new 5SOS video to obsess over!

Watch the band’s first new video in nearly two years for single Want You Back.  Want You Back has already amassed over 30 million streams on Spotify since it’s release on 23 February. After 18 months on the road in support of their No. 1 sophomore album Sounds Good Feels Good, the band have spent the…

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Listen to The Faim’s new track

Midland Line is out now and it’s really catchy!  Perth, Australia’s newest export, The Faim have shared their latest single, Midland Line. The track follows the huge debut single Saints Of The Sinners which lead to Kerrang! calling it “massive.. you have to hear them right now” and Rock Sound say The Faim “prepare to make 2018…

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Check out Tom Waits’ personally curated career-spanning playlist

For everyone who loves Tom Waits and those who want to explore more of him.    Tom Waits’ first seven albums, originally released through Elektra Asylum Records in the 1970’s are now out. All seven titles – many of which have been long out of print – are to be re-released on high quality 180-gram…

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Johnny Cash’s new record is going to be oustanding

And here’s why. Last week John Carter Cash, son of one of the most iconic couples in music Johnny Cash and June Carter, came to London to launch Johnny Cash: Forever Words– an album that sees Johnny Cash’s unpublished letters, poems and writings adapted into brand new musical pieces by the likes of Elvis Costello,…

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Interview: The Gospel Youth chat new music and touring the world

Having just completed their UK tour with Aussie pop-punks Tonight Alive, The Gospel Youth chat about new music, always being on tour and why you shouldn’t eat two-day old chicken.  Formed in 2014, The Gospel Youth have previously shared stages with the likes of We Are The Ocean, Mallory Knox, Deaf Havana, Hands Like Houses…

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Holloway have not one, but TWO new singles for you today

The UK country duo sure know how to do New Music Friday right.  Essex country-pop duo Holloway are leading the way for the genre on the UK live circuit having enjoyed national radio support and press, more streams than any other independent UK country duo, and opening for likes of The Shires, Lindsay Ell and…

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The Used announced long-awaited rescheduled UK dates

Following the cancellation of their tour in February due to bereavement, The Used will bring their mind-blowing live shows back to the UK in the summer. Last year, The Used released their critically acclaimed 7th studio album The Canyon via Hopeless Records. Written out of pain and loss, the album is tragic and haunting whilst also having a sense…

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The Homeless Gospel Choir releases new video for ‘1983’

Pittsburgh outfit The Homeless Gospel Choir have shared a very 80’s video for newest single 1983 – because, duh! The Homeless Gospel Choir will be joining Frank Turner, Lucero, and The Menzingers on the Be More Kind World Tour next month. Ahead of the UK shows, they’ve released their latest single off of their 2017 release The…

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