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Selected praise for “I Am Not There Anymore”: “After decades building up to it, The Clientele have produced what is probably their finest, most enjoyable record.”– The Quietus “The Clientele deserve to be up there with the greats – and the band’s new album could […]
News‘North Korea’ lifted from incoming album ‘COLD WAR CLASSICS VOL.2’, due October 27th via Submarine Cat Records. Alabama 3, the legendary band from Brixton, South London are sharing their new single ‘North Korea’ today. Telling the tongue-in-cheek tale of a man attempting to woo his […]
NewsPLAYDEAD DUE 27TH SEPTEMBER via UNFD Genre-blending Japanese metal, punk and reggae powerhouse SiM have released their new single ‘DO THE DANCE’ alongside an accompanying visualiser. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming full-length album PLAYDEAD, due 27th September via UNFD. Watch the visualiser for ‘DO THE DANCE’ […]
NewsDeluxe reissue, including vinyl for the first time ever BLITZKRIEG is one of the pivotal bands of the NWOBHM movement and one of the more revered names in heavy metal history. Throughout their 40+ years career, they forged some of the finest steel ever to come […]
News40th Anniversary of debut marked as Snakefarm Records launches ‘Re-Skinned’ Re-issue series with coloured vinyl versions of the ‘Wild-Eyed Southern Boys’ and ‘Special Forces’ albums, two classic slices of Southern Rock available from July 30th Photocredit: Dennis Keeley Pre-order ‘Wild-Eyed Southern Boys’ Wild-Eyed Southern Boys […]
NewsFinnish Helsinki-based symphonic death/black metal band Abstrakt released a new music video Inferno. The track is taken from their second studio album Uncreation which was released earlier this year via Inverse Records. Watch Inferno music video: https://youtu.be/gwABgrwuxiM The band comments: “Inferno, as slow as the passing of time during […]
NewsCancellation of first 15 dates of ‘I Talk Too Much’ Spoken Word Tour Photocredit: James Eckersley Francis Rossi and A Way With Media regret to announce the forced cancellation of the first fifteen dates that had been rescheduled for the Francis Rossi Talk tour 2021. […]
NewsThe last in the series of Lost Tapes Comprising entirely of previously unreleased material, the fascinating ‘Lost Tapes Vol. 3’ from Jazz trumpeter, drummer, composer and bandleader Don Ellis is released on 27 August 2021 on CD and digital through Sleepy Night Records. The company […]
NewsCATS in SPACE – ‘MR. HEARTACHE’ The remixed and revamped ‘smash single’ released FRIDAY AUGUST 6th 2021 Plus Tour Info! CATS in SPACE are delighted to announce that their August / September tour dates [below] are now confirmed and will be available to purchase […]
NewsAfter cancelled 70th birthday party, back on the road [finally!] for ‘Uncovered’ and much more Steve Harley is absolutely delighted to be heading back out on the road, after the longest absence from the stage of his career due to Covid, for a series of […]
News‘Warriors of Love’, the first new album in a decade from Medicine Head, is released on 24 September via Living Room Records. Featuring ten brand new songs, this is a fresh and vibrant set of blues rock that makes it sound like founder John Fiddler […]
NewsKingmaker Publishing, run by Big Big Train founder Greg Spawton and Prog magazine journalist/Big Big Train manager Nick Shilton, is delighted to announce the publication of its second book. Genesis: 1975 to 2021 – The Phil Collins Yearsby Mario Giammetti will be published on 15 July 2021. Genesis: 1975 to […]
NewsReleased 10 September 2021 Recorded at London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios, Blue Crystal is augmented by a stellar array of session players, including guitarist Norman Beaker (Jack Bruce, Chris Farlowe, Van Morrison) and keyboardist Lyndon Connah (Level 42, George Michael, Joe Cocker) Photocredit: Tina Korhonen […]
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