Review By Halina Wegner Watching a band grow over the years is one of the great privileges of being a music journalist. I still remember first seeing Kris Barras Band at Ramblin’ Man Fair, where their blistering performance announced them as a band destined for bigger things. Catching up with Kris after [more…]
Lou Reed, Without the Myth The King Of New York book review
By Lily O’Delia There is a moment in Will Hermes’ Lou Reed: The King of New York when the sheer difficulty of writing about Lou Reed becomes apparent. Reed spent much of his life making himself difficult to know. He could be tender and vicious, funny and exhausting, generous one moment and cruel the [more…]
The Commoners release “Runnin’ Blind” single and music video ahead of UK tour
THE COMMONERS NEW SINGLE – “RUNNIN’ BLIND”RELEASED FRIDAY JULY 24, 2026 STREAM SINGLE | WATCH MUSIC VIDEO NOVEMBER 2026 UK TOURSPECIAL GUESTSPENCER MACKENZIE TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM COMMONERS.CA Celebrated Canadian Roots Rock band The Commoners are pleased to announce the release of their brand-new single “Runnin’ Blind.” The single is [more…]
Surfbort Jessica’s Changed Review
By Lily O’Delia Surfbort’s single “Jessica’s Changed” off the bands 2026 album Reality Star is one of those loose, breezy rock songs that sounds effortless on first listen, but underneath the laid-back groove is a sharp portrait of alienation, nostalgia, and self-mythology. Led by the unmistakable presence of vocalist Dani Miller, with Alex Kilgore and Matt Picola on guitar, Nick Arnold on bass, and Sean [more…]
Novacaine Festival 2026Saturday 28th November
Novacaine Festival 2026 Levels Up with Massive Final Wave AnnouncementHacktivist, Glass Bridges, The Mechanist, The Heir Apparition & WNSDY AT 7 Join the Novacaine Festival 2026 Lineup Novacaine Festival, the UK’s new music discovery festival, has unveiled a major expansion to its 2026 lineup as part of the celebrations surrounding Corporation Sheffield’s [more…]
Conquest Music announce: New Bernie Marsden Album – STAGE
Album Released 2CD, 2LP & Digital on 21st August 2026The fifth and final album in Bernie Marsden’s InspirationsSeries, STAGE is out on 21st August 2026 through award winning independent label, Conquest Music. Available in a limited edition 2LP, Gatefold sleeve set and 2CD Deluxe Digipack with 16 page booklet, the album represents the [more…]
Corella release new single ‘Thunder Strike’ & announce live dates
‘THUNDER STRIKE’BRAND NEW SINGLE RELEASEDWATCH THE VIDEO HERE A BEAUTIFUL WORLD TO LOSENEW ALBUM OUT SEPTEMBER 18TH VIA FLGPRE-ORDER HERE INSTORE / OUTSTORE TOUR ANNOUNCED Corella have released the brand new single ‘Thunder Strike’, the latest song to be taken from their forthcoming second album A Beautiful World To Lose out September [more…]
ARTIST – THE PRETTY RECKLESS
ALBUM – DEAR GOD REVIEWER – GRAEME WRIGHT It’s been five long years since the last The Pretty Reckless album, and it would appear through the writing on this record that there’s been a lot going on in the lives of the band members during this period. It’s the darkest, most introspective [more…]
MASSIVE WAGONS – NEW SINGLE & VIDEO
MASSIVE WAGONS Release New Single “Story Of My Demise” Out Now via Reaper Records New Video Released, Exclusive European Webshop & ‘The Vaults’ Launch Watch VideoHEREFollowing the outstanding success of “Everywhere We Go,” MASSIVE WAGONS return with their brand-new single, “Story Of My Demise,” available now on all digital platforms. Accompanied by a [more…]
Those Made Broken Echo Chamber self release Release: 20 July 2026
THOSE MADE BROKEN PREMIERE “ECHO CHAMBER” VIDEO AHEAD OF NEW LP ‘A DOOR YOU CAN NEVER CLOSE’ Glasgow’s Those Made Broken have premiered a hard-hitting new music video for “Echo Chamber” ahead of their slot at Hammerdown Festival and the release of their sophomore album, ‘A Door You Can Never Close,’ on [more…]
Spread Eagle – The Brutal Divine – Album Review – frontiersmusicsrl
Review By Darren McIntyre Spread Eagle are a hard rock / glam metal band from New York City, New York who originally formed in 1989, whilst rehearsing for their first gig they were signed to MCA Universal Records and the rest as they say is history. The boys were gigging and playing [more…]
Corella release new single ‘Thunder Strike’ & announce live dates
Corella have released the brand new single ‘Thunder Strike’, the latest song to be taken from their forthcoming second album A Beautiful World To Lose out September 18th via FLG. ‘Thunder Strike’ is a menacing and anthemic indie rock song written with Circa Waves frontman Kieran Shudall. The indie powerhouses have come together to create a song [more…]
