Following a sold-out fifth year in June 2016, Camden Rocks Festival has today announced the first names for the 2017 line-up. Punk legends The Damned, stoner rock giants Orange Goblin, and Ruts DC are the first to be revealed from the bill.

Tickets available from www.camdenrocksfestival.com/tickets

Bearded Theory will reverberate with the sounds of classic hits including “Our House”, “Baggy Trousers” and “One Step Beyond”, as we are delighted to announce that North London’s finest nutty boys, Madness will headline the main stage on Sunday night.

So, I found out recently that the original lineup of Mark Keds (Vocals/Guitar), Ben Harding (Guitar), Morgan Nicholls (Bass Guitar) and Cass Browne (Drums) were reforming for a one-off show in London in March 2017, I just HAD to get involved in any way that I could, so, with the assistance of Pete Cole, I set about creating a timeline of events that I hope you'll enjoy reading and watching. 

Recorded at MasterLink Studios in Woking, mixed at Beat Street Studios in Leeds and mastered at Metropolis Studios in London, "Running Out" is crafted with synth-soaked melodies and an ever growing vocal hook.

2016 has been a busy year for Ashestoangels who released their fourth full length album How To Bleed earlier this year as well as the 4 track Winter Split EP with As Sirens Fall but not content with just these two new records, the Bristol Goth Punks put out a digital EP The Unreliable Narrator free to attendees on their final three date tour of 2016. We went along to the Bristol show at the Louisiana to see the conclusion to this highly productive year.

I decided it was time to pull together a Top Ten list of tracks lifted from albums released during 2016, now, we're not saying that this is THE definitive list, it's purely what we think is a rounded selection of fab tracks lifted from some of the finest releases this year.

Highly Suspect hail from Massachusetts, USA and feature twin brothers Rich and Ryan Mayer as bassist and drummer, with the trio being rounded out by their best mate Johnny Stevens on lead vocals and guitar. I bet that must make band meetings quite harmonious! We take a look at their 2nd album – the recently released The Boy Who Died Wolf. NB: you might find that they have released 3 albums but the first was a compilation of 4 previously released EPs, featuring some re-recorded versions.

When the muse comes a calling there is no stopping her inspiration. Just ask songwriter/musician ANDREW NORQUAY. Having taken three years away from music due to commitments as a commercial diver, the creative roar within Andrew has erupted, steering him into finding a new explosive energy and expansive adventure for his alternative rock sound.

Lennon & McCartney; Jagger & Richards; Difford & Tilbrook. Over the last five decades this country has produced some of the worlds’ most renowned song-writing partnerships. Tonight at Exeter Phoenix we were treated to a stunning performance by the last person on that list - Glenn Tilbrook.

BIFFY CLYRO WILL PLAY A VERY SPECIAL ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE ON THE NIGHT

THE VO5 NME AWARDS WILL TAKE PLACE ON 15 FEBRUARY 2017 AT LONDON’S O2 ACADEMY BRIXTON 

Fronted by powerhouse vocalist Vince Contarino and bolstered by the breathtaking might of the thirty-five-piece The Black Dog Orchestra, Led Zeppelin Masters features no fewer than eighteen Led Zeppelin classics.

Announced as support to Taking Back Sunday on two shows + playing SXSW

It is early December and already it's difficult to avoid hearing cheesy Christmas tunes wherever you go. What better antidote could there be than The Damned at their penultimate 2016 UK performance as part of their 40th anniversary tour?

Katie Bulley is a Canadian singer-songwriter and we here at musicmuso always like to bring the talents of artists from across the pond to the attention of UK music lovers, never heard of her? let me introduce her and her music to you....

Think Hayseed Dixie playing traditional Bluegrass music with Run DMC delivering the vocals, sounds like it would be a complete car crash? well that’s exactly what I thought about the band that we were about to see, read on to find out how our evening with Brooklyn based Bluegrass/Hip Hop act GANGSTAGRASS unfolded….

"Christmas In The Asylum" by Big Top Heartbreak is is a part fiction/part biographical tale. It explores the downs and the ups of a decadent and ultimately sordid existence…