NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS, GEORGE EZRA, BIFFY CLYRO, FATBOY SLIM, COURTEENERS, BASTILLE, RICHARD ASHCROFT, LILY ALLEN, JESS GLYNNE, JAMES, MADNESS, ANNE-MARIE, SIGRID, FREYA RIDINGS AND MORE REVEALED FOR THE FIRST MAJOR FESTIVAL OF THE SUMMER

13TH - 16TH JUNE 2019

TICKETS AVAILABLE FRIDAY 25TH JANUARY AT 9AM FROM WWW.ISLEOFWIGHTFESTIVAL.COM

MAISIE PETERS ANNOUNCES DEBUT UK TOUR FOR SPRING 2019 - BUY TICKETS HERE 

SHOW AT LONDON’S OMEARA ON MARCH 6TH *SOLD OUT*

DEBUT EP ‘DRESSED TOO NICE FOR A JACKET’ OUT NOW

Out on streaming platforms today, the 'Don't Worry' EP draws together the single of the same title (lifted from Frank's UK Top 3 album Be More Kind) alongside brand new track, 'Bar Staff'. The release is rounded out with 'How It Began' - previously only available on vinyl - and a new version of 'Little Changes' which Turner recorded in Toronto with community charity, Choir! Choir! Choir!

Katy Hurt has rapidly become a leading light on the UK Country/Americana scene and all without having released a full length studio album. 2018 saw her open for Liam Gallagher at Pilton Party, support Jools Holland, receive a nomination for "Best Country/Folk Act" at the Unsigned Music Awards, as well as performing festival slots at Country 2 Country, BlackDeer, Stone Free, Rhythmtree, Cornbury and many more. 

“The next northern pop powerhouse… with hints of the xx, Depeche Mode, The Maccabees and Alt-J” - NME
 
PLAYING BEARDED THEORY, MAD COOL AND NEIGHBOURHOOD WEEKENDER FESTIVALS

Blue Élan Records is proud to announce the signing of southern rock band, THE VEGABONDS.  Their new album, V, symbolizing their fifth release, is set for release in February 2019.

New York State's own melodic punks, SUCH GOLD and now Brooklyn resident, KOJI have returned to the UK and are currently on tour throughout January.

NEW SINGLE 'APPLE TREE'
SPRING UK TOUR KICKS OFF 1ST FEB

Would you believe it, 4 years have passed since we last chatted to SOUND OF THE SIRENS so it was high time we got together for a natter. We arranged to meet at the Exeter Phoenix at 7pm sharp….at 7:10, they burst through the doors apologising that they couldn’t work out the car park machine and that they had tried to call me but got through to someone called Jamie instead…..NOW, either they mis-dialled or someone called Jamie stole my phone (temporarily) and answered it when Hannah called and then somehow managed to slip it back into my pocket just before the ladies arrived at the venue, my money is on option 1!

Westcountry duo Sound of the Sirens release their second studio album This Time on January 25th. This is the follow up to their 2017 debut release For All Our Sins which received widespread praise from far and wide, culminating with them appearing on Chris Evans’ Radio 2 Breakfast show, a slot on the main stage at his famous ‘Car-Fest’ festival and also an airing on prime time television after Chris asked the ladies to appear on an anniversary edition of ‘TFI FRIDAY’ where they performed alongside U2 and Take That .

Ahead of their set at Exeter Phoenix on January 11th (supporting Joe Talbot’s DJ set) we chatted to Olly and James (Danny and George were still on the M5!) from Bristol based 4 piece HEAVY LUNGS about the music scene in Bristol, their upcoming HEADLINE UK tour, George’s knitted roast, the Bristol homecoming show at The Louisiana, things they CANNOT live without whilst on tour, the BROS documentary, festival likes and dislikes, Riggsy and Olly’s amplifier fetish…..

HEROD are a 4 piece progressive sludge band from Switzerland, they’re signed to Pelagic Records and are due to release their new album SOMBRE DESSEIN on February 15th. We were sent a promo copy of the album to listen to, Marisa Dymond did just that, read on to see what she thought.

Plymouth based Chay Snowdon is an alt-indie, pop artist who is for fans of; early Kings of Leon, Circa Waves and Catfish and The Bottlemen. He’s releasing two singles on the 25th Jan.

Tonight was a night that had been on my calendar for a few weeks, I’d heard from internal sources that they were planning on getting Joe Talbot, frontman of 5 piece punk band IDLES to come down to Exeter’s Phoenix to play a DJ set just after Christmas, I didn’t know how serious they were until I saw the details on the website, I then got excited, very excited!

PREMIERES TODAY VIA BILLBOARD - WATCH

ALBUM: PRIMETIME ILLUSION ARRIVES FRIDAY, JANUARY 25

VIA XTRA MILE RECORDINGS

WORLD TOUR BEGINS JANUARY 25

READ ABOUT PREVIOUS SINGLE - CO-WRITE W/ BOB DYLAN IN ROLLING STONE

When we heard that Joe Talbot, the enigmatic frontman from punk band IDLES was paying Exeter Phoenix a visit on 11th January for a DJ set, we thought it’d be nice to chat to one of the bands that will be supporting him on the night. The band are called SPITTING BLOOD and we collared their singer Dave Growler for a few minutes to chat between knocking out festive fodder at the pub where he works, here’s how we got on….

How could one better describe five guitar gods standing on the same rock-n-roll stage, each with their respective wood in hand trading licks with one another? The answer, my friends, is the unparalleled show, better known to guitar player and fanatics around the globe as GENERATION AXE.

Taken from the forthcoming new album: Gold In A Brass Age – March 8, 2019
17 Date UK and Ireland Tour 2019, 
London’s Royal Festival Hall - Sun, 17 March – SOLD OUT

Ian Brown has today released his new single, ‘From Chaos To Harmony’ which features Ian on wah-wah guitar. It’s taken from his highly-anticipated upcoming album, ‘Ripples’, which is released on 1 February 2019.

After a very successful 2018 which saw them pick up a slew of 5 star awards and high praise from music media royalty for their third studio album A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships, The 1975 are about to head out on a 10 date January 2019 headline tour which takes In Belfast, Dublin, Glasgow, Cardiff, Brighton, London, Exeter, Birmingham, Manchester and Sheffield.