I’ve been wanting to explain my furious and enduring love affair with the most exhilarating and uplifting forms of music on this green planet for some time now. Education takes many forms : my education in music is largely self-taught ; I’ve taken myself down elegant avenues and turned hard right with a handbrake turn on hearing a certain track. It is strange – I started my teenage years all full of Dire Straits and prog rock – Genesis, Yes, Marillion et al – but I held an eternal candle for the wild and fantastic: New Romanticism, the sub-operatics of Billy Mackenzie and the funky pizzazz with substance and heart that was ABC, doom-laden synths from Heaven 17 and The Human League.

DEBUT ALBUM 'GENESIS' - OUT THIS EASTER

WATCH THEIR SERMON 'LIVE AT THE GARAGE' HERE

We saw these guys perform at Beautiful Days Festival a couple of years back and to say they raised the roof is something of an understatement!

They effortlessly blend multiple genres of music, there really is something for everyone and if you’re up for a great time on a Saturday night, head down to The Phoenix in Exeter on 22nd February to have your socks blown off!

GUISE REVEALS PLANS FOR NEW EP ‘THE FUN PART’

OUT 6 MARCH 2020 - WATCH THE VIDEO FOR THE TITLE TRACK HERE:‘THE FUN PART’

TOUR DATES WITH FRANK TURNER THIS MARCH

Across a string of dates throughout February & March, frontman of one of the most important bands on the planet right now, IDLES’ JOE TALBOT will be in conversation discussing all things music, life and IDLES with Creation label boss Alan McGee, Clint Boon & more.

Jehnny Beth

Announces Debut Solo Record ‘To Love Is To Live’

Out May 8th on Caroline Records

Reveals New Single ‘Flower’

If that’s not enough to fill you up, they’re also heading out to perform a mini 3-date tour , plus a MASSIVE show at The Minack Theatre in May (tickets go on sale 11th February) - More info HERE

TAKEN FROM ALBUM ‘UNDER YOUR SKY’ WHICH IS OUT NOW

ON 12TH FEBRUARY FANS CAN DOWNLOAD OR STREAM ‘ONE DAY’ WHICH WILL BE RELEASED WITH A B-SIDE OF AN ACOUSTIC PIANO VERSION OF ‘NYC (SING IT LOUD)’ 

"Kiaran Crook is becoming a poetic lyricist...Foremost, the 11 highly anthemic songs all have arena-sized choruses, which deserve to be widely heard and loudly sung." -  THE GUARDIAN 

“Ambitious and powerful, the sky’s the limit with these ballsy tunes.” - DAILY STAR

“40 minutes of anthemic indie-pop bangers. The Sherlocks have taken their sound to the next level. ...it's nothing short of brilliant." - DORK

“Anthemic…The Sherlocks are destined for stadiums.” - LOUDER THAN WAR

As part of their February tour to promote their new single ‘Tell Me’, Bristol quartet MOTHER VULTURE descended on The Barrel House in Totnes support by Cornish duo TAUNTS and Devon duo MORIATY, how was the evening? You’d best read on to find out!

As I approached the venue via Queen Street, I could see a BBC 6 Music mobile broadcast vehicle parked up on the side of the road, this is where Steve Lamacq would be hosting his show from this every evening. Amongst the guests on his show were Frank Turner and The Velvet Hands who were performing in the venue later on. Steve also chatted to Pippa and Dave who run the venue and are key players on the local music scene in Exeter, without the support of these two, the vibrant musical landscape would be a baron, dark and soulless place….

Following a string of July 2019 exclusive full band album launch shows which took place in Leeds and London, it was time for Kaiser Chiefs to take the show on the road to promote their latest long player DUCK. Tonight saw the band on stage, spreading their merry wares to the people of Plymouth. For a cold January Monday night, it was absolutely packed, testament to the fact that Ricky Wilson et al have still got what it takes to draw a strong crowd. As with any tour to promote new material, I feared that people would rather they just knock out a ‘Greatest Hits’ set to keep them happy, would it be like this tonight, only time would tell.

catch up. I received another email to advise that he was playing The Cavern in Exeter on January 30th as part of Independent Venue Week, this added yet more questions to the list.

We chatted about the varied lineup for his Lost Evenings IV festival that takes place in Berlin, the need to support local music venues and a very colourful chap that he bumped into when in Sierra Leone recently, read on for all this and more!

On what is the first show of 2020 and the first show of the new decade, I was inundated with tracks from bands and artists vying to get a slot on my playlist. We chat to Exeter based musician MATT PALMER midway through the show, make sure you listen to that as we cover loads of topics including his recording process, social media, making videos and we also check out four of Matt’s fave tracks.

Having sold ALL tickets in less than 5 minutes, expectations were high to see Harrison Armstrong, better known as ‘AITCH, perform at Exeter’s Lemongrove.

Hailing from the mean and moody streets of Manchester, his debut track ‘Straight Rhymez’ has garnered over 17 million views and bought his music to the attention of Stormzy.

The ‘Lemmy’ was packed from the get go, fans of all ages filled the bar before the night’s entertainment kicked off.

After 30 years, Jonn and Rat from Ned’s Atomic Dustbin decided it was time to strap on an acoustic guitar and record 14 of their classic hits for an album called Ned’s Acoustic Dustbon.

I was invited to interview both Jonn and Rat before the release of the album (which landed before Christmas) but owing to a bit of a mix up, I only got the time slot through this morning, luckily a few days ahead of the run of UK live dates.

We had a good chat about the recording process for the new album (involving the one and only Mr Miles Hunt from The Wonder Stuff), their classic T-Shirts (including the name of the spongey ink they used) and what it means to them to go out and play to a room full of adoring fans, read on for all this and so much more!

Limited tickets available Friday 24th January at 9am. 

FIRST SINGLE FROM THE NEW ALBUM, ‘BOBBY DON’T YOU THINK THEY KNOW?’ 

FEATURING LEGENDARY R+B ICON THELMA HOUSTON ON VOCALS RECEIVES GREAT INITIAL FAN AND PRESS RESPONSE

The award-winning multi venue festival comes to Berlin, Germany for its fourth year.
Main stage supports announced!

21 APRIL - MEXICO CITY TICKETS

23 APRIL - GUADALAJARA TICKETS

24 APRIL - MONTERREY TICKETS

TAWBOX, the creative directors for Stormzy, Dave, Mabel and AJ Tracey, are celebrating the recent nominations for The BRIT Awards 2020 with Mastercard, after all of their artists have been nominated across multiple categories for the 2020 ceremony. The nominations for TAWBOX’s artists, highlight the creative importance behind live performances and show design within the music industry.