Having been evicted from the World Cup earlier in the evening, I was expecting glum looking faces, crying into their craft ales at the New Lion Brewery but instead, the place was packed out with gleeful groovers who appeared to be loving life despite the footie result.

Saturday 10th December 2022 is a date for your diaries, whatever plans you had, put them on ice and get your backsides down to the New Lion Brewery in Dartington where an evening of funky, jazzy and groovy tunes await you courtesy of JELLY JAZZ

To get you in the mood we caught up with Pete Isaac, the main man behind Jelly Jazz to chat about humble beginnings, booking superstar DJs and killer bands, his musical upbringing and his thoughts on clubbing over the past 30 years….

Hailing from Jonkoping in Sweden, stoner rock quartet Insonika started as a fun jam-project and later turned into a serious act and a force to be reckoned with on the Swedish live circuit. Having played together for a little over five years, they have released an EP as well as a full-length album, 'False Awakening', in 2019. Their latest album 'Pithos' was released on October 31st 2022. We caught up with lead guitarist/vocalist Oscar Flanagan to chat about how the band formed, early shows, meeting heroes, strange stage antics and his fave 3 albums in the world ever…..

Following the release of the video for “Only Silence”, we caught up with the main man Henrik Bodin-Skold from Swedish metallers NORRSKOLD to chat about the band, the origin of its name, their brand new album ‘Prisma Aeternus’ and driving the wrong way on a German autobahn…..

The excitement around 2023’s festivities is accompanied by a little caution, too. Just this year, UK's weather bureau Met Office announced a Red Warning as local temperatures climbed to 40C. The rising temperatures are prompting festivals to rethink how they organise events in response to the extreme heat

So with that in mind, keep reading about how fire hazards are affecting festivals in the UK — and what’s being done about them.

With her effortless vocals, Molly Hocking is a 21 year old emerging artist on the UK music scene. Having already secured a No1 and No6 single on the Official iTunes music chart she is fast becoming a force to be reckoned with.

Future Islands are a band that you either know about or you don’t. For some, the name conjures images of an enigmatic frontman, dad-dancing his way across a stage whilst his band play a subtle blend of melancholic synth pop, for others, it’s the blank expressions that give away the fact that they are none the wiser and think that you’re a bit mad trying to explain the band.

Having already stepped foot on UK soil earlier in the year, tonight saw the plucky quartet perform their final show of their second UK tour at The Great Hall, a venue nestled within the heart of the Exeter University complex which is a firm favourite for bands commanding a larger space to cater for their fanbase…..

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BEYOND THE LINE UP…

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On a wet and windy Tuesday in the fabulous Fleece venue in Bristol, alt-rockers Soul Asylum brought their A game and rocked a full house with a cracking opening set from Everclear transporting everyone back to the simpler times of the early 1990’s, where we all had more hair and less wrinkles.

Come Together & Slip Inside - THE GREAT ESTATE FESTIVAL

Scorrier Estate, CORNWALL - 2ND - 4TH JUNE 2023

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Rescheduled Jan/Feb 2023 UK Headline Dates On Sale Now

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‘Hegemonikon’ is ROMEs 17th album and holds a few daring surprises: On this new album, the influences of electronica and new wave have shaped ROME's trademark guitar-based dark folk into a new beast by adding a subtle touch of post-punk synth-rock to the mix.

Swedish metallers Norrskold have released their latest video for the song “Only Silence”, taken from their latest album ‘Prisma Aeternus’, which released on November 7th, 2022

Frontman Chris Wiborg Breaks Down The Band’s Latest Outing….

WHO: The Chemical Brothers

WHAT: The Bay Series

WHERE: Alexandra Head, Cardiff Bay

WHEN: 9 September 2023

We caught up with Chris Cleverley to chat about his recently released 4th album ‘Broadcast the Secret Verse’, his UK tour, his recording process, sexism in the industry and which new artists are currently on his personal playlist, read on for more…..

After finding out that one of my fave South West based bands (Colour TV) were supporting Mike Joyce (The Smiths drummer) when he performs a DJ set at the New Lion Brewery in Dartington on December 3rd, I got in touch with Sam Durneen, singer of the aforementioned and threw a bunch of questions at him to ponder. He was quick to reply, take a read through and see if his responses make you laugh as much as they did me….

Acclaimed artist Sounds Like Lily, fronted by 18-year-old sensation Lily Mackay has announced the release of her debut EP, Glad I Met Ya. The seven-track offering was released on Thursday 10th November via Spotify and all streaming platforms.

After a barnstorming performance at the legendary SHIIINE ON Festival, DUB PISTOLS took to the main stage at Exeter Phoenix to showcase tracks from their highly anticipated forthcoming long player ‘Frontline’.