A cold Saturday night on Plymouth’s Mutley plain, not the place I would have chosen to be unless I had a reason to be there but luckily for me, I did have a reasons to be there, I had a ticket to a gig at The Underground to see Bristol based 4 piece punk outfit CUFFS who were being supported by three immense acts, No-Robell, Fluff & The Likelihood.

We caught up with Emily and threw a ton of questions at her, some of them stuck, here’s her answers to the ones that did…..

After a riotous night at The Underground when they last played, Plymouth once again welcomed THE VELVET HANDS as they showcased tracks from their new album SUCKER PUNCH

THE VELVET HANDS EMBRACE FEEL-GOOD FUN ON NEW SINGLE: “40 UP 40 DOWN”
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TAKEN FROM NEW ALBUM - OUT TODAY: ‘SUCKER PUNCH’
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+ UK LIVE DATES THIS FEBRUARY

BEAUTIFUL DAYS ANNOUNCE THEIR 20th ANNIVERSARY LINE-UP INCLUDING SUEDE,

PRIMAL SCREAM & LEVELLERS PLUS JOHNNY MARR, THE WATERBOYS, INDIGO GIRLS,

THE DEAD SOUTH, THE PROCLAIMERS, GAZ COOMBES, GOK WAN & LOTS MORE

18 – 20 AUGUST 2023 | beautifuldays.org

Your Heroes Are All Dead is set for a February 23rd 2023 release date, and see’s the band further refine their sound. Drawing on a heavier sound, the weightier production doesn’t take away from their upbeat sound, but instead adds further gravitas.

Accomplished record label Acid Jazz & Other Illicit Grooves celebrate 35 magnificent years of trailblazing music with a series of residencies touring locations across the UK where Acid Jazz was arguably the strongest influence in Birmingham, Leeds, London, Bristol and Luton.

One of the most celebrated and best-selling Greatest Hits packages of all time, ‘The Police - Greatest Hits’ is being reissued as a double-LP set on 24 March on 180g heavyweight black vinyl.

Pre-order NOW

Independent Venue Week (IVW) is the UK’s annual 7-day celebration of independent music & arts venues and the people that own, run and work in them.

Tonight saw the mighty KULA SHAKER take to the stage at Exeter's Phoenix, a venue steeped in musical history and situated in the heart of the city, read on to see how the evening progressed.

Pioneering global superstar DJ, Pete Tong, to bring Ibiza Classics Show to Exeter, Powderham Castle ,Bank Holiday Monday 28 August 2023

Featuring Jules Buckley and The Essential Orchestra, the evenings will feature stunningly reimagined versions of the classic house tracks from across the decades

Tickets on sale NOW - https://myticket.co.uk/artists/pete-tong-ibiza-classics

THE END OF THE ROAD TOUR WELCOMES SKINDRED AND THE WILD THINGS TO THE BILLING

SUPPORTING THE LEGENDARY KISS ON THEIR FINAL RUN OF UK DATES EVER

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE: www.robomagiclive.com/kiss

2023 marks the 10th Anniversary of Bastille’s chart-conquering, twice No.1 debut album, ‘Bad Blood. In celebration of its release the band announce a series of very special one-off shows next summer, giving fans the opportunity to hear the album played live in its entirety alongside other fan favorites.

They say that every month has 28 days, some have 30 and others have 31, January on the other hand has 456, at least this is what it feels like after Christmas and New Year!

What we need to blow away the blues are a few killer gigs to look forward to and it looks like I have the tonic that you need to get you through until pay day….

Let’s take a look and see what is happening at EXETER PHOENIX over the next few weeks.

Kaysien has a lot of legendary stories to tell (like having a curry with Elton John), which may be why he decided to make music. The British Artist/Multi-Instrumentalist/Producer & Engineer uses his songs to take us on a musical saga and brings us to a new sonic territory with his latest release 'Elements'.

Billie Marten has announced her fourth record Drop Cherries for release on 7 April via Fiction Records. Recorded entirely on tape in Somerset and Wales late last summer, Drop Cherries marks the very first time that Billie Marten has both written and co-produced (with Dom Monks) one of her records; following critically-lauded 2021 album Flora Fauna, Feeding Seahorses by Hand (2019) and Writing of Blues and Yellows (2016). 

I entered the venue confused, not in a fuddled state of mind but confused about the band. What I had heard to date was a cross between sickly sweet pop sing-a-longs and stadium sized catchy bangers that go down a storm at large outdoor festivals in front of a sea of 18-25 year olds after a day on the cider.

Taking place on Tuesday 17th January 2023 from 7PM at The Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot, the evening includes a short documentary, a fun quiz with great prizes, comic tales from the crazy world of record retailing and a Q&A with Graham Jones and Pip Piper, the film's director.

Multi-platinum selling recording artist, songwriter and trailblazer Miley Cyrus has released “Flowers” the first single from her forthcoming eighth studio album Endless Summer Vacation, available globally on March 10th. 

Following the release of their acclaimed double album '1st Congregational Church of Eternal Love (and free hugs)’, a successful year of touring in Europe and Japan and a special one-off single ‘Gimme Some Truth', Kula Shaker will play 14 dates in January and February 2023. The ‘Eternal Love Tour’ will see the band playing venues from Edinburgh to Exeter and follows the December sell-out show at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire. 

EZRA COLLECTIVE RELEASE NEW VERSION OF: FELA KUTI'S "LADY"

OUT NOW W/ PHYSICAL RELEASE THIS FRIDAY 13TH JANUARY

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