We were invited to work with an incredible popstar called SHAB who is supporting Boyzlife (Westilife's Brian McFadden and Boyzone's Keith Duffy). SHAB is American-based pop superstar amassing millions of Youtube views and Spotify streams and with over 330k Instagram followers, her inspiring story is one that her fans are enjoying. We caught up with SHAB in a hotel bar, hours ahead of her performance at Plymouth Pavilions….

The Beatles are one of the most iconic bands of all time, with a career that spanned over a decade and produced some of the most memorable and influential music in history. Throughout their career, they released a total of thirteen studio albums, along with a number of other compilations and live recordings. In this review of their career, we will compare the records by the Beatles, examining the changes in their sound, style, and overall approach to music.

We recently had the pleasure of attending Babybird's concert at the The Fleece in Bristol where the band delivered an energetic and dynamic performance. While not a full house on the first night of the tour, the eager crowd greeted the band warmly.

Out on the road on the back of the release of their new album, Protagonists, Mancunian post punk outfit IST IST took to the good ship Thekla in Bristol and bought their unique sound of dark, moody melodies with powerful vocals and driving rhythms to an eager crowd.

“Breezy guitar singalongs” The Guardian

“Snapshots of young adulthood with an energy that’s infectious” The Times

“Hotly tipped songwriter” NME

“Rasping indie rock” Music Week

“Becoming the most versatile of songwriters...set to soundtrack your summer” DIY 

“Huge, festival-ready singalong choruses...the future is sounding very bright indeed”  Dork

“Infectious hooks, chant-worthy choruses and buoyant lyrics”  The Line Of Best Fit

“Laced with wonderful potency…earworm melodies”  Clash

“The young singer has what it takes to go far” Gigwise

This energetic and lively indie rock quartet from Tewksbury cite influences including Arctic Monkeys, Twenty one Pilots, The 1975, Easy Life and Royal Blood. The group have performed at O2 Institute Birmingham and Lakefest 2022, as well as an array of shows throughout the Midlands and Bristol.

Aside from the events themselves, the fashion element is usually the most popular thing about music festivals. Once the festival ends, everyone rushes online to see what the celebrities were wearing. That’s why you want to plan out your fest attire in advance. You never know when someone will think you look great and want to take a picture of you. If you’re currently trying to plan your festival wardrobe, here is some celebrity fashion that you may be inspired by.

Now that the Coachella looks of 2023 are out in the open, it's time to focus on what you'll wear for the rapidly approaching festival season. News sources say that music festival chic is hot right now due to the rising popularity of the novel and television series Daisy Jones & Six. With that being said, denim, fringe, lace, and other retro vibes are what many people are going for this year.

After the successful release of her first single of 2023 ‘I Never Needed Anyone,’ Maisy Grace returns with the glistening ‘Break It Down’. This is the second single taken from her highly anticipated debut album ‘Based On A True Story,’ penned for release this summer (and produced by Kouncilhouse). We caught up with her on the day of the single release to learn more about the track, her approach to music, influences, dream dinner dates and the Cornish music scene, read on for more….

TAKEN FROM DEBUT EP
‘SUMMER HIDE’
 OUT 12 MAY - PRE-SAVE HERE

+ NEWCASTLE HOMETOWN SHOW THIS MAY

Tickets for the warm up shows will go on General Sale at 10am BST on 28th April 2023. 

There will be a maximum of 2 tickets available per show for each customer.

We’ve been busy chatting to acts performing at this year’s English Riviera Food & Music Festival which takes place from 26th - 29th May 2023. With UB40, Scouting for Girls, Coral Palms and Gecko and the Bee ticked off, we thought it would be great to catch up with past X-Factor winner BEN HAENOW about dinner parties, cooking, musical memories and amusing festival stories….

After a late night hosting my radio show on a local FM station, I retired to bed for a few hours sleep ahead of my alarm shouting at me at 6:30am to get my groggy self out of bed and hot foot it to Newton Abbot to see what was happening at Phoenix Sound, the finest independent record shop in the South West by a country mile…..

Dan Whitehouse released his glacial, electronics-heavy opus The Glass Age back in July. Somewhere along the way Dan decided those songs – tender musings on isolation and separation in the era of screens - probably had enough about them to survive a less synthetic treatment.

Praise for Dream Wife:
“New wave structure meets punk blatancy and 21st-century gender fluency” - New York Times
“Crispy, punky and relevant. They take a driver seat in the ride to gender equality, joyful body awareness and a love-mess." – Dork Magazine
"The outspoken Brighton punks are back to finish what they started, smashing the patriarchy with hooks and excoriating, witty lyrical missives.” – NME
"The girl gang proving there’s force in femininity.”- Dazed
"one of London's most exciting live acts, combining a punk snarl with brazen classic rock aesthetics...poppier than anything the band have tried before, nodding to Blondie and returning to the girl band melodies of the mid-'90s." - The FADER
"one of indie-rock’s most politically dynamic emerging acts" - Entertainment Weekly
"Dream Wife just want to dismantle the patriarchy. The U.K. art punks make music that’s roiling with feminist rage and Spice Girls attitude" - Rolling Stone

After the successful release of her first single of 2023 ‘I Never Needed Anyone,’ Maisy Grace returns with the glistening ‘Break It Down’. This is the second single taken from her highly anticipated debut album ‘Based On A True Story,’ penned for release this summer (and produced by Kouncilhouse).

“Khouri sounds smokey and wise, her rich alto given space to shine” - Pitchfork
“Absolutely gorgeous” - BBC 6 Music
“Beautiful… illustrating the potency of Nadine Khouri’s delivery and the depth of her artistry.” - Clash
“Khouri’s songs are as searching as they are soothing. Her creamy alto lends a nocturnal intimacy… the tension is thrilling.” - The Line of Best Fit

TAKEN FROM BRAND NEW EP 'YOU OF NOW, PT. 2'
OUT TOMORROW ON PARTISAN

DEBUT HEADLINE SHOWS ANNOUNCED
INC. LONDON

PLUS BILLIE MARTEN TOUR SUPPORT
AND PERFORMING WITH SPEAKERS CORNER QUARTET
AT THE ROUNDHOUSE & GLASTONBURY

‘IS IT?’ RELEASED 16TH JUNE 2023

NEW SINGLE ‘COULDN’T MAKE IT UP’ STREAMING NOW

UK/EUROPEAN HEADLINE DATES ON SALE NOW – NEW HEADLINE DATE AT LONDON’S ROYAL ALBERT HALL ANNOUNCED

PREVIOUS RELEASED ‘RUDEBOY’ 

BBC INTRODUCING 'TRACK OF THE WEEK’ 

SUMMER OF FESTIVALS INCLUDE READING & LEEDS, 2000 TREES, NASS FESTIVAL, THE GREAT ESCAPE & BARN ON THE FARM

NOISY CONFIRMED TO CLOSE SEASON FINALE OF MADE IN CHELSEA WITH LIVE PERFORMANCE 

HOST FAST FWD TO FRIDAY STAGE AT THE GREAT ESCAPE