It’s a balmy evening in Bristol, and after a rather splendid trip up from Totnes on the train, I alight at Temple Meads and take a leisurely stroll into the city to meet my photographer for which promises to be, an incredible evening of superb live music courtesy of Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets.

Despite the drizzly weather that is all too familiar to British concert-goers, the 'Summer Sessions' on June 14th that were held on The Hoe in Plymouth proved to be an electrifying night filled with outstanding performances from a diverse lineup of artists. The misty backdrop of Plymouth Sound only added to the magic of the event, making it a memorable experience for everyone who had turned out to brave the somewhat suspect weather conditions.

The Summer Sessions event at the Hoe in Plymouth kicked off on June 13th, and what a way to launch a series of four live music events! Tonight saw TOM JONES on stage doing what he does best, entertaining massive audiences and this was true tonight as thousands of people attended the Hoe for a great evening of entertainment. 

WARGASM (UK) comes from a huge Download Festival slot to join CREEPER to headline the biggest alternative indoor festival in the South West

as part of the Summer Sessions, we catch up with Clara Germein from Adelaide based trio GERMEIN to chat about the show and dig a little deeper into the band….

Glasgow based alt-rock quartet DEAD PONY recently announced details of a 7 date December tour as well as a bunch of Summer shows to help promote their stunning debut album ‘Ignore This’.

Whilst they were tripping around Germany, we caught up with Anna from the band and asked her a bunch of questions, here’s how we got on!

Placebo will be performing at the Canons Marsh Ampitheatre in the heart of Bristol on June 28. We have delved deep to unearth some interesting facts about the band, some of their achievements to date and what we think you can look forward to when they take to the stage. 

In 2022 Placebo released their universally-acclaimed eighth studio album Never Let Me Go.  Considering themes of personal accountability, tech-saturation, mortality, and humanity’s true place in the world, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal conjured a world that stares harsh realities in the face.  Never Let Me Go saw Placebo continue to view their subject matter through as wide a lens as possible, and the album became a place to hold onto the hope of something brighter to come. 

Beabadoobee today announces her 2024 UK headline tour, taking place this November and taking in nine dates and culminating with a huge night at London’s Alexandra Palace. Tickets are available via presale from 10am BST on Tuesday 18th June, and general sale begins at 10am on Friday 21st June via https://www.beabadoobee.com/tour/. Support comes from LA indie rock group Momma.

I was excited when I received news of new music from Jack Garratt, who, you may recall burst onto the scene when he topped the BBC Sound Of Poll and won the BRIT’s Critics Choice Award in 2016. He is widely regarded as a master multi-instrumentalist whose inimitable live shows regularly receive rave reviews;

“An incredible performer to witness live” Daily Telegraph

“The sound he creates up there puts him several leagues beyond Sheeran” The Guardian

MILLIE MANDERS AND THE SHUTUP have announced details of an acoustic and intimate (60 capacity) instore performance at KINGSTON BANQUET RECORDS on TUESDAY 6 AUGUST, during the week of release of their forthcoming second album WAKE UP, SHUT UP, WORK to be released on 2 August.

Brighton Psych Fest takes place on Friday 30th August featuring performances from The Horrors / Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs / NewDad / Juniore / bdrmm / La Luz / The Bug Club / SCALER (FKA SCALPING) / Divorce and more

THE OFFSPRING ANNOUNCE BRILLIANT NEW ALBUM 'SUPERCHARGED' SET FOR RELEASE ON THE 11TH OCTOBER 2024, VIA CONCORD RECORDS

BAND RELEASE HUGE NEW SINGLE “MAKE IT ALL RIGHT”, OUT NOW

THEY WILL BE PERFORMING AT DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL (UK) ON SATURDAY 15TH JUNE, AND LAST WEEK CELEBRATED 30 YEARS OF 6X PLATINUM 'SMASH' ALBUM WITH SOLD-OUT HOMETOWN ARENA SHOW IN ANAHEIM, CA (US) - WATCH FOOTAGE

WATCH SUPER-FAN ED SHEERAN JOIN THE BAND ONSTAGE LAST WEEK AT BOTTLEROCK FESTIVAL - HERE

Stockholm’s own NAVII has recently released his latest single ‘EASY ON ME’. This captivating track is a collaboration with renowned songwriter Etta Zelmani (BTS, Don Diablo, Galantis), featuring her sensational vocals. With a unique blend of R&B melodies and punchy pop drums, ‘EASY ON ME’ is an exciting glimpse into NAVII’s upcoming EP ‘majorminor’, set to be released this Winter. 

RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘BUS’ - ACCOMPANIED BY FRAN HEALY DIRECTED VIDEO 

ANNOUNCE DECEMBER UK HEADLINE TOUR INCLUDING GLASGOW HYDRO TICKETS ON SALE 9AM ON 14TH JUNE 

10TH STUDIO ALBUM L.A. TIMES DUE 12 JULY 2024 VIA BMG - PRE-ORDER HERE 

With over four millions streams on Spotify alone, Troy Javelona is the rising alt-R&B star from South West England. After going viral for his infectious track ‘Go Away,’ Troy Javelona has been steadily releasing singles sprinkled with his unique brand of ‘loverboy-indie’.

Kevin Rumley shouldn’t be alive. On April 7th 2004, whilst serving in the Marines on the Syrian border, Kevin Rumley was hit by an improvised explosive device, taking the lives of his closest friends, and nearly his own….

COMING HOME // NEW SINGLE // OUT NOW

THIS IS HOW TOMORROW MOVES // NEW ALBUM 

OUT 16 AUGUST VIA DIRTY HIT

“I found myself unexpectedly writing and recording an album. Amidst the busyness of life—managing a small business, fatherhood, and all that entails—I have struggled to find time for songwriting over the past few years but started to read a lot, and try to write, poetry instead, which I could do in any moments that I had spare.”

We just spent 3 days at WYCHWOOD FESTIVAL, we sang, we danced, we ate, we drank, we wrote notes and photographed A LOT of bands, read on to see how we got on…