Simple Things Festival returns to Bristol on 8 November 2025 with its most ambitious edition yet—an all-day, multi-venue celebration of boundary-pushing music curated by Crack Magazine, Team Love, and Bristol Beacon.

Slam Dunk Festival celebrates 20 years with its biggest lineup yet—Knocked Loose, Good Charlotte, Sublime, and over 40 more acts will ignite Hatfield and Leeds next May. Two new heavy stages promise nonstop chaos with zero set clashes.

I was sent the latest track ‘Margate’ from Swiss indie-pop artist CORI NORA, I listened to it, loved it and wanted to learn more about the artist behind it. Read on to see how we got on chatting to her about her musical upbringing, influences, artistic freedom and returning to her flat in East London.

British-Norwegian horror auteur Kyle Sevenoaks makes a chilling debut with Taste In Music, a cosmic cabin nightmare that’s already earning standing ovations and festival acclaim.

Bloom’s sophomore album The Light We Chase is a cathartic, genre-defying triumph—melding melodic hardcore with shoegaze haze, post-hardcore grit, and emotional depth. Released 31 October via Pure Noise Records, it marks a bold new chapter for the Sydney five-piece.

London’s KEO are leading the charge in the UK’s guitar renaissance. Following the breakout success of their debut EP Siren and a sold-out UK/Ireland tour, they now announce a 14-date headline run across March and April 2026.

Dominic Harrison, aka YUNGBLUD, continues his meteoric rise with a collaborative EP titled One More Time, dropping 21st November alongside rock legends Aerosmith.

Emerging from the windswept edges of Cornwall, Fletchr Fletchr—formed by childhood friends Rohan Fletcher and Adam Sanders—are ready to make their mark with debut EP We All Feel the Same, landing Friday 28th November.

Sananda Maitreya, the artist formerly known as Terence Trent D’Arby is on 9 date tour of the UK that kicked off last week.

The Damned announce special new covers album

“Not Like Everybody Else” in tribute to Brian JamesAlbum out 23rd January 2026, on earMUSIC

First single "There's A Ghost In My House" out 30th October

One-off covers show announced in Manchester 28th January 2026

French collective Nouvelle Vague is back — and they’re bringing their signature bossa nova shimmer to UK stages this November for a 16-date celebration of their genre-defying legacy.

Micko & The Mellotronics have announced their infectious new single “Misery Guts”, out now.

‘WILD GOD (LIVE GOD)’ OUT NOW - LISTEN HERE

WATCH A LIVE VIDEO FOR WILD GOD (RECORDED LIVE IN PARIS) HERE

PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM HERE

Gogol Bordello are back with explosive new music ahead of their return to the UK this Autumn.

NYC psychosleaze provocateurs - Puzzled Panther - have announced the vinyl release of their second EP, ‘Fits of Serenity’, as well as a support tour with Gogol Bordello in the UK and EU this Autumn.

TO BE RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 21ST

PRE-ORDER HERE

FEATURING GLOBAL HITS, RARITIES AND NEW REMIXES

Further to the news piece we published a few weeks ago covering the JAH WOBBLE Autumn UK tour, we caught up with the great man for an in-depth interview where we discussed the past, the future, musical influences and his various collaborations that he’s been involved in.

Grab a drink, settle down and enjoy our 45 minute chat with JAH WOBBLE below.

Praise for Everyone Says Hi’s self-titled debut album:

“Everyone Says Hi deliver big hooks and bigger ambitions” - The Line of Best Fit

“Psychedelic lounge rock hinting at recent Arctic Monkeys and Tame Impala influences” - NME

“Luxury indie listening” - Wonderland

“Soft-focus pop imbued with stickable hooks” - UNCUT

“Impeccably constructed and quietly lush” - DIY

“A tight, smooth debut… plenty to admire in the sound and structure” - Clash

I first saw Abrasive Trees perform in 2021, and now, in 2025, we find ourselves at Things Happen Here in Dartington—witnessing what feels like Mk II of the band.

A warm, interactive evening where Newton Faulkner balanced virtuoso guitar work, theatrical percussion courtesy of his new ‘techno boots’, and easygoing storytelling to turn a university room into a communal singalong and sleepover for adults. The Octopus tour felt lived-in and playful, with moments of quiet lyricism and full-throated crowd participation that made the show feel like a shared memory being made in real time.