Beggar on Meshuggah
Beggar are set to release their new album, Compelled To Repeat, on 3rd April via APF Records. Here, the band discuss their love of Swedish experimental / extreme metal act, Meshuggah.
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Clannad – The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester: Live Review
Clannad put on a show for a sold out and defiant Manchester crowd. Their In A Lifetime final tour hits the grand Bridgewater Hall.
Kavus Torabi – Hip To The Jag: Album News
News of Hip To The Jag, the debut solo album by Kavus Torabi which is out on Believer’s Roast on 22nd May 2020.
Genesis Tour announcement – news
They’ve only gone and done it. Rising from the dead, Genesis (or at least Collins, Banks and Rutherford) announce new tour dates.
Faustus ‘Cotton Lords’ Tour news
Tour news – folk music ahoy as Faustus bring their Cotton Lords show back to Helmshore Textile Mill.
Matt McGinn on John Martyn
Matt McGinn has already released one of the best albums of 2020 in Lessons Of War. The County Down native is a master wordsmith who has crafted brilliant, narrative songs. Here, he tells us why he loves the music of John Martyn.
Fairport Convention – 2020 Wintour: Live Review
The Fairport Wintour is in motion and a good chunk of the team, including several Fairport/Cropredy vets have been in attendance sometime, somewhere. Here we look back on the opening of the tour in Southport, a stop in Manchester and a sojourn to Bath.
Pure Reason Revolution – The return, the album, the single: News
News of the new album from Pure Reason Revolution and a chance to listen to the new single, Silent Genesis.
Jethro Tull / Ian Anderson tour bonanza – News
Jethro Tull fans give praise – news of the Prog Years tour as well as Ian Anderson’s more intimate series of solo shows.
Marillion – Script For A Jester’s Tear: deluxe reissue news
News of the latest in the series of Marillion reissues as the debut album, Script For A Jester’s Tear, gets the full treatment.
Gong announce 2020 tour dates: news
Exciting news from Kavus Torabi and the men who make up Gong as they announce an extensive UK tour for November 2020.
Daniel Crompton to curate electronica compilation for Alzheimer’s Society
On the 24th July 2020, a compilation of new works will be released, under the title From Perpetuity, with all proceeds to Alzheimer’s Society.
Glastonbury Festival Emerging Talent Competition Announced
Glastonbury Festival have announced details of their 2020 Emerging Talent Competition, which is once again supported by PRS for Music and PRS Foundation.
…Trail Of Dead – Something Like This: new video
Watch the new video for Something Like This from …Trail of Dead’s The Godless Void And Other Stories album, out now on Inside Out Music.
Simple Minds – Street Fighting Years: Reissue news
News of the new re-issue of the Simple Minds Street Fighting Years album in multiple formats.