INDIKA returns to Liverpool: News
Milap have announced the full INDIKA line-up; 15 days of Indian music, dance and culture across the Liverpool City Region, bringing the very best of Indian Arts to an even wider audience.
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Quick Takes – September 2025: Album Reviews
September’s Quick Takes includes a mass of releases including Green Carnation, Kasper Rietkerk, Projector, Hayden and Susy Wall as the genres get ticked.
Super Furry Animals return: News
Super Furry Animals return with a selection of live dates in celebration of their 30+ year recording career. It is also 20 years of their Love Kraft LP which gets the reissue treatment.
Larkin Poe – Bloom Deluxe & Tour: News
Larkin Poe – the GRAMMY award-winning duo of Nashville-based multi-instrumental sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell – celebrate the success of their USA chart-topping album Bloom with a Deluxe Edition featuring An Acoustic Companion Vol II.
W.A.S.P. Album One Alive – Victoria Warehouse, Manchester: Live Review
We’re at Victoria Warehouse for a dose of nostalgic metal with W.A.S.P. celebrating their 40 year old debut, accompanied by Armored Saint.
Joanne Shaw Taylor – The Barbican, York: Live Review
We’re in the fine city of York for a pulsating encounter with Joanne Shaw Taylor.
Steve Hackett – 2026 UK Tour: News
Steve Hackett announces his UK touring plans for 2026 as the Genesis Revisited machine rolls on.
shame – Cutthroat: Album Review
The sound of a band rediscovering their fire. Shame return with Cutthroat.
Fairport Convention Autumn Tour 2025: News
A brief look forward to the 2025 Fairport Convention Autumn Tour that follows a triumphant sold-out Cropredy.
Katie Spencer – It Was Then That I Knew Love: Video Premiere
Yorkshire based Katie Spencer shares her new video exclusively on At The Barrier, ahead of the release of her new album.
Quick Takes – August 2025: Album Reviews
A quick look at a handful, or so, of album releases from Luke Morley, Halestorm, Bioscope, Assymetric Universe, Gary Numan, Spafford & Campbell, Bywater Call and Green Diesel.
W.A.S.P. – Album One Alive: UK Tour preview
A reminder of the upcoming W.A.S.P (with Armored Saint) headline shows in England as they return with the ‘Album One Alive’ tour.
Damnation Festival completes 20th anniversary line-up: News
Damnation Festival complete their bumper 20th anniversary line-up with several new additions to the bill.
William Covert – Dream Vessel: Album News
News of Dream Vessel, the new album from William Covert plus the new single, Trancers.
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2025 – Gallery
As the dust settles on what turned out to be a perfectly formed Cropredy for 2025, we have a scan through the images for a recap of a very fine weekend.