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From tour dates to new venues, new albums to big announcements, we bring you everything you need to know to stay fresh with the latest news in the world of music.
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The Twilight Sad, United Fruit, Hector Bizerk among Scottish bands set for SXSW
The seven bands set to fly the flag for Scottish music in Creative Scotland’s showcase at this year’s South by Southwest Music Festival have been... Read more »| 21 Jan 2015 -
Theatre
Damon Albarn musical wonder.land set for MIF
A new musical based on the story of Alice in Wonderland with music by Damon Albarn has been added to the programme for this year’s Manchester Internati... Read more »| 21 Jan 2015 -
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Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat confirm second LP 'The Most Important Place In The World'
Bill Wells and Aidan Moffat have announced the release date and tracklist for their long-awaited second album, entitled The Most Important Place In The World... Read more »| 20 Jan 2015 -
Festivals
Hookworms, FKA Twigs, Run the Jewels join Field Day line-up
A clutch of new names have been added to the line-up for this summer’s Field Day festival in London, including northwest psych rockers Hookworms and bl... Read more »| 19 Jan 2015 -
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The Grand Budapest Hotel and Birdman lead 2015 Oscar nominations
The awards season kicked into a higher gear today as the Oscars announced the nominations for its 87th awards, to take place 22 Feb in Los Angeles. Much of t... Read more »| 15 Jan 2015 -
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Iggy Pop joins ATP Iceland 2015 line-up
Punk godfather Iggy Pop and US post-hardcore luminaries Drive Like Jehu have been added to the line-up for this summer’s ATP Iceland festival. They jo... Read more »| 15 Jan 2015
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Northwest Music News
Our first fortnightly missive on musical goings on in the Northwest, featuring Samarbeta, Paul Wolinski, Ex-Easter Island Head and more... Read more »| 14 Jan 2015 -
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Purity Ring announce new album ‘another eternity’
Canadian electronic pop duo Purity Ring have revealed details of their second album another eternity, as well as sharing a second track from the new LP. Meg... Read more »| 13 Jan 2015 -
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Track premiere: The Lucid Dream – 'Cold Killer'
Carlisle psych-rockers The Lucid Dream have unleashed 'Cold Killer', the first track taken from their forthcoming second album – listen to it excl... Read more »| 12 Jan 2015 -
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Django Django share new track ‘First Light’
Scots-Anglo-Irish art-rockers Django Django have unveiled First Light, the first track from the highly anticipated follow-up to their Mercury-nominated ... Read more »| 12 Jan 2015 -
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Track premiere: The Earth ft Gruff Rhys – Married 2 Me
We’re pleased to premiere ‘Married 2 Me’, a brand new Valentine’s Day collaboration between Gruff Rhys and Welsh rockers The Earth. ... Read more »| 12 Jan 2015 -
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BadBadNotGood, Ghostface Killah share new track Ray Gun
Toronto instrumental hip-hop trio BadBadNotGood and Wu-Tang luminary Ghostface Killah have shared a new track, featuring DOOM, from their new collaborative L... Read more »| 09 Jan 2015 -
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Idlewild share new track 'Come On Ghost'
Much-loved Scottish indie rock band Idlewild have unveiled Come On Ghost, the first single from their new album due out next month. The track is taken f... Read more »| 08 Jan 2015 -
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The Prodigy line up The Day Is My Enemy for March release, stream lead single
Braintree's electronic punk innovators The Prodigy have announced plans to release their sixth album, titled The Day Is My Enemy, via their own Cooking Vinyl... Read more »| 06 Jan 2015 -
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Withered Hand releases video for 'King of Hollywood'
Dan Willson, aka Withered Hand, has unveiled the video for King of Hollywood ahead of his show at Celtic Connections next month. In the clip for the New God... Read more »| 15 Dec 2014