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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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NewsRiverside Festival Announces Warm-Up Events
Philadelphia techno legend Josh Wink is among the big names at a series of warm-up events ahead of this May's Electric Frog & Pressure Riversid... Read more »| 18 Mar 2015 -
NewsJay Baruchel to star in Idlewild video for ‘Every Little Means Trust’
Canadian actor Jay Baruchel, of How to Train Your Dragon and This is the End fame, is to star in the video for Idlewild’s new single Every Little Means... Read more »| 16 Mar 2015 -
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Duke Garwood unveils 'Disco Lights' video
Following the release of his critically-acclaimed fifth album Heavy Love, London-based bluesman Duke Garwood unveils the video for his new single Disco ... Read more »| 16 Mar 2015 -
NewsYoung Fathers share new track 'Shame'
Edinburgh trio Young Fathers have shared Shame, the second track from their upcoming album White Men Are Black Men Too due for release next month. Allo... Read more »| 12 Mar 2015 -
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Northwest Music News — 12 March | Red Deer Clubs Turns 10, New Hartheim + More
Red Deer Club Turns 10 Starting out as a semi-regular live evening in the upstairs of intimate Withington vegetarian cafe-cum-live space Fuel, Red Deer Club... Read more »| 12 Mar 2015 -
Festivals
Glad Café and GoldFlakePaint team up for Sucker Punch festival
This May sees Glasgow venue The Glad Café join forces with music webzine GoldFlakePaint to present the inaugural Sucker Punch mini weekender... Read more »| 12 Mar 2015
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Warpaint release new track I’ll Start Believing
LA quartet Warpaint have shared brand new track I'll Start Believing, released alongside their recent studio version of live favourite No Way Out. The new m... Read more »| 12 Mar 2015 -
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Glasgow duo Happy Meals unveil 'Altered Images' video, plot European tour
Glasgow synthpop duo Happy Meals have unveiled a new video for album cut Altered Images. Taken from last year's acclaimed debut Apéro, on N... Read more »| 10 Mar 2015 -
NewsAidan Moffat and Bill Wells unveil new album with online party (here's your invite...)
Aidan Moffat and Bill Wells will celebrate the release of their new album with an 'online party' on Thursday 12 March. With new offering The Most Impor... Read more »| 10 Mar 2015 -
NewsFFS – Franz Ferdinand and Sparks form new band, plot summer tour
Glasgow art rockers Franz Ferdinand have joined forces with LA new wavers Sparks for a new project. Taking the name FFS, the transatlantic sextet will u... Read more »| 10 Mar 2015 -
Festivals
Ex-Easter Island Head, Jane Weaver and more for Sounds From The Other City
As reported in our recent Northwest music news column, Salford festival Sounds From The Other City has announced its first batch of artists for 2015. Bright... Read more »| 09 Mar 2015 -
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Glasgow's Ripcord collective unleash charity punk compilation
Glasgow-based punk collective Ripcord have released a compilation album to raise money for mental health charities. Featuring Scotland's high-speed melodici... Read more »| 09 Mar 2015 -
Festivals
T Break entries open for 2015
Entries have opened for slots on the T Break unsigned bands’ stage at this year’s T in the Park festival at Strathallan Castle in Perthshire. An... Read more »| 06 Mar 2015 -
Festivals
Public Enemy, Lightning Bolt and Swans join the ATP Iceland line-up
Hip-hop icons Public Enemy, post-punk experimentalists Swans and Rhode Island noiserock duo Lightning Bolt are among the latest additions to the bill fo... Read more »| 04 Mar 2015 -
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Ibibio Sound Machine confirmed for Africa Oyé 2015
London-based Ibibio Sound Machine have been confirmed for the 23rd edition of Liverpool's Africa Oyé festival, taking place this June in the city's Se... Read more »| 03 Mar 2015