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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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FestivalsSufjan Stevens, Tame Impala, The War on Drugs to headline End of the Road festival
Detroit folk singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens will play his first ever UK festival show at this year’s End of the Road festival in Dorset, after being ... Read more »| 26 Jan 2015 -
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Thurston Moore Band, Evian Christ join Liverpool Sound City line-up
A clutch of new names have been added to the bill for this year’s Liverpool Sound City festival at the city’s Bramley Moore Dock in May. Merseys... Read more »| 26 Jan 2015 -
NewsChvrches, Mogwai, The Twilight Sad members sign up for Big Sell charity event
Members of some of Scotland’s top bands will join Big Issue sellers on the streets of Glasgow and Edinburgh next month in support of the International ... Read more »| 23 Jan 2015 -
NewsThe 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 -
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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
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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 -
FilmThe 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 -
NewsDjango 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