The Dream Academy - Complete recordings released by Cherry Red Records

7 CD box set issued with all 3 LPs, B-sides and remixes Featuring their three official albums and including all official B-sides and remixes and unreleased tracks, Religion, Revolution & Railways is the story of one of the most eclectic and overlooked UK artists. Formed in 1983, when songwriter Nick Laird-Clowes, met multi instrumentalist Kate St John at a party and asked her to join his band,…

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Millie Manders and the Shutup talk to PCN Magazine

Check out all the latest news from Millie Manders about upcoming single release, recording of the new album and how she is preparing for the UK tour next week. ANGRY SIDE and CAN I GET OFF? will be released on 5th April alongside a range of new T-Shirts to help raise funds for Mercy Without Limits Talking about the single, Millie Manders says:  “Angry Side is, I guess, a letter from my teenage…

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Tom McRae sells out La Maroquinerie, Paris

Following the release of Étrange Hiver on 30th February, Tom McRae celebrated by touring Belgium and France, with six shows in each.  His third show in France was in Paris’ La Maroquinerie on 25th March, and I made sure I was there. It was a great gig, and the audience was clearly happy to see him again. If you’re a fan who isn’t sure whether to get tickets for his UK or German dates, do it –…

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Tom McRae - Étrange Hiver - Album Review

Released on 30th February, Étrange Hiver is the latest release from Tom McRae.  The 11-track album is a collection of duets with French artists in a mix of English and French, written and co-written by McRae. The mixture of piano and strings on this album provide a beautiful backdrop for the lyrics – which, even if you don’t understand French, still captivate you.  The harmonies throughout are…

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Lucinda Williams brings joy to Holmfirth

On 2nd March Lucinda Williams played Holmfirth Picturedrome, the third of her three UK dates on her European Tour and – since the tour was so short – I made sure I was able to go to all three.  Supported by L.A. Edwards and with her band the Buick 6, the tour saw them play Indigo at O2 in London, Birmingham Town Hall, and the aforementioned Holmfirth Picturedrome.  Whilst the sets were similar,…

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Pop Will Reinvent Itself - Come shopping with Welly

DIY Southampton band release first official single and it’s an earworm! Every so often an artist comes a long and completely catches the zeitgeist, flying so far under the radar that they skin their knees. As they skewer the mainstream music business, there’s a collective WTF moment as arbiters of taste, the so called movers and shakers are caught with their pants at half mast. We’ve already…

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Venus Girls announce first headline tour and unique charity partnership

Northern quintet partner with Anthony Nolan stem cell register and charity on upcoming tour Band image – Misha Warren Fresh from their biggest headline performance at The Brudenell Social Club in Leeds straight after the release of their returning single “Divine”,  Venus Grrrls are proving to be an undeniable addition to the UK rock scene. Today, the Leeds/Newcastle-based rock coven revealed…

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NOFX announce last ever European shows with two nights at Brixton Academy

40 Years, 40 cities, 40 songs each night. Fat Mike and the boys say goodbye in style! NOFX hit the UK in June for one last time, well actually two! Following on from 2023’s Farewell Appearances in Leeds last summer, promoter JS Promotions has announced that the LA punk outfit will play two nights at Brixton Academy, with a different set and supporting cast each night. It promises to be a great…

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The Mysterines - New Album, Tour and Interview with PCN

THE MYSTERINES ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘AFRAID OF TOMORROWS’ OUT ON 7TH JUNE VIA FICTION RECORDS Merseyside alternative rock band The Mysterines announce their new album ‘Afraid of Tomorrows’, the highly-anticipated follow up to their critically-acclaimed Top 10 debut album ‘Reeling’, is set for release on 7th June via Fiction Records. Alongside the announcement, they have shared the lead single…

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Liverpool garage-punks YOBS release new single 'Cyanide'

another incendiary two-minute ripper from their forthcoming self-titled debut album, due May 3rd via Fuzz Club Records. Liverpool misfits YOBS have dropped the incendiary two-minute ripper ‘Cyanide’ from their self-titled debut album, due out May 3rd on Fuzz Club. Following last year’s debut with ‘Fortune Teller b/w Cemetery Man’ and recent single ‘Wasted’, you can watch the video for ‘Cyanide’…

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Those Damn Crows announce expanded CD only edition of Inhale/Exhale

Expanded version of their #3 TUK Top 40 album with 7 previously unheard tracks out April 5th One year on from the band’s triumphant #3 UK Top 40 Album ‘Inhale/Exhale‘, South Wales’ modern rock merchants THOSE DAMN CROWS now take the tempo down and showcase their mellower side, proving soothing sounds can still rock!  A new, expanded edition of that album will be released on April 5th, 2024, via…

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Cock Sparrer: Hand on Heart Album Launch

Spring 2024 will see Street Punk legends ‘Cock Sparrer’ releasing their 8th studio album, ‘Hand on Heart’. Words N’ Photos by Stevie Oi! This much anticipated release from Cock Sparrer will be accompanied with two launch parties; one in London and one in Glasgow. ‘Hand on Heart’ will feature ten songs, the first single ‘’With My Hand on My Heart” was recently released shortly followed with ‘I…

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Electronic pioneer Thomas Dolby announces 3 dates for summer 2024

Europa and the Pirate Twins ride again Confirming appearances at Newcastle O2 City Hall (16th August), Manchester’s O2 Ritz (17th August) and London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (22nd August), the shows will provide a rare opportunity to see the celebrated musician, producer, composer, entrepreneur and professor, revisiting his inspiring back catalogue live on stage.Previously announced to be…

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Rebellion Festival 2024 - Latest news - Gogol Bordello added to bill

With less than 150 days to go, it’s time to look at the latest news Returning this summer over four days from the 1st to the 4th of August at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, Rebellion Festival has once again pulled together a line-up that runs the full length and breadth of worldwide alternative and punk rock culture. From the four iconic, genre-defining headline artists of The Stranglers, Sham…

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The Stranglers 50th Anniversary Tour Kicked Off in Scotland in Style!

The Stranglers “Golden” Anniversary kicked off their tour in Glasgow’s SEC Armadillo then onto Edinburgh’s Usher Hall. The second night was a sell out and cemented the bands reputation as a tour de force. SEC Armadillo Glasgow 8th March There are only a handful of bands that have reached the significant milestone of playing live and recording material for 50 years. Formed in 1974, their pub…

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Girls In Synthesis announce new LP and UK/EU tour dates

GIS 3rd LP coming soon and a new direction beckons Photo by: Bea Dewhurst After two critically acclaimed albums (2020’s ‘Now Here’s An Echo From Your Future’ and 2022’s ‘The Rest Is Distraction’), and numerous mini-album, EP and single releases, London based innovators Girls In Synthesis return on May 3rd with their new statement; their third album ‘Sublimation’. If you thought you knew GIS,…

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Noah And The Loners - Desolate Warning EP

The future of UK punk is safe in these hands In the lead up to Rebellion 2023, I selected 50 acts that really deserved your attention, if you were attending the annual Blackpool punk festival. Many of these were bands I already knew about, but were little known generally, or up and coming. Everyone knows about the headline acts and sadly for many of the older generation, that’s the limit of…

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