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Sound City returns on May 4th & 5th 2024. https://www.soundcity.uk.com/ Following a memorable festival last year featuring headline sets from The Reytons and Maisie Peters, the festival promises to return once again this year for a weekend that will showcase the very best new artists from across the world once more! Sound City is the… Continue reading #SoundCity Liverpool 20:24

FOCUS Wales is an international showcase festival taking place in multiple venues across the city of Wrexham, North Wales. The festival places the music industry spotlight firmly on the emerging talent that Wales has to offer the world, alongside a selection of the best new acts from across the globe. 65 new artists announced, emerging… Continue reading Focus Wales: wXm 2024

April 2024, The Alarm will release a brand new limited edition album entitled Music Television, that features 11 brand new tracks celebrating both influential and underrated artists from the MTV era that changed and influenced the lives of so many. Inspired by David Bowie’s Pinups album, Music Television by The Alarm will step back into… Continue reading ‘Music Television’ #TheAlarm

Rough Trade is Coming to Liverpool! Rough Trade to open brand new 6500 square foot store in the North West on Thursday 18th April in Liverpool. Located on Hanover Street, the sixth UK store will become Rough Trade’s largest national location, inclusive of a dedicated venue space. Rough Trade are thrilled to become a part… Continue reading Rough Trade: Liverpool

April 2024, The Alarm will release a brand new limited edition album entitled Music Television, that features 11 brand new tracks celebrating both influential and underrated artists from the MTV era that changed and influenced the lives of so many. Inspired by David Bowie’s Pinups album, Music Television by The Alarm will step back into… Continue reading ‘Music Television’ #TheAlarm

Takeaways for Independent Musicians from Spotify’s Loud & Clear Report The competition is 225,000 artists, NOT 10 million: Spotify says that while 10M uploaders had at least one track, 8M had fewer than ten tracks. 5M acts had less than 100 total streams across their full catalog last year. “Sure, more than 10 million uploaders… Continue reading Spotify: Loud & Clear!

The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed (RSD 2024 World Exclusive) LIGHT IN THE ATTIC https://lightintheattic.net A tribute to one of the greatest songwriters & artists of our time features newly recorded covers from Keith Richards, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Rufus Wainwright, Lucinda Williams, Maxim Ludwig & Angel Olsen, Rickie Lee… Continue reading The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed

FOCUS Wales is an international showcase festival taking place in multiple venues across the city of Wrexham, North Wales. The festival places the music industry spotlight firmly on the emerging talent that Wales has to offer the world, alongside a selection of the best new acts from across the globe. Emerging talent alongside established names… Continue reading Focus Wales: wXm 2024

FOZZYANNOUNCE 10-DATE ‘SPOTLIGHT ON UK’ HEADLINE TOUR Following a storming headline show at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum last summer, powerhouse band FOZZY have announced a 10-date UK headline tour for February 2024. Ready to rock cities such as London, Manchester and Glasgow to their foundations, they will also be heading further afield to the… Continue reading Fozzy: Spotlight On!

Alice Cooper has returned to radio with ‘Alice’s Attic‘. The shock rock pioneer – who just turned 76 (04.02.24) – has made a comeback on the airwaves, two years after his long-running show ‘Nights with Alice Cooper‘ wrapped. The ‘Poison’ hitmaker has teamed up with Superadio to syndicate the show, which runs Monday through to… Continue reading Alice’s Attic: Nights with Alice Cooper #Superadio