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GRAMMY Award winning American guitarist and singer songwriter Warren Haynes will perform a rare concert at London’s Islington Assembly Hall on Tuesday July 1st. This is the only UK show! Tickets available from https://comm.tix.to/WarrenHaynesBand and […]
Luke Morley has just released his brand-new single Snakeskin Parachute, along with an accompanying video. The up-tempo track is taken from his upcoming solo album Walking On Water, due out on August 1st. Known to […]
From the moment the band stepped into FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama they felt the weight of history around them. The iconic space, where legends like Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett and Etta James once […]
Critically acclaimed American guitarist and vocalist Samantha Fish is pleased to confirm British slide guitarist Troy Redfern as special guest at her upcoming UK concerts at Arts Club Liverpool (May 30), The Brook, Southampton (May […]
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Chantel McGregor releases her deeply moving new album The Healing — her most personal and soul-searching record to date. Alongside the album, Chantel also shares a raw and emotional video for one […]
Canadian Roots-Rock band The Commoners have released their new album The Commoners – Live in the UK to coincide with their UK and European tour. Riding high off the strength of their previous releases, Find […]
British blues-rock star Joanne Shaw Taylor has announced a brand-new run of U.S. tour dates for Fall 2025, to follow the release of her upcoming album Black & Gold, out June 6th via Journeyman Records. […]
Following on from the release of their latest album, ‘Night Wolf’, British Pioneers of down-tuned epic sludge rock, Raging Speedhorn, have announced a run of dates this November. The tour will mark the 25-year anniversary […]
It’s been WAY too long between drinks, but Australian hard rockers Ablaze are FINALLY heading back to the UK and Europe this August/September with a brand new album in tow! If you cast your mind […]
Blues-rock guitarist Jack J Hutchinson will hit the road this autumn with his power trio in support of his brand-new live album ‘Battle Scars’, which is due out early October. The album was recorded on […]
Since their debut at 16 years old and across three self-released singles, Man/Woman/Chainsaw have proven themselves as one of the most exciting and unpredictable young acts in the capital, both joyous and raucous in equal measures. 2023’s […]
Southern California rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck continue to roll out their forthcoming studio album Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes with the release of “Better Of Me,” an upbeat, swagger-filled anthem that blends country rock […]
This November/December, BLACK EYED SONS, featuring members of The Quireboys and The Down and Outz present their first run of live shows since their musical rebirth, celebrating their #1 UK Blues album ‘Cowboys in Pinstriped […]
Fresh off winning Instrumentalist of the Year at the 2025 UK Blues Awards, acclaimed guitarist and singer-songwriter Dom Martin is gearing up for his much-anticipated UK Acoustic Tour. A fan favourite, Dom previously earned the Best […]
To coincide with Red Giant’s May 2025 UK tour supporting Troy Redfern, today the band release a cover of Robert Johnson’s 1930s blues classic “If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day.” Released by Radio Silent […]
In a career defined by evolution, Joe Bonamassa is ready to turn the page once again. The blues-rock virtuoso has just announced Breakthrough, his most adventurous and genre-blending studio album to date, out July 18th via his own J&R Adventures. At […]
The Dead Daisies are turning up the heat with the release of their latest single, “Boom Boom”—a gritty, hard-hitting take on the John Lee Hooker classic. Out today via SPV GmbH Germany, the track is […]
Black Stone Cherry and Mascot Records have released ‘This is Black Stone Cherry’s RSD Album. The Band Really Likes It’ to all DSPs today. The compilation was released in physical configurations tied to Record Store […]
After a mammoth 2024 and 2025 single Chasing Hearts, Western Australia’s DICE waste no time returning with new single ‘Alter Ego‘, out now via Tone City Records. With echoes of The Killers, Bloc Party and Two Door Cinema Club, […]
Dharawal/Wollongong garage-punk outfit HOON today announce their new album ‘Speed and Fatigue‘, out Friday, May 30, alongside an upcoming extensive European Tour. To mark this exciting announcement, the band has unleashed the first taste of the record with […]
Following the success of their latest single ‘Come Alive’, released on April 4, Australian alt-rock band Vermantics, have dropped the video clip to accompany the track. ‘Come Alive’ has collected rave reviews and received high […]
Critically acclaimed Canadian Roots-Rock band The Commoners are back and ready to kick off their biggest year yet! Riding high off the strength of their previous releases, Find A Better Way and Restless, The Commoners […]
The Zac Schulze Gang have won “Young Artist of the Year” at last night’s prestigious UK Blues Awards 2025 that were held in at The Stables in Milton Keynes, England. “We are honoured to have won the ‘Young […]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce their 27th album Phantom Island, out June 13th, and share its lead single ‘Deadstick‘. If you’re worried that, 15 years and 26 albums into their epic quest, polymorphous psychedelic […]
British blues-rock phenom Joanne Shaw Taylor digs deep on her latest single, “Look What I’ve Become”—a haunting reflection on addiction, isolation, and the moment of choosing whether to fight or let go. The gripping new […]
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