Classic Big Star images captured in new book
Big Star are captured in a new title from First Third Books, Isolated In The Light, due out later this month. The fully authorized title comes in two versions: a standard [...]
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A Carefully Planned Festival update
A Carefully Planned Festival returns to Manchester’s Northern Quarter for its sixth, two-day celebration of alternative music and DIY culture on 15/16 October. This [...]
Theatre Of Hate debut gets deluxe re-vamp
Post-punk outfit Theatre Of Hate see their 1982 debut album, Westworld, re-issued as a deluxe edition via Cherry Red on 25th November. Alongside the – now remastered [...]
Independent punk scene explored on new box set
A new box set from Cherry Red, Action Time Vision, documents the 1970s independent punk scene, which thrived outside of the major label framework. The set is scheduled for [...]
Doc ‘N Roll Film Festival announces 2016 schedule
The UK´s music documentary festival returns for its 3rd London edition, from 2nd to 13th November 2016. Doc’n Roll Film Festival presents a selection of music [...]
The Wedding Present schedule Marc Riley sessions album
Hatch Records, in conjunction with BBC Radio 6 Music, have announced the first in a series of Marc Riley radio sessions from The Wedding Present. Released 2nd December, Marc [...]
Sun Ra gets new singles collection
Strut have announced a new collection of singles released by jazz maverick Sun Ra during his ‘Earth years’, spanning 1952 to 1991. From the press release: [...]
My Kind Of Town: Kamikaze Girls on Leeds
A well-received debut EP, Sad, has seen Kamikaze Girls (vocalist and guitarist Lucinda Livingstone; drummer Conor Dawson) draw positive notice elsewhere on the digital [...]
Welcome Pack: DiabloFurs
The sound down on the street is scuzz ‘n roll, where the guitars hang low and the pedals are turned up to helleven. Nottingham’s DiabloFurs know the score. They [...]
New soul sets from J&D Records announced
J&D Records are set to release three new compilations on 14th October. All Night Long, Can You Feel That Beat and Extra Added Soul will be available on CD & double [...]
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