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Danny Clinch photoBrothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades.The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were quickly signed to the Slash record label, with fellow label mates including The Blasters, X, Violent Femmes, Los Lobos, BoDeans and Dream Syndicate. Revolving mainly around brothers Dan and Warren Zanes, they released three albums with this core lineup before Warren left for their fourth album, Smoking In The Fields. There was also an EP Silver Star in 2012, which saw the band…
Carmine Covino photoItalian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist Joseph Martone – formerly of Joseph Martone & The Traveling Soulds – returned with his second solo album entitled Endeavours, released on vinyl, CD and digital formats in February 2026 via Italian independent label Rivertale Productions. “I was born in the state of New York (USA),” Martone wrote by email, “but my parents are from Vitulazio (south of Italy, near Naples) where I live now.”His album is a multi-cultural effort, recorded partly in two Italian studios with the collaborations of Fabio Rondanini of Calibro 35 on drums and bassist Francesco Giampaoli, who is active…
Since launching The K! Pit back in 2018, it seems almost impossible to think we haven’t had Skindred in there yet. Famously one of the very best live bands the UK has to offer, it’s been a long time coming that Benji Webbe and co. make the trip across from Newport. And so, with typically-excellent new album You Got This arriving on April 17, happily this month marked the perfect time for Blondies in London to get properly acquainted with the ’Dred. Along with our mates at Monster, we invited 50 of the band’s biggest fans to come and get…
Tensions between President Trump and Fed. Reserve Chair Jerome Powell are intensifying ahead of a key leadership deadline at the Federal Reserve, with the president warning he could remove Powell if he does not step aside when his term as chair ends May 15. Speaking to Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business, Trump said, “Then I’ll have to fire him,” adding, “If he’s not leaving on time — I’ve held back firing him. I’ve wanted to fire him. But I hate to be controversial. I want to be uncontroversial.” While Powell’s chairmanship expires in mid-May, his role as a Fed governor…
Progressive metal stalwarts Daniel Tompkins (TesseracT) and Paul Ortiz (Chimp Spanner) have officially unveiled their long-term creative partnership, Prince of Failure. The duo will release their self-titled debut album on June 19th via Kscope.Written over several years, Prince of Failure represents a deep departure from the pair’s previous work, focusing on themes of neurodivergence, social masking, and the internal struggle for self-alignment. Musically, the record blends Ortiz’s spacious electronic textures and powerful guitar work with Tompkins’ intimate, close-mic vocal delivery.The duo has also shared the album’s lead single, “Horizon,” featuring guest vocals from Kristyn Hope (Daedric). Tompkins describes the track…
Photo credit: Isaac WatsonAfter releasing a surprise album last year, the Midlands genre defying fast rising duo Big Special treat us to a ten track EP before they hit the festival circuit this year and it’s another collection of rousing tunes full of ideas reimagined from old cuts from both albums. Read on…Following the release of recent singles“SLUGLIFE”,“PLAINTIVE NATIVE”and“DRAGGED UP A HILL (and thrown down the other side)”,BIGSPECIALtoday announce their new EP,O’JOY!, out5 June 2026viaSORecordings. Presave the EPHERE.Today the duo also share a new track from the project,“ONLY FREE WHEN SLEEPING”, available to streamHERE.Comprised of vocalistJoeHicklinand drummerCallumMoloney,BIGSPECIALdescribeO’JOY!as a companion piece…
Ooh La la! The deluxe, remastered edition The 1970s was legendarily a time for rock ‘n’ roll excess, and as you’ll discover in this new magazine, we’re as vulnerable to that as any musician of that decade. We’re firm believers in giving an audience what they want, so we’ve brought you more. More pages! More archive interviews! More insights into the greatest music! Inside you’ll find 500 albums reviewed and ranked. An interview with Ken Scott about his time in the studio with Bowie and other legends of the 1970s. There’s a revealing insight into the making of Sticky Fingers…
Originally started in 2015 with Mssingno, the track evolved over time with contributions from Lunakái and Ben Bashi, giving it a layered, fully realised feel.Beyond her own releases, TĀLĀ has also shaped work behind the scenes, including executive producing BANKS’ ‘Serpentina’ and collaborating with Enny.With ‘I Need It’, she delivers an introspective but energising track that feels built for moments of self belief, hinting at a strong new chapter ahead. View Original Article Here
Danish artist Emma Lindquist introduces Hello Tiger, Be My Friend. An introspective debut shaped around emotional pattern recognition, self-confrontation, and slow-building sonic space. The project maps early adulthood, balancing love, self-doubt, and shifting expectations. Moving through alternative pop, folk, and americana, it favours atmosphere over immediacy, with arrangements unfolding gradually.Emma Lindquist by Silja Balthazar EriksenAt the centre sits the album’s defining metaphor; the “tiger” as an internal force rather than an external threat. Emma Lindquist explains:If you dare to look at the things that have shaped you, you can actually start becoming friends with them instead of suppressing them. For…
The funny thing is that, although this is not a Neil Young cover it really could be – there’s a lot of acoustic Neil hanging around this superb new song from Feeding Leroy, and not just the slightest echo of Dylan’s Changing Of The Guard.Starting out as a duo, when Lee Martin and Sonja Bjordal began performing together in Park City, Utah and after having a weekly gig throughout one fateful summer they decided that they had found what they were meant to do. The two took their show back home to Duluth, on the shores of Lake Superior, where…
To celebrate her 28th birthday, Sexyy Red drops off her new album Yo Favorite Trappa Favorite Rappa. It contains 18 songs and features from Key Glock, Metro Boomin and more. Listen to the full project below: Share on Social Mediaxfacebooklinkedinemailwhatsapp View Original Article Here
Milton Keynes, England-based artist MANNY continues to impress with his acoustic folk and soul-infused style…. asoulful, stripped-back acoustic gem.The new single, “My Love”, is a collaboration with Nancy Okai. On this track, his voice is especially striking – soulful, emotive, and utterly captivating – carried beautifully over a simple acoustic guitar arrangement.With subtle cinematic undertones woven throughout, the song gradually elevates into something that can genuinely tug at the heartstrings and, at times, bring you close to tears. The introduction of dual vocals after the midway point marks a clear turning point, the moment where you’ll likely find yourself diving…