Next weekend, Penny Lane Weekender returns for 3 days of live music, spotlighting local and independent artists and bands. Returning for its third year, the festival will take over venues all located on or around Liverpool’s iconic Penny Lane. Created in 2023 by Liverpool Post-Punk band Pleasure Island, the grassroots community festival was conceived to showcase Liverpool-based […]
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DAN THE MAN Dan’s 4th solo album (released 26th July) sees him collaborating again with regular co- producer Rob Whiteley (The Night Cafe/BC Camplight/Ladytron). Entitled ‘Episodes’, it plays out like mini chapters of Dan’s life and thoughts. At times deeply personal, at others surreal and apocalyptic, the album is a fantastic journey riding on the […]
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The NME award winner, Holly Humberstone, has released her emotional new EP, Sleep Tight. The 22 year-old singer has become the UK’s next great songwriting talent, with over 260 million global streams. Her latest release was written in collaboration with Matt Healy from the 1975’s. This song follows on from the first song they wrote […]
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A new indie and alternative music festival has been introduced for May 2022. Neck of the Woods will take place in Norwich for one day only where it will showcase much loved indie bands, plus new and upcoming artists of this generation. The live music will appear across three stages at Earlham Park. Headlining the […]
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The Great British Alternative Music Festival Butlins Minehead Resort Friday 8th March – Monday 11th March 2019 I had a great time at The Great British Alternative Music Festival at Skegness in October, so much so that I can’t wait for the next one! But October 2019 seems a long, long way off, and I […]
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This was an easy one. This week’s Urbanista track of week is a belter – Creature the second release from your new favourite band, YONAKA’s new EP of the same name out Nov 16. It’s an absolutely huge venue-filling cut from a band that seemingly make nothing but phenomenal, infectious bangers. Groovy basslines, fizzing, infectious guitars […]
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Liverpool lads Life At The Arcade are among the hottest emerging bands in the country. Outstanding live and as new single Wonderland hammers home, damn good in the studio too. It shouts of a band on a real upward curve. A hugely exciting statement of intent – Wonderland excels as Life At The Arcade’s darkest flavour […]
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The Great British Alternative Music Festival Butlin’s Skegness, Ingoldmells, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE25 1NJ Friday October 5th – Sunday October 7th 2019 As a young child in the late 70s – forget Disneyland or Legoland, where I really wanted to go to was Butlins! I’d watch the adverts on telly and send off for the brochure, […]
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Shiiine On is a 1 day festival featuring 20 Iconic Alternative & Dance Acts at Birmingham’s Genting Arena, on Saturday 8th September 2018. The all-day event will be headlined by dance pioneers Orbital who are set to mark their 30th year in music in style. Renowned for their headline slots at Glastonbury amongst others, they […]
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