Music

Sophia Garvey: Let The Cat In (Self Release)  Out Now Sophia Garvey shares the unsettling yet infectious new single Let The Cat In, the latest offering from her upcoming album Pure Filth. Using the image of a cat shut outside as a metaphor for desire, the single is a shameless, full-throttle expression described by Sophia as “nefarious”, like ’90s Madonna at her most confrontational: smeared eyeliner, sweat on the dancefloor, teeth bared. The snarling three-minute release channels pop-rock…

Mike Van Eyes Big Band: Ain’t That Loving You, Baby (Northern Electric Label) CD | LP | DL | Stream Out 14 February 2026 PRE-SAVE HERE One of the legendary figures from the Vancouver underground music scene Mike Van Eyes finally steps forward into the limelight to release his new big band album Ain’t That Loving You, Baby. It’s an album which carries the spirit of the legendary big-band era, where brass, swing and rock ’n’ roll all collide…

They Are Gutting A Body Of Water | TobiTheFreakGorilla, Manchester11th Feb 2026 Purveyors of the Philadelphia DIY spirit, TAGABOW are the loudest and most innovative shoegaze band of the modern resurgence. Kai Marshall watches on.  Much is said about the way music brings people together. I’d go as far as to say it’s a cliché to emphasise the umbrella of inclusivity you enter as a frequent gig-goer. Indulge me for a moment, though. It’s important sometimes to take…

Belgium’s finest alt-rock stalwarts dEUS are set to release 30th Anniversary editions of their first two albums, Worst Case Scenario (1994) and In A Bar Under The Sea (1996) to coincide with their major European tour this spring. Their already announced tour of Europe kicks off in their native country in March with a couple of intimate shows (at the venue where they first started out in 1993) before moving on to a series of dates across France,…

Rites of Springfield: Robin Koob wigs out as ‘Rick’ Run Remedy – aka Robin Koob – grew up on rock radio. But the Manchester-based, New Jersey native’s reworking of Jessie’s Girl totally transforms an FM classic. Steve Morgan tunes in to an artist exploring boundaries There are covers and there are covers. Then there’s Run Remedy’s Jessie’s Girl, which gives Rick Springfield’s eighties soft-rock tale of unrequited love a sapphic spin as brilliantly executed as it is unexpected.…

Dead Raze: Feeling (Self Released)DLRel Date: 13th February 2026 Dead Raze ignite 2026 with a new single; Feelings – the track tackles the fear of failure and the spiral of self-pity that holds you back, but provides the antidote… Get up, get out and do it now! This Liverpool based duo run-on high-octane energy and sheer hold-my-pint grit. They keep things simple, minimal even but delivered real hard – pounding drums courtesy of Ollie Fontaine (ex-Sheepy) bleed through…

BarnumPalace Theatre Manchester10th February 2026 Long before The Greatest Showman was a movie sensation, Michael Crawford also played Phineas Taylor Barnum in a stage production that was a smash hit in the West End and on Broadway. It’s back on the road with former Casualty Star Lee Mead taking on Barnum’s famous tightrope walk that is such an iconic part of this warm hearted show. Playing Barnum is a big role that requires great stamina, as the endlessly…

Groundbreaking new platform Dune launches to monetise streaming in an equitable Way for artists and fans At last there is hope on the horizon for musicians struggling to survive in the streaming age.   Dune is the groundbreaking new online platform that will create new revenue streams for artists through the monetisation of their streaming activity, and has launched prior to its imminent full consumer launch in November.  Founded by UK music entrepreneurs Paul Bowe and Paul Knowles…

LAIBACH SLOVENIAN COLLECTIVE ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF A NEW STUDIO ALBUM,  THEIR MOST POP OUTING TO DATE WATCH THE VIDEO FOR THE RICHARD X CO-PRODUCED TRACK, ‘ALLGORHYTHM’ HERE   [Laibach, credit Nika H. Praper & Ludvik]   Slovenian collective Laibach have announced details of a new album, MUSICK, their first studio album of original material since 2014’s Spectre. MUSICK – released on vinyl, CD and digitally on 1 May 2026 on Mute – finds Laibach simultaneously celebrating and playfully…

Royal Commission: Emotional Support Australian (Self-released) DL | Stream Out Now!   Royal Commission’s first single is a raw and ready burst of irreverence and alt-rock charm, setting up Dean Robb’s latest project for potential greatness. Alfie Sansom reviews the song to make sense of the single… Melbourne’s Royal Commission is a DIY alternative rock project by Dean Robb, recorded on second-hand guitars and pedals, a $13.95 microphone from Jaycar (apparently an Australian tech shop) and a drum…

Bela Spit: sings/sobs Nika Ticciatti Record Club Out Feb 10th DL | CD | Cassette (merch store only) Available to order HERE A group of maximum, sensory ambush by harnessing a new field of lo-fi minimalism, Bela Spit, for all intents and purposes, a Leeds post-punk group, are about to release their second album via Nika Ticciatti Record Club on February 10th. Interview and Review by Ryan-Lewis Walker. A fist of mud grows inside the mouth, opens each finger…