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These City Lights are about to break big. Their effortless melding of infectious melodies, distorted riffs and chaotic energy have seen them already featured in Kerrang!’s Local Heroes section. Their debut EP ‘Where We Stand’ was released last month and as such BlagSound caught up with lead singer Aaron...

The first installment of Ross's day-by-day accounts of Snowbombing Festival in Austria. We'll be publishing one each day for the next few days, keep your eyes peeled

Tribes, We Have Band, The Crookes, Childhood and Dan Le Sac are among a slew of new artists added to next month's bonanza in Brighton

Counting Crows are one of those bands that just seem to get better with age. Immediately recognizable by Adam Duritz’ insanely melodic vocals and their tight knit instrumental arrangements, Counting Crows remain one of the best rock bands America has ever produced. ‘Underwater Sunshine’ is a music lover’s wet dream....

  Ska-Punk band The King Blues have annouced that they have split up. A statement regarding the split can be read below: “It is with great sadness and very heavy hearts that we must inform you, that as of today The King Blues are no more. We are all immensely proud of our body of work. We will be releasing the...

‘Older Than My Old Man Now’ is a pretty heavy album.  Issues concerning family and death weigh intently on its narrative focus. While it’s true that Wainwright has never been one to shy away from such tough issues, on his 22nd studio album, there does seem to be an insistent edge to his songs. He addresses the...

Our good friends over at Yard Life Festival are putting on a bloody good party down in East London this weekend. Click here for all the info on a night that you won't want to miss.

The Temper Trap are among the slew of acts added to the bill to The Great Escape Festival in Brighton in May.

Lewis goes to the pub with Cole from The Savage Nomads and Felix from PALMS to discuss new music, local scenes and Man City.

Hop farm Festival have announced folk legend BOB DYLAN will be headlining this year's festival with a UK exclusive performance.

Since releasing their sophomore album ‘Nothing Is Wrong’ Dawes have firmly planted themselves as the torch bearers for Californian folk-rock. The musical influences of Jackson Browne and Robbie Robertson (who both feature on the album) can be heard clearly in Nothing is Wrong’s homage to that sunset...

Swedish indie trio Simian Ghost have announced their first ever UK dates and released two videos of the band playing acoustic versions of tracks from the album.