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Ticket provider Skiddle have released a statement regarding refunds for Liverpool's Hope & Glory Festival, which fell apart in spectacular fashion last weekend. Ticket holders complained of lax security, overcrowding and heavily delayed bands, as well as lacklustre stages and facilities. The festival was organised in the aftermath of the Manchester terror attack at the Manchester Arena, where 22 people were killed by a suicide bomber while exiting a performance from Ariana Grande on 22nd May. The Skiddle statement mentions...

Mogwai have shared the video for new single ‘Party In The Dark’, taken from forthcoming album Every Country’s Sun. Directed by Craig Murray and inspired by 80s sci-fi and horror movies, the practical effects film was created using silicone moulded sculptures, which were cast in wax and then melted. The video was filmed over 10 days a combination of stop motion, regular and time-lapse filming. Mogwai begin their massive world tour in Oslo on 10 October, taking in dates in...

Employed To Serve have announced their first UK headline dates in support of the incredible, highly praised new album 'The Warmth Of A Dying Sun'. The band have just finished up a UK tour with Milk Teeth (which saw them grace the current cover of Kerrang! Magazine - Justine from ETS and Becky from Milk Teeth), toured earlier this year with Black Peaks, toured Europe with Mare, Ireland with Palm Reader, played 2000trees Festival in July and will be at ArcTanGent Festival on the 19th August...

W/ The Moonlandingz, Jane Weaver Brixton Academy, London 29.7.17 For the uninitiated, Gothenburg's Goat are known for generating a psychedlic feast in their live shows, but tonight's performance looks more difficult to predict than most with such a rich and varied line-up - particularly with an appearance from The Moonlandingz scheduled in the middle of it. Brixton Academy is the perfect setting for the night, with its sloped floor and surrounding bars providing a festival-like atmosphere. Jane Weaver takes to...

GQ once described Son Little as 'Soul music for the hip-hop generation", but never has the description made more sense than on his new track, 'Demon To The Dark' a simultaneously beautiful and heartbreaking soul ballad. The song is from Son Little’s forthcoming album New Magic which arrives 15h September on ANTI-. “Sometimes when things get hectic or I'm feeling low I listen to Washington Phillips, an old gospel/blues musician who played an autoharp-like instrument he made called a ‘Manzarene,’ Son Little says. "I tried...

NY's Diet Cig have added a second London date to their upcoming UK tour. The band will now stop over at The Moth Club for a two day stint. Plus, their bringing Scottish indie-poppers The Spook School along for the rid. The band also recently shared the video for "Barf Day," a highlight of their much-loved debut album Swear I'm Good At This. Diet Cig On Tour Oct 12 - Norwich, UK @ Norwich Arts Centre Oct 13 - Nottingham, UK @ Rough Trade...

Lots of Jamie Lenman news, people. First, there's a new video for his latest single, 'Hell In A Fast Car' and it's colourful and kissy and well worth some eyeball time if you get it. Check it out below. Secondly, Jamie has also announced details for his brand new studio album Devolver, which is set for release on October 27th through Big Scary Monsters. Produced by Space (The Prodigy, Idles), the album sees a departure from Jamies' debut solo album (the...

July's playlist is running a bit longer than usual, which is a sound indicator that this has been the strongest month for new releases of 2017 so far. What a month! Sheer Mag lived up to the hype on their eagerly-anticipated debut Need to Feel Your Love,  The Xcerts returned with an extra coating of sugar on their sound and Matt Caughthran of The Bronx confirmed he can still handle a bowlful of razorblades for breakfast on 'Sore Throat'. Converge returned...

With just one week to go until Liverpool’s newest boutique festival HOPE & GLORY takes over the city centre, the festival have announce more additions and surprises to the bill, taking place across the weekend of the 4th, 5th and 6th of August. Alongside the previously announced Black Grape, the first 1,200 early birds to purchase festival tickets, will also be treated to a headline performance from Liverpool’s very own Cast on Friday 4th August at St. George’s Hall. This ‘not so’ secret...