Teenage Cancer Trust announces line up for annual Royal Albert Hall SHOWS

by Miranda Heneghan 17. February 2011 09:00
Teenage Cancer Trust announces line up for annual Royal Albert Hall SHOWS   Monday 21 – Sunday 27 March 2011   Teenage Cancer Trust, a charity that helps young people fight cancer, today (7 February), announces the line-up to its eleventh, annual music and comedy gigs at the Ro... [More]

Mojo Fury New Single + UK Tour With Hold Your Horse Is (Big Scary Monsters)

by Lucy Howell 7. January 2011 14:33
"A two minute ball-buster that is reminiscent of McLusky's jams (ie, angry men making indie punk)"- Total Guitar Magazine "The Mann makes for a catchy first single steeped in QOTSA-style hooks and howling vocals"- Big Cheese Magazine "They seem to use an arsenal of supersized riffs and big mamma... [More]

REVIEW: Snow Patrol, Biffy Clyro, Westlife + More @ Guiness presents Arthurs Day 2010

by AMANDA GUEST 27. September 2010 14:15
  It was 17.59pm 23rd September 2010 and at the St James’s Gate Brewery, Dublin, everyone raised a toast with a glass of Guinness to the legacy of Arthur Guinness for the live annual music celebration. Over 1,500 planned events are taking place across Ireland with over 150 confirmed a... [More]

Q Awards 2010: And The Nominees Are...

by Gig Junkie 17. September 2010 11:04
Arcade Fire and Plan B lead nominations for the Q Awards 2010, with three nods each. The Canadian group are in line for Best Act In The World Today, Best Album for their third effort ‘The Suburbs’, and their track ‘We Used To Wait’ is up for Best Video.British rapper Plan ... [More]

Barclaycard Mercury Prize Awards Show - Who Will Win 2010 Album of the Year?

by Gig Junkie 2. September 2010 11:46
The Barclaycard Mercury Prize Awards Show is being held next Tuesday, 7 September in London. The event will feature performances from this year’s shortlisted artists and will culminate in the announcement of the overall winner of the 2010 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for Album of the Year.The A... [More]

FESTIVAL COVERAGE: Reading Festival - Biffy Clyro, QOTSA, The Libertines, Arcade Fire - 27th & 28th August 2010

by Shannon Andreucci 1. September 2010 10:48
BIFFY CLYRO The mud and torrential rain was not enough to dampen the mood of the Reading Festival crowd at the Main Stage on Friday afternoon. Everyone was eagerly awaiting Scottish trio Biffy Clyro to take to the stage, chanting “Mon the Biff, Mon the Biff!” Right on time, slightly ... [More]

Biffy Clyro Planning The “Ultimate Rock Show”

by Gig Junkie 3. August 2010 08:52
The Scottish rockers are set to embark on an arena tour of the UK in November and have promised fans an “over the top” rock ‘n’ roll extravaganza complete with pyrotechnics.  “We plan to go as over the top as we possibly can. We know arena tour is a bit of a dir... [More]

Pulled Apart By Horses New Single + Tour Dates

by Gig Junkie 27. July 2010 09:42
“‘Pulled Apart by Horses is brash, rash and fucking loud – everything and more we’d hoped it’d be” The Fly 4/5“This record offers up riffs that will tear your nuts off when you least expect it” Artrocker 5/5 July Album of the Month“This debut a... [More]

The Relentless Energy Drink Kerrang! Awards 2010

by Gig Junkie 24. June 2010 11:08
The readers of the world’s biggest rock weekly Kerrang! Magazine have spoken for the 17th time and the nominations for The Relentless Energy Drink Kerrang! Awards 2010, which takes place Thursday 29 July, have today been unveiled. The Relentless Energy Drink Kerrang! Awards 2010... [More]

Pulled Apart By Horses Release Debut Album + Festival Appearances

by Gig Junkie 21. June 2010 09:40
‘Surely the greatest live band in Britain.' The Observer'This Leeds four-piece are causing quite a stir with their manic art-punk convulsion, discover why Pulled Apart by Horses are the name on everyone’s lips.' Rock Sound Magazine‘Nobody said the revolution would be pret... [More]

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