THE HEART OF THE RE-UNION – The Primitives On Getting Back Together, 1980s Nostalgia And What It’s Like to Have Morrissey Wearing Your T-Shirts

Blending ‘sixties bubblegum pop with punk guitars and indie attitude, the Primitives Crash-ed their way into the charts and many a schoolkids’s hearts in the mid-1980s.

The Essential Weekly Playlist of: Cecilia G

London-based Italian singer songwriter Cecilia G gives us her Essential Weekly Playlist. It will probably change tomorrow, and was quite different yesterday. We hope you enjoy it!

HOT FUZZ – Buzz Saw Guitars Meet Hip Hop Rhythms On New Inconsistent Jukebox Release

A genre-defying collage of electro beats, distorted guitar, jaw’s harp and seductive almost spoken-word vocals, it’s fair to say Bold Ego Fledgling is not your average single release.

The product of the imagination of Barry Snaith, alias The Inconsistent Jukebox, it features contributions from artists all over the globe.

New Salient Braves EP - They Must Have Seen Me Coming

NORTHERN SOULS – Barnsley’s Salient Braves Kick Up The ’80s On New Five-Track EP

Salient Braves’ shambling sound is shot through with nostalgia, reviving the spirit of the ’80s for the social media generation.

The Essential Weekly Playlist of: Peppermint Heaven

This week’s Essential Playlist comes from 80s tinged electronica outfit, Peppermint Heaven. Their latest album, ‘Precious Things’, came out in January.

NEW WAVES OF HOPE FOR GUITAR MUSIC? – The Big Sound of the Microdance

Review of debut album The New Waves of Hope by The Microdance

Anna Calvi to Support Morrissey

The beautiful Anna Calvi has been announced as the support act for Morrissey’s European tour, due to commence late November. She’s just been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize for her second album, ‘One Breath’.

Morrissey Talks European Tour

Get your gladioli ready, Morrissey has announced a European tour…but there may be a hitch. Yes that’s right, the Manchester Moaner (okay we love…