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The Spikes extend their visual and sonic universe through The Session, a Rome-shot Spring/Summer 2026 campaign with L.G.R that integrates product directly into the recording environment,removing separation between brand and creative process. Directed by Michael Haussman and influenced by Jean-Luc Godard’s Sympathy for the Devil, the film adopts an observational lens. No fixed performance, no staged spotlight. The camera tracks fragments and movement, capturing how songs take shape inside the studio.The Spikes x L.G.RFor Iago Haussman, the link is already in place. L.G.R runs as a consistent visual marker across his releases, now expanded in The Session, pulling from First…
In this new entry in our ‘Diamonds In The Rough’ category, we would like to introduce you to upcoming duo Outsideness and their brand new album titled … From What?. Outsideness, the duo made up of Freidrich$ and Azalias, might have started as a casual idea, but their new album …From What? proves it was never destined to stay small. Out now, the project feels like the sound of two creative forces colliding in real time: unpredictable, emotional, and strangely addictive. The origin story is almost too simple. Azalias suggested doing a song together. Freidrich$ raised the stakes with a…
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts have just announced their first UK headline tour in a whopping 16 years. As well as coming over here to support My Chemical Romance this summer, the legendary rock’n’rollers will be playing their own dates in Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Wolverhampton and London between July 2-8. Support comes from The Meffs, and tickets go on sale this Friday, April 24 from 10am. “We can’t wait to be back onstage in the UK this summer!” enthuses Joan Jett. “I wrote and recorded Bad Reputation, my first solo LP in London. It’s been too long since we’ve been…
Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. And it’s so simple. It’s been right there all along: Bucket seats.“I had an epiphany about the one thing that divided society and separated people from each other,” Dale says. “Bucket seats. If we just went back to bench seats, I think we’d all get along a lot better.”This revolutionary philosophical approach is all about empathy. “With bench seats, three guys get into a…
“This is a song about when you feel good but you already know you’re gonna feel bad,” says Katy Beth Young AKA Tenderness, introducing the exquisitely bittersweet “Salt Flats”. She pauses for a beat before adding: “And it’s my happiest song!” Luckily, at the revived Club Uncut, we are mad for sadness. Beginning her captivating solo set with homesick Appalachian folk song “The Very Day I’m Gone”, Young goes on to reveal herself as the millennial Patsy Cline, the casually magnificent swoop of her voice turning romantic disappointment and quarter-life ennui into something almost euphoric. The Blue Basement holds good…
Directed by: Valery CarnoyWritten by: Jacques Akchoti, Valery CarnoyStarring: Samuel Kircher, Faycal Anaflous, Anna HeckelWild Foxes (or Le Danse de Renards) is a thoughtful, articulate French coming-of-age story. The story is set in semi-rural France in a secondary school where the students get amazing sporting and music education, and high-level performance opportunities. Camille (Samuel Kircher), our protagonist, is a brilliant boxer who his coach and headteacher are nurturing to compete an international level. But when his chance to compete is threatened and Camille’s outlook on his life changes, leaving both his friends and the adults who look after him perplexed,…
Director: William GrunnillStarring: Andy Edwards, Dave Brown, Martin McAleese, Liam Boss, Bethany Murray and Rachel Pennington.Meat is a striking metaphorical representation of social power and impunity.Written and directed by William Grunnill his story is set in a restaurant being visited by a VIP customer, The MP, and it starts deceitfully simply, though we can sense the tension.As this important customer gets his condescending service, a shocking truth is revealed when he gives the chef his commendations after having just a stake and some red wine.The self absorbed and arrogant MP is powerfully portrayed by Andy Edwards, who gives a a…
After thebiggest and busiest April on the island, Chinois keeps up momentum with atriple threat of epiceventsfor the sonic temple’s official season opening weekend. Chinois’fourth season was theirbiggest yet,gaining them world status thanks to theirinclusive, diverse community and dancefloor-first ethos.Their fifth continues the club’s resistless rise.Set withinIbiza Gran Hotelin the heart of the scenicMarinaBotafoch with its vibrant eateries and bars,Chinois extends an open-hearted welcome to enjoy theworld’s best resident and guest DJswithin walking distance of Ibiza Town. Thursday 30thApril – TRIP with Moodymann, Carl Craig, Pacome & Liana, Hugo Martinez:Two iconic Detroit artists/legendary global names set the bar high for…
Shapes Like People: Under The Rainbow(Jangleshop Records)All formats availableOut NowBuy HereShapes Like People, husband and wife duo, Carl and Kat Mann return with their second album, Under The Rainbow, hot on the heels of 2025’s Ticking Haze. In some ways this could be considered the ‘real’ first Shapes Like People album, as much of the debut album was written by Carl whilst taking a break from his band The Shop Window following the release of their 2024 double album Daysdream. Those tracks on Ticking Haze initially being sketches for someone else until he drafted Kat in to provide some guide…
meelu, originally from Kommetjie, South Africa, is the type of artist that is massive in another country, yet is not well known outside of it…. a tender, atmospheric alt-folk rock gem.The South African singer-songwriter has delivered an incredibly tender and deeply moving track with lots of alt-rock moments mixed in with acoustic textures and licks of folk for good measure. If you like the sound of Holly Humberstone and Phoebe Bridges, then this new offering called “candlelight” is going to be right up your street.I especially liked the bass line in the breakdown. It’s something that is probably not going…
Persephone Darke is based in Seattle, WA, and the new song “Song Title” is a cinematic example of stunning vocals and soul. One thing that will be immediately evident from the get-go is the vocals. It is staggeringly only the second release from the outfit, but if you ask me, this sounds like it has all the hallmarks of a modern soul classic….a spellbinding slice of modern soulWith fewer than 200 monthly listeners on Spotify, I’m absolutely baffled that this song is not going viral, as it has everything going for it. It features smooth bass lines and crisp, slow…
After more than a year out of the spotlight, Ruben Dumars returns with a sharp reminder of his evolving sound on new single Hurt Hearts, featuring Agent Sixx.Built on a synth heavy intro that quickly gives way to a punchy, old school backbeat, “Hurt Hearts” thrives on contrast. Dumars blends classic hip hop textures with a more experimental, alternative edge, creating something that feels both nostalgic and forward thinking. His signature approach, layered production, gritty guitar tones, and fluid genre crossover, is fully on display here.The track’s creation was anything but conventional. Dumars recorded the instrumental before connecting with Agent…