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Credit: Jeff FasanoJim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal release rate. Both albums don’t show any slip in quality control, and together they represent both sides of Jim Lauderdale, songwriter. Country Super Hits Volume 2 follows Volume 1 after twenty years and contains country songs in the classic mould, while The Birds Know is his second album with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, one of the new leading traditional bluegrass bands who…

Single Review and Video PremiereNeovenator The Air Raid Siren RepairmanFlicknife RecordsDL / limited edition 7″ vinylOut nowAs I said before… Olde English Peculiar they may be, or Steampunk Psych if you prefer, but fans of the Stranglers, Damned, Cardiacs, David Devant etc are well-advised to check out Neovenator, as there is much here to take to your heart. And this is their leanest, catchiest single yet, says Ged BabeySteampunk will never go mainstream or ‘overground’ because it’s just too smart, clever and cryptic for the masses (who are asses for the most part). It is the domain of the well-read,…

‘Hey! Ho! Let’s go!’Ramones’ Blitzkrieg Bop contains one of the most instantly recognisable chants in all of rock music history, all revved up and ready to go. Two-minutes-and-21-seconds blast of pure punk perfection, the song also served as the majority of people’s introduction to the New York quartet, kicking off their classic self-titled 1976 debut in glorious fashion and helping light the blue touchpaper on the whole punk movement.While the main songwriters of the original Ramones were thought to be Joey, Johnny and Dee Dee, it was in fact drummer Tommy Ramone (real name Tommy Erdelyi) who wrote the majority of Blitzkrieg Bop by…

Ana Saia introduces Besos & Despedidas. A five-track debut shaping love, loss, and cultural duality into a tight, genre-fluid frame. Clarity-first: bilingual toplines, front-facing vocals, clean Latin pop/reggaeton transitions. Hooks land fast; open production keeps the vocal central. High-energy cuts and stripped moments hold range without drift.At concept level, the EP tracks love, fallout, and release through a bicultural lens. Direct writing, English–Spanish interplay. No filler, just forward motion. Ana Saia explains:‘Besos & Despedidas’taught me so much about myself as an artist. I wrote it after coming out of a three-year relationship, and it really captures that full emotional cycle—from…

KAROBELA step forward with Love Letter To No One. A hook-driven opener shaping emotional fallout into a multi-part narrative. Fast-moving. Tight riffs, driving rhythms, and a clear vocal lead. Alt-rock at the core, with pop/dance lift, lean structure, and a chorus that sticks.Concept-led, Love Letter To No One opens a four-part arc, tracking ghosting through a “pink” protagonist moving between denial and anger. The topline stays direct, with minimal expansion in the arrangement to support the shifts without overcomplicating the narrative.An absolutely fearsome live session from KAROBELA in the BBC Introducing Live Lounge” — BBC Introducing (Melita Dennett)The release sets…

Here’s our weekly overview of Hip-Hop and R&B album sales in the U.S., along with an update on where each album ranks on the Billboard 200 chart – this time for week 17 of 2026. No new debuts this week, but Justin Bieber still dominates the Top 50 with multiple albums after his viral Coachella show. Source: HITS Daily Double Chart # Artist(s) Album title Sales Sales + Streams 5 Justin Bieber SWAG 1,402 60,499 7 Don Toliver OCTANE 616 42,525 14 Bruno Mars The Romantic 6,973 35,782 15 SZA SOS 1,37 33,869 16 Kanye West BULLY 12,477 33,774 22…

In this new entry in our ‘Diamonds In The Rough’ category, we would like to introduce you to upcoming artist KING L(a^3)ZY and his brand new EP titled The 6Ix, Vol. 1. Emerging South African artist King L(a^3)ZY has officially released his powerful new EP, The 6Ix, Vol. 1, a gripping six-track hip-hop project that places his hometown of Maokeng at the center of the story. Now available on all major streaming platforms, the EP is a raw, vivid, and deeply personal introduction to a township outside Kroonstad that locals proudly refer to as “the 6.” More than just a…

Lynn Harty photoDavid Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music invokes the tantalising concept of getting “out beyond ideas” to a place we can all meet, so beyond ideas and language that even the phrase “each other” doesn’t make any sense. His voice is sadder, deeper, fuller, more knowing as life goes by with all its happiness and sadness.Wilcox planted the seed from which whole songs would be sprouting in a few…

Crazy! Welcome to Uncut Greats! We’re the latest addition to the Uncut family of music titles. In this new magazine we’re taking what you might call a greatest hits approach – offering all the quality and expertise you’d expect from Uncut, while cutting straight to the chase. Like it says on the cover: the life story, the greatest recordings, the Uncut version. And the Greats? They’re our personal pantheon of classic artists, who just happen to have made some of history’s finest music. This month, a few days before he turns 93, our cover star is Willie Nelson. Inside we’ll…

Slam Dunk Festival have announced that one of their directors will remove themselves from operations, following allegations made online. In a statement published on social media today (April 24), without getting into the specifics of the allegations or who is stepping back, Slam Dunk say, “We are aware of allegations published yesterday relating to one of our directors. We take these allegations seriously and understand that they may be distressing and hard to process for our community. “Our Slam Dunk fans, staff, and artists are, as always, our top priority. While he strongly refutes these allegations, the director in question…

A full eight years after their last release, The Forty Five, Scotland’s Cnoc An Tursa return with A Cry For The Slain. Described by the band as “an evocative tribute to the history, the folklore, the unique magic of their homeland,” they also state: “With this new album we feel like we are going back to our roots with a more guitar driven style and bringing back some of the folk elements musically and lyrically which was the original inspiration for the band.”The album begins with “Na Fir Ghorma” – effectively an introduction song, densely atmospheric with picked, hanging guitar…

Omarion surprises his fans with the release of a brand new single. The song is titled “The One”. UPDATE: The video is out now! Hopefully, we can expect a new project from the artist to drop later this year. Listen and watch below:  Share on Social Mediaxfacebooklinkedinemailwhatsapp View Original Article Here