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Roxanne de BastionApocalypse Queen(Self-released via Nomad Songs)DigitalReleased 13 October 2026★★★★★ 5/5Subscribe to Louder Than War(and help keep independent writing alive) Independent music journalism, interviews, reviews and more. Support LTW and Subscribe Singer-songwriter Roxanne de Bastion continues her shift towards a bolder and more vibrant new sound with the release of her second new single of 2026, Apocalypse Queen, with bass and production duties covered by the legend that is Tony Visconti. And with confirmation of a new album and tour to come early in 2027, Roxanne gives Louder Than War’s Ian Corbridge an exclusive interview to get some insight into…
The Apple Music venue Battersea fans have been waiting for is finally real. Apple has confirmed plans to open Apple Music Hall, a purpose-built 600-capacity live music space inside Battersea Power Station, and the spec sheet reads less like a club and more like a dream studio that also lets 600 people in to watch. A Flexible Stage Built for Artists and Atmosphere The venue wraps itself around the power station’s iconic heritage brickwork and original architectural details, so the bones of the building stay intact. At the heart of the room sits a 38ft stage that can flip between…
Beatport just drew a new line on the electronic music store map. The Beatport new genre category for indie tech is now live, pulling the sound out of the indie dance bucket it shared for years and planting it in its own dedicated space, complete with a Beatport genre page, a Beatport Top 100 chart, and a section for featured tracks and releases. If you have been hunting for those punchy, peak-time tracks that felt too heavy for indie dance but never quite fit anywhere else, this is where they live now. What Defines the Indie Tech Sound The genre…
The Amsterdam Dance Event 2025 programme is here, and the scale of it is genuinely staggering. Running from 21 to 25 October across hundreds of venues throughout Amsterdam, ADE celebrates its 30th anniversary with more than 1,000 events, more than 3,300 artists on the bill, and a lineup that stretches from sweaty club floors all the way to the Dutch National Ballet. This is the ADE five-day festival at its most ambitious, and there is a lot to get your head around. The first wave of artist announcements, dropped back in June, already featured over 350 names spanning the full…
Starring: Yonezawaryu Daiku, Terunofuji Haruo, KoseiSumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing (2026), directed by Erik Shirai, is a beautifully shot Japanese documentary that offers insight into the world of Sumo Wrestling. Shot digitally, the documentary uses a warm black-and-white monochrome, giving it an old-school Japanese look and feel. The action largely takes place within a Sumo training institution in Japan, where viewers are introduced to the trainees who must spend 6 months here for intensive training before becoming competing Sumo wrestlers. Most notably, we meet Hiradoumi Yuki, an up-and-coming sumo wrestler who is beginning to climb the ranks. Hiradoumi’s story leading up…
British rap heavyweight Giggs is set to celebrate two decades of musical influence with The Chronicles of Giggs, a special live event taking place at London’s OVO Arena Wembley on Wednesday 16 December 2026. Launching the ambitious new Chronicles of… series, the show promises more than a traditional concert, exploring the sounds, influences and defining moments behind one of UK rap’s most influential careers.Joining the South London icon will be an impressive line-up featuring New York hip-hop legends The LOX (Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch), dancehall superstar Beenie Man, UK garage pioneers Heartless Crew and legendary reggae soundsystem Saxon…
In 2021, Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello was instrumental in getting Randy Rhoads into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, eventually inducting the late Ozzy Osbourne guitarist via the Musical Excellence Award.As part of the celebrations, the Hall of Fame launched an exhibit showcasing items associated with the inductees, including an Ampeg Dan Armstrong guitar used by Dave Grohl, a purple embroidered suit worn by Todd Rundgren, and the red lace dress worn by Tina Turner during the making of the video for her 1984 track, Private Dancer.Pride of place, however, went to the iconic Flying V-inspired…
Freya Skye’s team reports over 222,000 tickets sold across her 74-date Stars Align tour, with the British singer’s headline run spanning Australia, New Zealand, North America, Asia, Europe and Latin America. At 16, Skye is moving into larger venues as demand grows. According to her team, the entire tour is sold out, with European dates selling out within hours.Freya Skye by SAMKThe autumn itinerary includes Live Las Ventas in Madrid, Gashouder in Amsterdam, Fabrique in Milan, Aviva Studios in Manchester and Uber Eats Music Hall in Berlin. Two London shows at O2 Academy Brixton on 8 and 9 November are…
This Halloween, Miami Fox Streaming brings you Felix Motel, starring cartoonland’s original sexpot Betty Boop (1930) and Felix the Cat (1931). Felix Motel is a quasimodo remake of The Cobweb Hotel, with a heavy influence from the 1960 classic, Psycho. The Cobweb Hotel is an 1936 animated short film directed by Dave Fleischer and produced by Fleischer Studios. Animated by David Tendlar and William Sturm, The Cobweb Hotel setting is said to be one of Fleischer’s desks, which the spider used to open the hoax hotel. Felix the Cat in Felix Motel Felix Motel, however, will be set in a…
Memorable collection of songs as rugged and raw as the mountains and people who inspired them.Behind every family lies a multitude of stories passed down through the generations, some more intriguing than others, but made all the more captivating when brought to life by a masterful storyteller. Chris Comper, who records under the moniker Prinz Grizzley, is one such storyteller. Tilda is a concept album that acts as a tribute to Comper’s grandparents, most notably his grandmother, for whom the record is named. Each song is shaped by specific experiences in his grandparents’ lives and, in a sense, they are…
The lovely folk at Metal For Good are putting on their annual Metal Merch Day fundraiser next weekend, and it couldn’t be easier to get involved. It’s taking place next Friday (October 23) and all you have to do, whether you’re going into school, work, the gym or are on the sofa with your feet up all day, is slap on some merch. Any band, any subgenre, your freshest threads or one the moths have got to – anything goes. You’ve probably got some, but if you’re in need of something new to wear, Kerrang!’s merch store will have a…
Photo by P ThompsonBorn and raised in Edinburgh but now based in Dundee, Roseanne Reid is the daughter of Craig Reid, who, with his twin brother Charlie, formed the duo The Proclaimers in 1983. With two albums and a series of single and EP releases behind her stretching back to 2016, alongside playing support slots for artists such as Teddy Thompson, Martha Wainwright, Hue & Cry, Kathy Mattea, Jason Isbell and Steve Earle, Reid has an established career, but apart from a nomination at the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, and…