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Hamar-based Norwegian project PLAYKNOW is back with their second song to date, “Is It So Hard To Be Good”. An incredibly cinematic track that has incredible nostalgic moments, taking you straight back to the heyday of the 1980s synth-pop scene…. ajaw-droppingly beautiful, sax-infused synth-pop masterpiece that seamlessly wraps 80s nostalgia in sleek modern production.Featuring the warm, distinctive vocals of renowned artist Kim Rysstad, the track pairs those aforementioned textures with a vocal that feels like a warm embrace after you’ve had a long, hard day. The shimmering tones in this are only enhanced by the sheer level of production.Even on…
Fun-loving foursome The Gnomes are at Singing Bird Studios in the beachside suburb of Frankston, Melbourne, when they greet Classic Rock. The building serves as their HQ, recording studio of choice and rehearsal space, and it’s also the beating heart of Frankston’s thriving rock scene.Soon they’re off to see pals Rat Taxi at the Young Street Tavern, but for now Jay Miller (guitar/vocals), Ned Capp (guitar), Olly Katsianis (bass) and Ethan Robins (drums) are enthusing about The Easybeats and The Lemon Twigs, and the Behringer Super-Fuzz pedal that gives their own gnarly riffage extra bite on nuggets such as Matter…
In this new entry in our ‘Diamonds In The Rough’ category, we would like to introduce you to upcoming artist XVKLLLB and his brand new album titled Sinónimos Clásicos. XVKLLLB steps into a new chapter with Sinónimos Clásicos, a full-length Hip-Hop and R&B album that turns personal experiences, complex emotions, and years of artistic growth into an intimate and unmistakably personal body of work. Out now on digital platforms, the project captures an artist continuing to define their voice through experimentation, reflection, and authenticity. Created over the course of two months, Sinónimos Clásicos emerged from an intensive period of writing,…
The Long Road Festival, at Stanford Hall, Leicestershire, remains a favourite festival for americana fans – combining country, Americana and roots music. Running this year from Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th August, the festival lineup combines top artists from both across the pond, in the USA and Canada, and homegrown talent. More of the latter shortly, but one look at the programme confirms that Sunday night will be one hell of a festival closer, with Emmylou Harris making a rare festival appearance, followed by Maren Morris on the headline Rhinestone stage.The same stage offers a fine opening night lineup too,…
Photo by Susan TitelmanWorld Circuit Records, celebrating 40 years, reissues world music’s most iconic album for its 30th birthday.When world music shot out of the blocks into the consciousness of a fascinated listening audience, one album, for various reasons, became the most commercially successful album of the genre of all time. That album was Buena Vista Social Club, and it celebrates 30 years with the re-release of a ‘pearl sunrise’ colour vinyl double album; pearl, of course, being associated with 30-year anniversaries. The release comes on World Circuit Records, which itself is celebrating 40 years of existence by re-releasing a…
The award-winning Back to Mine continues its 2026 Ibiza season with three standout dates at Pikes, welcoming Gok Wan, Becky Hill and Faithless to the island for a final run of headline events. With the summer building towards its closing chapter, the series will deliver three unmissable nights of music and entertainment at one of Ibiza’s most iconic venues. Following a busy summer across Ibiza and the UK, Back to Mine has continued to build on its reputation as one of the season’s most versatile event brands, with activity spanning clubs, hotels, festivals and destination events. With residencies at both…
Boston hardcore favourites Haywire have announced details of their new album, I Don’t Wanna Say Goodbye. Having just signed to Roadrunner Records – which they announced onstage at Sound & Fury festival, before spraying $5000 into the crowd in celebration of their new deal – they will release the follow-up to 2024’s CONDITIONED FOR DEMOLITION on October 2. Produced by Citizen’s Mat Kerekes, the album also features guest appearances from members of NOTHING and The Aggrolites, amongst other friends of the band. To mark the new album news, they’ve dropped a video for initial single Interstate Love Affair, directed by…
There’s a place in Milano where concrete preserves memory and sound finds space to transform: its name is ex Macello, which for three years, thanks to Vision Open Air, has become an Italian and international must for electronic music lovers. September 2026, Saturday 5th: Vision Open Air restarts after its summer break, and it does so in the best possible way, with Charlotte de Witte and her techno, ready to become living matter, resonating and amplifying in this open-air, post-industrial space. The world’s number one techno DJ according to DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs, Charlotte de Witte is celebrating her…
West London alternative R&B artist CARI returns with ‘The Dealer’, a deeply personal new single that turns heartbreak and healing into one of her most emotive releases yet.Produced by One Hand (Svn4vr) and PRGRSHN, the guitar led track gradually grows from a delicate soundscape into something fuller and more powerful, giving CARI space to confront past trauma while making room for something brighter. She explains: “The first lines of The Dealer were written last year on a solo trip to Mexico designed to heal my broken heart and finished here in London. This song narrates the experience I needed to…
Open Mike Eagle and producer Kenny Segal have joined forces for their first full collaborative album, DOOMED!, a brilliantly offbeat hip hop break up record featuring appearances from billy woods, Hemlock Ernst and Gothic Tropic.Friends and occasional collaborators for almost two decades, the pair finally come together for a full length project at a pivotal moment. Processing the end of a turbulent relationship, Mike turns heartbreak into surreal, darkly funny storytelling, while Segal provides the distinctive production backdrop. As Mike explains, the album moves between “dream and nightmare, bitter and sweet, sadness and freedom,” finding inspiration in everything from arguments…
Hailing from York, England, singer-songwriter Barny Skinner debuts his solo project Barndancer with the strong alternative rock single “Open Season.”… abrilliantly raw and honest lo-fi debut, seamlessly blending jangly indie nostalgia with warm Americana vibes.The single is also the lead track from his upcoming debut album, and I honestly find this track rather brilliant considering it is a debut offering. He is a DIY artist, and you can easily hear that in the track, but not in a way that makes it sound terrible. It’s in a way that makes it sound raw and honest, with his vocals especially sounding…
ZZ Top founding drummer Frank Beard has died at the age of 77, following a series of health battles. The news was confirmed in a post shared on ZZ Top’s website and social media platforms.”Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas,” writes guitar Billy Gibbons. “His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top. The band of which he was part for six decades is going to keep on keeping on as he had wished.”The news comes…