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The Velvet Hands Announce November UK Headline Tour
by Michael Major - Sep 5, 2023

Kicking off at London’s Colours on 1 November, the nine-date tour will see the band take their frenetic live show across the length of the country throughout the month. Purchase tickets now via the band’s official website to get your hands on a special tour bundle which includes their first ever tour T-shirt - strictly limited edition.

Joanna Pickering's New Play DON'T HARM THE ANIMALS Is Selected To Run At The Chain Theatre Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jun 6, 2023

A powerful and shocking new play directed by Melody Brooks, joins the Chain Theatre summer one act festival line up, running June 8th to June 25th.

DOV Releases 'Something Beautiful' Remix
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 28, 2023

Brilliantly embodying the dark side of a bittersweet moment, NYC's DOV applies his eclectic production to alternative r&b artist Chinwe's beloved hit 'Something Beautiful'. Channeling high percussion and hyper-pop sounds, the 'Something Beautiful' remix lives up to the title, delivering a moody and undeniably catchy continuation of the original.

Nicholas Daley Will Take Over the Southbank Centre For One Night Only
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2023

The Southbank Centre has announced that acclaimed fashion designer Nicholas Daley, renowned for his intricate, colourful knitwork and interplay with music and culture, is taking over the Southbank Centre for a special one-night cross-cultural series of events on Friday 15 September.

Photos: First Look At GENERATION GAMES at The White Bear Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 11, 2023

Generation Games is set to return to the White Bear Theatre in Kennington from tonight until 22nd April. 

The Velvet Hands Announce New Album 'Sucker Punch'
by Michael Major - Nov 1, 2022

Hot on the tails of earlier releases “I Wanna Be There” and “Holiday In My Head”, “Telephone Love” is a riotous and raging track. Recorded at The Cube Studios in Perranporth and mixed at The Cave Studios in Par, the track comes as another notch in the band’s ever-growing list of stellar singles. Listen to the new single now!

PLASMAS Return With New Single 'What You Do To Me'
by Michael Major - Sep 28, 2022

Dundonian indie-pop hopes - PLASMAS - are pleased to release their new single: “What You Do To Me.' Following in the trajectory of “Notice” and “See It Through”, the band’s stellar recent singles all light the way towards the much-anticipated debut EP: ‘A Summer’s Day Can Break Your Heart.'

VIDEO: The Velvet Hands Release Video For New Single 'Holiday In My Head'
by Michael Major - Jul 6, 2022

The video sees animated imagery and blasts of fuzzy static nod to the band’s DIY sensibilities. Reminiscent of a cut-and-paste punk zine plucked straight from the 1970s, the video sees two floating heads and hand-drawn, cataclysmic visuals put to music as The Velvet Hands deliver a broiling barrage of live-ready rock riffs.

BERRIES Release New Single 'Haze'
by Michael Major - Jun 8, 2022

BERRIES have unleashed a third cut from their debut album ‘How We Function.' Rhythmic and rambunctious in equal measure, meticulous new track “Haze” seesaws between infectious and ansty in a beat — and evokes how unexpected the onset of intrusive thoughts and mental hurdles can be. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

VIDEO: Berries Release Video For 'We Are Machines'
by Michael Major - May 24, 2022

The track which was John Kennedy’s Hot New One on his Friday X-posure show on Radio X is now coupled with raucous live performance scenes in their exhilarating new video. Recorded against a staunch and clinical white backdrop interspersed amongst hectic shots of central London, it chimes with a string of UK headline shows for this October.

Sticky Fingers Drop Long-Awaited 5th Studio Album 'Lekkerboy'
by Michael Major - Apr 21, 2022

Lekkerboy is the perfect reflection of the journey Sticky Fingers have been on thus far. Written over the pandemic and the first time in thirteen years that the band were isolated from each other, living in different places across the country, the band eventually reconnected to make some of their best work to date. 

VIDEO: Berries Unveil 'Wall of Noise' Music Video
by Michael Major - Mar 23, 2022

BERRIES tackle the never-ending cycle of mental health with new video: “Wall Of Noise.' Calculated and convulsive in equal measure, “Wall of Noise” has been receiving spins across the nation from the likes of Radio X (John Kennedy), Amazing Radio (Charlie Ashcroft), Louder Than War Radio (Iain Key) and BBC London (Gary Crowley).

Beth Byrne Appointed Chief Execuitve Officer Of Shoreditch Town Hall
by Stephi Wild - May 6, 2021

Shoreditch Town Hall today announces the appointment of Beth Byrne as the new Chief Executive Officer. Byrne has over twenty years producing work for the stage in both the subsidised and commercial sectors.

BWW Review: TRYST, Chiswick Playhouse
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 11, 2020

First seen in the West End over 20 years ago, titled The Mysterious Mr Love, Karoline Leach's Tryst is the final show of the Chiswick Playhouse's inaugural season; a melodramatic mixture of psychological thriller and slightly awkward love story.

Photo Flash: Check Out Rehearsal Photos of TRYST at Chiswick Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 29, 2020

The gripping, passion-fuelled thriller Tryst is returning to Chiswick Playhouse from 5th – 29th February.

Casting Announced For TRYST at Chiswick Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2020

Following a sell-out run in 2017, the gripping revival of Karoline Leach's passion-fuelled thriller, Tryst, returns to the reinvented Chiswick Playhouse under the direction of Phoebe Barran (Four Days In Hong Kong, Orange Tree Theatre; award-winning short film Snapshots). Actor Fred Perry (Black Comedy UK Tour; The Honourable Woman, BBC) will reprise his acclaimed role alongside Scarlett Brookes (Blood Wedding, Young Vic; Macbeth, Shakespeare's Globe; The Merchant of Venice, RSC) in this stylish adaptation.

Amy Winehouse Two-Day Julien's Auctions Event Announced
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Dec 20, 2019

Julien's Auctions, the world-record breaking auction house, will pay tribute to the British singer and songwriter who the BBC's Garry Mulholland called 'the pre-eminent vocal talent of her generation' with PROPERTY FROM THE LIFE AND CAREER OF AMY WINEHOUSE, a two-day auction event taking place live Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7, 2021 at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills and online at juliensauctions.com. Hundreds of Amy Winehouse's most iconic stage, photo shoot and performance worn dresses, shoes, jewelry and accessories that were synonymous with the individualistic style and signature artistry of the five-time GRAMMY Award®-winning retro-soul music superstar and pop diva as well as her most personal items will be presented for the first time at auction. All proceeds from the auction will benefit The Amy Winehouse Foundation. Every penny received by the estate will go directly to supporting disadvantaged young people. The Amy Winehouse Foundation was established by her parents Mitch and Janis Winehouse with its mission of raising awareness and support for vulnerable, young adults with addiction problems.

Hard Rock Stage Returns To Rock The Isle Of Wight Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 7, 2019

Hard Rock Cafe has today announced that it will be returning to The Isle of Wight Festival 2019 for a sixth consecutive year. The iconic brand is excited to be partnering with the legendary festival once again in 2019 with the Hard Rock Stage. The line-up for the stage has been carefully selected by both Hard Rock and The Isle of Wight Festival, promising an epic mix of music's most exciting rising stars, emerging artists, undiscovered acts and a couple of familiar faces, ready to rock this year's festival.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, George Ezra and Biffy Clyro to Headline the 2019 Isle of Wight Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jan 23, 2019

Following last year's momentous 50th anniversary celebrations, The Isle of Wight Festival today announces the first artists for the 2019 event, which kicks off the British festival season on  13th - 16th June.

Shoreditch Town Hall Announces Spring Programming and Events
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2018

Shoreditch Town Hall today announces further productions in the venue's spring programme, which brings together work exploring the themes of identity, time and place. This June sees the UK premiere of ANU & CoisCeim Dance Theatre's These Rooms, an intense, immersive blend of theatre, dance and visual art by David Bolger, Owen Boss and Louise Lowe. The work is co-commissioned by 14-18 NOW, the UK's official arts programme for the First World War centenary, LIFT and Shoreditch Town Hall, and tells the story of 15 civilian men who were killed in house-to-house raids by British soldiers on a single Dublin street on 28 April 1916, five days into the Easter Rising. Prior to this, acclaimed theatre-maker Christopher Brett Bailey returns to Shoreditch Town Hall, where he previously performed in Wedding, with a new solo show, Suicide Notes… The Spoken Word of Christopher Brett Bailey; Hackney-based Access All Areas presents MADHOUSE: re:exit, an underground adventure by five learning disabled artists; and the critically acclaimed magician Vincent Gambini performs a work-in-progress of his new piece, The Chore of Enchantment.

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