John Peel News

Legendary post punk provocateurs The Pop Group have announced details of a brand new studio album. Honeymoon On Mars will be released through Freaks R Us on Friday October 28th 2016.

Canadian synthwave duo Meter Bridge are releasing their latest single 'It Was Nothing' through WEATNU Records. Comprised of two tracks, this is being offered as a free download via Bandcamp. In this thoughtfully arranged and sparkly composition, moogs whistle and rhythms click into the night, as these two voices blend into a sound that is part Human League, part Blade Runner, and 100% Meter Bridge. 

Martin Bramah is poised to begin a new chapter in the history of the band he founded, Blue Orchids, while also embracing his past. He's releasing a previously unreleased solo album on LP -- The Battle Of Twisted Heel

The MITCH BENN - DON'T BELIEVE A WORD 2016 tour will launch later this month in Salford.

On 1st December 2015, the Saatchi Gallery will open Teenage Kicks: New Works by Pure Evil in the Prints & Originals Gallery.

Laura Cantrell is back on tour with a residency at Atwood's in Boston every Tuesday through November 17th. In addition, she will play a in Philadelphia on 11/9 and in New York on 11/12.

Psychedelic blues legends The Magic Band blow into Norwich Arts Centre on 13 Nov playing the kosmic blues they made (in)famous with the incomparable Captain Beefheart.

OCTOBER sees a variety of productions at The Marlowe Studio, Canterbury.

Dixon Place presents MANGO AND TRAGEDY....AND BEER, featuring The Genreless Cowboy Bob Katz, Country Music Star Laura Cantrell, and The Great Mango on Monday, September 21 at 7 PM.

The Tron Theatre is delighted to announce its Autumn/Winter 2015 season, a strong programme of new work as well as adaptations of classic texts, and with familiar faces and visiting companies alongside emergent talent and new voices in the sector. Highlights will include:

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present George Ezra with Special Guests at the Fox Theatre tonight, April 2nd, 2015.

Playing a few shows in support of a brand new studio album due out in the near future on Cherry Red, Mark E Smith presents his new extended line-up featuring second drummer, Daren Garett, (formerly of PRAM and Nightingales) alongside his longest serving line-up of all time.

Offering an unrivalled opportunity to see discover the most exciting emerging artists active on Liverpool's vibrant music scene right now, we are delighted to present The 2Ube and introduce you to some of the musicians that it will feature.

Offering an unrivalled opportunity to see discover the most exciting emerging artists active on Liverpool's vibrant music scene right now, we are delighted to present The 2Ube.

When 19-year-old English musician Mike Oldfield released his debut album, Tubular Bells, in 1973, it required more than 30 musicians to perform the masterpiece. Now 40 years later, Tubular Bells 'for Two' recreates the album live on stage with just two massively talented musicians-Daniel Holdsworth and Aidan Roberts-in a unique and compelling theatrical experience.

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present George Ezra with Special Guests at the Fox Theatre on Thursday, April 2nd, 2015.

Recognized as one of the world's most influential bands in rock music, Grammy-winning multi-platinum selling band Soundgarden started a musical transformation that inspired a generation in its record-breaking career, leaving an indelible mark by helping redefine alternative and hard rock.

Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, announces the label's line-up of collectible 12', 10' and 7' vinyl releases created especially for Record Store Day's Black Friday 2014, celebrated this year at the nation's independent record stores on Friday, November 28, 2014.

Nashville-born, New York City-based singer-songwriter Laura Cantrell will perform at Rough Trade NYC on October 27. The show is in support of Cantrell's critically acclaimed new album, No Way There From Here, which is out now on Thrift Shop Recordings. In celebration of the release, Cantrell recently performed the album tracks 'Starry Skies' and 'Can't Wait' on 'CBS This Morning.'

The Pop Group will be kicking off an ambitious release program with two titles, both of which will be available in multiple formats individually and also packaged together as a limited CD box set accompanied by memorabilia and an extensive 36pp booklet.