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Fancy seeing The Boomtown Rats at 02 Academy Sheffield on the 22nd October? Well here's your chance.

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Sometimes when we're unable to find a new single worthy of our Single Of The Week title we retrace our steps and re-discover a single that made our ears melt from a time ago. That is why 'Dripping Down' by the Mercury Prize Award nominated artist East India Youth is our Single Of The Week...

This week we chatted to former Northen singer/songwriter Lukas Creswell-Rost. Now habitating in Berlin, the 80's synth-pop fueled solo artist released his latest single 'Ten Dollar Cocktails' on Monday and was up for a little chat about it prior to release as well a little on himself. 

1. Who is Lukas Creswell-Rost?

That's me. As a musical project its also just me, but I've been helped on the recordings by various o...

Friday. 2 days of sickening intoxication and roughing it in a shabby pop up tent have already taken place. The atmosphere in the Festival Republic Stage has been set with a quick 30 minute set from The Fat White Family with their combination of sleazy blues, and a stage presence that hails both from punk rock as well as grunge. As their set closes a flock of fuzzy headed teens with skinny jeans and pre-rolled joints shuffle towards the dimly lighted stage.

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Though 'Ten Tonne Skeleton' may not be an official single by Royal Blood, it's still been awarded the title of our Single Of The Week for this week for the pure reason of it being absolutely brilliant.

Track number nine of ten on 'Royal Blood', 'T...

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Fancy seeing DZ Deathrays at 02 Academy Oxford on the 15th September? Well here's your chance.

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We recently caught up with possibly the most cheerful band in the industry, Happyness. The lo-fi indie band, fresh from performing the BBC Introducing Stage at Reading and Leeds, chatted to us about their debut album, 'Weird Little Birthday', as well as their forthcoming UK tour. 

1 Who are Happyness?

That feels confrontational or we've never done well with big existential questions or us.

We recently chatted with hi-fi indie rock band, Fragile Creatures. The quartet released their debut self titled EP on the 31st August and were up for a short chat about it as well as a little on themselves. 

1. Who are Fragile Creatures?

Fragile Creatures are Adam Kidd (vocals, guitar), Aaron Neville (keys, vocals), Tom Alty (guitar, vocals), James Crump (drums) and Adam Whittles (bass).

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Fancy seeing Twin Atlantic at 02 Academy Sheffield on the 29th of October? Well here's your chance.

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Our Single Of The Week for this week, 'I Wanna Get Out Of Here But I Can't Take You Anywhere', may not be so new in itself, but it most probably will be to those of whom'll be reading this and if it is, you certainly need to give it a listen and quick. 

Ming City Rockers are a band on a rapid rise, after supporting Palma Violets on numerous occasions, the Mings are set to release their self titled debut album on the 15th September and if 'I Wanna Get Ou...