John Bishop has lined up a run of warm up shows for his Winging It tour.

Maxïmo Park have released a video for Risk to Exist.

St. Vincent has been named as the ambassador for this year's Record Store Day.

Photo: Asia Whitney

Annie Hardy has announced plans to release her debut solo record.

Anne-Marie has released a new single, Ciao Adios.

The Flatliners have released details of their new album.

Zak Abel has unveiled a new track, Rock Bottom.

Kings of Leon have shared a video for Reverend.

Major Lazer's Jillionaire has teamed up with Fuse ODG and Fatman Scoop for a new single.

Photo: Steven Simko

Spiral Stairs, aka Scott Kannberg of Pavement and Preston School of Industry, has posted a new track, Dundee Man.

Jack Savoretti and the Divine Comedy will perform at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Bandstand this summer.

The Night Café will release their debut EP next month.

Ever since they morphed from a semi-legitimised Thin Lizzy tribute band into an original outfit under their own name, the question of identity has been a tricky one for Black Star Riders to negotiate. But on ‘Heavy Fire’, their third and best album to date, the group have taken a telling step towards sonic autonomy after toning down the overt and contrived nods to their Lizzy lineage. Well, most of the group.

You Me At Six have released a video for Give.

Justin Curry will accompany the release of his new album, 'This Is My Kingdom Now', with a UK tour in late spring.

Photo: Graham Tolbert

The Staves have shared two new songs, Tired As Fuck and Train Tracks.

Photo: Morgan Sinclair

Tall Ships have pushed back the release of their sophomore album.

The Front Bottoms will join Blink 182 on their UK arena tour this July.

Johnossi have shared a new song, Tall Dark Man.

There comes a time for bands with clout to match their ambitions when their sound/look/lyrical preoccupations become open to parody. If you were to sketch the Menzingers, for example, you’d set the four of them against the Philadelphia skyline in jean jackets and flannel shirts, etch some words about better understanding your place in the world beneath their feet and then set about screaming them at the top of your lungs.