This May, BEANS ON TOAST will embark on a tour of UK venues. This tour, however, will be somewhat different. The aptly titled ‘SITTING ON A CHAIR TOUR’ will see the enthusiastic songwriter playing seated theatres and venues rather than pubs and clubs. He’s promising a unique evening of stories about his travels and songs […]
Month: January 2018
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Demons of Ruby Mae – To be Adored
I’m a sucker for a good voice, and so 2017’s dramatically stirring sonic synth track Someday from Manchester grown duo Demons of Ruby Mae made me sit up straight. Perhaps Someday was just a little too serious and roomy for my taste for me to love it, but it made me want to look out […]
Sheffield’s Hillsborough Park to become host for 10th edition of Tramlines Festival featuring various stages of music, comedy, cinema, and its biggest lineup yet. Sheffield’s inner-city music festival, Tramlines, will host its 10th anniversary at Hillsborough Park from Friday 20th – Sunday 22nd July 2018. The celebratory move will mark the first Tramlines to be held on just […]
While the rest of us were spending those days immediately before Christmas anxiously concocting plans to avoid watching the Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas special with the family on Christmas Evening, Huddersfield’s The Pencil Necks dropped a class EP onto an unsuspecting public. EP Amberleafable offers 11 minutes of undiluted pleasure and raw talent over three […]
Since the early 90’s it’s been difficult for any band that isn’t producing four chord indie music to break through into the main stream. It’s always refreshing then, when a new band comes on our radar that is subverting the North-West stereotype and taking a new direction with their music. Marla Singer are a new rock band […]
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No Liars – Guilt Trp
After having never reviewed an artist from Canada on Halfway 2 Nowhere, in recent months we’ve been picking up on more and more artists from North America that are making some killer music. The next on our hunt to find Canada’s best new artist is No Liars, the Victoria based punk band due to release debut […]
Brian Fallon has revealed his brand single ‘If Your Prayers Don’t Get To Heaven’, from his much-anticipated new solo album, SLEEPWALKERS, due out February 9th via Virgin EMI. The upbeat, feel-good sing along comes following its premiere on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 show today. Fallon – accompanied by his high-energy backing band, The Howling Weather […]
BRAND NEW FESTIVAL – BLACK DEER – TAKING PLACE AT ERIDGE PARK, KENT, 2018 22nd, 23rd, 24th June – 2018 Bringing you an experience like no other, Black Deer promises you a jam-packed weekend of celebrating all things Americana and Country! Taking place in the beautiful surroundings of Eridge Park, Britain’s oldest deer park, located […]
As 2018’s festival season draws ever closer, Live At Leeds is once again standing as the ultimate destination to hear the very best in new music and stunning live favourites – adding a huge raft of names from across the musical landscape. Not only bringing the essential sounds for the year ahead to the city, […]
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2018 Truck Festival to open a day early!
Truck Festival have announced that this year the festival will open a day early, with Thursday entry ticket’s available to purchase from next week. The festival which usually opens on the Friday will this year open the site at 3pm on Thursday 19th July continuing through to Sunday 22nd July. Matt Harrap, the Event Manager commented […]
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