Kula Shaker “Wormslayer”
Kula Shaker “Wormslayer” It’s probably fair to say that very few people would’ve expected Kula Shaker to be releasing new material some 30 years after the height of Brit pop. […]
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Y Not Festival reveal their headliners for 2026
Dizzee Rascal, Kaiser Chiefs, Scissor Sisters, The Vaccines, Rizzle Kicks, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Happy Mondays, The Royston Club, The Snuts, The Fratellis, The Enemy, Lottery Winners, Scouting For Girls, Ash*, […]
RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS FOR 2026
RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS FOR 2026 As Red Rooster festival heads towards its 12th edition 2026, it continues to celebrate the very best of authentic Country […]
Spiritual Cramp – “Rude”
Spiritual Cramp – “Rude” If we’re honest, we nearly didn’t review this album as when we saw the press release it didn’t initially appeal to us. Why? Band name is […]
Isle of Wight Festival 2026
SKY PRESENTSTHE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL18-21 JUNE 2026HEADLINERS ANNOUNCED:LEWIS CAPALDICALVIN HARRISTHE CUREOTHER ARTISTS INCLUDE:TEDDY SWIMS, THE KOOKS, TOM GRENNAN, WET LEG, RICK ASTLEYSEX PISTOLS FEATURING FRANK CARTER, THE LAST DINNER […]
Red Rooster 2026 Early Bird Tickets
Red Rooster is proud to be continuing the celebration of Southern soul, blues, roots and country as it heads into its 12th year in 2026. Set in the beautiful grounds […]
Truck Festival 24-27 July, Hill Farm, Oxfordshire.
Truck Festival 24-27 July, Hill Farm, Oxfordshire. It’s immediately a joyful experience arriving at Truck Festival – no queues, no hassle and camp site staff volunteering help with finding a […]
Red Rooster Festival 29-31 May 2025, Euston Hall
Red Rooster Festival 29-31 May 2025, Euston Hall Our arrival at Red Rooster Festival was very different this year compared to last year. Then we arrived in the rain to […]
Bearded Theory 21-25 May 2025
Bearded Theory 21-25 May 2025 It’s hard to believe that 12 months ago the run up to Bearded Theory was plighted with issues due to huge amounts of rain. This […]
Interview with Harry, Red Rooster Festival’s founder
Everyone who has followed this site for a while will know that Red Rooster is one of our favourite festivals. We were therefore delighted to get the chance to chat […]
2000TREES FESTIVAL 2025 NEW BAND ANNOUNCEMENT
2000TREES FESTIVAL 2025 NEW BAND ANNOUNCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT INCLUDES – HOT MILK, THE HUNNA, PRESS CLUB, TWIN ATLANTIC, PUPPY, KAREN DIÓ, HEVENSHE + MORE ALSO – FRANK TURNER TO PLAY “LOVE IRE & SONG” IN THE FOREST […]
Pearl Charles “Desert Queen”
Pearl Charles “Desert Queen” Pearl Charles is a singer-songwriter based in Joshua Tree, California and is a new artist to us, but has already released a couple of albums. This […]
Canned Pineapple “Big Break”
Canned Pineapple “Big Break” We have no idea where Canned Pineapple got their name from or if there is any particular rationale behind it. But it’s certainly one that caught […]
Matt Edible and The Obtuse Angels “The Optometrist”
Matt Edible and The Obtuse Angels “The Optometrist” Matt Edible is a new name to us (and what a name) but is a renowned member of the Hull music scene, […]
2000TREES FESTIVAL 2025 NEW BAND ANNOUNCEMENT
2000TREES FESTIVAL 2025 NEW BAND ANNOUNCEMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY INCLUDES – VUKOVI, SPRINTS, BIG SPECIAL, BABY LASAGNE, FUTURE OF THE LEFT, SNAYX, PANIC SHACK, THE MEFFS, BLOOD COMMAND, VOWER, UNPEOPLE, WITCH FEVER, DELTA […]
Hinds – Castle & Falcon, Birmingham 18 February 2025
Hinds – Castle & Falcon, Birmingham 18 February 2025 In some ways it feels that during our time following Hinds, we have witnessed them growing up. We’ve seen them grow […]
Deer Shed Festival 25-28 July
DEER SHED FESTIVAL ADD KAE TEMPEST, THE BIG MOON & REGGIE WATTS TO FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITIONACTS JOIN PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED HEADLINER WUNDERHORSE Photo credit: James Drury DEER SHED FESTIVAL25th – 28th […]
RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL REVEALS FULL LINE UP FOR ITS 11th EDITION
RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL REVEALS FULL LINE UP FOR ITS 11th EDITION Back in November, Red Rooster festival shared the first wave of 15 incredible artists set to take our stages, and […]
RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS FOR 2025…… 29th -31st May 2025 Euston Hall, Suffolk JD McPherson, Samantha Fish, Jerron Paxton, Thee Sinseers, The Altons, DeWolff, Jim Jones Allstars, Jenny Don’t & The Spurs, JP Harris, Twinnie, David Viner, Emily Zeck, Too Bad Jims and The Zipheadsand many more to be announced JD McPherson is back and plays his first UK shows in 7 years on the back of his brilliant new album Nite Owls. JD has […]
Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men “Up And Out Of It”
Nick Piunti & The Complicated Men “Up And Out Of It” Regular readers of http://www.thesoulofaclown.com will know that we are huge fans of Nick Piunti. He’s got to be one […]
Kids In Glass Houses “Pink Flamingo”
Kids In Glass Houses “Pink Flamingo” For many readers, the name Kids in Glass Houses will be a real blast from the past. They were a band that were tied […]
Tamar Berk “Good Times For A Change”
Tamar Berk “Good Times For A Change” Tamar Berk is one of those artists that we kept hearing a lot of good things about but somehow have failed to give […]
Fidlar “Surviving The Dream”
Fidlar “Surviving The Dream” Fidlar are a band that we really got into with their previous release Almost Free which saw the band expand their rawer, surf punk sound into […]
Hinds – “Viva Hinds”
Hinds – “Viva Hinds” It’s fair to say that it has been a somewhat turbulent year for Hinds with half the band deciding to quit. We were gutted to hear […]
Truck Festival 25-28 July 2024
Truck Festival 25-28 July 2024 Truck Festival is a festival we have been meaning to attend for a while and this year we finally managed to get there. Faced with […]
The Caezars “S/T”
The Caezars “S/T” It seems a lifetime since we were extoling the virtues of the Caezars and declaring they have ‘the song-writing skills and live-ability to re-energise Rockabilly music for […]
Rich Ragany – “You Can Get Dark With Me”
Rich Ragany – “You Can Get Dark With Me” We always feel we should declare an interest when reviewing the material of Rich Ragany. Partly because we have been long […]
The full Deer Shed Festival Line Up for 2024
The full Deer Shed Festival Line Up for 2024 DEER SHED FESTIVAL26th – 29th JULY 2024BALDERSBY PARK, TOPCLIFFE, NORTH YORKSHIREhttps://deershedfestival.com TICKETS ON SALE NOWNorth Yorkshire’s Deer Shed Festival has announced […]
Red Rooster Festival – Euston Hall 30 May – 1 June 2024
Red Rooster Festival – Euston Hall 30 May – 1 June 2024 The first band we get to see our Brown Horse and it’s good to see a local band […]
His Lordship – Norwich Arts Centre Tues 28 May 2024
His Lordship – Norwich Arts Centre Tues 28 May 2024 It’s only been 4 days since we last saw His Lordship at Bearded Theory (see our review here) but as […]
The Soul Of A Clown 