Tiffany Day built her audience from the ground up, first through YouTube and then through a steady run of independently released songs that documented her growth from teenager to full-time recording artist. Born in Toronto and raised in Wichita, Kansas, Day grew up playing piano and violin before turning toward guitar, songwriting, and home recording. A viral 2017 video of her singing “Hallelujah” into a well in Italy brought her an early burst of attention, but the catalog that followed established a much broader identity. Her music has moved through bedroom pop, indie pop, alternative R&B, electronic music, and increasingly
The Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson has recalled one of the wildest shows he has ever played.
During an interview with YouTube personality Rick Beato, Robinson and his brother Rich reminisced about their formative years as teenage musicians pre-Black Crowes, when they played clubs and house parties in their hometown of Atlanta with their first band, Mr. Crowe’s Garden in the mid ’80s.
One memory which has always stuck in the singer’s mind was a four-band show, organised by their then-bassist Ted Selke and his room-mates, in the house where they were living at the time, which had been earmarked for demolition in an area of the city being redeveloped.
“They were like, We’re going to have a party, like a Wreck The House party,” he tells Beato. “But what happened was all the punk kids and skinheads, really violent kids, came, and actually started to tear the fucking place apart.
“I mean it was like The Shining, [with] axes through the walls. We’re playing and some kid hit the gas with an axe in the kitchen, and a kid hit it with a lighter so that it was like a flamethrower shooting out into the woods, and the cops were coming, and people were smashing out all the windows… I remember going, Wow, this is insane!”
Robinson also recalls that he and his brother had no real expectations of making it in the music business, but that they also had no Plan B.
“Everyone in our lives was like, ‘You’re not going to college? You’re an idiot’,” he remembers. They said, ‘You’ll never make it.’ I’m happy though that that was the feedback, because it gave us something else, it put a chip on your shoulders, [and we thought], Well, let’s see. let’s see.”
The brothers also agree that their stubborn-ness and their refusal to be forced off their path ultimately paid off for The Black Crowes.
” Chris used to say – and it was amazing in the day to have that gumption and the balls to say it – to Sony or to Colombia, ‘You have 1500 bands, I have one. I don’t give a fuck what you do with those bands. I care what I do with my band’,” says Rich.
“I would rather us fall on our face, than listen to you and fall on our faces” the singer adds.
Imperial Demonic tore the New Blood stage a new one at Bloodstock this year. Sean tests how melt-proof their corpse paint is in the scorching sunshine! Imperial Demonic: facebook | instagram | spotify | bandcamp
Chrysalis Records are proud to present the latest in the acclaimed UFO reissue series: the classic 1982 album Mechanix.
Reissued on stunning 3LP tri-fold sleeve 180gm vinyl and 2CD Digipak formats on 4th December 2026, the album now sounds more dynamic and detailed than ever, thanks to new remastering from the original tape transfers at AIR Mastering.
Originally released in February 1982, this pivotal album captures the band transitioning into a new era, reaching No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart. The lineup featured the full studio debut of multi-instrumentalist Neil Carter on guitars, keyboards, and saxophones, joining Phil Mogg, AndyParker, Paul Chapman, and Pete Way.
Carter’s contribution was immediate. Drummer Andy Parker said: “He was so easy. He’s such a sweetheart and such a great musician. He pretty much had it all down.
Lead singer Phil Mogg recalled: “It did occur to me that if I wasn’t gonna be the greatest singer in the world, maybe I could do some singing with some really OK lyrics. I can’t do wizards and castles… So that seemed like the only way to go.”
Neil Carter added: “Knowing I would be writing was like someone gave me a rush of adrenaline. I wanted to write riffs, I wanted to write songs… I did some demos in my room so when it came to Mechanix I had some things to offer.
This deluxe edition also includes a brand-new, previously unreleased mix of the concert recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon on 28th January 1982. Restored by revered producer Brian Kehew, this performance captures the band’s raw onstage energy and musical firepower on the literal eve of the album’s original release.
The set is rounded out with newly written liner notes by Michael Hann, featuring fresh interviews with Phil Mogg, Andy Parker, and Neil Carter, alongside a collection of previously unseen photographs from the era — making it an essential addition for fans and collectors alike.
UFOMechanix (2026 Remaster – Deluxe Edition) is released on double CD and 3LP on 4th December 2026 on Chrysalis Records, and can be pre-order here.
Change can be so scary — an unknown, a fantasized result with no guarantee. But it also can be immensely rewarding. On her new single “Are You Willing To Change?,” Alabama-raised, Brooklyn-based artist A.G. Sully makes change sound like a beautiful inevitable.
Progressive art-rockers The Pineapple Thief are set to release their new studio album ‘Far and Wide’ on the 9th October 2026. On this podcast episode, drummer Gavin Harrison talks about the new album ‘Far and Wide’, gives updates on Porcupine Tree & more.
With just under a month to go, the band are please to reveal the anthemic new single ‘God Knows’. Watch the video, directed by longtime collaborator George Laycock, here:
Founded in 1999 by Bruce Soord, the band has long been one of the genre’s most successful and accomplished outfits, releasing 16 studio albums and touring worldwide. The band consisting of Soord (vocals, guitars), Jon Sykes (bass), Steve Kitch (keyboards), and Gavin Harrison (drums).
The band recently announced a UK & European headline tour for 2027. See the full list of dates below:
4th March – The Garage, Glasgow, UK
5th March – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK
6th March – O2 Academy, Sheffield, UK
7th March – The 1865, Southampton, UK
9th March – Antipode, Rennes, France
10th March – Metronum, Toulouse, France
12th March – Sala Apolo, Barcelona, Spain
13th March – Teatro Eslava, Madrid, Spain
14th March – Republica de Musica, Lisbon, Portugal
16th March – Casa de Musica, Porto, Portugal
17th March – Santana 27, Bilbao, Spain
19th March – La Rayonne, Lyon, France
20th March – Le Trianon, Paris, France
21st March – Rockhal, Esc-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
1st April – Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany
2nd April – Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
3rd April – Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne, Germany
4th April – Metropol, Berlin, Germany
6th April – Stary Manez, Gdansk, Poland
7th April – Palladium, Warsaw, Poland
9th April – Klub Studio, Krakow, Poland
10th April – Alter Schlachthof, Dresden, Germany
11th April – Roxy Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
13th April – W.U.K., Vienna, Austria
14th April – Muffathalle, Munich, Germany
15th April – Boogaloo, Zagreb, Croatia
17th April – Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome, Italy
18th April – Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
20th April – Dynamo, Zurich, Switzerland
22nd April – La Laiterie, Strasbourg, France
23rd April – La Madeleine, Brussels, Belgium
24th April – O13, Tilburg, Netherlands
21st May – Posten, Odense, Denmark
22nd May – Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark
23rd May – Train, Aarhus, Denmark
25th May – USF Sardinen, Bergen, Norway
26th May – Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway
28th May – Pustervik, Gothenburg, Sweden
29th May – Nya Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden
31st May – Logomo Teatro, Turku, Finland
1st June – Tavastia, Helsinki, Finland
2nd June -Tavara-Asema, Tampere, Finland
The band will also hit the road in North America in November 2026. Find the full list of upcoming shows here: https://www.pineapplethief.com/tour/
Born India Arie Simpson in Denver and raised in Atlanta, India developed a style rooted in soul, folk, R&B, acoustic music, and singer-songwriter traditions. Her guitar-centered arrangements and calm, conversational voice stood apart from the more heavily produced R&B dominating radio when Acoustic Soul arrived in 2001. Songs such as “Video,” “Brown Skin,” “Ready for Love,” and “Strength, Courage & Wisdom” quickly established her as an artist whose music could be intimate, spiritual, socially aware, and deeply melodic at the same time. Her second album, Voyage to India (2002), expanded that approach and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B
In July, Band To Watch Mary In The Junkyard released their stunning debut album Role Model Hermit. Today, they’re back with another new single “Jane,” that continues the group’s streak of stilling rock ballads.
