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Ozzy Osbourne prepares new studio album

May 28, 2020 Richard Franks

It’s been little more than three months since Ozzy Osbourne released his last album, and the legendary rocker is already planning the follow-up.

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Listen: Homeowner bring indie nostalgia with new single ‘I’m The Problem’

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 Sophie Hack homeowner

Birmingham’s Homeowner are back with their first release since 2017, tinged in self loathing and indie nostalgia.

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Oh Sees to play rescheduled Digbeth date this November

April 28, 2020April 29, 2020 Emily Doyle oh sees, The Crossing

Garage rock icons Oh Sees will now play The Crossing in Birmingham this November

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Review: The Taboo Club usher in ‘Debauched Times’ on dark new single

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 Samuel Lambeth Birmingham, Semantics, The Taboo Club

Birmingham’s purveyors of perverted cool continue their purple patch with ‘Debauched Times’, the lead single off their forthcoming album.

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Table Scraps release video for quarantine single ‘I Wanna Stay Home With U’

April 16, 2020 Richard Franks Table Scraps

The video for the extremely topical quarantine single features cameos from members of Idles, Dream Wife, Amyl and the Sniffers, God Damn and more

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Teenage Fanclub to bring their ‘Endless Arcade’ to Birmingham – get tickets

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 Samuel Lambeth Endless Arcade, O2 Institute, Teenage Fanclub

Scottish alt rock legends Teenage Fanclub will tour this November in support of their new album, stopping off at the O2 Institute.

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Single review: Lions of Dissent drop new single, ‘Dreams Like Drugs’

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 Emily Doyle Lions of Dissent

Lions of Dissent’s latest release, ‘Dreams Like Drugs’, is a psych-pop bop, and the second single from their EP Fear of Loathing.

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Lions of Dissent are back with indie disco banger ‘Turn Up The Struggle’

November 15, 2018March 9, 2020 Sophie Hack Bryony Williams, Disco, Indie, Lions of Dissent, psych, The Hummingbird, Violet, wolverhampton

Wolverhampton septet Lions of Dissent return triumphantly with new indie disco banger ‘Turn Up The Struggle’.

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touring 

Brian Wilson to bring good vibrations to the Symphony Hall this June

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 Ross Carley Al Jardine, Blondie Chaplin, Brian Wilson, Symphony Hall, Symphony Hall Birmingham

Music legend Brian Wilson, best known for his work as a lead member of the Beach Boys, is returning to Birmingham this June

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Bloc Party frontman Kele to play intimate Hare & Hounds gig – get tickets

March 5, 2020 Sarah Staniforth Birmingham, Hare & Hounds, Kele Okereke

Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke is touring the UK this May to promote his solo album 2042, with dates in 8 cities including Birmingham

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