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The Dresden Dolls, the pioneering punk cabaret duo of singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Brian Viglione have shared a brand new rendition of the fan favourite,My Alcoholic Friends (Tailor’s Version),available everywhere now. The song’s original version has proven to be an enduring classic for theDresden Dolls, amassing more than 240M worldwide streams and over 70M views on YouTube, and recently earning the band their first-ever RIAA Platinum certification, two decades after its original release.My Alcoholic Friends (Tailor’s Version)is among the standout tracks onYes, Virginia… (Tailor’s Version), a newly re-recorded 20thanniversary celebration of the Dresden Dolls’ landmark 2006 second studio LP,…
In a world where way too many bands outstay their welcome and plod on to diminishing returns, there is almost something romantic and beautiful about the untapped potential of a group who bow out early. In doing so they leave a legacy of the unknown, the unfulfilled or the criminally under-appreciated. Fans will pour over their work and speculate into the ether about that genre-defining third album that never was, or the festival headlining spot they could have obtained in the distance had fate not conspired against them. It’s time to give these artists their dues. This is 10 bands…
DeadletterCeremony FestivalBedford Esquires, Bedford6thJune 2026We’re back in Bedford at Esquires for another day of non stop music. Keith Goldhanger reports, Robyn Skinner takes the photos and the music is provided by a selection of bands that are currently gaining momentum and will no doubt be appearing inside many of the other venues many of us enjoy visiting around the UK.Before the first note is played by what some will call the ‘Ceremony Festival house band’ (Enjoyable Listens), we note that there will actually be a short ten minute break in proceedings in five hours’ time. Five hours of non-stop entertainment…
The announcement follows a sold out debut US headline tour, where Samara brought tracks from Detour to the stage for the first time. The project has further cemented her reputation as one of hip hop’s most distinctive voices, blending sharp lyricism with adventurous production and genre defying sounds.Originally from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and now based in Los Angeles, Samara has quickly emerged as one of music’s most compelling new artists. With hundreds of millions of streams to her name and praise from outlets including NME, Rolling Stone, Billboard and NPR, her momentum continues to build.Recent years have seen her perform at…
After years of building chemistry across a string of collaborations, London based Nigerian artists Maka and Phlow finally deliver the project fans have been waiting for. Produced entirely by longtime collaborator Teck-Zilla,Hard Shell, Soft Centeris a sleek blend of R&B, soul, lo-fi and contemporary hip hop that explores love, heartbreak, self-awareness and personal growth with honesty and finesse.The album opens strongly with “Lose My Mind,” a playful take on modern dating culture, before sliding into the warm, euphoric love anthem “No One,” the single that first sparked the idea for a full length collaboration. Maka’s solo turn on “Dive In”…
Irish poet, music journalist, and publicist Danielle Holian returns with Growing Pains, her fourth and most personal poetry collection.Structured across five sections — Honeymoon, Handcuffs, Hangover, Hindsight, and Homecoming — the book traces toxic love, emotional control, survival, and self-reclamation.In this FM PRO 10Q, Holian discusses the story behind Growing Pains, turning lived experience into poetry, and protecting personal writing in a culture obsessed with content.Q1. What made Growing Pains the right story to tell now?The idea for Growing Pains had been in the back of my mind for years. During one of the most difficult periods of my life,…
Bang on target: 19 shells from the Waits and Brennan cannon.Since Tom Waits’ last studio album, Bad As Me (2011), apart from the odd reissue and a contribution to Marc Ribot’s Songs Of Resistance 1942 – 2018, big-screen appearances have kept the Waits fire burning – with the likes of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Dead Don’t Die and Father Mother Sister Brother. Until this year, when, out of the blue, came the sound of Boots on the Ground, a collaboration with Massive Attack that sent this Bristol-based reviewer scurrying to the local supermarket hoping to catch sight of…
Photo by Scott J FarrellI can already hear the cries, “Jackson Browne, a bad album – what heresy is this.” After a moment, though, those same voices say more reflectively, “Well, there is his recent output,” or “Well, there was that time in the 80s; that decade wasn’t kind to many people”. Then they would, as you are doing, wait for me to put clarity and arguments together, and then disagree with me totally. And I expect it.I am going to start with that cliché that leads this feature on many occasions; Jackson Browne has not actually made a bad…
Still in a dream: shoegaze, slackers and the reinvention of rock, 1984-1994Published: White RabbitRelease date: 18th June 2026Still in a dream primarily spans the period at the start of renowned music critic Simon Reynolds’ career, writing reviews, feature interviews and front cover stories for the weekly ‘inkie’ music paper Melody Maker on all the glorious bands that defined the era and the man, 1984-1994, according to Reynolds “…the most exciting period of my life…” C86, dream pop, daydream daze, Reynolds own buzzword (ROBW), shoegaze, slackers, revisionaries (ROBW), a thought-tingling definition of indie that I’ll be quoting till kingdom come, rockers…
In this new entry in our ‘Diamonds In The Rough’ category, we would like to introduce you to artist Pops Conerly and his brand new single titled “Miracles” (Remix). Veteran singer, songwriter, producer, and ordained minister Pops Conerly returns with an inspiring new release, “Miracles” (Remix), available now. Blending Contemporary Gospel, Soul, and R&B, the uplifting single delivers a heartfelt message of faith, perseverance, and the extraordinary power of hope. For Pops Conerly, “Miracles (Remix)” is more than just a song; it is a personal testimony. The track was inspired by his own life-changing experience following emergency surgery, a moment…
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea remembers exactly what he was doing on the evening of June 27, 1988. Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell had called over to his home in Los Angeles to play him his band’s new album, Nothing’s Shocking, and then he and his wife Loesha went to a friend’s house to watch the Mike Tyson versus Michael Spinks world heavyweight boxing title fight on TV. When the couple got back home, Flea saw “39 messages” on their phone’s answering machine, with friend after friend asking him to call them back. When he made the first call,…
Ahead of their Main Stage gig at Download this weekend, unpeople have announced that their debut album, we are unpeople, will drop on October 9 via SharpTone. To celebrate, The Midlands riff machine have also released a new single, the heavy friends, which singer/guitarist Jake Crawford explains is about love, and being worried about it. “It’s essentially a love song from the perspective of someone who is wholly sceptical about the very concept of love and what it’s come to mean in a modern context” he says. “I am essentially saying I am going to kill the very concept of…