Continuing with our Beacons Festival coverage, today we present to you a bumper collection of images from Saturday's smorgasbord of entertainment. From main stage mind blowers like 2:54 and Japandroids to hidden gems like London quartet Splashh, day two brought not only another day of non-stop musical blinders but also saw the glorious sunshine return to smile upon all those scattered throughout the Yorkshire Dales. Click on the images below to kick start the slideshow and relive some of your favourite acts from one of... Read more »
NEWS: PINS sign to Bella Union and announce UK Tour
August 20th, 2012 
DanielSavage Manchester band PINS, who have been the definition of 'hype' for the last couple of months have managed to take the step from being highly tipped to actually being signed. After being courted by a number of labels it has been confirmed that Bella Union are the chosen people to take this band into the next stages of their music career. The label, started by Cocteau Twin's Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde, has a reputation for being artist led and gives the freedom to produce some outstanding... Read more »
GALLERY: Beacons Festival – Day 1
August 20th, 2012 SimonBland Beacons Festival may have come to a climactic close last night but don't worry, Northern Noise is going to help you avoid the post-party depression and back to work blues. To kick things off we have a photo gallery capturing a taste of Friday's arena action, highlighting a few of the day's amazing musical acts. Here you'll find some snaps of Manc duo Great Waves' smokey set, Pins' masked entrance and Mount Kimbie doing their thing. Keep an eye out for our two remaining photo... Read more »
PREVIEW: Young Knives – Sound Control, Manchester, 22nd September
August 13th, 2012 SimonBland It was third time lucky for this Oxford based indie rock trio. Before finding Young Knives success, brothers Henry and Thomas Dartnall and buddy Oliver Askew sold their sound under the tame title of Simple Pastoral Existence. A brief split saw them reform under the guise of Ponyclub before a misunderstanding of the term 'Young Knaves' saw them land on the name we're all familiar with. The rest, as they say, is history but we'll fill you in on the blanks anyway... Thankfully, their bedroom indie... Read more »
PREVIEW: Deap Vally – Soup Kitchen Manchester, 7th September
August 11th, 2012 SimonButcher Who are these two scantily clad lascivious looking women pictured above? The answer is Deap Vally, a gritty blues-rock duo from the San Fernando Valley. What they seemingly lack in clothes they make up for in a raw, uninhibited, White Stripes style back-to-basics sound. Vocalist and guitar player – essentially the Jack White in this comparison – Lindsay Troy, screeches as though possessed by the voice of Janis Joplin while her riffs squeal in a similar ilk. Fractured drumming from Julie Edwards – unfairly labelled... Read more »
