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The Authorised Biography Of Big Country’s Stuart Adamson Arrives In ‘Stay Alive: The Life And Death Of Stuart Adamson’
The full story of Stuart Adamson is finally being told. Author Scott Rowley delivers the authorised biography of the co-founder of The Skids and Big Country, with ‘Stay Alive: The Life And Death Of Stuart Adamson’ arriving March 26th via New Modern. Both of Adamson’s wives, his children, and his bandmates speak on the record for the first time, delivering accounts that are, by all accounts, unflinching, funny, and brutally honest.
This is not a straightforward music biography. ‘Stay Alive’ moves through alcoholism, addiction, depression, abuse, family, fame, and working-class pride, with a supporting cast that includes The Clash and the Rolling Stones along the way. Drug busts, flag burning, prison escapes, and riots all feature. For fans of Big Country and The Skids, this is essential. For anyone drawn to the complicated, deeply human stories behind great music, it is equally unmissable.
Wet Leg Make History As The First-Ever Musical Guest On Saturday Night Live UK
Wet Leg etched their name into television history this weekend, performing as the musical guest on the very first episode of Saturday Night Live UK. The English rockers brought “Mangetout” and “Catch These Fists” from their sophomore album ‘Moisturizer’ to the inaugural broadcast, delivering a landmark moment for both the band and the new series.
London-Born Indie Rocker Louise Aubrie Takes On Los Angeles With Sharp New Single “Midnight Calls”
Louise Aubrie has been building something transatlantic for years, and her sixth studio album is where it all converges. The London-born indie rock artist releases “Midnight Calls,” the first single from ‘LFA’, her first record written and recorded entirely in Los Angeles, tracked at the legendary East West Studios on Sunset Boulevard and produced and mixed by Ken Sluiter.
The song arrives from a specific place. Aubrie spent her nights driving through Hollywood Hills, absorbing the mythology of the city at all hours, catching up with people across time zones, and finding new creative territory in the disorientation of it all. “It’s always interesting when you have a life in both the UK and US as I find I am awake at all times of the day and night catching up with people, which can trick your brain into new areas of creativity,” she says. That restless energy is embedded in every bar of the track.
“Midnight Calls” is tight, punchy, and guitar-driven, built on the same sharp songwriting instincts that earned Aubrie national airplay on BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music, Kerrang, and BBC Radio London, plus early praise from Billboard for her debut ‘Fingers Crossed…’, produced by Boz Boorer. Over the years she has recorded at Abbey Road, performed at The 100 Club in London and The Bowery Electric in New York, and worked alongside Keith Scott, Solomon Walker, Charlie Paxson, and Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
‘LFA’ is a record shaped by relocation, late nights, and the charged feeling of standing on the edge of something new. “Midnight Calls” makes a strong case for paying close attention to what comes next.
The Cab Announce ‘Back From The Dead’ Tour And New Album ‘Chasing Crowns’
The Cab are making their return count. The pop-rock outfit releases “Back From The Dead,” a hook-driven new single that pairs with their earlier release “Locked and Loaded” to set the table for their highly anticipated full-length album ‘Chasing Crowns’, arriving April 24th.
Frontman Alex DeLeon is direct about what the song means. “This was the last song written for the record. We had a lot of music we loved but nothing that really felt like the Anthem to kick the door open to,” he says. The central lyric, “pulled that bullet out of my head,” lands as a metaphor for confronting everything that once held the band back. “It’s really a song about redemption. This was really a statement to the scene saying this is our renaissance and rebirth.”
Where “Locked and Loaded” leaned into rock-heavy territory, “Back From The Dead” pivots toward pure pop momentum, earworm hooks and all. The contrast between the two tracks signals an album with range, one that refuses to stay in a single lane. ‘Chasing Crowns’ has the makings of a genuine statement record for a band with something to prove.
The Cab hit the road May 22nd for The Back From The Dead Tour, covering Dallas, Los Angeles, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Nashville, Boston, and more. A second New York City date has been added following a sold-out first night. Tickets and VIP packages, including the option to add a vinyl copy of ‘Chasing Crowns’, are available now.
Indie Pop Legends The Wedding Present Bring ‘Seamonsters’ And New EP ‘Maxi’ To North America This Spring
The Wedding Present are heading to North America with a full US and Canada tour launching this week, performing their classic indie album ‘Seamonsters’ in full alongside material from their catalog and tracks from their brand new EP ‘Maxi’, out April 3rd on HHBTM Records. All shows feature Mark Robinson of Unrest in support.
‘Maxi’ is a six-track EP that revisits the concept of the band’s 1996 motoring-themed release ‘Mini’, but arrives three decades on with considerably more ambition. Frontman David Gedge points to guitarist Rachael Wood as a key reason for the expanded sonic scope. Opening track “Scream, If You Want To Go Faster” builds slowly with a post-rock tension before igniting, flowing directly into the infectious riff of “Grand Prix,” driven by the complexities of Wood’s playing. It is a sharp, energized piece of work from a band that has never stopped moving forward.
‘Seamonsters’, released in 1991 and produced by Steve Albini, remains one of the most visceral and emotionally raw records in the British indie canon. Hearing it performed live in rooms this size is a genuine event. The Wedding Present have always been a live band first, and this tour is built for exactly that kind of direct, unfiltered connection.
Twenty-four dates across the US and Canada take the band from Austin to Los Angeles, with stops in New Orleans, Brooklyn, Toronto, Chicago, Seattle, and beyond.
2026 North American Tour Dates:
March 29 — Austin, TX @ 29th St Ballroom
March 30 — Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
March 31 — New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
April 2 — Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
April 3 — Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
April 4 — Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
April 6 — Washington, DC @ Black Cat
April 7 — Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
April 8 — Cambridge, MA @ Sinclair
April 10 — Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmont
April 11 — Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
April 12 — Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
April 13 — Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
April 14 — Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
April 17 — Milwaukee, WI @ X-Ray Arcade
April 18 — Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
April 21 — Denver, CO @ Meow Wolf
April 25 — Vancouver, BC @ Wise Hall
April 26 — Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
April 27 — Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
April 29 — Sonoma, CA @ Gundlach Bundschu Winery
April 30 — San Francisco, CA @ Chapel
May 2 — Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
May 3 — Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s
TLC And Salt-N-Pepa Are Taking The “It’s Iconic Tour” Across North America This Fall With En Vogue
Three of the most influential female groups in music history are sharing one stage this fall. TLC and Salt-N-Pepa announce their first-ever co-headlining tour, the “It’s Iconic Tour”, with special guest En Vogue joining across the full North American run. Produced by Live Nation, the tour spans amphitheaters and arenas from August through October, hitting 35 dates nationwide.
The catalog these three groups carry into that tour is staggering. “No Scrubs,” “Waterfalls,” “Push It,” “Shoop,” “Free Your Mind,” and “Don’t Let Go (Love)” represent only the surface of what a night like this delivers. TLC and Salt-N-Pepa did not just make hit records, they defined the sonic and cultural identity of an entire era of R&B and hip-hop. En Vogue belongs in that conversation without hesitation.
The three groups share a stage together for the first time at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 26th, airing at 8 PM local on Fox, giving audiences a preview of what this tour has in store. It is the kind of moment that makes the ticket feel even more urgent.
Presales begin Tuesday, March 24th. General on-sale is Thursday, March 26th at 10 AM local time, with VIP packages available for each artist.
“It’s Iconic Tour” 2026 Tour Dates:
August 15 — Franklin, TN @ FirstBank Amphitheater
August 18 — Des Moines, IA @ Iowa State Fair Grandstand
August 20 — Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
August 21 — Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
August 23 — Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
August 24 — Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake
August 27 — Saratoga Springs, NY @ Albany Med Health System at SPAC
August 28 — Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
August 30 — Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
August 31 — Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater
September 2 — Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre
September 3 — Grand Rapids, MI @ Acrisure Amphitheater
September 5 — St. Paul, MN @ Minnesota State Fairgrounds
September 8 — Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
September 10 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
September 12 — Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
September 13 — Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
September 15 — Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
September 16 — Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
September 18 — Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
September 19 — Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
September 20 — Charlotte, NC @ Truliant Amphitheater
September 23 — Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 24 — Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live
September 27 — Brandon, MS @ Brandon Amphitheater
September 29 — Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP
September 30 — Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre
October 2 — Atlanta, GA @ Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park
October 4 — The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
October 5 — Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
October 7 — Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
October 9 — Las Vegas, NV @ Fontainebleau Las Vegas
October 10 — Inglewood, CA @ Intuit Dome
October 11 — Concord, CA @ Toyota Pavilion at Concord
Country Songwriter Kelly Lang Raises A Glass With Fun New Single “I Reach For Red”
Kelly Lang has a new single out and a full album on the way. The singer-songwriter, producer, and author releases “I Reach For Red,” the first taste of her upcoming album ‘Jealous Green Eyes’, sponsored by Gus Arrendale and Springer Mountain Farms. The video premiered via Dillon Weldon and Drifting Cowboy, and the track announces a new chapter with real confidence.
Lang wrote the song years ago in a hotel room in Jackson, Tennessee, finishing it in about 30 minutes. “It was inspired by a woman I knew who loved her red wine, and I figured there were probably plenty of others who could relate,” she says. The track nods to the distinctive 1980s country sound of artists like K.T. Oslin, landing somewhere between knowing and playful, the kind of song that earns its smile.
‘Jealous Green Eyes’ marks Lang’s first album made up entirely of songs she wrote or co-wrote since 2017. The eleven-track collection covers life, love, heartbreak, and divorce with her signature storytelling directness. There may also be a surprise answer song to one of country music’s most iconic hits by a legendary artist she happens to be married to, a detail that makes the project even harder to ignore.
Additional singles roll out through spring and summer ahead of the album’s official release date, to be announced soon. “I Reach For Red” gives listeners exactly what Lang promises: a grown-up, well-crafted preview of what is coming.