World News live @ Scala: gig review
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Jamie Miller & the song that made a dream come true
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Why do we see the same artists over and over again?
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Chasing the Laundry Day tour across the US
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World News live @ Scala: gig review | Jamie Miller & the song that made a dream come true | Why do we see the same artists over and over again? | Chasing the Laundry Day tour across the US |
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‘Never before had we heard the call to go abroad. That was until New York quartet Laundry Day announced their North American ‘Larger Than Life’ tour for the autumn of 2026… and we knew we had to be there.’ Cate discusses finding purpose and belonging in live music and fan communities in her journey across the states.
09/11/26
Hope, dogs, and Liverpool Football Club are three inherently Good Things, according to the 30 year-old multi-instrumentalist. Originally from Nottingham, now based in London, Jordan Bramley’s self-styled ‘Tarantino disco’ style blends classic disco with eerie aesthetics. TOPNOTE spoke to GoodThing about his second EP and new single, ‘Get Happy’.
06/11/26
Suited and trenchcoated, World News performed a sold-out Scala in King’s Cross last night, encompassing the venue in room-sweeping sound with many of the tracks from recently released debut album, ‘In Purgatory’. Read TOPNOTE’s review of the evening.
04/11/26
For as long as certain artists announce shows, I will do my best to attend them… and I will do my best to squeeze into the merch t-shirt I bought fifteen years ago. I know I am not alone with this mantra. So why do we choose to see the same bands, singers and musicians, over and over again?
02/11/27
With so many records out, and both National Album Day and the Mercury Prize Awards falling in October, this month seems the perfect opportunity to highlight new releases in longform. The longer nights are a great time to discover your next favourite artist, or sink your teeth into the latest body of work from an old favourite.
30/10/26
Written over two years ago, a life-altering stroke in summer 2025 left Michael Kiwanuka’s ‘Fudge’ shelved indefinitely. Made in a period of free-wheeling creative exploration following a highly coveted Mercury Prize win, the postponed release entangles the record with an unshakeable poignancy.
27/10/26
‘You make us happy!’ yells an audience member to a teary-eyed Courtney Barnett, as she celebrates the end of her ‘Creature of Habit’ tour in London, selling out a second night at the O2 Kentish Town Forum. Read TOPNOTE’s review of the closing show.
23/10/26
Jamie Miller is in the eye of a perfect storm. His August single ‘Babydoll’ has worked its way to Number 2 in the UK, having already crowned the charts stateside, and is in the running to be this week’s Official UK Number 1 Single. At the heart of it all, is a 29 year-old from Cardiff in utter disbelief. TOPNOTE had a debrief on the sofa during Jamie’s visit to London.
21/10/26
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