Derivatives, a new collection from William Fitzsimmons, is a multicolored re-imagining of several prominent tracks from The Sparrow and the Crow, Fitzsimmons’ well-received 2009 release on Naim Edge (UK) / Downtown Records (US).

Adam Parker releases his debut single ‘Smart Man’ at a time we may need it most. While the media spend their time dissecting our current political leaders and election time draws near, Adam Parker reminds us that we need action. This sentiment resonates with melodic scorn throughout this outstanding debut track. There is an equally menacing video to accompany too which includes, a cheeky animated gremlin, Big Ben and Adam, himself, looking like ‘one of them’.

LOSTBOY! AKA is the debut solo album from the legendary Simple Minds’ singer/ songwriter Jim Kerr. It is released in the UK & Ireland on 16th May 2010 on earMUSIC, the international pop rock label of Edel Group, distributed by Absolute via Universal.

Lostboy!AKA Jim Kerr will perform some small intimate UK dates in May including:

Fri 21st Aberdeen Warehouse 0844 847 2319
Sat 22nd Glasgow King Tuts 0141 221 5279 SOLD OUT
Sun 23rd London The Borderline 08448 472 465 SOLD OUT

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It’s twilight in the woods, where nature and the imagination run wild and unbridled. There in the mist prowls the werewolf, the first incarnation in the world of Bearcraft.

Bearcraft’s debut single, The Werewolf, will be released on April 26th 2010 on Hottwerk Records. The Werewolf is the perfect union of Bearcraft’s formative influences – with hypnotic drum patterns, Gallic disco basslines and cool, disembodied vocals, it tells a tale that takes us from animalistic primal urges, through folk devils, to a contemporary scene of dancing in soaring temperatures and midnight sunshine.

Max Raptor sound like…the visceral claws of Great British rock n’ roll frantically disembowelling American alt-rock with a partisan punk attitude. There is nothing remotely Jurassic about this Midland conceived 4 piece whose forthright narrative and devastating live set is spearheading a hungry horde of New Wave British Alt-Rock bands.