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LOST LANE ANNOUNCES FIRST HIDDEN AGENDA GUEST: ROMARE oSt LaNe, Dublin's producing sounds that are Although playing together for newest music venue, introspective, euphoric and quite some time Squig have announced earlier electrifying in equal measures. been on quite the ascent as of this week that Hidden Agenda says: "With a late, with performances revered event, club and festival highly anticipated release on everywhere from The Big oLrganisers Hidden Agenda will Ninja Tunes just around the Romance to All Together Now. be curating weekly club nights corner, we thought it was time Squig's deep knowledge of throughout October. to invite one of our favourites, house music is matched only by Today, LoSt LaNe and Romare, back to Dublin. And their technical skill with the Hidden Agenda announce that the cherry on top: this is all needles and grooves. ROMARE will play a DJ set at going down in the beautiful The Hidden Agenda gang are the venue on Saturday, 19th space that is LoSt LaNe, a new the latest addition to LoSt October. home for live and electronic LaNe's club night curators, Inspired by the African music where we will be joining Nialler9 and DJ Sally American artist from whom he programming some shows over Cinnamon to ensure the best takes his name, Romare's music the next few months. If there music in the city in one of it's is cut and paste collage of styles was ever a time to check out most centrally-located venues and influences. A dedicated this new spot, this is it. Get every weekend. multi-instrumentalist, his music down early, stay till the end... Full listings for October club displays a vast knowledge of This is going to be a vibe." nights at LoSt LaNe will be melody and percussion alike. Support on the night comes announced over the coming Ultimately, Romare is from Dublin's own Squig. days. www.lostlane.ie Saturday, 19th October | Doors 23:00 Early Bird Tickets €10 + booking fee YUNGBLUD’S NEW EP, THE UNDERRATED YOUTH , SET FOR OCTOBER 11 RELEASE Polydor Records will release YUNGBLUD's new EP, The Underrated Youth, on October 11. YUNGBLUD shared the official video for the track "hope for the underrated youth". A bold, cinematic statement imbued with punk rock fervour, "hope for the underrated youth" was shot in Bulgaria and directed by award-winning filmmaker Andrew Sandler – who helmed the video for Machine Gun Kelly's "I Think I'm OKAY" ft. YUNGBLUD and Travis Barker. The video follows YUNGBLUD and his own head. The video was shot YUNGBLUD's new EP will ragtag band of outsiders (The in Bulgaria with the most instantly receive "hope for the Underrated Youth) as they incredible young people. They underrated youth" and the attempt to peacefully resist the helped me tell this story. They previously released "parents". oppressive military forces that made this video what it is. While YUNGBLUD's music have pursued them and left the Thank you." deals explicitly with the issues city in ruins. After causing pandemonium faced by his generation, it also Of the video, YUNGBLUD on the streets of London over resounds with hope and a vision said: "I wanted this project to the summer with pop ups, of unity. amplify a world that is projections on the Houses of Born in Yorkshire, multi- consumed with unjustified hate. Parliament and fans mobbing instrumentalist YUNGBLUD A world, where the common the BBC during Annie Mac's plays guitar, bass, piano and denominator of my generation premiere of "Hope For The drums. He released his debut is the fight for hope, unity and Underrated Youth" as the album, 21st Century Liability, the deep desire for equality. Our "Hottest Record In The World," on Polydor Records in 2018. He ideologies are colliding head on YUNGBLUD is now touring kicked off 2019 with "Loner" with the hate around us, but we North America and will hit the YUNGBLUD & Halsey feat. are beating it with a bouquet of UK & Europe in October. The Travis Barker – 11 Minutes fucking flowers! I wrote this Twisted Tales of The Ritalin followed and has amassed over project about the people I've Club Tour will include an 216 million streams. met around the world, the November 21st show at Cumulative global streams of stories I've heard and the London's Brixton Academy. his songs now exceed 550 journeys, that went on inside my Those who pre-order million. 04 PUREMZINE.COM Marty Willson-Piper's Noctorum release 'The Afterdeath' EP to recoup funds lost to PledgeMusic bankruptcy In the wake of the fiasco with PledgeMusic defaulting, essentially leaving many artists and labels devastated. NOCTORUM, a duo comprised of guitarist/singer- songwriter Marty Willson Piper and producer Dare Mason, both decided to release 'The Afterdeath' EP in order to recoup the roughly $15,000 raised (but never received) for the band's fourth album 'The Afterlife'. A GoFundMe campaign has now been set up for this purpose and, in monies were never received by MOAT and a member of exchange for pledgers' support, the artist. Considering that this Swedish Prog legends pledgers will receive 'The artist charted simultaneously in Anekdoten since 2015. Since Afterdeath' EP, a digital four- several Billboard charts for the mid-1980s, Willson-Piper track release that includes two sales during its first week has also maintained a steady unreleased tracks from 'The should give you an indication of solo output, with nine releases Afterlife' album sessions and just how many orders needed to to date. two new cover versions. be fulfilled. Dare Mason was a house Both releases have been Marty Willson-Piper has engineer at London's made possible by Schoolkids been writing and performing for Townhouse Studios, working Records, who, together with over 35 years. Best known as a with Prince, Paul McCartney, Mason and Willson-Piper, have member of The Church (from Boy George, Tina Turner, Ravi had to shoulder most of the its inception through to 2013), Shankar and Soul II Soul, costs of the album's recording, he also was a member of All among others. Since becoming production, mixing, mastering, About Eve and The Saints, and a freelance producer/engineer in artwork, manufacturing and has co-written music with 1991, he produced albums for mailing to every single person Grace Slick, Aimee Mann, Jules The Grid, The Church, Placebo who had ordered 'The Afterlife' Shear, Susannah Hoffs and and AC Acoustics, and has album via PledgeMusic in order Linda Perry, among others. mixed Brix Smith (ex The Fall), to honour supporters' pledges, Today he is also lead singer and Cinerama and Tommy Tokyo despite the fact that such lyricist with Swedish band via his VIP Lounge studio. 05 Ascendant Canadian bluegrass quartet The Slocan Ramblers announce UK & Ireland tour The Slocan Ramblers announce everywhere in between. and interpreting traditional 15 date UK & Ireland tour from Influenced by artists such as music is showcased on October 17 to November 3, in The Stanley Brothers, Norman 'Mississippi Heavy Water support of widely praised 2018 Blake and Steve Earle, the Blues', 'Sun's Gonna Shine in album Queen City Jubilee, band instil both the old and the my Back Door Someday' and which also gained a prestigious modern into their music and on 'Riley the Furniture Man'. Juno Award nomination for Queen City Jubilee, The Ireland October dates - Traditional Roots Album of the Slocans' showcase their unique Tue 22 Ballybofey, Balor Arts Year. More recently the band blend of bluegrass, old-time Centre picked up a nomination for a and folk with deep song- Wed 23 Cookstown, The Red coveted Momentum Award for writing, lightning fast Room Band of the Year by the instrumentals and sawdust- Thu 24 Limavady, Roe Valley International Bluegrass Music thick vocals. Arts & Cultural Centre Association (IBMA). Queen City Jubilee marks a Fri 25 Bangor, The Chamber, Rooted in tradition, profound step in the band's Bangor Castle fearlessly creative and growth both as songwriters and Sat 26 Armagh possessing a bold, dynamic interpreters, the Slocans' old Market Place Theatre & Arts sound, with a reputation for time and folk influences Centre energetic live shows and shining through on originals Sun 27 Belfast impeccable musicianship, The like 'Makin' Home', 'Mighty The Duncairn Centre for Slocans have been winning Hard Road' and 'First Train in Culture and Arts. over audiences from the Morning', while their Full details see RockyGrass to Merlefest and passion for rippin' bluegrass slocanramblers.com 06 PUREMZINE.COM New Single from Cork musician Caoilian Sherlock "Shades of You" Playing guitar and writing songs since the age of fifteen, Cork musician Caoilian Sherlock is well worn through years in rock and roll bands, but his new solo material takes more considered turn. Caoilian released his debut EP 'The Faraway' under the moniker Saint Caoilian in 2017. With the release of his new single 'Shades of You' on Thursday 26th September, and a full length album to follow, he has revoked his own sainthood and made the brave decision to re-enter the world as a mere mortal.