Originally published on AltReading on 16th November 2016 Our music blogger tag-team of Reading Unplugged and music writer Tyler Hallows bring you the mid-autumn edition of Alt Tracks featuring debut singles, EP closers, infectious melodies, and a potential festival hit for next summer. InAir — Meant To Be This is a landmark moment for…

Originally published on AltReading on 4th February 2016 Welcome to Alt Reading’s Sound of 2016 list which features some of the home-grown music talent that are destined to make an impact on the local music scene and beyond over the next eleven months. 2015 saw some fantastic local acts such…

Originally published on AltReading on 10th March 2016 Our pop-smack local musical heroes Mellor recently noted as one of the emerging acts of 2016 on the Glastonbury Festival Longlist will be taking to the stage this weekend at the Oakford Social Club to launch their new EP Damage/Joy. …

Originally published on AltReading on 27th August 2015 I was pretty convinced that I saw an ark coming down Norcot Hill towards my bus stop last Wednesday night, it turns out it was just a regular number 17 bus with a driver who actually resembled Noah. …

Originally published on AltReading on 11th November 2016 Our hometown punkists have been busy this year sowing the Launch Control seeds of love, alongside working on their brand new ‘Redacted Lines’ EP. …

In the peak of the pandemic in November 2020 Kiss FM brought back specialist music programming to their evening schedules. Kisshistorian and life-long Kiss fan Andrew “Charlie” Charles looks back at the DJs, presenters and music that were propelled into the mainstream from the underground via Kiss. Autumn 2020 was…

Originally published on AltReading on 12th November 2015 You would be genuinely forgiven for thinking that the best that Reading had to offer this week in terms of music and entertainment was watching David Hasslehoff dancing around on stage at the Hexagon pretending to be an ‘ibeffa’ DJ, and two…

Originally published on AltReading on 2nd June 2016 I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again that Club 20 is the best venue in town for hosting the best dance and urban music events, and this was recently acknowledged by being shortlisted for the ‘Venue of the Year’ category…

Originally published on TWM News on 2nd June 2017 Life seems to have got back in the way since coming back from Orlando, but Charlie Boy from our ‘That Wrestling Podcast’ reflects on his trip to his very first live Wrestlemania weekend.