Hastings Noise: Your gateway to the freshest music and creative voices in the town.
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Hastings Noise is your new home for discovering the freshest music coming out of our town.
Each episode shines a light on the Hastings music scene, with in‑depth interviews and features on locally based bands, artists, and producers.
Alongside the music, expect lively chat about what’s happening across the area — from theatre and spoken word to community arts and standout local events.
We’ll also bring you a full rundown of upcoming gigs, helping you stay plugged into the beating heart of Hastings’ creative scene.
All of it soundtracked by the finest music this town continues to create.
Recent Updates - Hastings Noise
Good Grief
Just had a enjoyable chat with the cast and writers from Double Elle Productions ahead of their production of Departure Lounge, which is premiering in St Leonards next week as part of the Good Grief Festival. You can hear my chat with Lucy Pappas and Lisa Harmer on next Tuesday's show, but in the meantime, check out what else is happening at the festival below by clicking the link below:
This week we're chatting to the cast and crew of 'The 39 Steps' performing at the Stables Theatre this week, plus new music from Korda Korder and poetry from Catherine Cattaway and loads of great music from the town and playing in the town this week!
1) Murderers are Optimists - Air Crash Investigation
2) The Dharmas - Channel Hopper
3) Cassidy Paris - Nothing Left to Lose
4) I am HER - Debby Brown
5) Lorelle Meets the Obsolete - Whats Holding You
6) Rustorm - Low Down
7) Halfneck - Banking
8) April Again - In My Mind
9) Passion Play - All Fall Down
10) Korda Korder - Everything You Ever Wanted to Be
11) Black Arches Feat. Sexton Ming - Jerrybagging
12) Haest - Its Only Poisin If You Die
13) Office for Personal Development - Bexhill!
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Episode 7
This week's show includes an interview with the incredibly talented Erin Colley who also plays us a new track live in the studio. Also new music from Suncharmer and Beau Files....
Playlist
1) Suncharmer - With Evil Eyes
2) First Form - Waking Up to Yesterday's Problems
3) Vince Ray - Everybody Smokes in Hell
4) Erin Colley - Hey and Goodbye (Live at Hastings Rock)
5) Erin Colley - Rainclouds
6) Beau Files - Wouldn't You
7) Woon - Pet Names
8) Bushman Brothers - Whilst Under Blue Skies
9) Hypnogator - Empty
10) Jason McNiff - My Mississippi (Live)
11) Hombre - Bright Star
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This week!
This weeks show is a cracker! Featuring an interview with Sice from 90s Indie legends The Boo Radleys ahead of their new LP and gig at the Piper next week, plus we chat to Keith the founder of Jack in the Green and loads of music as per below...
Morning all, have just recorded a chat with Sice from the band Boo Radleys chatting about their comeback, ahead of their gig in St Leonards in May. Tune in to next Tuesdays show to hear it, and also to hear about a chance to win 2 tickets to the gig too!
This week's episode of Hastings Noise features not one, but two giants of the Hastings Music scene as we're talking to both King Size Slim with news of a couple of gigs in the town, and then to Admiral Sir Cloudsley Shovel ahead of their brand new album. We also had a snippet of a new story from Ed Boxall and an exclusive play of his brand new single....
Playlist
1) Paris Blue - Honestly
2) Erin Colley - Wildfires
3) King Size Slim - May we Find
4) Laura Fell - Only One of Me Around
5) Ed Boxall - Technicolour World
6) Karen Dio - Bexy
7) Admiral Sir Cloudsley Shovel - Tired'N'Wired
8) Admiral Sir Cloudsley Shovel - Very Uncertain Times
9) Doomsday Outlaw - Runaway
10) Alexander Wolfe - Everythinglessness
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Episode 4
This week's episode features a whole bunch of bands and artists playing in the town this coming week, we have new music from Winter Gardens and Seratonin, plus tracks from Kid Kapichi, Black Arches, Lazarus Lake and more. We'll also be chatting to a local theatre group ahead of hilarious staging of a classic british comedy this month, hope you can join me!
10 The Admiral Sir Cloudsley Shovel - Ten Years Later
11 Poppy Rocket - Fiend
12 Woodpig - When the Winds Came
13 Black Arches - No Return
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The Mobiles
Listen again to this week's episode of Hastings Noise, where I chatted to Sarah and Chris from Mobiles who are back together to perform their first gig in an incredible 40 years!
Just recorded a great chat with Hastings based actor and writer Helen Black` ahead of her one person show A Dublin Story` at The Stables Theatre in April - listen to the interview on next week's episode of Hastings Noise`!
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Listen again!!!
If you missed Hastings Noise...head over to the 'listen again' section of the website and listen again anytime!
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Episode 1!
Here we go then! The first weekly edition of Hastings Noise coming up at 7pm featuring interview with Aircooled, and a play of a new track from their forthcoming album, new music from Woodpig, De Crane, spoken work from Elinor Drew, theatre chat and loads of great music from the town new and old. Tune in at 7pm, also repeated Wednesday morning at 11am.
Playlist
1 - Wytch Pycknyck - Rawkuss
2 - Aircooled - Transmission Transmission
3 - De Crane - That
4 - Tellums - Status Quo
5 - Korda Korder - I Was Your Witness
6 - Charlie Austen - I Was A Ghost
7 - Younglan - Endeavour
8 - Los Twangueros - Entre Dos Aguas
9 - Nicotine Wisdom - Black Heart
10 - Aircooled - Azmar
11 - Our Royal Displeasure - Sequin Service
12 - Woodpig - Wreckage
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CALLING ALL HASTINGS CREATIVES…
Bands, musicians, performers, artists, promoters, and venues — this one’s for you.
Hastings Noise is a brand new show on Hastings Rock, launching this Tuesday at 7PM — celebrating the very best of our local creative scene.
Got something happening? We want to shout about it.
Bands & musicians
Performers & theatre makers
Artists & creatives
Venues & promoters
If you’ve got gigs, shows, releases, exhibitions or events coming up, let’s get you featured.
📩 Get involved: matt@hastingsrock.co.uk
Let’s make some noise together and shine a light on Hastings creativity.
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new show!
Launching 24th March, then landing every Tuesday evening from 7–8pm, right before the
Tony Davis Rock Show on Hastings Rock.
Hastings Noise will champion new music and feature
interviews with locally based bands and artists. Expect chat about local events, theatre, spoken word,
arts, plus a full rundown of upcoming gigs across the area — all soundtracked by the finest music this
town produces.
If you’ve got new music, a project, or a show to promote, I’d love
