Hastings Noise: Your gateway to the freshest music and creative voices in the town.
Hastings Hastings Hastings Hastings Hastings
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
Shakespeare in Love / Tellums / Big Believe
This week Matt talks to the director and cast of 'Shakespeare in Love' currently on at the Stables Theatre https://stablestheatre.co.uk/ 🎭 and also to Elliot from the band Tellums who will be performing in Bexhill on Sunday.
Plus there's music from Youngplan, The Big Believe, De Crâne, Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, Thee Headshrinkers, April Again, Charlie Austen, Planet Enid Collective, and Erin Colley.
10. Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell - Laughing Gravy
2 likes
HASTINGS NOISE EXCLUSIVES!
This week on Hastings Noise, I'll have not one, but TWO exclusive first plays of new tracks from local bands; the first music of 2026 from local live legends, Chimer, plus a new artist to the show - Demsey Emson!
Playlist
1) Beau Files - Hastings 500
2) Nomad Shakes - Live it Up
3) Woodpig - Wreckage
4) Poppy Prescott - Kids
5) Demsey Emson - Memories
6) Steadman - Wave Goodbye
7) Sam Senior - You Look Different
8) Webb - Demons
9) Lewis Floyd Henry - Quantum Superposition
10) Grace and Danger - Play with Me
11) Broga Doe - Aftertaste
12) Chimer - Supple
13) Rustorm - Snowcrash
2 likes
23 Fields Live in Session
Chat and live session with 23 Fields, new music from Maid of Ace, words from Jane Midwinter, tunes from Slackrr and Wytch Pycknyck... and more!
11. Alexander Wolfe - CODA (Same Road, Different View)
12. Loose Endz - Get Loose
2 likes
Hastings Comedy Festival
I've been getting a little slack with updating on here - sorry! But here's the playlist for the show that went out 02/06 with some absolute bangers in there PLUS a great interview with Chris from Hastings Comedy Festival...
4. First Form - Waking Up To Yesterday's Problems (acoustic)
5. Passion Play (Pete Prescott & Paul Sinden) - Done It All Man
6. Tom Williams - New Guitar
7. The Big Believe Personal Air Traffic Control
8. Montague Armstrong - Horse Returns
9. Wicked Smile - We Fall
10. Hans Deville - Porbander
11. Kid Kapichi - Worst Kept Secret
12. Big Huge New Circle - Pearl.
2 likes
BUSY SHOW!
A jam-packed episode including the producers of We Will Rock You at the White Rock Theatre, Sypha ahead of their gig in Hastings, we'll be talking about the Good Grief festival and the writer of a new punk film made in Hastings drops in for a chat. Plus great new music from the town too.
Just chatted to the director and MD of We Will Rock You, appeared at The White Rock Theatre this week - tune in to this weeks show to hear all about it!
3 likes
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!
4 likes
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
2 likes
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
3 likes
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
4 likes
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`!
3 likes
Listen again!!!
If you missed Hastings Noise...head over to the 'listen again' section of the website and listen again anytime!
2 likes
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
3 likes
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.
2 likes
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
