In 2008 Jake Burns was scheduled to record a new album with his band, the seminal punk-rock outfit Stiff Little Fingers. But he faced a hard fact as he listened to the demos he'd made for the album: ...

Belfast’s Stiff Little Fingers are a legendary band, a punk classic despite the oxymoron. Their mixture of politics and smart songwriting brought them critical acclaim, but fast-forwarding 25 years ...

There has been much talk of a new Stiff Little Fingers album during the past seven years and after not being happy with their dealings with potential labels, the band eventually took matters into ...

Stiff Little Fingers are pleased to announce their annual March UK dates for 2025 which this year goes under the title “Flame In The Heart Tour”. Stiff Little Fingers will be joined on the tour by ...

Pioneering Northern Irish punk outfit Stiff Little Fingers left an indelible impact on the U.K. music landscape. Their debut album, 1979’s Inflammable Material, was the first independent album to ...

Jake Burns is jovial and enthusiastic in conversation, in a way that you might not expect from a 61-year-old who has spent more than four decades writing songs about sectarian violence, grim economic ...

The post Stiff Little Fingers to Embark on Final Full-Scale US Tour appeared first on Consequence. Legendary punk band Stiff Little Fingers will embark on their final coast-to-coast US tour this ...

Irish punks Stiff Little Fingers (Ian McCallum, Steve Grantley, Jake Burns, Ali McMordie) will swoop into the US to play dates including a few on the East Coast. Boston, DC, and Baltimore will all get ...

So would it be wrong to offer Stiff Little Fingers front man Jake Burns a tumbler full of whiskey and razor blades upon arrival at Trees? No harm intended–it’s just that Burns’ voice has lost some of ...

Punk icons Stiff Little Fingers have announced the eighth edition their summer music festival, Putting the Fast in Belfast. The annual celebration, now a fixture in the city’s concert calendar, will ...