Rock music the way it was meant to be with the Midlands’ The Fores
Here’s one for those out there that shake their fists in the air and proclaim “They don’t make music like they used to!” Well apparently, God has answered your appeals [...]
Hilarity combined with music genius on Graham Parsnip’s Business Ducks album
Something saved me from the monotonous journey to work the other day and that was a new album from a Birmingham comedic music group called (get ready for this because [...]
New promoter of Saxon Suite in Daventry vows more chances for local talent
Patrick Guy of Welton Music
From the days of the Frenzy Festival teen nights to the tribute acts of Woodford Rocks, now Daventry’s Saxon Suite is in the hands of an unsigned [...]
My Only Chance EP release party
Midland’s band MyOnlyChance had a stellar EP release party last Saturday at the Racehorse in Northampton. You can get your copy via iTunes or Amazon Music On Demand.
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Intense rock with reggae roots on Derby’s The Maffa Kings EP
I see a lot of bands – sometimes three or four performances in a week. I don’t often waste my time or yours by writing about many of them. But [...]
A picture is worth a thousand words
I speak to two leading, live music photographers and do the legwork for my own photography in order to relate why it is so important to invest in good photography [...]
Zombies are coming to Northampton!
No I’m not kidding but never fear it’s not an apocalyptic invasion of the undead, more like 750 horror and music fans queuing up to witness Gorefest.
I spoke with the [...]
Rock-n-roll, hair and drama at last Saturday’s Midlands Surface Unsigned
The Flapper wasn’t the easiest venue to get to even with my driver that apparently “knows Birmingham like the back of his hand”. So I was a little late in [...]
Ministry of Sound launch petition to save its venue
No sooner do I announce that Abbey Road has averted closure, but I get a press release to say another crucial landmark in British music is facing a threat.
UK Music [...]
Abbey Road is safe!
According to a report on the Belfast Telegraph website, EMI has scrapped plans to sell the famous studios, Abbey Road.
This will come to a great relief to many in the [...]
Ode to Yoko Ono
I have to tell you,” Yoko Ono said to her audience at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Tuesday night, a few days before her 77th birthday, “you have a [...]
Fancy you don’t belong in this century?
How about even in the same millennium?
Well then I have got just the thing for you.
It’s amazing what you pick up in back street Coventry bars but on this occasion, I picked [...]
A century old music festival announces performances
Anyone with some musical talent may be keen to develop it or simply enjoy seeing others engage with the artistic medium.
For those who like seeking out local music events, the [...]
